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Pine
Needles Lodge & Golf Club
Southern Pines, North Carolina
September
15-17, 2004
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Wednesday,
September 15
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11:00
- 5:00
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Golf Tournament |
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4:00
- 7:00
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Registration
Opens |
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4:00
- 7:00
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Exhibitor
Set Up |
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6:45
- 8:30
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Welcome
Pig Pickin' |
Thursday,
September 16
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7:30
- 8:30
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Continental
Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
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7:00
- 7:00
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Registration
Open |
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7:00
- 3:30
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Exhibits
Open |
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8:30
- 8:45
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Welcome
- Dr. Roy Archambault, NCWTA Conference
Chair |
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8:45
- 9:30
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Keynote
1 - Ray Owens, Federal Reserve Bank
Trade - The Key to Growth |
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9:30
- 10:15
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Keynote
2- John Beard, Beard Hardwoods
Dealing with the Changing Furniture Industry in a World Market |
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10:15
- 10:30
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Break |
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10:30
- 11:15
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Keynote
3- Bob Graham, Ridge Partners LLC
A Strategy for Winning the Trade Game |
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11:15
- 12:00
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Keynote
4- Secretary Elaine Marshall,
N.C. Secretary of State
Lead, Follow, or Get...a Partnership |
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11:45
- 12:00
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Trade
Testimonial |
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12:00
- 1:30
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Luncheon
Debate
The Great Trade Debate - Threats and Opportunities in Global
Trade |
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1:30
- 1:45
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Break |
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1:45
- 2:30
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Keynote
5- Brendan Hewson, Bank of America
Building a Better Mouse Trap |
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2:30
- 2:45
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Trade
Testimonial- Hardy Dail, Longistics
The Longistics Experience |
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2:45
- 3:00
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Break
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3:00
- 4:00
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Meet
the Keynotes
Up Close and Personal: A Chance to get the Answers to Your
Questions
Ray Owens,
Federal Reserve Bank
Bob
Graham, Ridge Partners LLC
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4:00
- 6:00
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On
Your Own |
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6:00
- 7:15
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Networking
Reception in Exhibit Area |
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7:15
- 10:00
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Conference Dinner- Laura Hamilton, Laura
Hamilton Seminars, Inc.
Why Are You Looking for the Wizard?
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Friday,
September 17
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7:30
- 8:15
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Continental
Breakfast in Exhibit Area |
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7:30
- 12:15
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Exhibits
Open
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7:30
- 1:00
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Registration
Open
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8:00
- 8:15
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State
of the Association - Roger Rains, NCWTA
President |
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8:15
- 9:00
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Keynote
6- Dr. Andrew Brod, UNCG
What Trade Really Means to North Carolina |
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9:00
- 10:00
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Keynote
7- Jon Fee, Alston & Bird LLP
Big Tickets in Compliance
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10:00
- 10:15
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Break |
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10:15
- 11:00
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Keynote
8- Jim Giermanski, Belmont Abbey College
The Southern Border: A Security Conundrum |
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11:00
- 11:15
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Trade
Testimonial |
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11:15
- 12:00
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Keynote
9- Jim Leonard, U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Issues |
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12:00
- 12:15
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Wrap-Up
and Refreshments - Dr. Roy Archambault,
NCWTA Conference Chair |
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