Mr. Jeff Gay, Director of Event and Facility Services at Direct Energy Centre has been inducted into the Canadian Association of Exposition Management (CAEM) Hall of Fame.

The award was presented to Mr. Gay during the 2006 CAEM Annual Conference held at Mont Saint Anne, Quebec.

This prestigious Canadian award is given to recognize the leadership and excellence of a show professional in the Canadian exhibition industry.

In the fourteen year history of the Hall of Fame awards, Jeff Gay is the first facility member to receive this award.

Jeff Gay joined O&Y/SMG Canada in 1997 as the Director of Event Services for The National Trade Centre. Previously, Jeff was Manager of Client Services for Exhibition Place from the mid 1980s.

His roles included senior management responsibility for the coordination of all events and facilities at Exhibition Place including Exhibition Stadium and the Coliseum Arena.

Jeff was also in charge of building rentals and all food and beverage concessions for the annual Canadian National Exhibition ($10 million) as well as safety engineering, medical, stadium event staff and visitor services.

He is has just completed his second year of the Public Assembly Facility Management School offered by the International Association of Assembly Management (IAAM).