Schedule At-A-Glance
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Friday,
July 18 |
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1pm – 6pm |
Registration |
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5pm – 8pm |
Welcome
Reception/Exhibits |
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Saturday, July 19 |
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7am |
Registration |
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7am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8am – 8:55am |
General Session – Welcome Christopher Warzynski, Beyond Hello, Inc. President, MSPA |
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9am – 9:55am |
General Session “Business
Etiquette and Netiquette” |
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10am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:30am – 11:20am |
General Session “The
Virtual Office: Working from Home” |
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11:30am – 12:30pm |
Luncheon |
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12:45pm – 1:35pm |
Concurrent Session I “Casino
and Cruise Ship Shopping” Patty Bray, Service Sleuth |
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12:45pm – 1:35pm |
Concurrent Session II “How
to Serve the Actual Client” Peter Thorwarth, BMA Mystery Shopping |
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12:45pm – 1:35pm |
Concurrent Session III “Video
Mystery Shopping?” Scott Doering, Ann Michaels & Associates, Ltd. |
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1:45pm – 2:35pm |
Concurrent Session I “Loss
Prevention and Special Audits” Mike Mershimer, The Mershimer Group |
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1:45pm – 2:35pm |
Concurrent Session II “Shopping
Restaurants” Brian Caldwell, Cami Roth, IntelliShop |
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1:45pm – 2:35pm |
Concurrent Session III “How
to Score Superior Ratings on your Reports” |
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2:40pm |
Refreshment Break |
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3pm – 3:50pm |
Concurrent Session I “Technology
Update: SASSIE/JobSlinger” John Hsu, SurfMerchants |
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3pm – 3:50pm |
Concurrent Session II “Shopper Idol: Learn from the Award Amanda Benson, Moderator, Customer Service Experts |
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3pm – 3:50pm |
Concurrent Session III |
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4pm – 4:50pm |
Concurrent Session I “Technology
Update: ClientSmart” Kimberly Peterson, ClientSmart |
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4pm – 4:50pm |
Concurrent Session II “Smart Shopping: Ways to Increase Your Profits” Susan Seiler, Market Force Information |
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4pm – 4:50pm |
Concurrent Session III “Raise Your Game: A Guide to Improving Your Shopper Effectiveness” |
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6:30pm |
Awards Banquet Keynote Speaker: “The
Theatre of the Mind” Robert Priest, Mindreader |
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Sunday, July 20 |
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7am – 1pm |
Registration |
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7:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30am – 9:20am |
Concurrent Session I “Working
with Schedulers” Sabrina Boone; Camille Gibbs;
Lana Lenzini; Ketti Kluth KSS Scheduling |
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8:30am – 9:20am |
Concurrent Session II “Shopping Banks” Nancy Draude, Draude Marketing/PerformanceChek Mystery Shopping |
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9:30am – 10:20am |
Concurrent Session I “Conversation with Companies” Lorri Kern, KSS Scheduling, Moderator Panelists: |
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9:30am – 10:20am |
Concurrent Session II “Certification: Why we need it and you should have it” Tom Mills, Service Sleuth |
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10:25am |
Refreshment Break |
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10:45am – 11:35am |
General Session “Scambusting!
Stop the Crooks and Protect Yourself” |
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11:40am – 12:30pm |
General Session “Conference
Wrap-Up” Christopher Warzynski, Beyond Hello, Inc. |