NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS
REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATION
2008 ANNUAL NEMRA CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 13-16, 2008
MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK HOTEL
Washington, D.C.
Daily Event Schedule (PDF)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
NEMRA Finance Committee Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
NEMRA Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Conference Registration Open
10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
NEMRA Board of Directors and NMG Executive Committee Luncheon
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NMG Executive Committee Meeting
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Educational Seminars (4 sessions)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Line Profitability Analysis –Scott Lindberg
- "Think Green" New Market Opportunities for Representatives – William Attardi
- Ten Trends in the Electrical Marketplace – Jim Lucy
- Tax Tips for Representatives – Scott Brenner
Educational Seminars (repeat of 1:00 p.m. sessions)
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
NEMRA Past Chairmen’s Briefing
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NEMRA Incoming Board of Directors Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
NEMRA Chairman’s Cocktail Reception (informal)
6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
NEMRA Past Chairman’s Dinner (off site)
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008
Conference Registration Open
6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
NEMRA Chapters / Networking Groups
Continental Breakfast - NEMRA/CEMRA Members Only
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
NEMRA/CEMRA Members Only - Open Forum
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Spouse Breakfast and Program
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
NMG Forum - All Attendees
Eliminating Wasteful Activities in the Representative and Manufacturer Sales & Marketing Channel –Phase 3
9:45 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
For All Attendees - Box Lunch Available
11:50 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Group Briefing Mtgs. and Optional One-on-One Conferences
(1 hour with a 15 minute break - Session E, 45 minutes)
12:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
G/B Mtg. 1 / Optional One-on-One A 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
G/B Mtg. 2 / Optional One-on-One B 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
G/B Mtg. 3 / Optional One-on-One C 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
G/B Mtg. 4 / Optional One-on-One D 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Optional One-on-One E 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
NEMRA Chairman’s Cocktail Reception (by invitation only)
6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Conference Registration Open
6:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Continental Breakfast - All Attendees
6:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
NEMRA General Session - All Attendees
Keynote Presentation: Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary
8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Spouse Program (off site)
10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
For All Attendees - Box Lunch Available
11:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Group Briefing Mtgs. and Optional One-on-One Conferences
(1 hour with a 15 minute break)
10:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Schedule your own lunch period.
Cash food concessions will be available at 11:00 a.m.
G/B Mtg. 5 / Optional One-on-One F 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
G/B Mtg. 6 / Optional One-on-One G 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
G/B Mtg. 7 / Optional One-on-One H 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
G/B Mtg. 8 / Optional One-on-One I 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Scheduled One-on-One Conferences
(45 minutes with a 15 minute break)
3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
One-on-One Session 1 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
One-on-One Session 2 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
One-on-One Session 3 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
An Evening With NEMRA Gala Event (cocktails and dinner)
6:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2008
Conference Registration Open
6:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Continental Breakfast - All Attendees
6:15 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Scheduled One-on-One Conferences
(45 minutes with a 15 minute break)
One-on-One Session 4 7:00 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
One-on-One Session 5 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
One-on-One Session 6 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
One-on-One Session 7 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
One-on-One Session 8 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
One-on-One Session 9 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
One-on-One Session 10 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
One-on-One Session 11 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
One-on-One Session 12 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
One-on-One Session 13 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
One-on-One Session 14 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT
6:00 p.m.