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Saturday, July
24, 2010
7am – Manufacturer/Supplier Set-Up
In order to give manufacturers/suppliers the
proper time needed to set up and spend time with
your wholesalers, repairers and retailers will
not be permitted in the exposition hall until 1
PM.
The SSIA thanks you
in advance for your cooperation.
8am - Seminar: Machinery Maintenance 101
Finishers, Heel Wheels, 5-in-1 & More
Blase Knabl, Shoe Systems Plus, Goshen, NY
Open session of questions & answers to your
specific machinery problems.
9am to 10am - SSIA Brunch
$10 per person will
be collected at the door
10am to 11am - SSIA Annual Business Meeting
11am - Seminar: Identifying Materials to be
Bonded
Renia & Petronio
Jim McFarland C.Ped,
McFarland’s Shoe Repair, Lakeland, FL
Are you having problems bonding some of the new
materials?
Silver Cup Winner and Silver Cup Judge Jim
McFarland will show you how to identify the
materials you see daily, and how easy it is to
bond them.
11am - Seminar: Alternatives for Profit
Generation in your Operation
Milt Moravek of PediFix will present products
your customers will repeatedly purchase along
with proven demand and concepts to draw
customers to you. Learn how to complement your
services with these principles that will work
for all products you choose to retail.
Noon - Seminar: Point of Sale Computer System
ShoeMax
Jeff Lipson, Cobblestone Shoe Repair, St Louis,
MO & David Mesquita, Leather Spa, New York, NY
Have you noticed almost all retail stores are
now using computer systems at their registers.
Learn the benefits of how using a POS system can
help you manage your time, inventory, purchasing
and many other ways to manage your business.
Noon - Seminar:
Repair the Unrepairables
Fast Fix
Robert DiRinaldo, DiRinaldo’s Shoe Repair,
Trafford, PA
Silver Cup Winner and Silver Cup Judge Robert
DiRinaldo can teach you to repair shoes that you
thought could never be repaired.
1pm - Exposition Hall Opens to All.
In order to give manufacturers/suppliers the
proper time needed to set up and spend time with
your wholesalers, repairers and retailers will
not be permitted in the exposition hall until 1
PM.
The SSIA thanks you in advance for your
cooperation.
5pm - Exposition Hall Closes
5:30pm – SSIA Cocktail Party (Cash Bar)
The SSIA cocktail party is open to SSIA members
ONLY. Their families and employees are welcome
to accompany them.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
8am - Seminar: Machinery Maintenance - When
the Dust Settles
Blase Knabl, Shoe Systems Plus, Goshen, NY
Improve the performance of your finisher.
Helpful solutions to maximize the performance of
your finisher.
9am - Seminar: Excellence in Shoe Repair for
Silver Cup Quality & Competition
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
improve the quality of your every day work, and
help you become the Next Grand Silver Cup
Winner.
9am - Seminar: Today’s challenges and changes
in the footwear industry.
Tauer & Johnson representatives Tom Wilhite &
Ken Johnson along with Tom Giamalva, Palace Shoe
Repair, and Rockford, IL will discuss the
challenges in today’s market and the
opportunities for shoe repair.
10am - Exposition hall opens to all.
2am - Exposition Hall Closes / SSIA 106th Annual
Convention Ends
2pm – 6pm - Supplier Break Down
Note: The SSIA reserves the rights to
change or cancel any seminar, presenter, or re
schedule any other events without notice at the
discretion of the SSIA Board of Directors.
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