Washington, D.C. will host
NetworkASA 2009: POWER
ASA is pleased to announce its 2009 annual
meeting – NetworkASA 2009: POWER. It
will take place October 14 – 17, 2009 at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, D.C.
NetworkASA 2009 will mark the first time since 2004 that ASA’s annual
convention will be a solo association event.
The meeting will exhibit a renewed focus on the impact ASA has on the
industry and the individual businesses of its members. Attendees will also see seminars from
prominent speakers co-mingled with intimate workshops that encourage a
free-flow sharing of information and best practices.
“In choosing the theme, we wanted to remind our members about the power they
hold individually and collectively, and how to apply those principles of power
that can get them what they want,” shared Mike Adelizzi, ASA’s executive vice
president. “There are many areas,
whether it’s knowledge, insight, sales or something else, that give them the
power to be competitive and successful.
Our agenda will help them recognize the areas where they already have
strength and discover new elements that can be applied where there is need for
improvement. Most importantly, the 2009
program will give them the market trends that members need to know about that
they can’t get any place else, in order for them to compete successfully.”
Taking advantage of the location, attendees of NetworkASA 2009 will participate
inface-to-face meetings with
their legislators and receive legislative briefings on Capitol Hill. “Not only will attendees be able to get
market information that they just can’t get any place else, but they will have
a unique opportunity to impact the future through personal meetings with their
elected leaders that the association will be scheduling for every attendee,”
continued Adelizzi. “Nothing can impact
a wholesaler or manufacturers business faster than government intervention,
talking in person with the people who make decisions that impact their
businesses is a proactive way to secure your future. This is a new feature of our annual meeting and we’re pleased to
be able to offer this benefit to everyone involved.”
ASA also will introduce theIndustry
Interchange, an innovative and exciting event that will replace
the traditional industry trade show and conference booth format. “For a few years now, we’ve heard
dissatisfaction about industry trade shows,“ said Adelizzi. “Our Vendor Member Division (VMD) came out
strongly this year in favor of developing a new way to connect with their
customers and the Industry Interchange is it.
What the Industry Interchange allows us to do is choose a theme and a
format, hold the event and then have the option of redesigning the whole thing
the next year. We aren’t pigeon-holed
into just a trade show, or just a conference booth program. This allows the VMD to react in a responsive
way to changing needs and desires as to how vendors and their customers best
connect. We’re very excited about this
event and the potential it has to stay innovative for years to come.”
For registration and sponsorship information, please contact ASA at
312.464.0090 orinfo@asa.net.
ASA Announces 2009 Annual Meeting
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