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in Williamsburg, VA, which featured 18 seminars.
And the NABCA recently organized a media summit,
about how to interact more proactively and positively
with the press. This members-only meeting featured
presentations by a representative of the Washington
Post, by an advertising agency and by a blogger.
"The symposia and the
conferences are good learning
experiences," said Anderson, "and
a chance for people doing the
same jobs to network and develop
friendships."
The NABCA has also increased
the amount it dispenses in grants
for alcohol education effort, up
50% to over a half-million dollars.
And in the next couple of
months, the association will be
unveiling its online survey book.
"It used to be available only to
members before," said Sgueo,
"but we want to expand service
and provide it to folks who need it,
such as researchers and offi cials in
both the control and open states."
The NABCA has also been reaching out more to
entities similar to the control states located throughout
the world, such as some Canadian provinces and Nordic
countries that run their own control systems. "It is fair to
say that they are facing some of the same things we are,"
said Sgueo, who reported that
Canadian representatives came
to the logistics trade show, the
media summit and both Nordic
and Canadian representatives
are at the annual conference.
"Truthfully, alcohol is a global
entity and these agencies from
other countries look an awful lot
like us," said Sgueo.
As NABCA chairman,
Anderson said, "I'd like to make
sure that the NABCA continues
to provide the best value to its
members and their employees
as well as to society at large."
In other words, good
customer service.
Jeff Anderson, Kay Bennett and Howard Wasserstein inside the ISLD warehouse in Boise, ID (left), and
outside at the loading dock, joined by driver Dave Johnson (left) and Trent Fillmore, dock manager
(right), who are employees of the ISLD's third party freight company, Diamond Line Delivery.
More and
more customers,
such as suppliers,
brokers, Ä nancial
analysts and a few
retailers, are relying
on the accuracy and
timeliness of our
data to make their
business decisions."
— Jim Sgueo, NABCA
president and ceo
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