That's all I need to do to determine compliance. So we put footage labels on the top sections of our sticks. Allen agrees that the informal atmosphere encourages dialogue. A ttendees also get the opportunity to learn from the experts. The 'let me show you how to do that-you're doing it wrong,' kind of thing.
Vendors also have the opportunity to demonstrate products that, many times, people never get to see.
One of the more intangible benefits of Vendor Shows is that they serve to boost the morale of the men and women in the trenches, according to Jud Williams, president of Performance Power Technologies, who has attended about 20 past events. This gives them a feeling of importance, because they can get a day off to do something that is a little different. And for some of the chapters, there are financial benefits. The profitability of several of the Vendor Shows has enabled the chapters which sponsor them to buy educational tape and book sets, as well as equipment like overhead projectors, according to Allen. Using a TDR was one of the events at the Rocky Mountain Chapter Vendor Show's Cable-Tec Games.