| Monday, June 22, 2009 |
| 8:00 am - 7:00 pm |
Certified Arena Operator Class - Part I
Includes breakfast and lunch |
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| 8:00 am - 7:00 pm |
Certified Arena Operator Class - Part II
Includes breakfast and lunch |
| Wednesday, June 24, 2009 |
| 7:30 am - 5:00 pm |
Registration |
| 8:30am - 10:30 am |
General Session: State of the Industry Breakfast
USIndoor Consultants: Jim Cline (The Goals Group), Bryan Finnerty (Sports Facilities Advisory), Norm Gill (Pinnacle Indoor Sports) and Kent Gold (Gold Consulting).
Breakfast Sponsored by Sportexe Select |
| 10:40 am - 12:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions Startups
Intro for Startups
USIndoor Consultants
Existing Operators
Building a Redemption Program
George McAuliffe, Redemption Plus
Concessions 101
Mike Holtzman, Profitable Food Facilities |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Break for Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Breakout Sessions Startups
Creating and Fine-Tuning your Business Plan
Kent Gold, Gold Consulting
Market & Feasibility Studies
Brian Finnerty and Dev Pathik, Sports Facilities Advisory
Existing Operators
Surviving the First Three Years
Jim Cline, The Goals Group
Roundtable Discussions for Existing Operators (3+ years)
Moderator: Pete Spanos, Vetta Sports |
| 2:40 pm - 4:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions Startups
Financing your Facility
Jim Cline, The Goals Group
Finding the Right Equipment for your Facility
Kent Gold, Gold Consulting
Existing Operators
The Politics of Securing Your Competitive Edge
Eric Fritz, KEVA Sports
Mark Grossman, Sports Center of Richmond
How to Go Green and Cut Costs
David Soderlund, Cleantech Solutions
|
| 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Welcome Reception and Tradeshow
Sponsored by The Monument Sports Group |
| Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am |
"Eggs over EZ" Breakfast
Sponsored by EZ Facility |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
Breakout Sessions Startups
Budget and Scheduling
Norm Gill, Pinnacle Indoor SportsLegal Structures
Risk Management
Mark Grossman, The Monument Sports Group
Existing Operators
Sales Strategies to Increase your Group Business
Beth Standlee, Trainertainment
Successful Coed Indoor Leagues
Moderated by Hans Krump, Canlan Indoor Sports Centre & Meir Cohen, from Las Vegas Indoor Sports |
| 10:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Lunch and Tradeshow
Lunch Sponsored by Arena Sports |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Breakout sessions
Startups
Critical Management Solutions
Jim Cline, The Goals Group
Legal Structures
Speaker TBA
Existing Operators
Birthday Parties: Recession Proof Revenue!
Beth Standlee, Trainertainment
Panel: Building your Business through Satellite Operations
Moderated by Jeff Welsh, ChiTown Sports
How to Build a Quality Referee Program
Said Sanhoury and David Simmons, USIndoor Referee Instructors
|
| 1:40 pm - 2:40 pm |
Breakout sessions
Startups
I'm Open: Why is No One Here? Marketing your Facility
Bryan Finnerty and Dev Pathik, Sports Facilities Advisory
Construction Methods
Norm Gill, Pinnacle Indoor Sports
Existing Operators
Hiring, Managing and Motivating Generation Y
Ken Whiting, Waves for Success
Marketing your Facility for Optimum Success
Chris Moler, STAAR Solutions
|
| 2:50 pm - 3:50 pm |
Breakout sessions
Startups
Lessons Learned on the Road to Success
Norm Nowell and Mike Gallups, American Sports Centers
Existing Operators
Human Resource Mistakes (and How to Avoid them!)
Maria White, HR Smart
Roundtable Discussions for Existing Operators Part II
Moderators TBA
|
| 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Dinner and Evening in Old Las Vegas (Fremont Street) - Visit Events Page
Sponsored by Universal Fabric Structures |
| Friday, June 26, 2009 |
| 8:30 am - 4:00 pm |
Referee Certification Class
Located at Las Vegas Indoor Sports, transportation included. |
| 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Sponsorship Symposium (Visit Sponsorship Symposium page)
Moderated by Chris Moler, STARR Sports
Lunch Sponsored by Zoom Media |
