2007 NICRA Convention: Current Schedule |
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| Tuesday, November 6, 2007 | 2007
NICRA Convention Details
Coming Up for 2008 ... |
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| 11:00 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 | |
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 |
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| 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Board of Directors Meeting | |
| Noon - 1:00 PM | Board of Directors Lunch | |
| Noon - 5:00 PM | Open Registration | |
| Noon - 5:00 PM | Suppliers Setup Exhibits | |
| 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Convention Kick Off Program — Industry Experts Answer Your Questions on Opening a Successful Ice Cream Business — George Lochhead, Lochhead Vanilla, Moderator | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | State of the Industry: Where It Has Been and Where It’s Going — Dick Warren, Four Seas Ice Cream | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Opening a Store, What Does it Take? — Steve Christensen, Stoelting, LLC | |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Store Design for the Customers Mind — Jim Marmion, Advanced Gourmet | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Time Line to Get Into the Ice Cream Business — Bill Meagher, Lakeside Creamery | |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Setting Yourself Apart From Your Competition — Eric Berley, Franklin Fountain | |
| 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Tracking and Controlling the Critical Areas of Your Business — Peggy Gifford, Gifford's Ice Cream | |
| 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 | Best New Flavor Contest — Exhibits Open - Cash Bar | |
Thursday, November 8, 2007 |
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| 7:00 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM | First Timers Meeting — Jay Rentschler, Upstate Farms — Lisa Sorrentino, Anderson's Frozen Custard — Jim Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream — Beckie Jacobs, Serendipity Ice Cream | |
| 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration Open | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Opening Breakfast (Ticket Required) | |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits Open | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote Speaker — Mark Mayberry, The Mayberry Group — Jim Mitchell, Woodside Farm Creamery, Moderator | |
| 10:35 AM - 11:55 AM | Coffee Break — Visit Supplier Exhibit Room — Win NICRA Bucks | |
| Noon - 12:45 PM | Luncheon (Ticket Required) | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Best Tropical or Ethnic Fruit Flavor Contest | |
| 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM | Promotion of the Year Award Presentations — Lynda Utterback, The National Dipper — Peggy Gifford, Gifford's Ice Cream, Moderator | |
| 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Using Your Website as a Marketing Tool; Dealing with Emergencies in Your Shop; Accidents, Robbery, Power Outages, etc. — Bob Turner, Dairy Corner — Rick Pizzi, The Creamery at Pizzi Farm Duane Button, Buttonwood Farm Ice Cream, Moderator Portion Control - Selling by the Scoop or Ounce — Janet Mitchell, Woodside Farm Creamery — Rich Johnson, Successful Ice Cream Retailing Debbie Sheehan, Avondale Dairy Bar, Moderator |
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| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Concurrent Sessions |
How to Run your Store Legally Bill Piatt, St. Mary's School of Law — Designing Menu Boards for Optimum Sales Ron Zeh, The Howard Co. Mark Leichtman, Moderator |
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| 6:00 PM | Evening Reception & Dinner at Texas Land & Cattle Steak House (Ticket Required) | |
Friday, November 9, 2007 |
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| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Supplier's Meeting | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:15 AM | 10 minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions |
What’s Hot & What’s Not — Gerry Bram, I. Rice & Co. — Tom Zak, Concord Foods — Juergen Kloo, Joy Cone Co. — John Hinkle, National Products — Bob Rada, Stoelting Vince Giordano, Sno Top, Moderator Cake Decorating — Kasia Wilk, Lucks Food Decorating — Creating a Working (Action) Business Plan, Preparing to Succeed — Rich Johnson, Successful Ice Cream Retailing |
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| 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM | Supplier Exhibits Open | |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break — Visit Supplier Exhibits | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:55 AM Concurrent Sessions |
First Timers Get Your Questions Answered — Dick Warren, Four Seas — John Pascuito, H. C. Brill — Vince Giordano, Sno Top — Margaret Anderson, Taylor Freezer of New England Working In and With Your Community — Katie Dix, Capannari's Ice Cream — Dan Messer, Eskamoe's Frozen Custard Expanding your Inventory; Products to Compliment Your Ice Cream — Carl Chaney Chaney's Dairy Barn — Charles Page, Page's Dairy Mart |
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| Noon - 12:45 PM | Luncheon (Ticket Required) | |
| 12:45 PM - 1:10 PM | Ice Cream Clinic Review — Dr. Johnny MacGregor, Clemson University | |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Ice Cream Clinic | |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Insurance, What You Really Need to Protect Your Business — Strengthening Dairy Operations — Anderson's Frozen Custard Choosing the Right Equipment for Your Store — Cheri Hobson, Master-Bilt Products — Steve Christensen, Stoelting Craig Nielsen, Nielsen Massey Vanilla, Moderator |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Maximizing Revenue Through Wholesale and Offsite Events — Henry Gentry, Henry's Homemade Mark Leichtman, Moderator Science of Ice Cream — Ray Sheehan, Avondale Dairy Bar Getting the Most From Your Computer: Accounting, Payroll, Inventory Tracking, Labor Scheduling, Production Software, etc. — Katie Dix, Capannari's Ice Cream — Meg Capannari, Capannari's Ice Cream Jim Capannari, Capannari's Ice Cream, Moderator |
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| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | NICRA Supplier Party — Bryce Thomson Scholarship Silent & Live Auctions | |
Saturday, November 10, 2007 |
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| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | POS systems, Credit Cards, Gift Cards, Are They Right For You? | |
| 9:30 AM | Leave for Optional Golf Tournament (Ticket Required) | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 AM - 12 Noon | Convention Wrap Up - Get Your Final Questions Answered — Vince Giordano, Sno Top, Moderator — Mark Leichtman | |
| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Historic San Antonio Walking Tour | |
| 6:30 PM | Cocktail Party | |
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Awards Banquet (Ticket Required) | |
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