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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