2010 NICRA Convention: Current Schedule |
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November 10-13, 2010 Registration is now open! Please click on the registration form links (at right and below) to download PDF registration forms for the 2010 NICRA Convention. Please note that there are separate registration forms for active members and supplier members. The registration forms provide more information about the registration packages available for active and supplier members. Make Millennium Maxwell House Hotel reservations online
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How
to Register Registration form for supplier members (PDF)
Hotel Reservations
Rental Car Reservations
Registration Deadlines October 20, 2010: After October 20, 2010:
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Coming Up ... |
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| 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Executive Committee Meeting | |
| Noon | Executive Committee Lunch | |
| 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Membership Committee Meeting | |
| 5:30 PM | Membership Committee Dinner | |
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 |
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| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Board of Directors Meeting | |
| Noon - 1:00 PM | Board of Directors Lunch | |
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
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| Noon - 5:00 PM | Open Registration | |
| Noon - 5:00 PM | Suppliers Setup Exhibits | |
| 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Convention Kick Off Program | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Benefits of Having a Business Plan Rich Johnson, Rich’s Ice Cream Catering |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Consulting the Health Department Hugh Atkins, REHS Director, Division of General Environmental Health Nashville, Tennessee |
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| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Develop a Tried and True Hiring Processm | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | The First Year Challenges Jim Hall & Jim Marmion Advanced Gourmet Equipment & Design |
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| 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | A Grand, Grand Opening Rosie Mayer, Rosie’s Ice Cream |
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| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Ask the Panel — Questions & Answers with Industry Experts | |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | NICRA Past Presidents Reception & Cash Bar | |
| 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM | Welcome Dinner (Ticket Required) | |
| 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Your Best New Flavor Contest — Exhibits Open — Cash Bar | |
Thursday, November 11, 2010 |
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| 7:00 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM | First Timers Meeting Lisa Sorrentino, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Jim & Lorna Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream Jay Rentschler, Upstate Farms |
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| 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration Open | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Opening Breakfast (Ticket Required) Welcome and Opening Remarks Larry Hedrick, Superstition Mountain Historical Society Lost Dutchman and His Mine |
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote Speaker: Karen McCullough Generations in the Workplace-Managing the Mix Moderator: Lynn Dudek, Ruth Ann’s Ice Cream |
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| 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits Open | |
| 10:35 AM - 11:55 AM | Coffee Break — Visit Supplier Exhibit Room — Win NICRA Bucks | |
| Noon - 12:45 PM | Luncheon (Ticket Required) Round Table Discussion Topics: Ice Cream Cakes; Wholesaling; New Start Up Concerns; Marketing/Promotion; Hiring; Employee Issues; Credit/Gift Cards; Catering/Off Site; Pick Your Topic; Time Management; Short Cuts; First Year Experience; Business Insurance |
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Best Holiday Flavor Contest | |
| 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM | Promotion of the Year Award Presentations | |
| 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Catastrophes, Managing the Unexpected Kelly Larson, Sweet Temptations Inventory Control, A Vital Part of your Business Joe Venuti, Bedford Farms Ice Cream Moderator: John Pitchford, JP’s Custard Cart Making Profitable Choices: Ice Cream, Food, Novelties, Cakes Pete Freund, Cliff’s Dairy Maid Jim Marmion, Advanced Gourmet Equipment & Design Terry Michels, Queen City Creamery & Deli |
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| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Concurrent Sessions |
What’s Hot, What’s Not Mark Leichtman, Berzaci Mfg. Steve Christensen, Stoelting Darian Rottmann, Lochhead Vanilla Tom Zak, Concord Foods, Oringer div. Moderator: Jay Rentschler, Upstate Farms Train, Train, Train Lisa Sorrentino, Anderson’s Frozen Custard P.O.S. Systems- Tracking Sales Craig Fuss, CRS Moderator: Charles Page, Page Dairy Mart |
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| 6:00 PM | Evening Reception & Dinner: Sunset Grill (Ticket Required) | |
Friday, November 12, 2010 |
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| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Convention Registration | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions |
Facebook and Twitter Katie Dix, Capannari’s Ice Cream Rick Pizzi, Pizzi Farm Ice Cream Financial Management David Deadman, Chocolate Shoppe The “How To” of In-Store Promotions Henry Gentry, Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream Linda Mercurio, Mercurio’s Mulberry Creamery |
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| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:55 AM Concurrent Sessions |
Portion Control & Product Pricing Jim Mitchell, Woodside Farm Creamery Todd Truax, Almost Heaven Motivating the Staff Expansion – Opening Multiple Locations Dan Messer, Eskamoe’s Frozen Custard Vince Giordano, Sno Top Mark England, Dolcetti Gelato Moderator: Kelle Messer, Eskamoe’s Frozen Custard |
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| 11:00 AM - Noon | Supplier Meeting | |
| Noon - 12:45 PM | Luncheon (Ticket Required) Round Table Discussion Topics: Ice Cream Cakes; Wholesaling; New Start Up Concerns; Marketing/Promotion; Hiring ; Employee Issues; Credit/Gift Cards; Catering/Off Site; Pick Your Topic; Time Management; Short Cuts; First Year Experience; Business Insurance |
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| 12:45 PM - 1:10 PM | Ice Cream Clinic Review | |
| 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Exhibit Hours | |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Ice Cream Clinic | |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Preparing a Business Plan Rich Johnson, Rich’s Ice Cream Catering Moderator: Neil McWilliams, Spring Dipper Cake Decorating Basics |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Creating Fountain Items Nanette Frey, Frey’s Tasty Treat Required Record Keeping Steve Christensen, Stoelting Moderator: George Lochhead, Lochhead Vanilla Advanced Cake Decorating |
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| 5:15 PM - 9:00 PM | NICRA Party Sponsored by the Suppliers Bryce Thomson Scholarship Silent & Live Auctions |
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Saturday, November 13, 2010 |
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| 8:00 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Marketing with Constant Contact | |
| 9:30 AM | Leave for Optional Golf Tournament (Ticket Required) | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 AM - 12 Noon | Questions Anyone? Convention Wrap Up Vince Giordano, Sno Top Bill Kircher, Dingman’s Dairy Moderator: Rosie Mayer, Rosie’s Ice Cream |
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Tour (Ticket Required) | |
| 6:30 PM | Cocktail Party | |
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Awards Banquet (Ticket Required) | |
PLEASE NOTE: Seminar topics and/or dates and times are subject to change due to the availability of speakers. |
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