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Jon Olson

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01/26/2008 6:22 AM	Alert
For you folks who think this years show isn't worth the time .This goes to you manufactures sitting on the fence as well consider some points below. Have you looked at the list of subjects? Its chocked full of useful help. You will get a chance to be face to face with some very smart people. For a fraction of your time and money. Look at these classes. Special Bonus Session - Understanding and Working with AutoCAD Tom Harms, FabChoice Team Fabricator's Choice, LLC 4-Hour Class, Limited Registration Fabrication businesses are relying more heavily on technology to maximize the effectiveness of their operations and AutoCAD is at the heart of any process that involves automation. This four-hour class is a hands-on session guides a rank amateur through the process of transforming raw measurement data into useable drawings in AutoCAD. Because this is a hands-on seminar, registration is limited to the first 18 people who sign up Auto cad. This site is full of you guys that have Auto Cad questions. Go to the show! G2. Understanding Manufacturing & Production Richard Christ 90 Minutes You know you are good at what you do and people are willing to pay you for it, now it’s time to make it more profitable. Learn about setting up internal systems and processes, accurate bidding practices, safety, management software, quality control, efficient production techniques and inventory control. Again How many of you ask theses types of questions all the time here? G7. What is Green and Why Should I Care? Eric Corey Freed Organic Architect 90 Minutes The Green Movement is gaining momentum and will soon touch every corner of the countertop industry, including the residential sector. Specifiers and designers are already engaged and will require their partners to be knowledgeable, respectful and compliant. Learn about what it means to be Green, what LEED points are and how they impact you, as well as other essential information on this all-important subject. We might think we know green but we don't. You have to learn some time Ok you get the point go to this link and read on spend some time and really reflect be open minded http://www.sfdexpo.com/sfde/edu_seminars.po Now all of you venders. You need us. We need you. I realize business 101 tells you if your going or not. But sometimes you need to play the hunch. My hunch tells me SS is on a comeback. Do you want to be the leader of the SS world or be the one fighting for the crumbs?

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Treos LLC Charlie Fanning

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01/26/2008 7:01 AM	Alert
Well said Jon!!!!! I will be in the class that Richard Christ is giving, he is one of those guys that when he speaks you want to be there to absorb everything that he says. I am excited about the classes being offered at this years show. I am glad to see that the voice of the fabricator was heard. Thanks for all of your hard work Jon.

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The International Solid Surface Fabricatiors Assoc William F. Wolle

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01/26/2008 7:48 AM

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This is a listing of the seminars and clinics being presented by ISSFA members. Be sure to check them out as well as all the others. There are great seminars and course tracks being offered to meet every need!

Thursday 21st

3:30 PM	G1. Choosing the Right Tools & Equipment, Shop Layout Don Hinckley NBC Solid Surfaces, Inc. A must for new entrepreneurs or anyone looking to expand their operation, this session covers the essential tools and equipment for solid surface and/or hard surface fabrication, budget figures for how much they cost and where to buy them. The discussion also examines shop flow and space requirements, including tips on how to negotiate a favorable lease.
3:30 PM	G2. Understanding Manufacturing & Production Richard Christ You know you are good at what you do and people are willing to pay you for it, now it’s time to make it more profitable. Learn about setting up internal systems and processes, accurate bidding practices, safety, management software, quality control, efficient production techniques and inventory control.
3:30 PM	G6. Solid Surface on the Cutting Edge Jon Olson Sterling Surfaces Solid surface is rapidly becoming a designer’s playground for both commercial and institutional applications. Find out why. Take a virtual tour of some of the new products and applications now emerging and learn how you can take advantage of the opportunities created by increased interest in solid surface from the design community.

Friday 22^nd

10:30 AM	G12. Job Installation and Project Management Bill Wolle, Director of Education & Certification International Solid Surface Fabricator Association Kitchen and bath projects can be installed correctly – and profitably – by incorporating internal systems and procedures that demonstrate a full understanding of the process. Produced by the International Solid Surface Fabricators Association, and presented by a pair of high-energy ISSFA educators, this program will spotlight the 16 critical steps to perfecting installations, as based on the best practices of more than 750 successful designers, dealers and contractors. Attendees of this in-depth, high-energy program will learn how to turn installations from painful to profitable, and how to create satisfied customers every time.
12:30 PM	Stage 3 - C6. Create an Architect’s Presentation That Really Clicks Grant Garcia Sterling Surfaces Nothing beats a live demonstration. This is an up close and personal demonstration of techniques you can use to engage architects, designers and specifiers in your decorative surfacing options presentation. Give them something to take home that they made themselves and they will never forget you or your products.
1:45 PM	Stage 1 - C2. Hit the Showers Bill Wolle, Director of Education & Certification International Solid Surface Fabricator Association Shower and tub surrounds are largely untapped revenue sources for solid surface, quartz and natural stone. Learning these time-saving and problem-evading techniques can help streamline your system and put extra dollars in your pocket.
1:45 PM	Stage 3 - C7. Revenue Generators – Upgrades Kurt Bonk Cabinets 2 Countertops Coving, inlays and drain boards are like found money if you have the tools and systems in place to produce them efficiently. Let us demonstrate the latest techniques for adding extra punch to your revenue stream.

Saturday 23^rd

10:30 AM	D6. Case Study and Q&A Chuck Geerdes North Star Surfaces Implementing the principles covered in this track can be exhilarating and financially rewarding. This session features the case study of an entrepreneur who has gone through the process and lived to tell about it. The second half of the session will be for questions and answers.
10:30 AM	SU6. Case Study and Q&A Mory Ludwick Premier Countertops Find out how a fellow entrepreneur who has grown his business to the next level used the principles covered in this track to his advantage. The second half of the session will be devoted to questions and answers from the class.
11:00 AM	Stage 3 - C6. Create an Architect’s Presentation That Really Clicks Grant Garcia Sterling Surfaces Nothing beats a live demonstration. This is an up close and personal demonstration of techniques you can use to engage architects, designers and specifiers in your decorative surfacing options presentation. Give them something to take home that they made themselves and they will never forget you or your products.
12:30 PM	Stage 1 - C2. Hit the Showers Bill Wolle, Director of Education & Certification International Solid Surface Fabricator Association Shower and tub surrounds are largely untapped revenue sources for solid surface, quartz and natural stone. Learning these time-saving and problem-evading techniques can help streamline your system and put extra dollars in your pocket.
1:30 PM	Stage 3 - C7. Revenue Generators – Upgrades Kurt Bonk Cabinets 2 Countertops Coving, inlays and drain boards are like found money if you have the tools and systems in place to produce them efficiently. Let us demonstrate the latest techniques for adding extra punch to your revenue stream.

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For you folks who think this years show isn't worth the time .This goes to you manufactures sitting on the fence as well consider some points below.

Have you looked at the list of subjects? Its chocked full of useful help. You will get a chance to be face to face with some very smart people. For a fraction of your time and money.

Auto cad. This site is full of you guys that have Auto Cad questions. Go to the show!

Again How many of you ask theses types of questions all the time here?

We might think we know green but we don't. You have to learn some time

Ok you get the point go to this link and read on spend some time and really reflect be open minded

http://www.sfdexpo.com/sfde/edu_seminars.po

Now all of you venders. You need us. We need you. I realize business 101 tells you if your going or not. But sometimes you need to play the hunch. My hunch tells me SS is on a comeback. Do you want to be the leader of the SS world or be the one fighting for the crumbs?