2009 NICRA Convention: Current Schedule |
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November 4-7, 2009 Registration is now open! Please click on the registration form links (at right and below) to download PDF registration forms for the 2009 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. PLEASE NOTE: Seminar topics and/or dates and times are subject to change due to the availability of speakers. Tuesday, November 3, 2009 |
How
to Register Registration form for supplier members (PDF) October 19, 2009: After October 19, 2009:
For More Information
Coming Up ... November 2-5, 2011 |
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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 4, 2009 |
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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 Moderator: Jim Mitchell, Woodside Farm Creamery Moderator: Joe Venuti, Bedford Farms |
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| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Trends in the Ice Cream Industry Tom Zak, Concord Foods, Oringer div. |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Opening Your First Ice Cream Store Anthony Moravec, Zaharako’s Inc. |
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| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM | Costs for Getting into the Ice Cream Industry Jim Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream |
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| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Store Design and Layout Jim Hall & Wally Becker Advanced Gourmet Equipment & Design |
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| 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Selecting Your Team of Advisors George Lochhead, Lochhead Vanilla |
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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 5, 2009 |
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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 Niagara, Inc. Lisa Sorrentino, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Jim Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream |
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| 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration Open | |
| 8:10 AM - 8:30 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Larry Hedrick, Superstition Mountain Historical Society Lost Dutchman and His Mine |
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote Speaker: Bob Negen, WhizBang! Training Your Retail Stimulus Package Moderator: Bob Turner, Dairy Corner |
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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) | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Best Coffee Flavor Contest | |
| 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM | Promotion of the Year Award Presentations Lynda Utterback, The National Dipper Moderator: Kathy Giordano, Sno Top, Ltd. |
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| 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Why Offer Ice Cream Cakes Kelley Messer, Eskamoe’s Frozen Custard Moderator: Jeff Myers, Double Dip Grass Roots Marketing Holly Anderson & Lisa Sorrentino Anderson’s Frozen Custard Moderator: Lorna Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream Extreme Ice Cream: Not Your Typical Scoop Ben Shelton, PreGel America Moderator: Juergen Kloo, Joy Cone Co. |
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| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Beginning Cake Decorating Elizabeth Rigg, Bakery Crafts Equipment Maintenance Yearly, Monthly, Weekly, Daily Wally Becker, Advanced Gourmet Equipment & Design Moderator: Mary Kircher, Dingman’s Dairy Self Promoting, Marketing Yourself & Your Store Henry Gentry, Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream Moderator: Carolyn Tolley-Gentry, Henry’s Homemade Ice Cream |
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| 6:00 PM | Evening Reception & Dinner (Ticket Required) | |
Friday, November 6, 2009 |
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| 8:15 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions |
Advanced Cake Decorating Kasia Wilk, Lucks Food Decorating Co. Electronic Marketing – What’s Available & How To Do It Rich Johnson, Rich’s Ice Cream Catering Rick Pizzi, Pizzi Farm Ice Cream Katie Dix, Capannari’s Ice Cream Moderator: David Zimmermann, Royal Scoop Ice Cream Economic Stimulus Package Bruce Hodgman, Small Business Administration Moderator: Todd Truax, Almost Heaven |
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| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:55 AM Concurrent Sessions |
Liability Insurance – What Do You Need? Roger Trahin, Trahin Miller Insurance Co. Moderator: Kasandra Rasnake, Trahin Miller Insurance Co. Off-Site Events – Catering John Pitchford, JP’s Frozen Custard Carl Chaney, Chaney’s Dairy Barn Moderator: Pam Pitchford, JP’s Frozen Custard Givers Get – A Guide to Charitable Contributions & Marketing Kelly Larson, Sweet Temptations Moderator: Eric Berley, The Franklin Fountain |
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| 11:00 AM | Supplier Meeting | |
| Noon - 12:45 PM | Luncheon (Ticket Required) | |
| 12:45 PM - 1:10 PM | Ice Cream Clinic Review Dr. Johnny McGregor, Clemson University Moderator: Ray Sheehan, Avondale Dairy Bars |
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| 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 |
Secret Service – Security Features of Paper Money Ken Huffer Moderator: Rick Dietsch, Dietsch Brothers Handling Recalls & Allergens |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Health Department Issues Robert Stratman, Department of Environmental Services, Maricopa County Moderator: Craig Nielsen, Nielsen Massey Vanilla Marketing Your Brands Troy Sawvel, T.D. Sawvel Co., Inc. Moderator: David Deadman, Chocolate Shoppe Seasonal Opening & Closing Checklist Mary Humphreys-Goldenthal, Springer’s Ice Cream Moderator: Terry Michels, Queen City Creamery |
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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 7, 2009 |
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| 8:00 AM | 10 Minute Officer & Board of Directors Meeting | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Hands On Dipping & Making Sundaes, Banana Splits, etc. Mary Leopold, Leopold’s Ice Cream Nanette Frey, Frey’s Tasty Treat Moderator: Neil McWilliams, Spring Dipper |
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| 9:30 AM | Leave for Optional Golf Tournament (Ticket Required) | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15 AM - 12 Noon | Round Table Discussions Get Your Final Questions Answered Vince Giordano, Sno Top, Ltd. Bill Kircher, Dingman’s Dairy |
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Tour - Taliesin West – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Western Home & Studio (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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