NAFCD 37th Annual Meeting
Schedule Of Events
(Subject to Change)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Spouse Breakfast and Welcome to Schaumburg
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Open
7:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Distributor Round Tables (attendees will have an opportunity to participate in two tables through-out this session).
Topics Include:
· Expense Recovery
o Transportation Related Expense Recovery
o Transportation Related Cost Avoidance
· Sales Related
o Sales Compensation In A Market Down-turn
o Recruitment/Retention of the Sales Force
o Margin Erosion
o Sales Promotion In A Market Down-turn
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Research Project “Understanding the Needs of Floor Covering Distribution” by Jason Bader (presentation and round table discussions)
12:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Networking Luncheon
· Opening Remarks
Al Maghes, NAFCD President
Jack Lindenschmidt, NAFCD Vice President and
Conference Chair
· Opening Keynote Session: State of the Industry
Randy Merritt, President, Shaw Industries
· Keynote Session: Communications Amongst the Generations Meagan Johnson
2:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. NAFCD Distributor Marketplace Grand Opening
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Networking Snack in NAFCD Distributor Marketplace
5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. New Member Meet-n-Greet in NAFCD Distributor Marketplace
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. NAFCD Distributor Marketplace Grand Opening Reception
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. NAFCD Past President’s Dinner (by invitation only)
Thursday, October 30, 2008
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Open
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakout Session I, Sales Track: Crush Price Objections- Make your price stick. Tom Reilly
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakout Session I, Economic Track: Current Economic State – What Can We Do? Alan Beaulieu, Senior Analyst, Economist and Principal at the Institute for Trend Research
9:40 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Breakout Session II, Economic Track: Grab Market Share- As Your Competitor Dies. Alan Beaulieu, Senior Analyst, Economist and Principal at the Institute for Trend Research
9:40 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Breakout Session II, Sales Track: Sales Effectiveness During Turbulent Times, Rick Johnson
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Spouse/Guests program: Health/Smoothie Bar and Your Home, Your Retreat session with Denise Turner, ASID, CID, CMG
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Keynote: Make Some Noise Ken Schmidt, Former Director of Communications for Harley Davidson
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. NAFCD Distributor Marketplace
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch in NAFCD Distributor Marketplace
3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Session VI: Consumer Trends: As the Colors Turn
Denise Turner, ASID, CID, CMG
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Evening Reception/ President’s Reception (All Invited)
Friday, October 31, 2008
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. NAFCD Annual Meeting
10:00 a.m. Hurry home to trick or treat!
(Schedule is tentative and subject to change.)