NBWA Annual Convention
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NBWA’s 73rd Annual Convention will take place October 3 – 6, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago located in the heartbeat of Chicago, Illinois. Experience all that Chicago has to offer at NBWA’s Annual Convention. Click here for the full Convention brochure. Register now!
The NBWA Annual Convention is designed to provide valuable education programs and important networking opportunities for the beer industry. Education programs offered during the Convention feature speakers and seminars on a number of topics of importance to beer distributors. Scheduled each year in the fall, the NBWA Convention takes place in a different city within the United States. During non-Trade Show years, NBWA's associate members and brewery members host hospitalities to maintain their business contacts and form new connections and relationships with distributors.
For the second time ever, NBWA will be hosting the Product Demonstration Showcase to give attendees the opportunity to learn about exciting new services and products from a variety of exhibitors that are pertinent to the beer business. You and your co-workers do not want to miss the candid conversation and insight from industry leaders at the Distributor Member Meeting, on Sunday October 3, from 3:30 -5:00 p.m. Also, reserve your spot in some of the 20 education seminars that focus on distributor needs!
Click here to book your room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago before September 9 to take advantage of the NBWA room rate!
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Telephone: 312-565-1234/ Reservation Line: 888-421-1442
Guest Room Rates: Single/Double Occupancy - $259
Click here for the registration form.
Click here for the tentative schedule of events.
NBWA’s 73rd Annual Convention Tentative Schedule of Events |
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Sunday, October 3, 2010 |
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| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Saving the Backdoor and Back Office: Business Practices to Increase Efficiencies and Reduce Costs |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Demystifying Distributorship Valuation: Translating and Understanding Your Valuation in an Evolving Market |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Current Trends and Challenges in the Beer Industry |
| 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. | Distributor Member Meeting |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. | NBWA PAC Chairman’s Circle and Company Honor Roll Reception (By Invitation Only) |
| 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
| Evening | Supplier Hospitalities |
Monday, October 4, 2010 |
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| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Using an LLC Leasing Affiliate to Acquire Brand Distribution Rights |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Go Green – Get $ome Green! Case Studies in Distributor Energy Efficiency Incentives |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Hiring 101: Why Talent Will Change Your Business |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Hiring 101: Why Talent Will Change Your Business |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: The Beer Times They Are a Changing |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Distribution Contracts for Beer & Non-Alcoholic Beverages: Key Provisions and Differences |
| 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | The Distribution System of 2015! |
| 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Opening General Session |
| 12:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Product Demonstration Showcase |
| Evening | Supplier Hospitalities |
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 |
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| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Who Moved My Beer? Addressing & Navigating Changes in Your Family Beer Business |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Why a Cash Free & Tax Free Transaction May Be Right for You! |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Sales & Delivery Cost Reduction: Provide Excellent Service & Decrease Cost-To-Serve |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Sales Coaching – The Key to High Performance and Continuous Development |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: Proactivity = The Way to the Female Beer Buyer |
| 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Seminar: The Supplier & Distributor Relationship: Distributor Agreements, Franchise Laws & Recent Legal Developments |
| 9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | General Session |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Has Your Company Game Plan Evolved Along with The Rest of the Industry? |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Taking Organization Performance to the Next Level |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: The 90-minute Beer Geek (or What You Need to Hand-Sell Craft Beers Through Flavors, Styles & Pairings) |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Help! Get ME Out of This MEETING… |
| 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. | Seminar: Harry Schuhmacher Seminar |
| Evening | Supplier Hospitalities |
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 |
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| Departures | |
For more information about NBWA’s 73rd Annual Convention, contact the NBWA Membership & Meetings Department at 800-300-6417. To exhibit in the Product Demonstration Showcase, contact Thom Hoffman at 312-541-0567 or thoffman@corcexpo.com.
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