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Saturday, December 05, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Market Intelligence: Don’t Do Business Without It

  • Msg #4376: Room: 122
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 120
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Sharpen Your Management Skills

  • Msg #4376: Room: 120
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 100
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Saturday, December 05, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The 2018 Trends That Are Impacting Your Labor Costs

  • Msg #4376: Room: Innovation Theater: North Hall - Booth 5575
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: S102
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The Impact of Cloud Technology on Multi-Unit Operators

  • Msg #4376: Room: Innovation Theater: North Hall - Booth 5575
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 450
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Saturday, December 05, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Best Plants and Flowers for 2021 and Beyond

  • Msg #4376: Room: 120
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 110
Whether developing the calibration program for the initial startup of a new facility, or redesigning an existing calibration program to minimize risk and increase efficiency, this seminar will provide an outline of the critical aspects that must be addressed. Attendees will learn how to redesign their current calibration programs to... Msg #4380: Read More
Msg #4685: Speaker(s)
Keynote
Alex Reddick
CEO
AR Racing
Speaker
Christopher Garner
Chief Grading Officer
ABC Company
Speaker
Jeff Bond CEM
Director, National Sales
Creative Bonds
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Saturday, December 05, 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Dallas Coffee is the Best!

  • Msg #4376: Room: 221
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 135
This session is about coffee, even though it's in the Building track....
Msg #4685: Speaker(s)
Keynote
Bill Myers
VP, Sales
Diagraph Marking and Coding
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10-2 A review of the conference management module in a2z
  • Msg #4376: Room: 123
  • Saturday, December 05, 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Speaker
Ms  Dom Baldwin
Buyer
Widgets, Inc.
Consultative Selling
  • Msg #4376: Room: 123
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 390
  • Saturday, December 05, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Msg #4685: Speaker(s)
Keynote
Jill Nalepa Suffix
Manager
a2z, Inc.
Speaker
Ms  Michelle Harman
Sr Account Manager
ARPAC
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Saturday, December 05, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

QR Codes 101: What Are They and How Can They Grow Your Business?

  • Msg #4376: Room: 140
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 140
You may have noticed black symbols showing up on billboards and other marketing materials in recent months. These 2-D barcodes are known as QR codes (Quick Response codes) and are gaining in popularity thanks to the recent explosion of smartphones among consumers. Many businesses are beginning to use QR codes... Msg #4380: Read More
Msg #4685: Speaker(s)
Ms  Laura Goodling
Chief Patio Gardner
a2z, Inc
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Saturday, December 05, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Booth Demonstration: 3M Automotive Headlight Restoration!

  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 145
In the past, replacing scratched, clouded or yellowed plastic headlight covers was an expensive necessity in order to preserve safety. But now with 3M Headlight Lens Restoration solutions, car and motorcycle owners can shine and restore plastic lenses — including headlights, tail lights, fog and directional lights — to like-new... Msg #4380: Read More

Saturday, December 05, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Not More Social Media! The Continuing Evolution of Social Media Integration within Marketing Campaigns

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  • Msg #4376: Room: 150
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 150
Over the past decade, interest in traditional marketing continues to plunge while digital media flourishes. Companies are incorporating social media into their marketing budgets at an accelerating rate. As the social media industry matures, marketing campaigns are frequently showing highest returns from social. Because the returns are proving to be... Msg #4380: Read More
Msg #4685: Speaker(s)
Speaker
Dave Frey
a2z, Inc.
Keynote
Jill Nalepa Suffix
Manager
a2z, Inc.
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Saturday, December 05, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Autocross Racing: The Theory Behind Being Fast

  • Msg #4376: Room: 160
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 160
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New Vehicle Technologies and their Impact on the Future

  • Msg #4376: Room: 170
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 180
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Saturday, December 05, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Evolution in Tools Technology

  • Msg #4376: Room: 123
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 10-2
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Speaker
Chris Garner
CEO
Garner Enterprise

Saturday, December 05, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

New Fuel Technologies: Plug Into Profits with Electric and Hybrid Cars

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  • Msg #4376: Room: 210
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 210
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Video Signals and Video Format Conversion

  • Msg #4376: Room: 220
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 430
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Videoconferencing

  • Msg #4376: Room: 220
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 330
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Sunday, December 06, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Advances in Tire Technology

  • Msg #4376: Room: 102
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: Th201
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Food Safety Guidelines: Process Validation in Low Moisture Foods

  • Msg #4376: Room: 130
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 220
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Leveraging a Digital Ecosystem to Transform Teaching and Learning

  • Msg #4376: Room: 106
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: W001
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Using the Cloud to Improve AV Systems!

