The Source at Rio - Fall 2011
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Sunday, September 25
7:30 am - 5:30 pm Registration Hours
7:30 am - 8:00 am Buffet Breakfast (Tropical Ballroom)
8:00 am - 9:30 am Spring Fashion Forecast, Speaker: Luana Rubin, eQuilter.com
9:30 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit Hours
12 noon - 2:30 pm Buffet Lunch
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Industry Mixer
Monday, September 26
8:00 am - 4:30 pm Registration Hours
8:00 am - 9:30 pm Special Presentation: Lawsuit Protection & Tax Reduction
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Exhibit Hours
12 noon - 3:30 pm Buffet Lunch
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Starting an Apparel Business in 2011
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm No/Low Minimum Resources… Sourcing for Fabric/Trim Buyers
Tuesday, September 27
8:30 am - 12 noon Registration Hours
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Exhibit Hours
* All Special Events included with your registration fee
SPECIAL EVENTS (Included with your Registration Fee)
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am Buffet Breakfast (Tropical Ballroom)
8:00 am - 9:30 am SPRING 2012 FASHION FORECAST (Tropical Ballroom)
Speaker: Luana Rubin, eQuilter.com
Whether you are a business owner or making your mark in the fahsion industry, you know the importance of being one step ahead of the competition. Knowing what to expect in Color, Silhouette, and Fabrication is the key. Join us on Sunday morning for our Buffet Breakfast and Spring Fashion Forecast to see what lies ahead for the upcoming buying season.
Sunday/Monday
12 noon - 2:30 pm Exhibit Hall - BUFFET LUNCHES - It’s time for a mid-day break and we invite all our attendees to have lunch at our popular buffet. Located in the back of the exhibit hall, it’s a great way to network with peers, find out what they have seen while shopping and meet new exhibitors over a relaxed lunch.
Sunday
5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall - INDUSTRY MIXER - It’s been a long first day and shopping and you just want to relax. Our Industry mixer, right in the exhibit hall, is your time to renew friendships, make new friends or just catch up with industry colleagues. Refreshments and snacks will be served.
8:00 am - 9:30 am Palma Rooms - LAWSUIT PROTECTION & TAX REDUCTION - As part of our commitment to help with your day to day business challenges, we are pleased once again to have the American Society for Asset Protection. Whether you attended their March seminar or not, they will tell you how to structure your business for lawsuit protection and prevention, reduce liability insurance costs, minimize taxes and more. This seminar is a must for all types of business owners! Seating is limited for this fee seminar. You must register to attend.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Palma Rooms - STARTING AN APPAREL BUSINESS IN 2011 - Presented by Frances Harder - Turn those creative ideas into a profitable business. This seminar will explain the necessary steps needed to understand today’s fashion industry and the changing dynamics of producing in a Global economy and what YOU need to do to begin the important branding and products development stage of your business. In addition, you will learn the legal requirements to setting up a new business.
Frances Harder is President & Founder of the Fashion Business Incorporated (FBI), which provides vital business development and job retraining to the US apparel industry fashionbizinc.org. She has self-published a series of books dealing with starting a fashion business: Fashion for Profit is an extensive text that covers the A to Z of starting an apparel company, Costing for Profit, Brand Building For Profit, Fashion Retailing for Profit & Forms for Profit… all address additional valuable information when starting an apparel company. She has her own consulting firm and consults on product development, branding, merchandising, production and the US market. She also often serves as an industry expert in legal disputes.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Palma Rooms - NO/LOW MINIMUM RESOURCES… SOURCING FOR FABRIC/TRIM BUYERS - Pesented by Susan Power - Designers, private label retailers, fabric store buyers, and even large brands need to buy small quantities sometimes, and get quick deliveries! This seminar gives you tips on sourcing fabric and trim from North American resources, with global production, including Made in the USA. Whether you buy small lots, by the roll, or cut yardage - this seminar will provide you with valuable sourcing information. Find what you want, when you need it! Questions and Answers will follow.
Susan Power is Principal and Publisher of AboutSources. Since 1988, Susan has been providing sourcing information to industry professionals. About Sources published guides to meet the needs of large and small manufacturers of apparel, accessories, homefurnishings and retailers. Current Titles include: The Sourcer’s Guide, The Contractors, The Designer’s Guide, and By The Yard Fabric & Trim Resource Guide. Prior to publishing industry information, Susan’s experience includes design, marketing, and production of textiles, trims, accessories and apparel.
The International Textiles Expo is please to announce that we will be offering attendees below convention rates for their stay at the Rio.
Thurs: 9/22 $ 149.00
Fri/Sat: 9/23-24 $ 169.00
Sun/Wed: 9/25-27 $ 149.00
(all rates: single/double + tax)
CALL: 888.746.6955
CODE: SRITE11
CUT-OFF DATE: Tuesday, August 23rd*
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* After that date, prevailing hotel rates apply based on availability.