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Monday, October 12, 2009 Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Sign-In | | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | First Time Attendee Orientation | | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Membership Meeting | | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break | | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Green & Technology Section Meetings | | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch* in Expo Hall | | 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Gretchen Meienburg, CKO, Pampered Pets Bed & Biscuit, VFA | | Avoid Ethics Complaints | | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Ben Day, Brumley Professional Employer Services | | OSHA & You | | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Break in Expo Hall | | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Susan Overfield, Overfield Kennels | | Dog Behavior | | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Cocktail Reception in Expo Hall | | Sponsored by J & J Dog Supplies | | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Annual Awards Dinner | | Sponsored by Market Hardware | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Boarding & Training Section Meetings | | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Eric Beck, Beck Consulting, LLC | | How to Turn Key Your Business: Making Your Business Run without You | | | | Most of us business owners don't really own a business, we own multiple jobs and the boss is crazy! This session will show you how to structure and organize the work so you can reap the real benefits of being the boss. | | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Laura Laaman, Laura Laaman & Associates | | How to Realize Record Breaking Revenues | | Laura Laaman is the leading Expert at creating Revenue for Pet Care Facilities in the US and Canada. She has a proven track record and methods of producing Record-breaking Revenues for pet care facilities - Even in a Recession! Not only is Laura the Secret Weapon of Top Pet Care facilities, she is a best-selling author, award-winning speaker, trainer and consultant. She will share many of her powerful and proven ways of increasing revenues and profits. Facilities, regardless of size or location will benefit from this powerful information. Make sure you?re one of them and attend this seminar! Sign up today and learn how to significantly increase and realize the revenue you deserve. | | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break in Expo Hall | | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Michael Dagne, Moochie & Co. | | Retail Sales | | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Robin Bennett, CPDT, All About Dog Daycare
Susan Briggs, CKO, Urban Tails, LLC | | Dog to Dog Introductions | | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch* in Expo Hall | | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Lee Phillips, LegaLees Corporation | | Using the Law to Make More Money | | If you don't use the law and protect your assets, somebody is going to take them away from you. You have a better chance of losing money in a legal or financial attack than you do to a common thief. The session will show you 18 ways to protect your assets and 10 ways to make more money using the law. | | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Dr. Paul Wade | | Cat Boarding | | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Break in Expo Hall | | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Kim Shotola, the Lightfoot Way | | An Overview of Holistic Care in the Pet Care Facility | | 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Laura Else, CKO, Pet Nanny's Place, VFA | | Voluntary Facilities Accreditation Program | | 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM | Brian Linning, CKO, Bark 'N' Town | | Online Marketing | | 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Intervet/Schering-Plough | | Canine Influenza | | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Cocktail Reception in Expo Hall | | Sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough | Thursday, October 15, 2009 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Daycare & Grooming Section Meetings | | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Eric Beck, Beck Consulting, LLC | | Reinventing Your Business: How to Profit Wildly in a Down Economy | | When markets shrink you can actually increase your market share and do very nicely. But this only happens with proper strategy and preparation. This session will teach you how to do this and keep you sanity. | | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break in Expo Hall | | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Robin Bennett, CPDT, All About Dog Daycare
Susan Briggs, CKO, Urban Tails, LLC | | Dog to Dog Introductions | | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch* in Expo Hall | | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Victoria Stilwell, Host of Animal Planet's It's Me or the Dog | | Keynote Presentation | | Presentation sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough | | 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Break | | 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Dr. Paul Wade | | Cat Boarding | *Lunch provided. Schedule subject to alteration.
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