One-on-One Meetings
One-on-One Meeting Suites
One-on-ones will be held on Sunday, Nov. 1 and Monday, Nov. 2 in hotel suites located on adjacent floors. Suite assignments are based on several factors, including number of meetings scheduled, seniority in AWDA and the date when registration is received at headquarters.
Actual suite location is based upon availability, but the Venetian will attempt to assign suites for multiple vendor teams as close together as possible.
AWDA One-on-One Information/Hospitality Suite
AWDA will again reserve an Information and Hospitality Suite all day on Sunday, Nov. 1 and Monday, Nov. 2, on a one-on-one floor at the Venetian. Attendees are encouraged to visit this suite to relax with refreshments, and seek information on one-on-ones or the conference in general.
Central to AWDA’s Conference is its unique series of one-on-one business meetings between distributors and vendors. These pre-scheduled sessions enhance members’ Industry Week experience by providing for high-quality business discussions in a personal and confidential environment. Participants are top decision-makers with member companies: both warehouse distributors and vendors. They have the clout to solve problems, find opportunities and forge new alliances. AWDA’s one-on-ones are simply the most efficient way to conduct serious business during Industry Week.
All one-on-one meetings are prescheduled by computer, assuring an impartial matching of appointments. Procedure allows for distributors to choose in advance those vendors with whom they want to meet. Then vendors are given the same opportunity. Scheduling of the one-on-one meetings is weighted toward distributor selections and mutual requests. Priority is also based on the date the selection sheet is received.
Nineteen, 40-minute time slots, plus an optional open time slot are available for meetings.
Scheduling Meetings Online
Attendees have the option of entering 1-on-1 selections online Contact Barbara St. Aubin by e-mail at sainte@kc.rr.com or phone at 913-345-2811 and she will assign your confidential username and password.
Then log on at http://www.saintaubinandassociates.com to enter and access your 1-on-1 information online. Please understand that once 1-on-1 selections are entered, no further changes can be made by the computer
Distributors and vendors will also be able to schedule their one-on-one meetings using traditional paper selection forms, available from Barbara St. Aubin at sainte@kc.rr.com or 913-345-2811. Picks from these forms are transferred to the computer database and compiled in the final scheduling process. Returning or entering the selection sheets promptly may give your company an advantage in the scheduling process.
Below is a projected timetable for the one-on-one scheduling process:
April 13
- WD and manufacturer commitment forms due to Barbara St. Aubin.
April 27
- WD one-on-one selection forms to be sent.
May 15
- WD one-on-one selection sheets due.
May 18-29
- Process printouts of WD one-on-one selections to send to manufacturers.
June 8
- Manufacturer one-on-one selection forms to be sent, with list of WD requests.
June 30
- Manufacturer/business service one-on-one selection sheets due.
July 1-17
- One-on-one schedule process to be completed.
July 31
- Final date for hotel reservations.
- All conference registration forms and payments due from manufacturers, business services, distributors and marketing associations.
July 27
- One-on-one meeting schedules sent to participating companies.
Oct. 16
- Last day to receive refunds for cancellation.
Oct. 31
- Last day for check-in of one-on-one meeting suites.
Note to participants who miss any deadlines: While we will make every effort to assist you, please understand that you will have a more difficult time scheduling meetings and may not be able to maximize conference value. Please contact Barbara St. Aubin to determine what may or may not be possible from a scheduling standpoint.
Barbara St. Aubin
St. Aubin & Associates, LLC
Phone – 913-345-2811
Fax – 913-345-8008
E-mail – sainte@kc.rr.com
www.saintaubinandassociates.com