 ISA
is getting you ready for the April 2009 Conference and Trade Fair in
San Antonio! We're providing this monthly newsletter full of
information, dates and more. Keep reading!
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Conference &
Trade Fair Speaker Spotlight
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The 2009 Industrial Supply Conference & Trade Fair features a
series of educational tracks designed to deliver tools, tips and
techniques to boost employee productivity, improve your company's
ability to function in a difficult economic environment and help
participants grow personally and professionally. Each will take place
on Monday, April 20 in a series of two sessions with each session
beginning at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. You and your company are
certain to benefit from these sessions.
Visit http://www.isaconference.org
for more information.
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The Sacred Cows of
Industrial Distribution: Managing in Scary Times
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Brent
Grover of Evergreen Consulting presents "The Sacred Cows of
Industrial Distribution: Managing in Scary Times," a workshop
offering honest talk about issues facing companies doing business in
a continually volatile economic climate. Mr. Grover, the author
of several management books including "More to the Bottom
Line," "The Acquisitive Distributor" and "The
Official Guide to Wholesale Distributor Financial Management,"
attacks management behavior that can lead to poor performance.
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Boosting Your
Selling and Professional Power to New Levels of Excellence
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Dr.
Jerry Teplitz of Jerry Teplitz Enterprises presents "Boosting
Your Selling and Professional Power to New Levels of
Excellence," a workshop designed to emphasize the power people
have to make each day great for themselves. Dr. Teplitz, who
regularly conducts seminars on stress management, leadership and
sales development, will show participants how to boost their energy,
making them more productive, creative and successful. He has been the
featured speaker for companies as diverse as Motorola, Century 21 and
the Foodservice Sales and Marketing Association.
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The New Age of
"Grean": Green and Lean Principles for Environmental,
Social and Economic Sustainability
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Steven
Dunn presents "The New Age of "Grean": Green and Lean
Principles for Environmental, Social and Economic
Sustainability," a workshop designed to show companies how to
continue to meet the growing global demand for environmentally
friendly products and services. Creator of the term
"grean," or applying lean principles to environmental,
social and economic strategies for improved operations and
profitability, Mr. Dunn is the founder and director of the Center for
the Advancement of Sustainable Processes and Environmental Research.
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Engaging a Changing
Workforce: A Leader's Look at the New Sales Workforce
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Diane
Thielfoldt presents "Engaging a Changing Workforce: A Leader's
Look at the New Sales Workforce," a workshop designed to help
companies navigate the demographic shift underway as the workforce in
the industrial supply channel grows younger. Ms. Thielfoldt, who
specializes in developing training on intergenerational workforce
management, will help participants recruit, hire and retain younger
employees, develop leaders within their companies and more. She is
the founder of The Learning Café, a training and management
consulting firm.
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Conference Overview
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Noon-5 p.m.
Registration
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9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Individual company meetings
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8 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Board, Committee Meetings
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1:30-7
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YEF Golf Tournament
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Monday,
April 20
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Registration all day
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9:00-10:15 a.m. Educational
Track I
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10:30-11:45 a.m. Educational
Track II
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12-2:00 p.m.
Luncheons
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2:15-3:30 p.m.
Panel Presentations
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4:00-6:00 p.m.
Opening Session
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6:30-8:30
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Opening Extravaganza
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Tuesday,
April 21
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8-9:30 a.m.
Awards, Business
Meeting Breakfast
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9:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Manufacturer Trade
Fair Program
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12:00-2:00 p.m.
Luncheons
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6:00-7:00
p.m.
YEF Cocktail Reception
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Wednesday,
April 22
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8 am-1:30 p.m.
Distributor Trade
Fair Program
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12
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Box Lunch
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