Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
12:00 noon |
Complimentary boxed lunch for all conference attendees
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Austin Convention Center |
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
Politics, the Economy and the Business Community
Gene Marks, Small business columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes and the New York Times.
Presented by New Balance |
Ballroom D
ATC
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2:45 - 3:45 p.m. |
Bigger Stores, Bigger Opportunities!
Panel Discussion: Ed Griffin, Fleet Feet Kris Hartner, Naperville Running, and Guy Perry, Salt Lake Running Co. |
Ballroom D
ATC |
4:00 - 5:15 p.m. |
Explode Your Sales! – How to Get the Maximum Bang from Your Marketing Bucks
Bob Negen Whiz Bang Training, retail consultant and trainer |
Ballroom D
ATC
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6:00 p.m. |
Opening Night Mixer
Sponsored by Balega Sports and Formula4Media |
Hilton Austin Governor’s Ballroom. Level 2 |
Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
6:00 a.m. |
The Running Event Trail Run / Featuring Dean Karnazes
Sponsored by the North Face |
Meet in the Hilton hotel lobby for buses to trail run. |
7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
Ballroom D
ATC
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Run a Retail Business That Really Works
Jim Dion, author and retail consultant
Presented by ASICS |
Ballroom D
ATC
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10:00-10:15 a.m. |
Break |
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Breakout Sessions / Round 1 |
10:15 - 11:15 a.m. |
Session 1
Value Proposition to the Customer
Andy Kulina VP Brand and Retail Strategy, Sign Me Up |
Room 12B
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 2
Maximizing the Use of Social Media
Kate Buck, Founder and CEO, KBJOnline |
Room 12A
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 3
Supplementing Your Winter Sales
Adam Chase of Running Times and John Clark of Skinny Raven Sports in Anchorage |
Room 19B
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 4
The Running Market Today
Presented by Leisure Trends Group |
Room 19A
4th floor, ATC |
Breakout Sessions / Round 2 |
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Session 5
Selling the Science of Hydration
Dr. Kimberly White
Presented by Gatorade Sport Science Institute |
Room 12B
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 6
Using Technology to Increase Customers and Keep Them Loyal
Panelists Bob Kennedy of The Blue Mile, Rich Wills of FITniche,
John Moore of The Next Legend and Joey Pointer of Fleet Feet
Presented by RICS Software. |
Room 19A
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 7
Maximizing the Use of Social Media
Kate Buck, Founder and CEO, KBJOnline |
Room 12A
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 8
Understanding and responding to the Most Common Running Injuries
• Dr. Paul Langer, Twin Cities Orthopedics Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Minnesota Medical School Author: Great Feet for Life: Footcare & Footwear for Healthy Aging
• Robert Conenello, DPM Global Clinical Advisor, Special Olympics International President Elect, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. |
Room 19B
4th floor, ATC |
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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Breakout Sessions / Round 3 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Session 9
Value Proposition to the Customer
Andy Kulina VP Brand and Retail Strategy, Sign Me Up |
Room 12B
4th floor, ATC
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Session 10
Understanding and responding to the Most Common Running Injuries
• Dr. Paul Langer, Twin Cities Orthopedics Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Minnesota Medical School Author: Great Feet for Life: Footcare & Footwear for Healthy Aging
• Robert Conenello, DPM Global Clinical Advisor, Special Olympics International President Elect, American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. |
Room 19B
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 11
The Running Market Today
Presented by Leisure Trends Group |
Room 19A
4th floor, ATC |
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Session 12
How to Engage Your Staff with Training
Presented by 3Point5 |
Room 12A
4th floor, ATC |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
The Future of the Running Specialty Business
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Ballroom D
Austin Convention Center |
3:00 p.m. |
The Running Event Expo opens |
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4:00 p.m. |
Cocktails on the Expo floor |
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6:00 p.m. |
Expo Closes |
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6:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
Running Specialty Hall of Fame Dinner and Inductions
Presented by The Independent Running Retailer Association
Sponsored by Brooks, Runner’s World and Running Insight |
Austin Convention
Center Ballroom |
8:30 p.m. |
Puma Social Club (For Retailers Only) |
Buffalo Billiards,
201 East 6th St. |
Friday, December 9, 2011 |
7:00 a.m. |
The 5th Annual Indie 5K
Title sponsors include K-Swiss, Timex, 2XU and A4 |
Buses depart Hilton Austin
at 6:30 a.m. |
8:30 - 10 a.m. |
Food for Thought Breakfast: A New Angle on Running (For Retailers Only)
Presented by Saucony. |
Ballroom F and G
ATC
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8:30 - 10 a.m. |
Running by Design Breakfast
• Emily Walzer, Textile Insight managing editor
• Kurt Gray, designer and product developer |
Meeting Room 18
ATC
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10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m |
The Running Event Expo |
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7:00 p.m. |
The 50 Best Running Stores in America Awards and Banquet
Sponsored by Competitor |
Governor’s Ballroom, Hilton Austin |
Saturday, December 10, 2011 |
8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast on the Expo Floor
Sponsors include Trigger Point Performance Therapy, Sof-Sole, ASICS, and Formula4Media |
Austin Convention Center |
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
The Running Event Expo |
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