Southwest
SDA’s Big Show 2002 rolls into San
Antonio
The Southwest
Drycleaners Association announced
its education line-up for its Big Show 2002, scheduled for
April 13 and 14 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in
San Antonio, TX.
Prior to the show, SDA will host an
Executive Committee meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 11,
and an IFI Board of Director’s dinner at 6 p.m. Those
eager to relax a little before the show will be able to join a
golf tournament at noon at the Canyon Springs Golf Club.
On Friday, SDA will hold several Board of
Directors’ meetings throughout the day before IFI
President Lang Houston hosts a General Membership and Awards
meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
In the afternoon, attendees can register
for a historic tour of San Antonio that runs from 2:30 to 5:30
p.m. and includes a bus trip, boat ride and a walking tour of
the Alamo. Cost is $50 per person.
Later that evening, a welcome reception
will be held at 6:30 p.m.
The educational programs will begin on
Saturday morning with
“Understanding Personality
Differences in Your Cleaning Business” from 8 to 9:30
a.m. The seminar will be presented by Jan Hargrave, who
demonstrated at SDA’s last show the power of non-verbal
communication.
Following the seminar, the exhibit hall
will open until 5:30 p.m. It will also be open from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, SDA will present a
Convention Social from 6:30 to 7 p.m., followed by four hours
of dinner, dancing and entertainment at “Six Flags Over
Texas.”
Popular guest speaker Chris Allsbrooks
will appear at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning to offer an hour-long
discussion on “Managing Difficult Customers.”
Afterward, IFI CEO Bill Fisher will offer his view on the state
of the drycleaning industry at 9:15 a.m.
This year’s convention hotel is the
St. Anthony, located at 300 East Travis St. in San Antonio. A
special discount rate of $129 for single/double occupancy has
been reserved for those who call the hotel at (210) 227-4392
and affiliate themselves with Big Show 2002.
The hotel is also offering rates of $139
per night for triple occupancy and $149 for quad. Reservations
must be made by March 11.
Full registration for SDA’s
convention will be offered in a package that costs $115 per
person and will include admittance to the exhibit hall and all
of the educational seminars, as well as the welcome reception,
the Six Flags Over Texas dinner, and the General Membership and
Awards meeting.
Members who register prior to March 15
will receive a discount price of $89 per person for the full
registration package.
Plant owners and employees may also
purchase a basic registration package for $10 each, which
includes unlimited entrance to the exhibit hall, the State of
the Industry seminar, and the membership meeting. Allied Trades
who are not exhibiting can purchase the same package for $100
each.
For more information on Big 2002 Show,
contact SDA by calling (210) 826-4684.
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