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EVENTS & TENTS Friday Feb. 20 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. REGISTRATION 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CERP (Certified Event Rental Professional) Program Testing Pre-registration required. See page 9 for details. Saturday Feb. 21 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. REGISTRATION 8 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Welcome Continental Breakfast and Opening Session The Mentalist for Rentalists: David Merrell's Trends and Forecasts 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. PRODUCTIVITY TENTING BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES OPERATIONS Mobile Business James Spellos Let's Talk – All About Tenting Rental industry panel Thank Goodness This Didn't Happen to Me! Maura Paternoster, AIC, ARM Inventory Management – All the Moving Pieces Rental industry panel 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. It's Time to Make Networking WORK! Todd Cohen A Ballasting Act Rental industry panel Let's Talk – About Your Team Rental industry panel Stitch by Stitch: Make, Mend and Maintain Your Linens Rental industry panel Noon – 1:15 p.m. Events & Tents Lunch and Family Feud 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. SALES/MARKETING TENTING BEST BUSINESS PRACTICES/OPERATIONS Understanding and Communicating Your Competitive Advantage Barry Himmel Underneath It All: Flooring and Staging Rental industry panel Why Didn't I Think of That? Simple, Creative, Money-Saving Ideas Rental industry contributors 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Weddings in a Changing World Bernadette Smith Keep Your Tent in Tip-Top Shape: Stain Removal and Repair Rental industry panel Benchmarking Your Business Barbara Nuss, CPA Inventory Expansion ... Growing Your Business Rental industry panel 3:45 p.m. – 4 p.m. Break 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Events & Tents Closing Session Virtual Tours 2015: Unique Solutions to Operating a Rental Business 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Events & Tents Reception at The Chicory Advance registration and ticket required Exclusive educational workshop focused specifically on the event rental industry. This is a separate program with an additional registration cost. 22 Location is the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.