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 |
| 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 |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Annual Awards Dinner |
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Boarding & Training Section Meetings |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Jeff Timpanaro, Oberata Consulting |
| Revinventing Your Business: Business Ownership in the New Economy |
| Unfortunately, most small business owners--at this incredibly volatile time--are busy rearranging deck chairs. No one knows what to do with the current economic downturn; they’re just “hoping things get better.” Waiting this out, however, will be a decision to fail. Reinvention, therefore, is a must. This presentation offers both practical tools and momentum to get this done! |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | TBD |
| Cat Boarding |
| 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, All About Dog Daycare Susan Briggs, 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. |
| 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 |
| VFA Certification |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Brian Linning, CKO, Bark 'N' Town |
| Online Marketing |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Gretchen Meienburg, CKO, Pampered Pets Bed & Biscuit, VFA |
| Avoid Ethics Complaints |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Cocktail Reception in Expo Hall |
Thursday, October 15, 2009
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Daycare & Grooming Section Meetings |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Jeff Timpanaro, Oberata Consulting |
| Annual Business Plan 101: Fighting the March Fizzle-Out |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break in Expo Hall |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Robin Bennett, All About Dog Daycare Susan Briggs, 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 |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | TBD |
| Cat Boarding |
*Lunch provided.
Schedule subject to alteration.