2008 North American Farmers'

Direct Marketing Convention

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Wednesday At-A-Glance

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast & Trade Show
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** All Sessions, Moderators and Speakers may change without notice. **

9:00 am - 10:30 am General Session
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Concurrent Session 3
12:15 pm - 2:15 pm Lunch & Trade Show
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Concurrent Session 4
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmClosing Celebration


 
9 am -
10:30 am

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

2:15 pm - 3:45 pm

4 pm - 5:30 pm
Track Headings

General Session


Concurrent
Session 3

Concurrent
Session 4

Closing Celebration
Advanced Learning

The Next
Big Thing?
It Just Might Be What
We All Take
For Granted

 You be the Judge
Moderator: Rob Leeds, OH
Speaker: Robert Moore, Dublin, OH
 What Flew & What Flopped
Facilitator: Stuart Beare, UK
 Closing Celebration

It’s not just the closing session. It’s a celebration, it’s a review, it’s a lollapalooza. It’s time to expect the unexpected.
Join us as we take a look at some of the best ideas our members have to offer.
We may take a look at the...
Top 3 ideas for customer parking
Top 10 Farm Signs
Top 10 Produce Displays
Top 5 Billboards
Top 7 Homemade Gizmos
Top 5 Craziest Customer Comments
Top 10 ideas from the Wisconsin bus tour
Top 7 Children’s Play Area Activities
and much more!
Bring your notebook and get ready for one last whirlwind of ideas!

... oh, and where are
we going next year?
Come to this session
and find out! 

Technology
 Winning Web Sites Round Table
Facilitator:
 What Flew & What Flopped
Facilitator: Kerry Engel, AB, and Mary Vollmer, NC
 
Retailing Principles that Sell
 DIY: Do-It-Yourself Projects to Enhance Your Market
Moderator: John Holcomb, AZ
Speakers:
Wade Kuipers, Maple Park, IL, Dick Kraus, Whitewater, WI; 
 What Flew & What Flopped
Facilitator: Bob Tritten, MI
 
School Tours
 Great Self-Guided School Tours
Moderator: Ann Bishop, CA
Speakers: Wayne Bishop, Wheatland, CA; Donnie Fulks, Fredericksburg, VA; Jeff Manley, The Rock, GA

 What Flew & What Flopped
Facilitator: Sue Roba, PA and Rob Leeds, OH
 

Farmers' Markets

 

 

Anatomy of a Farmers' Market Customer
Moderator: Larry Johnson, WI
Speakers: Mark Olson, Spring Green, WI ; Scott Lynch, Madison, WI

 

What Flew & What Flopped Round Table
Facilitator: Randii MacNear, CA

 

Family & Youth

 

 

Youth Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Taylor Greene, OK
Speakers: Scott Skelly, Janesville, WI; Joanna, Susanna and Amanda Lyles, Fairacres, NM

 

Our Farm in Pictures: A Show-and-Tell Session
Facilitator: Nancy Rose, MA
Moderator: Jeff Roba, PA
Speakers: Jake Roba, Dalton, PA; Thomas Rose, Phillipston, MA; Taylor Green, Pocola, OK; Rebecca and Bradley Gifford, Schaghticoke, NY

 

 



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