In response to last week's news that two major trade shows will move from McCormick Place in 2012 to Orlando and Las Vegas, representatives of Chicago's labor unions, the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, and local hotels and restaurants have formed a convention task force. The group's goal is to enact changes to current business practices and to develop a plan to attract conventions to the city. Following the announcement, Jim Grillo, CMP, founder and CEO of HeresChicago.com, an online resource for the meetings and conventions industry, issued a press release encouraging the group to appoint meetings industry owners and customers to the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority board in an effort to find long-term business solutions.