WFI announces speaker lineup for its 2004
fall conference
Image is important in the drycleaning
industry. How your customers perceive your business and its
employees plays a large role in whether or not they’ll
return in the future.
Cleaners searching for ideas on how they
can boost their image may want to attend the Wisconsin
Fabricate Institute’s 2004
Fall Conference and Golf Outing, planned for the weekend of
Sept. 17-19 at the Holiday Inn in Tomah, WI.
Guest speaker Norm Oehlke will be on hand
to share his insight on the importance of “Your
Image” in a Saturday morning seminar presentation.
Oehlke, a former IFI analyst, instructor and consumer relations
expert, currently works as an independent consultant and writes
a column for American Drycleaner.
Also on the educational itinerary will be
Sunday sessions featuring attorney Daniel Finerty and Robin
Schmidt from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Finerty, a graduate of Marquette
University Law School, will present “Employment and
Personnel Policies Every Business Should Have.”
Schmidt, whose practice focuses on
employment discrimination and other general labor law matters,
will discuss the changes to the bidding process in the DERF
program and how those changes may affect actions cleaners take
during environmental cleanups. The seminar will be called:
“Uncertainties in Remedy Selection.”
Sunday’s programming will end with a
panel discussion featuring several WFI members and experts who
will share firsthand testimonies of their experiences with DERF
cleanups.
As an added educational bonus, local plant
Band Box Cleaners & Laundry, Inc., will be opening its
doors so attendees can tour its facilities over the course of
the weekend.
Plenty of other activities have already
been planned, as well. On Friday, cleaners can update their
credentials by taking the certification tests. Afterward, WFI
will host a board of directors meeting where the officer
elections will take place.
Later that night, there will be a
Halloween party with prizes handed out for Best Adult Costumes.
Children who attend will be able to trick or treat after
dinner.
On Saturday, golf lovers will have a
chance to get in the swing of things with a golf outing and
lunch at the Hiawatha Golf Club. Attendees who prefer other
avenues of relaxation may choose to take a guided tour through
Wisconsin’s Amish Country.
Later in the evening, WFI will present a
Country Western reception and buffet dinner.
The association will also hold a general
membership meeting on Sunday morning.
Hotel accommodations at the Holiday Inn
are offered to convention-goers at a rate of $72 per night for
single, double, triple or quad occupancy. Amenities include a
spacious pool, whirlpool, fitness center, a game and video
arcade for kids, a fishing pool and an outdoor driving range.
Reservations must be procured by September
1. Call (608) 372-3211.
Registration for WFI’s Fall
Conference is $115 per cleaner and $95 for spouses. The fee
covers admission to all events except for the golf tournament
and the Amish Country tour.
There are special registration rates for
children, as well.
For more information, call WFI, (414)
529-4707.
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