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RETAILOBSERVER.COM NOVEMBER 2015 28 A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S T he Voices from the Industry (VFTI) Conference Program enters its fourth consecutive year at the upcoming Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) to be held at Las Vegas, January 19-21, 2016. The conference will offer more than 90 informative sessions with more than 70 qualifying for CEU credit. The hour-long informational sessions are grouped into 11 conference blocks over three days and offer attendees the opportunity to learn from presentations from their industry peers on a variety of current topics and trends. The VFTI sessions are aligned to one of NKBA University's learning paths: Design & Inspiration, Focus on the Customer, Business Management, and Sales and Marketing. Topics vary from Interior Finishings: Enhancing Kitchen & Bath Design to How to Target the Right Customers, Kitchen Whispering: Successfully Resolving Problem Jobs, The CEO's Guide to Social Media, and much more. Also, new this year is the remodeling track—specific VFTI sessions have been packaged together for industry professionals who work primarily on remodeling. All remodeler track sessions are to be held in room number N221 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. TOPICS INCLUDE: Makeup Air: Concerns, Codes and Solutions; Light, Lighting & Health; Understanding the New Consumer; Living in Place – Accessibility, Comfort, and Safety in All Homes; Rent My Brain, Reduce the Pain: Making Gains with Value, Solutions for New Water Heater Efficiency Regulations; Emerging Lead Generation Trends for Kitchen and Bath Remodelers; Heated Floors in the Bathroom and Beyond; Aging in Place: Marketing to Baby Boomers; Mobile Apps That Enhance Customer Experiences; and Implementing Innovation in Your Kitchen & Bath Business. Attendees can purchase a 3-day, 2-day or 1-day pass for the conference sessions. