SCHEDULE

Below, you will find the date and times for Joint Events, CTDA-only events, and NTCA-only events:

JOINT EVENTS

Thur, Nov 7

7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast
8:30am - 10:00am Keynote Speaker: Joe Theismann - Game Plan For Success
10:30am - 12:00pm The Future of Ceramic Tile Manufacturing: Bob Daniels (Tile Council of America),
Luciano Galassini (Assopiastrelle), and Javier Soriano (ASCER)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm Tile Floor Profiling, Can We Level the Playing Field? -Rich Goldberg
1:00pm - 2:30pm Positively Outrageous Service - T. Scott Gross
1:30pm - 4:30pm Spouse Tour: Shop ‘til You Drop Bahamas’ Style
2:30pm - 3:00pm Expansion Joints: Fact or Fiction - Scott Broney
3:00pm - 3:45pm Innovation in Premium Grout - Greg Schad
3:00pm - 4:30pm Retaining Talent: Coaching & Evaluating Performance in the New Economy - Sandy Smith
6:00pm - 7:00pm Cocktail Reception

Fri, Nov 8

9:30am - 10:15am Crack Suppression, Crack IsolationTenting - Justin Woelfel Jr.
10:15am - 11:00am Tile and Stone Care & Maintenance...Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Manuel Magallanes
1:30pm - 5:30pm Close Encounter Tour (Dolphins)
1:30pm - 5:30pm Deep SeaTour
1:30pm - 5:30pm Snorkeling Tour

Sat, Nov 9

8:30am - 9:30am Deflection - Dan Louis
8:30am - 11:00am New Rules of Selling: Are you good enough to get better? - Jim Pancero
9:30am - 10:30am Self Leveling and Floor Warming - Tom Vaughn
12:00pm - 5:00pm Golf Tournament
12:00pm - 5:00pm Botanical Gardens Tour
12:00pm - 5:00pm Deep Sea Fishing Tour
7:00pm - 10:00pm Casual Dinner (Food Stations)& Island Music Entertainment

CTDA ONLY EVENTS

Tues, Nov 5

2:00pm - 5:00pm Executive Committee Meeting (committee members only)

Wed, Nov 6

8:00am - 10:00am Membership Committee (committee members only)
8:00am - 10:00am Education Committee (committee members only)
10:00am - 12:00pm Convention Committee (committee members only)
10:00am - 12:00pm Certification Task Force Committee (committee members only)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (committee members only)
1:00pm - 3:00pm Marketing/PR Committee (committee members only)
3:00pm - 5:00pm Board of Directors Meeting(directors only)
5:00pm - 6:00pm New Member Orientation

Thur, Nov 7

7:00pm - 10:00pm Semi-Formal Dinner & Awards Ceremony (Hall of Fame Awards)

Fri, Nov 8

8:30am - 9:30am CTDA Annual Business Meeting
9:30am - 11:00am Company Performance Report - Al Bates
11:00am - 12:30pm Distributor Forum (distributors only)

NTCA ONLY EVENTS

Tues, Nov 5

8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast (committee members only)
9:00am - 12:00pm Tech Committee Meeting - Part 1 (committee members only)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (committee members only)
1:00pm - 5:00pm Tech Committee Meeting - Part 2 (committee members only)

Wed, Nov 6

8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast (directors only)
9:00am - 12:00pm Board of Director's Meeting - Part 1 ( directors only)
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch (directors only)
1:00pm - 5:00pm Board of Director's Meeting - Part 2 ( directors only)

Thur, Nov 7

7:00pm - 10:00pm Semi-Formal Dinner & Awards Ceremony (Tile Person of the Year)

Fri, Nov 8

8:30am - 9:30am NTCA Annual Business Meeting
11:30am - 12:30pm Industry Snapshot - Al Bates