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SSIA 102nd
Annual Convention |
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Hotel Information
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Program Details
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Exhibitors
Schedule
of Events
Friday,
August 18 |
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8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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SSIA Pedorthic
Continuing Education Program
Bill Meanwell / Contemporary Pedorthics
BCP Approved for 10 CEP’s (Cost for this one-day
seminar is $495.)
Click here for registration details. |
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Saturday,
August 19 |
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8 a.m. |
Seminar:
Marketing Your Business on a Shoestring
Jeff Lipson / Cobblestone Shoe Repair
Do you think marketing your business cost a lot
of money? See how Jeff brings in new customers
and keeps his existing customers coming back on
a shoestring budget. |
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8 a.m. |
Seminar: How You
Can Increase Your Annual Sales and Profits by
Selling Handcrafted Comfort Footwear.
Tauer & Johnson
This informative seminar will be presented by
Rockford Shoe Repair and will include a
presentation on how they have been successful in
increasing their annual sales |
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9 a.m. |
Seminar:
Identifying Materials to be Bonded
Jim McFarland C.Ped
Are you having problems bonding some of the new
materials? Jim will show you how to identify the
materials and how easy it is to bond them. |
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9 a.m. |
Seminar: Making
Money with Dyeable Shoes
Jim Botti / Dyeables Shoe Company
Whether you are already dyeing fabric shoes or
not, learn how selling them can add more money
to your pocket. |
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10 a.m. |
Seminar: Tricks
of the Trade
Randy Lipson / Cobblestone Shoe Repair
This is an open forum so bring your best time
saving or money saving ideas to share with other
repairers. You don’t have one? Come on in and
learn a few! This is a great opportunity for
repairers to help and guide each other. |
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10 a.m. |
Seminar: Profits
through over the counter Foot Care Products
Jerry Klein C-Ped / Aetrex Worldwide (Apex)
Studies have shown that pre fabricated foot care
products can relieve 75% of all painful foot
problems. Learn how selling over the counter
foot care products can bring more customers into
your store. |
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11 a.m. |
SSIA Annual
Business Meeting for SSIA Members Only.
(Break for lunch after business meeting ends) |
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1 p.m. |
Exposition hall
opens to all. |
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3 p.m. |
Seminar:
Introduction to Pedorthics
Linda Talent C.Ped / Oklahoma State
University
Many people feel that in order for Shoe Repair
to survive they must diversify and change the
way they are doing business. Let Linda teach you
how Pedorthics can change the future of your
business and bring more people into your store. |
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4 p.m. |
Seminar: How to
make 100 Grand
David Stern / Cobblers Bench
David, is going to share the ideas that he has
used during his career that have made him
successful in the shoe repair industry. |
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5 p.m. |
Exposition Hall
Closes |
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6:30 p.m. |
SSIA Cocktail Party
(Cash Bar) |
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7:30 p.m. |
The 102nd SSIA
Annual Convention’s Silver Cup Awards Banquet
(Cost is $30 per person and MUST be paid before
July 28)
Please Make checks payable to the SSIA and send
them to:
John McLoughlin
C/O QB Soling
18 School St.
N. Brookfield, MA 01535 |
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Sunday,
August 20 |
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8 a.m. |
Seminar:
Machinery Maintenance
Blase Knabl / Shoe Systems Plus
Blase can teach you some of the simple things
can keep your machines running smooth for a long
time. |
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9 a.m. |
Seminar: What can
The Silver Cup do for my business?
Past Grand Silver Cup Winners and judges will
tell you what winning a
Grand Silver Cup has done for their business.
They will also guide you on what the judges look
for to help you become the next Grand Silver Cup
Winner! |
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10 a.m. |
Exposition hall
opens to all. |
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2 p.m. |
Exposition Hall
Closes / SSIA 102nd Annual Convention Ends |
