NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DECORATIVE FABRIC DISTRIBUTORS

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AUGUST 8-11, 2007

The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
“Turning Strategies into Action”

Wednesday, August 8, 2007                                                                                                               

9:00 A.M                                 Board Meeting
1:00 P.M.                                Golf Outing (optional)
7:00 P.M.                                Opening Reception & Registration
                                               Cocktails/ Dinner at Biltmore Estate Deerpark Restaurant
                                               Candlelight tour of Biltmore Estate mansion

Thursday, August 9

7:30 A.M. – 8:30 A.M.            Continental Breakfast/Registration                                                      
8:30 A.M. -9:15 A.M.              Speaker: Coach Sam Wyche, “Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Everything You Do”
                                              One of the most innovative coaches in the NFL & a master of motivational techniques
9:15 A.M. – 10; 15 A. M.        Question and Answer session with Sam Wyche                                                                                  
10:15 A.M –10:45 A.M.          Coffee Break
10:45 A.M –11:45 A.M           Speaker: Robert Siciliano “Identify Theft Epidemic: Protecting Corporate Data”
                                              Featured on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News & others, millions have already learned his security secrets
11:45 A.M.-12:00 A.M.           Coffee Break
12:00 P.M.–1:00 P.M.            Round Table Discussion
1:00 P.M...                             Lunch on own if not White Water Rafting                                                                              
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.            Hospitality Room available for individual member/vendor meetings
                                             Afternoon Outing, White Water Rafting Optional (includes transportation, lunch, towels, rafting)
5:00 P.M.                              Hospitality Room open for cocktails and networking             
                                             Evening Free                                                                                        

Friday, August 10

7:30 A.M. –8:005 A.M.          Continental Breakfast                                                                         
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.           Speaker, Mark Lacroix, “Sustainability: Industry Guidelines & Information”
                                             VP of Global Sustainability, Interface Fabrics, a living breathing tree hugging, granola eating capitalist (pig)!                          
9:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.           Coffee Break                                                                                      
9:15 A.M. – 10:00 A.M          Speaker Q&A with Mark Lacroix
10:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M.          Coffee Break                                                                                      
10:15 A.M. -11:15 A.M.         Round Table Discussion
11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.       Annual Meeting
12:15P.M.                             Lunch on own                                                                                    
1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.              Hospitality Room available for individual member/vendor meetings
5:00 P.M.                              Hospitality Room open for cocktails and networking
7:00 P.M.                              Final cocktails and Banquet at Grove Park Inn
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Saturday, August 11
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Check Out                            Have a Safe Trip Home On your own, you may schedule a tour of mills nearby either after or before the conference.

Round Table topics: Technology Trends; Identity Theft; Supplier/Vendor Response to source from &/or compete with Asian imports; Best Practices
                                                                                                                                   
                                                                       

DRESS FOR ALL EVENTS IS BUSINESS CASUAL