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2010 Convention

Schedule of Events

 

Sunday, January 24

11:00 am – 6:00 pm          Trade Show Exhibitor Set-up

 

Sunday Afternoon                  Football Playoffs

 

6:00 pm                                     Welcome Social/Pizza (Ballroom Classroom)

 

Monday, January 25

7:00 am—5:00 pm                 Registration – Ballroom Foyer (Crystal Court South)

 

7:30 am—8:30 am                 Complimentary Coffee/Juice/Rolls

                                                    (Trade Show Area)

 

8:15 am—9:30 am                Welcome and Oaks for North Dakota—Philip Ronald

                                                 Joint Session with NDUCFA (Ballroom Classroom)

 

9:30 am—10:30 am               Coffee Break/Trade Show

 

10:30 am—12:00 pm            Trees for the Prairie: A Vision For the Future—Philip Ronald

                                                 Joint Session with NDUFCA (Ballroom Classroom)

 

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm               Lunch On Your Own/Trade Show

 

Please note double sessions.  Please check room locations!

 

1:00 pm—2:00 pm                 Let Your Lights Shine—Mark Hanson

                                                    Springboard to Spring Sales—Suzette Nordstrom

 

2:00 pm—3:00 pm                 Marketing On A Shoestring Budget-M. Burns

                                                    Water Wisdom—Jon Mastel

 

3:00 pm—4:00 pm                 Coffee Break/Trade Show

 

4:00 pm—5:00 pm                 Picture Perfect Perennials—Jayne Roberts

 

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm                Annual Meeting/Trade Show

 

5:30 pm                                     Social 

 

6:00 pm                                   Banquet & Scholarship Auction (Brahms/Bach)

                                        

Tuesday, January 26

Please note double sessions.  Please check room locations!

 

8:00 a.m                                    Registration – Ballroom Foyer (Crystal Court South)

 

8:00 am                                     Complimentary Coffee/Juice/Donuts

                                                    (Trade Show Area)

 

8:30 am—9:30 am                 Pricing for Profit, Part 1—Scott Frampton

                                                    The Soft Sell on Hard Goods—Rick Livermore

 

9:30 am – 10:00 am               Coffee Break/Trade Show

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am            Pricing for Profit, Part 2—Scott Frampton

                                                 Creating a Destination Garden Center—Braeus

 

11:00 am – 12:00 am            Pricing for Profit, Continued—Scott Frampton

                                                 What Works For Us—Neal Holland and Adam Volz

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm              Luncheon – Landscape Awards Presentations