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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Registration Deadlines After October 24, 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 and Jeff Myers, Double Dip, Moderators |
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| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Trends in the Ice Cream Industry Ray Sheehan, Avondale Dairy Bar |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Opening Your First Frozen Dessert Store Jim Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream |
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| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM | Costs Associated with Getting into the Ice Cream Business Bill Meagher, Successful Ice Cream Retailing |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Store Layout and Design Jim Marmion, Advanced Gourmet |
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| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | How to Select Your Team of Advisors Ken Dix, Capannari's Ice Cream |
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| 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Break | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Scheduling Employees Nanette Frey, Frey's Tasty Treat, Inc. Lorna Ross, Flat Pennies |
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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) 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 Lisa Sorrentino, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Beckie Jacobs, Serendipity Ice Cream Jim Ross, Flat Pennies Ice Cream |
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| 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM | Registration Open | |
| 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM | Opening Breakfast (Ticket Required) Speaker/Actress Prudence Fipwhistle, 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 Candy Flavor Contest | |
| 1:50 PM - 3:00 PM | Promotion of the Year Award Presentations Lynda Utterback, The National Dipper Lynn Dudek, Ruth Ann's Ice Cream, Moderator |
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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 Pete Freund, Cliff’s Dairy Maid, 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 Jim Capannari, Capannari’s Ice Cream, Moderator 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 Sheri McWhorter, Esq., Workplace Legal Solutions, Law Offices of Sheri D. McWhorter, PA Rich Draper, Ice Cream Club, Moderator 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 Nels Anderson, Anderson’s Frozen Custard, 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 Diane Schad, CRS Paul Humphreys, Springer’s Ice Cream, Moderator Going Green Joshua M. Bomstein, LEED AP, Business Development for Creative Contractors, Inc. Todd Truax, Almost Heaven, 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 |
Staying On Target: Teaching Your Servers
How You Want Them to Serve Your Customers Nels Anderson, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Lisa Sorrentino, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Tasha Harrington, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Jane O’Shaughnessy, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Penny Sears, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Cheryl Duguay, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Kathi Oliveri, Anderson’s Frozen Custard Holly Anderson, Anderson’s Frozen Custard, Moderator 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 |
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| 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 Using the New Social Media - Blogs, Podcasting, |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions |
Everyday Equipment Maintenance Bob Rada, Stoelting Foodservice Equipment Chuck Gilbert, Taylor Company David Deadman, Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, Moderator Employee Training for Allergens Dr. Ron Schmidt, University of Florida, Gainesville Ray Sheehan, Avondale Dairy Bar, Moderator Packaging and Labeling Requirements Michelle Albee Matto, MPH, RD, Assistant Director, Nutrition and Labeling, International Dairy Foods Association Terry Michels, Queen City Creamery, 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 Stoelting Foodservice Equipment Taylor Co. Emery Thompson Jim Mitchell, Woodside Farm, Moderator |
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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 | Convention Wrap Up — Roundtable Discussion — Get
Your Final Questions Answered Vince Giordano, Sno Top, Ltd. Mark Leichtman |
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| 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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