Saturday, October 17
Welcome Reception and Registration*
Louisiana Room - Baton Rouge Hilton
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. -- hors d'oeuvres, soda, bottled water, cash bar
Sunday, October 18
Networking day in New Orleans
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Breakfast on your own
Meet in hotel lobby at 8:30 a.m. to board vans
Monday, October 19
Governor's Room - Baton Rouge Hilton
7:00 a.m.-7:45 a.m. -- Registration
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. -- Continental breakfast*
8:00 a.m. -- Welcome - Penny Ringe and Dr. Bobby Fletcher, Assistant Director
8:30 a.m. -- Update on the National Institute of Food and Agriculture - Judy Rude, Washington, DC
9:00 a.m. -- Open discussions (send in your requests -- see suggested topics below)
Noon -- Lunch*
1:15 p.m. -- Tour of the LSU Printing Services, LSU AgCenter Communications and the LSU Campus
5:00 -- Adjourn
5:45 p.m. -- Meet in hotel lobby to board vans
6:30 p.m. -- Boutin’s Restaurant -- enjoy delicious Cajun cuisine, listen to Cajun music and dance the night away. http://www.boutins.com/
Tuesday, October 20
Governor's Room - Baton Rouge Hilton
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. -- Continental breakfast*
8:30 a.m. -- Open discussions (see suggested topics below)
11:30 a.m. -- 2010 Meeting Location
Noon -- Lunch (boxed)*
Adjourn
*meal included in your registration fee
Suggested topics for discussion:
- How does your distribution center operate?
- How have the economy/budget cuts affected your online store and distribution center? Are sales up or down? If down, are you cutting expenses, laying off staff, reducing hours, reducing salaries, not replacing staff if they leave, or waiting it out?
- Pros and cons of changing to a commercial warehouse/distribution operation.
- "Shipping Included" or "Real-Time Shipping": Which one works or doesn't work for your online store?
- What does shipping and handling cover? Does it cover all expenses related to processing and shipping an order? Does it just cover UPS, or does it also cover packaging, invoicing, credit card fees, etc.?
- Out of print items – Who decides to reprint? How do we get things to move through the system more quickly so we don’t lose a sale?
- How do you market your publications for sale?
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