  • Msg #4376: Room: 120
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 230
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Sunday, December 06, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Impact of media on SAT Scores

  • Msg #4376: Room: 130
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 240
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New Innovations Simplify Machine Vision Technology

  • Msg #4376: Room: 140
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 250
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Sunday, December 06, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Exploding Watermelons: Why and what to do?

  • Msg #4376: Room: 130
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 260
After recent reports of "exploding" watermelons, researchers discuss plans to study the farming areas, chemicals used to enhance fruit growth, and potential risks to consumers. Disucssions will include studies of similar abnormal incidents. Growing concern by the public has prompted investigations into careless and improper use of chemicals by farmers...
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Moderator
Alex Reddick
CEO
AR Racing
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Sunday, December 06, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3D-TV: Benefits from Human Visual Perception Studies

  • Msg #4376: Room: 170
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 290
Studies of human visual perception are important for the development of a 3D-TV system that is bandwidth-efficient and that provides high image and depth quality. In this presentation, a brief overview of human visual perception and cognition related to stereopsis and the design and development of 3D-TV will be provided.... Msg #4380: Read More
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Sunday, December 06, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Fiber Optics for the AV Industry

  • Msg #4376: Room: 200
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 310
This course will provide the students with an overview of the various fiber optic technologies and capabilities for the pro-AV market. These include the types of optical fibers used in pro-AV applications and an understanding of the active and passive devices for gigabit transmission. In addition, one-way, bi-directional and optical... Msg #4380: Read More
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Keynote
Rajiv Jain
CEO
EcoLab
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Monday, December 07, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Increasing Your Competitive Advantage by Communicating a Stronger Philosophy/Positioning Within Your Markets

  • Msg #4376: Room: 100
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 170
Developed for owners, experienced aftermarket sales professionals, and the sales managers who lead them, this advanced sales program will offer ideas about how to better answer a customer or prospect asking you “Why based on all the competitive alternatives available to me do I want to buy from you?” This... Msg #4380: Read More
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Monday, December 07, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Finding the Right Decision Maker in Complex Clients

  • Msg #4376: Room: 130
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 340
Have you ever worked with a specific client only to lose the job because your contact was not the actual decision-maker? Learn about the different buyer types, how to identify them and structure presentations to appeal to each type, and find decision-makers and customize your value to their needs....
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Monday, December 07, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Animating Text in Adobe After Effects

  • Msg #4376: Room: 130
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 360
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Improving HD Radio

  • Msg #4376: Room: 120
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 350
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Monday, December 07, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Case Study: Medical Device Packaging

  • Msg #4376: Room: 170
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 280
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Monday's are the best!

  • Msg #4376: Room: 140
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 370
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Salespeople are from Venus: Installers are from Mars

  • Msg #4376: Room: 200
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 200
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Sonic Foundry - Setting Up, Configuring and Using the Mediasite Recorder

  • Msg #4376: Room: 160
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 400
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Monday, December 07, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Doing More with Less: How new microwave modulation and video encoding technologies improve performance in today’s spectrally challenged environment

  • Msg #4376: Room: 190
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 300
Off-air broadcast and microwave television spectrum is under attack! Huge chunks of this precious spectrum have slowly and systematically been lopped off in deference to the burgeoning demand and unquenchable thirst for Broadband Services. The first wave came in the late 90s with the DTV conversion and then again in... Msg #4380: Read More
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Monday, December 07, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Crestron's DigitalMedia Technology - HDMI Systems Solution

  • Msg #4376: Room: 310
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 410
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the industry standard for true HD content, but HDMI creates many challenges for professional AV systems integration.  Crestron‘s DigitalMediaTM product family distributes all analog and uncompressed HD digital signals over both copper and fiber transports, and manages embedded data such as HDCP, EDID and CEC. Learn more... Msg #4380: Read More
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Keynote
Kristie Chicki
Project Manager
a2z, Inc.
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Monday, December 07, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mix It Up – Live Audio Workshop!

  • Msg #4376: Room: 170
  • Msg #4388: Session Number: 420
In this in-depth workshop, the legendary Buford Jones shares his experience and insights from 30-plus years of mixing experience that includes an array of stars ranging from David Bowie to Shakira. Jones will guide you through creating a mix and solving the challenges inherent in mixing large-scale events, festivals and... Msg #4380: Read More
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Moderator
Ms  Michelle Harman
Sr Account Manager
ARPAC
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