2009 NARMS Annual Conference
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| Saturday, April 4th, 2009 | ||
| 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Registration Desk Open | |
| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | NARMS Accreditation Review Committee Training | |
| 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Exhibit Hall Set-up | |
| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM | NARMS Board Meeting | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Associate Division Committee Meeting | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Event Marketing Division Committee Meeting | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | IFBA Division Committee Meeting | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | MSO Division Committee Meeting | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | PIC Division Committee Meeting | |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Chairman’s Reception | |
| Sunday, April 5th, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Registration Desk Open | |
| 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM | Exhibits Open | |
| 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM | Internet Cafe Opens | |
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9:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Opening General Session Keynote Address - The New Retail Community Moderated by: Bryan Gildenberg - MVI 2009 Emerging Retail Trends Moderated by: Mark Hunter - The Sales Hunter |
| 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch - sponsored by Synergy Systems Inc. | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Legal Consult - Russ Hollrah, Esq. | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Networking/Exhibitor Break | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Personal Coach & Career Counseling - Ready Minds | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Event Marketing #1 - Sampling Bits and Digital Demos Moderated by: Jamie Tensor – In-Store Implementation Network |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | MSO/Manufacturer #1 - News that Manufacturers and MSOs Need to Succeed Moderated by: Bryan Gildenberg - MVI |
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | PIC # 1 - It’s All About You: An Open Forum on Hot Pic Concerns Moderated by: Rick Hall (The Beam Team) | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | General Interest Workshop #1 - The FIRST Six Feet of the Sale - the New OEM Battleground Moderated by: Kreta Chandler - Retail Brand Strategies and Peter Tully - formerly of TMD Australia | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Event Marketing #2 - The Emerging Trends in Event Marketing Moderated by: Mark Hunter - The Sales Hunter |
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Manufacturer Share Group Part 1 Moderated by: Vickie Alarie - Facilitator | |
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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | MSO #2 - Retail’s Space - Time Continuum: How In-Store Implementation Tools Can Re-Order our Universe Moderated by: Jamie Tensor - In-Store Implementation Network |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | PIC #2 - The Missing Piece - Motivating & Engaging a Remote Work Force Moderated by: Dave and Laura Butler - Worklife Performance Consulting |
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| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Opening Night Reception | |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | NARMS Goes to the Movies | |
| 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Driveline Hospitality Party | |
| Monday, April 6th, 2009 | ||
| 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Registration Desk Open | |
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast | |
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7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast with the Expert - How to use the NARMS Recruiter & Job Bank to Your Benefit Moderated by: Paulette Blaskey and Gerard McLean |
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast with the Expert - Motivating and Engaging the Remote Work Force Moderated by: David and Laura Butler - Worklife Performance Consulting | |
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7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | Breakfast with the Expert - The Latest Update on 1099 vs W2 Moderated by: Russ Hollrah, Esq. |
| 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Exhibits Open | |
| 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Internet Cafe Open | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | General Session - Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping Keynote Address Moderated by: Paco Underhill - Envirosell |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Networking/Exhibitor Break | |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | General Session - An Analytical Approach to RORI Moderated by: Phil Lauria - Pelco Advisors, LLC Bart Flaherty - Group M Business Science Jerry O’Brien - University of Wisconsin Alex Richardson - Selling Machine Partners Don Unser - Hewlett-Packard Sunil Garga - Mphasize, LLC |
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| 12:00 PM - 5:30 PM | NARMS Golf Outing Presented by Synergy Systems East Course |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Special Store Tour with Paco Underhill Limited to 10 Participants & Additional Fee |
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| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Exhibitor Appointments | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Event Marketing Consult Moderated by: Dr. Kenny Herbst - Wake Forest University | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | HR Consult - Paychex | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Marketing Consult - Carolyn Weiland | |
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | General Interest Workshop #2 - NARMS Accreditation Town Hall Moderated by: Dr. Christine Niero - Professional Testing |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Exhibitor Reception | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Synergy Systems Networking Dinner | |
| 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Driveline Hospitality Party | |
| Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Registration Desk Open | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Breakfast | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Breakfast with the Expert - Building A Better Business Plan Moderated by: Vickie Alarie - Alarie Consulting Services | |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Breakfast with the Expert - NARMS Strategic Planning Update Moderated by: Phil Lauria - Pelco Advisors, LLC & Dan Borschke - NARMS International |
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7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Breakfast with the Expert - Working With & Directing the Millennial Employee Moderated by: Jerry O’Brien - Center for Retail Excellence & Steve Schroeder - Grainger School of Business - University of Wisconsin |
| 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Exhibits Open | |
| 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM | Internet Cafe Open | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | General Session: A True Growth Market: Panel Discussion on Natural, Organic & Specialty Products Moderated by: Ken Vickerstaff - CEO, Organic India - Facilitator Dale Kamibayashi - President - Vantage Organics Michael Rice - Sterling Rice Group Mark Retzloff - Aurora Organic Dairy Hans Hassan - Greenmont Capital Partners Victoria Hartman - Zola |
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| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Event Marketing #3 - 2,000 Demonstrators in 2008: First-hand Impressions and Thousands of Data Points Providing Evidence About Sampling’s Effectiveness Moderated by: Dr. Kenny Herbst - Wake Forest University | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Manufacturer Share Group Part 2 Moderated by: Vickie Alarie - Facilitator | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | MSO #3 - The Indispensible MSO Moderated by: Mike Spindler - Panther Mountain |
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11:00 AM - 12:15 PM | PIC #3 - Early Warning Systems - Avoiding Losses from Contractual Pitfalls Moderated by: Jim Brow - RMS-East |
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | NARMS International Annual Meeting General Session - Selling the Invisible: Four Keys to Marketing Retail Services Moderated by: Christine Clifford Beckwith |
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| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Break | |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Closing Night Reception | |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Diamonds & Denim Closing Night Dinner The closing night reception dinner is taking on a Western flair! Music - Gentle Rain |
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| 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM | Driveline Hospitality Party | |
