Program At-A-Glance

Facilities Foodservice Ground-Up Const./Remodeling Planning & Design Sustainability Tenant Improvement Const./Remodeling Business Strategies
Sunday, March 13
1:00pm - 2:00pm Supplier Welcome Luncheon and Orientation
2:30pm - 3:00pm First-Time Attendee Orientation
3:30pm - 4:45pm Opening Address
5:00pm - 6:30pm Solution Center Open (Refreshments Served)
6:30pm - 8:00pm SPECS/2011 Welcoming Reception
Monday, March 14
7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast (7:30am - 8:00am) and Keynote Address
9:15am - 10:15am This Is How You Do It - Presentation Design & Delivery Pest Control - Getting The Bugs Out Of Your System Creating An Emergency Response Plan For Natural Disasters Retail Store Of The Year Sustainability Overview Project Manager Selection - Outsourcing vs. Insourcing Breakout Session
10:30pm - 11:45am Ice, Ice Baby… And Snow ---- Evaluating Costs Of Materials & Methods For Ground-Up Construction ---- Financing GREEN ---- Breakout Session
10:30am - 11:45am Exhibitor/Retailer Face-to-Face Information Exchange
12:00pm - 3:15pm Solution Center Open (Lunch & Refreshments Served)
3:30pm - 4:45am Facilities Flip-Offs! Are You In Jeopardy? It's All About The ROI Until The Lawsuit Justifying Renovation & Refresh Projects - What Areas Bring The Best ROI? EuroShop 2011 - A Review Strategic Energy Management Mastering Project Management - Plan It ----
5:00pm - 6:00pm Women In Retailing Networking Reception
6:30pm - 8:00pm SPECS/2011 Evening Reception
Tuesday, March 15
---- Facilities Foodservice Ground-Up Const./Remodeling Planning & Design Sustainability Tenant Improvement Const./Remodeling Business Strategies
7:30am - 9:00am Breakfast (7:30am - 8:00am) and Keynote Address
9:15am - 10:15am What's Your Plan, Stan? Being Prepared For All Disasters Health Department Strategies - Best Practices To Manage Your Final Health Inspection How To Create A Profitable Process Of Closing Or Reducing A Store BIM - Real World Application With Crate & Barrel Ongoing GREEN Mastering Project Management - Build It Breakout Session
10:30am - 11:45am ---- Remodeling In A Franchise Community - Getting Franchisees To Opt-In To Corporate Programs ---- LED: A to Z ---- To Touch or Not To Touch - Portfolio Management Breakout Session
10:30am - 11:45am Exhibitor/Retailer Face-to-Face Information Exchange
12:00pm - 3:15pm Solution Center Open (Lunch & Refreshments Served)
3:30pm - 4:00pm Supplier Wrap-up Meeting
3:30pm - 4:45pm Facts That Impact - What Happens If We Don't? Energy Management For Restaurants - Finding The Fruit Closest To The Ground, Cost Optimization Managing Risks In The Trend Towards Self Developing ADA: Both Sides of the Coin Best Practices Technology As An Enabler ----
5:00pm - 5:30pm Retailer Wrap-up Meeting
6:30pm - 10:00pm SPECS/2011 Retail Appreciation Party
Wednesday, March 16
8:30am - 10:30am Breakfast (8:30am - 9:00am) and General Session Address