| 7:00 am |
Registration |
| 7:30 am – 12:00 pm |
OPTIONAL OUTINGS |
| 7:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Golf Tournament – Lakewood
Golf Club separate cost – see registration form for details |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
New Orleans School of Cooking
Class & Lunch
separate cost – see registration form for details |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm |
TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS: YOUR PEOPLE |
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| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
The ABC’s of GMPs, Chris Dunn, NSF (1 CEU) |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Update on New US
Food Safety Law Chris Dunn, NSF (1 CEU) |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am |
Testing & Product Monitoring,
Gil Dichter, IDEXX (1 CEU) |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Preparing Your Plant for Inspections,
Bob Hirst, IBWA (1CEU) |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Bottled Water Challenges & Opportunities for 2010 and Beyond
Bob Hirst, IBWA (3 CEUs) |
| 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Bottled Water Security: Comprehensive Technical & Regulatory Review
Bob Hirst, IBWA (2CEUs) |
| 6:30 pm |
Welcome to New Orleans Event |
| 7:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:00 am – 8:10 am |
GENERAL SESSION I: YOUR BUSINESS |
| 8:00 am– 10:00 am |
Welcome |
| 8:10 am– 9:00 am |
Grow Your Bottled
Water Company,
Jim Lewandowski, DS Waters |
| 9:00 am– 10:00 am |
“Throw me a rope and I will
climb out.“,
Malone Garrett, Nantze Springs |
| 10:00 am– 12:30 am |
DS Waters Branch Tour & Workshop on
Warehousing, Sales & Distribution, transportation & lunch included |
| 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm |
Interview for the Best Hire,
Allen Wankat, Culligan International |
| 1:45 pm – 4:30 pm |
Cost Control Session
Moderator: Monitor Rick Padgett, DS Waters |
| 1:45 pm – 2:25 pm |
Preventative Maintenance Prevents
Equipment Breakdowns |
| 2:25 pm – 2:55 pm |
Control of Coolers Being Clean |
| 2:55 pm – 3:10 pm |
Break |
| 3:10 pm – 3:40 pm |
Control of Delinquent Accounts |
| 3:40 pm – 4:10 pm |
Control of Unit Cost of Bottling Water |
| 4:10 pm – 4:40 pm |
Control of Debt Ratio to Gross Income |
| 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm |
Trade Show & Cocktail Reception |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:30 am – 12:00 pm |
GENERAL SESSION II: YOUR INDUSTRY |
| 8:30 am – 8:40 am |
Opening Remarks |
| 8:40 am – 9:40 am |
Sustainable & Green, Dr. Alan Leff, Primo Corp. |
| 9:40 am – 10:30 am |
Bottled Water in the Media:
The Raging Battle to Shape
Consumer Perception,
Breck speed, Mountain Valley Spring Water |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am – 11:15 am |
The Political Climate,
Joe Doss, IBWA |
| 11:15 am – 11:30 am |
Special Conference Closing |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 am |
MABWA & SEBWA Annual
Business Meetings |
| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Optional Outing: New Orleans School
of Cooking Class & Lunch |
