TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12
6:00-7:30pmOpening Reception, brought to you by Bradford White
The ideal way to start a successful meeting is to gather with friends and industry colleagues to renew relationships and strengthen your industry network.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13
8:30-11:30amWholesaler & Vendor Conference Appointments
During this session, vendors and wholesalers will meet one-on-one and can review progress made in 2010 and create growth plans for 2011.
1:30-3:00pm
Keynote Speaker Presentation
Rudy Reuttiger
3:15-4:30pm
Thrive in the PVF Industry: An Analysis of End-User Markets for Industrial PVF Segments
Michael Halloran, CFA, Vice President & Senior Industrial Analyst, Robert W. Baird & Co.
6:00-8:00pm
IPD Open House
The industry’s premier networking opportunity that caters exclusively to wholesalers and manufacturers operating in the industrial and mechanical PVF segment of the industry.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14
7:30-9:30amWeldbend IPD Breakfast
featuring Mike Ditka
9:45-11:15am
Legislative Watch: How Will Washington, D.C. Impact Your Business Today and In the Future
Joan Woodward, Executive Vice President of Public Policy, Travelers
Marketing to Thrive: A Panel Discussion
11:30-1:15pm
Future Trends Lunch
Karl Rove
1:45-3:30pm
Industry Outlook
Donald R. McNeeley, Ph.D., President & Chief Operating Officer, Chicago Tube & Iron Corporation
5:30-8:00pm
Industry Interchange
ASA’s twist on the basic industry trade show and conference booth format brings together participating vendors and distributors to forge partnerships.
