Use the Spring Conference Schedule to Plan Your Travel
Many Association members have registered for the 2015 Spring Conference & Supplier Showcase, which we will hold March 18-21 in beautiful Charlotte, NC. To help you plan your trip, here are some highlights you may wish to place on your calendar:
The plant tours can accommodate a finite number of people, and spots are filling up quickly, so if you want to participate, we encourage you to sign up sooner rather than later.
The Supplier Show-case also is a hot ticket, with more than half of the available booths already sold. Supplier companies who want to exhibit should register and reserve their space today.
We are excited to offer the NASCAR Experience on Saturday afternoon. All registered attendees and guests are welcome to wind down the week with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There is no addition fee to participate—your admission is included with your conference registration.
To see the complete executive program and read more about the speakers, plant tours, Welcome Reception, Supplier Showcase and other features of this year’s Spring Conference, visit FarmEquip.org/SC. You can also register for the conference, reserve your hotel room and sign up for the golf tournament, trap shoot and guest program at this site. Register before Feb. 5 to save more than $200 per person. S
Wednesday, March 18
1:00-5:00pm Plant Tours
Tour 1: JR Motorsports
Tour 2: Bull Engineered Products
Tour 3: Flextronics
Thursday, March 19
8:00-11:30am Core Contract Topics and Issues for
Buyers and Purchasing Agents Management
Noon-5:00pm Golf Tournament
Noon-5:00pm Trap Shooting
6:30-9:00pm Welcome Reception
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Friday, March 20
8:00-11:30am Inventory Control & Supply Chain
9:45-10:45 am Social Media: Developing Strategies for
Bottom-Line Business Results
12:30-1:45 pm Lunch with Keynote Speaker
2:30-5:00 pm Supplier Showcase and Reception
Saturday, March 21
8:00-10:30am Purchasing Track Presentation
9:30-10:30am OSHA in the Manufacturing World
9:30-10:30am Innovations in Powder Coat Painting
Noon-5:00pm NASCAR Hall of Fame Experience
Volume LXV Number 2 January 27, 2015
Officers
President: Mike Kloster, Worksaver Inc.
1st Vice President: Ric Kirby, Kirby Manufacturing
2nd Vice President: Paul Jeffrey, MacDon Industries
Treasurer: Robert Atkinson, W & A Mfg. Co.
Secretary: Stanley McFarlane, McFarlane Mfg. Co.
Ex Officio: Marc McConnell, Art’s Way Mfg. Co.
Board Of Directors
Tony Bakker, Monosem Inc.
Janea Danuser, Danuser
Michael Irish, Landoll Corp.
Nick Jensen, Thurston Mfg. Co.
Donny Jones, Belltec Industries, Inc.
Mike Lessiter, Farm Equipment
Arlon Rahn, A & R Marketing
Tom Taylor, Alamo Group
Jacqueline Vassar, Vassar Manufacturing Company
Matt Westendorf, Westendorf Manufacturing Co.
Staff
Executive VP: Vernon Schmidt
Senior Director: Byron Keelin
Publications Editor: Marlene Weeks
Accounting/Meeting Services Manager: Tricia Kidd
Director of Membership Services: Elaina Jackson
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Contact
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