FALL CONVENTION PREVIEW
November 4-5, 2004
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, IL
Mark Your Calendar
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Housing and registration deadlines
Housing deadline for the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers is October 14th, 2004. Be sure to have your reservations in by that time to secure the special NBMDA rate, room availability and rates may not be available after this deadline.
Early bird registration deadline is October 7, 2004, have your registrations in by that date to receive the discounted fee.
Educational Programming Highlights
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Barry Asmus
Senior Economist with the National Center for Policy Analysis
Thursday, November 4, 2004 o 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Dr. Barry Asmus speaks, testifies, writes and consults on political and business issues facing America. Immediately following the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, Dr. Asmus will share his views on what the election results mean for the business community.
http://www.nbmda.org/events/chicago04/education/index.cfm#keynote
Facing The Forces of Change: The Road to Opportunity
Mark Dancer
Vice President, Pembroke Consulting, Inc.
Thursday, November 4, 2004 o 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Facing the Forces of Change: The Road to Opportunity provides strategic insights into key issues impacting the wholesale distribution supply chain through 2008. It covers key industry demographics, four major trends impacting wholesaler-distributors, competitive threats to distributors, the latest developments in supply chain technology, conflicting salesforce concepts, and evolving manufacturer relations.
http://www.nbmda.org/events/chicago04/education/index.cfm#General
A Balancing Act: Walking the Tightrope of Life
Mikki Williams
CEO Mikki Williams Unltd. & Coaching, etc.
Friday, November 5, 2004 o 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Learn how to achieve your goals in this powerful, life-changing program that deals with potential, inspiration, change and perspective. It addresses life skills, quality of life issues and wholeness as it relates to achieving balance in our lives. Discover the key success skills to a lifetime of personal and professional fulfillment. Understand how to change the inner attitude of your mind so you can change the outer aspect of your life.
http://www.nbmda.org/events/chicago04/education/index.cfm#Walking
Table-Top Business Session Update
Interested in reviewing the current list of exhibitors?
Visit our First-time Exhibitor Pavilion. It features summaries of our new exhibitors this year!
Check out some of the entries in this year's New Product Showcase!
Educational Sponsors
The educational programming at the 2004 Annual Convention is sponsored by the following firms:
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