Staging Resources Co-Produces MPI-CAC 2004 Annual Awards

NEWS RELEASE: June 30, 2004

(PALATINE, Illinois) Staging Resources, Inc., (SRI) in association with the Meeting Professionals International - Chicago Area Chapter's Annual Awards Recognition Event (AARE) Committee, co-produced this year’s Awards Presentation, "Chicago Nights - A Return to Elegance," held June 9, 2004, at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Staging Resources, a Silver Level Sponsor, provided Audio, Projection, Video IMAG, Staging, Labor Management and Power Point services for the event. In partnership with MPI-CAC '03-'04 President Jim Grillo, CMP and Fine Line Productions, Staging Resources also co-produced the first ever MPI-CAC Annual Report in video format.

Terry Castre, SRI's VP Business Development and AARE Committee member, remarked "Although Staging Resources has been in the event staging business over twenty years, we are fairly new to MPI-CAC. The awards event showcased our talents and increased awareness of SRI within the meeting and event communities."

SRI and the AARE committee received accolades from numerous event participants and attendees:

"Last night's event was simply Awesome...and the production elements were all just Great." - Bob Beach, CMP, Director of Corporate Sales, Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau

"There are annual business reports and there is 'The Annual Business Report par excellence' which is what you delivered on Wednesday evening. You set the tone and the buzz has not stopped." - Jennie Miller, CMP, Avanti Associates, Board Liaison AARE

"Congratulations!! You and your team produced a wonderful show last night. It was a lovely evening...the room looked beautiful and the timing ran like clockwork." - Patty Coen, CMM, Great Chicago Events and 2004 Rising Star Awards Recipient

"GREAT event...it was a 'WOW' moment for the Chapter." - Tracy Stein, The Hyland Group and Past President of MPI-CAC

"Congratulations! You guys were (and are) a Cool, Calm and Collected group of professionals." - Gerald Chaney, National Anthemist/Announcer

"Great job...you and your staff made such a difference in the night’s success." - Lisa Edmunds, National Sales Manager, The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center

"Stunning! First Class!! An event hard to repeat!!! A Gala that will be remembered!!!!" - André Valk, CMP, VP of Sales, Hinton & Grusich

Staging Resources looks forward to providing a principal production role for next year’s Annual Awards in June 2005. For more information, please contact Terry Castre at 847-963-6600 x17 or tc@stagingresources.com.

About Staging Resources, Inc.

Staging Resources is an Audio, Video, Lighting and Event Staging company, located in Palatine, Illinois (in the northwest suburbs of Chicago). SRI is a meeting planner's partner for corporate events such as conferences, sales meetings, award presentations, teleconferences, shareholder meetings and trade shows and for daily equipment rental and leasing needs. SRI is available to serve its clients nationwide and at many international destinations. Its wide array of services include production management, staging, business theater, video projection, computer data projection, audio reinforcement, lighting design, exhibit lighting, scenery construction and design, new and used equipment sales, wireless microphones, LCD projectors, Cad cam design, Power Point productions and support, technical support and labor management.