2008 NICRA Convention: Current Schedule |
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November 12-15, 2008 Registration is now open! Please complete this registration form to register for the 2008 NICRA Convention Three different registration packages are being offered: Package A (your best value) includes all seminars, exhibits and five meals, Package B includes all seminars, exhibits and lunch on Friday, and Package C includes seminars and exhibits on Thursday ONLY. View the registration form to learn more. PLEASE NOTE: Seminar topics and/or dates and times are subject to change due to the availability of speakers. Tuesday, November 11, 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 12, 2008 |
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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 — Mark Leichtman, Moderator |
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| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Trends in the Ice Cream Industry — Bill Meagher, Successful Ice Cream Retailing | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Opening Your First Frozen Dessert Store — Jim Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream | |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Costs Associated with Getting into the Ice Cream Business — Rich Johnson, Tasty Time | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Store Layout and Design — Jim Marmion, Advanced Gourmet | |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | How to Select Your Team of Advisors — Ken Dix, Capannari's Ice Cream | |
| 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Scheduling Employees — Nanette Frey, Frey's Tasty Treat, Inc. | |
| 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) History of NICRA — Henry Gentry, Henry's Homemade Ice Cream |
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| 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Best New Flavor Contest — Exhibits Open — Cash Bar | |
Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
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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 | |
| 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration Open | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Opening Breakfast (Ticket Required) Speaker/Actress Prudence Flipwhistle, Fictional Social Director of the Tampa Bay Hotel |
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| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Exhibits Open | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote Speaker: Scott Deming Moderator: Vince Giordano |
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| 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 Flavor Contest | |
| 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM | Promotion of the Year Award Presentations — Lynda Utterback, The National Dipper Moderator: Lynn Dudek, Ruth Ann's Ice Cream |
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| 3:05 PM - 3:20 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Costing Your Menu Items — Joe Venuti,
Bedford Farms Ice Cream; Duane Button, Buttonwood Farm, Moderator Does Your Business Need A Web Site? If yes, Here are Some Ideas on Putting It Together — Katie Dix, Capannari’s Ice Cream; Meg Capannari, Capannari's Ice Cream Food Safety Issues — Kendall Burkett, Chief, Bureau of Sanitation and Safety Inspections, Division of Hotels and Restaurants; Peggy Gifford, Gifford’s Ice Cream, Moderator |
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| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Concurrent Sessions |
How to Run your Store Legally Moderator: Rich Draper, Ice Cream Club Marketing Your Store Through Grass Roots Promotions — Steve Christensen, Stoelting Foodservice Equipment; Charles Page, Page Dairy Mart, Moderator Operating a Soft Serve Store — Margaret Anderson, Taylor Freezer of New England; Rick Pizzi, Pizzi Farm Ice Cream; Kathy Giordano, Sno Top, Ltd., Moderator |
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| 6:00 PM | Evening Reception & Dinner at Columbia Restaurant on the Pier (Ticket Required) | |
Friday, November 14, 2008 |
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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 |
Advanced Cake Decorating with Marketing Ideas — Kasia
Wilk, Lucks Food Decorating Co.; Robin Turner, Dairy Corner, Moderator POS Systems - Credit Cards and Gift Cards — Russ Lufkin, CRS Going Green — Joshua M. Bomstein, LEED AP, Business Development for Creative Contractors, Inc.; Eric Berley, The Franklin Fountain, Moderator |
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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 |
Drugs in the Workplace, Recognize the Signs Inventory Control and Management — Dan Messer, Eskamoe's Frozen Custard; David Zimmerman, Royal Scoop Homemade Ice Cream; Cliff Freund, Cliff’s Dairy Maid, Moderator Planning for Retirement - Passing Your Business On — Bob Hough, Sunbelt Business Brokers; Rich Draper, Ice Cream Club, Moderator |
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| Noon - 12:45 PM | Luncheon (Ticket Required) | |
| 12:45 PM - 1:10 PM | Ice Cream Clinic Review — Dr. Ron Schmidt, University of Florida, Gainesville | |
| 1:20 PM - 2:00 PM | Ice Cream Clinic | |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent Sessions |
What’s Hot, What’s Not: Supplier Forum — John
Sacco, Electro Freeze; Craig Nielsen,
Nielsen Massey Vanillas; Hank Sweeney,
Classic Mix Products; Juergen
Kloo, Joy Cone Co.; John Hinkle, National Flavor Products Everyday Equipment Maintenance — Bob Rada, Stoelting Foodservice Equipment Security Cameras and Preventing Employee Theft |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Using the New Social Media: Blogs, Podcasting, E-mail Marketing — Katie
Dix, Capannari’s Ice Cream Employee Training for Allergens — Dr. Ron Schmidt, University of Florida, Gainesville Packaging and Labeling Requirements — Michelle Albee Matto, MPH, RD, Assistant Director, Nutrition and Labeling, International Dairy Foods Association; Rich Johnson, Tasty Time, Moderator |
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| 5:15 PM - 9:00 PM | NICRA Supplier Party Bryce Thomson Scholarship Silent & Live Auctions |
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 |
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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 | Batch Freezing Seminar — Advanced Gourmet, Electro Freeze, Stoelting Foodservice Equipment, Taylor Co., Emery Thompson; Jim Mitchell, Woodside Farm, Moderator | |
| 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 — Roundtable Discussion — Get Your Final Questions Answered — Vince Giordano, Sno Top, Ltd.; Mark Leichtman | |
| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM | HB Plant Museum and Ybor City Tour | |
| 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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