| Day / Time |
Event |
| 1:00 - 3:00 |
General Session |
|
Conference Welcome & Event Overview |
|
State of the Closets Industry - Laurel Didier & Helen Kuhl (W011) |
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The Closet: Then and Now - Neil Balter (W012) |
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Birth of the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals - Mike Carson (W013) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Refreshment Break |
|
Breakout Session #1 |
| 3:15 - 4:15 |
W111 - The Softer Side of Selling - Diana Auspurger, Creative Storage Systems, Buffalo, NY |
W112 - Starting Your Own Business: So You Want to Be a Closet Organizer - Joe Galow, The Closet Creator, Wheeling, IL |
W113 - Tuning Up Garage Organization - Tom Brandt, The Garage Project, Middleton, WI |
W114 - Serving the High-End Market - David Loeb, Innerspace, Miami, FL |
|
Breakout Session #2 |
| 4:30 - 5:30 |
W211 - Moving from Amateur to Expert - Wayne Clark, Closet Master, Inc., Orlando, FL |
W212 - Tips for Smoother Installations - Jeff Klein, The Closet Specialist, Bluffton, SC |
W213 - Managing for Growth - David Linda, SpaceMan Home & Office, Houston, TX |
W214 - Breaking Down the Sales Process to Maximize Profits - Steve Mann, Crowne Closets & Cabinetry, Las Vegas, NV |
| 5:30 - 7:00 |
Industry Reception |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by:  |
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Breakout Session #3
Sponsored by:  |
| 8:00 - 9:00 |
T321 - The Softer Side of Selling - Diana Auspurger, Creative Storage Systems, Buffalo, NY |
T322 - Starting Your Own Business: So You Want to Be a Closet Organizer - Joe Galow, The Closet Creator, Wheeling, IL |
T323 - Tuning Up Garage Organization - Tom Brandt, The Garage Project, Middleton, WI |
T324 - Serving the High-End Market - David Loeb, Innerspace, Miami, FL |
|
Breakout Session #4 |
| 9:15 - 10:15 |
T411 - Designing a Winning Showroom - Larry Fox, Valet Organizers, Campbell, CA |
T412 - Home Office: The Next Frontier of Profitability - Neal Zimmerman, AIA, Neal Zimmerman and Associates, West Hartford, CT |
T413 - Creating Win-Win Alliances with Professional Organizers to Grow Your Business - Barry Izsak, Arranging It All, Austin, TX |
T414 - Expanding Beyond the Closet - Tom Barber, Closet Crafters & More Inc., Albany NY |
| 10:00 - 5:00 |
Exhibits Hall Open |
| Noon - 1:15 |
Peer2Peer Roundtable Lunch (ticketed event) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 |
Refreshment Break |
|
Breakout Session #5
Sponsored by:  |
| 3:00 - 4:00 |
T521 - Moving from Amateur to Expert - Wayne Clark, Closet Master, Inc., Orlando, FL |
T522 - Tips for Smoother Installations - Jeff Klein, The Closet Specialist, Bluffton, SC |
T523 - Managing for Growth - David Linda, SpaceMan Home & Office, Houston, TX |
T524 - Breaking Down the Sales Process to Maximize Profits - Steve Mann, Crowne Closets & Cabinetry, Las Vegas, NV |
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Breakout Session #6
Sponsored by:  |
| 4:15 - 5:15 |
T621 - Designing a Winning Showroom - Larry Fox, Valet Organizers, Campbell, CA |
T622 - Home Office: The Next Frontier of Profitability - Neal Zimmerman, AIA, Neal Zimmerman and Associates, West Hartford, CT |
T623 - Creating Win-Win Alliances with Professional Organizers to Grow Your Business - Barry Izsak, Arranging It All, Austin, TX |
T624 - Expanding Beyond the Closet - Tom Barber, Closet Crafters & More Inc., Albany NY |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by: |
| 8:00 - 10:15 |
Closing General Session |
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Lessons Learned: Succeeding in the Closet Business - Steve Mann, Crowne Closets & Cabinetry, Las Vegas, NV (F711) |
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Looking Into the Future - Mike Carson (F712) |
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Closing Comments - Laurel Didier & Helen Kuhl (F713) |
| 10:00 - 4:00 |
Exhibit Hall Open |
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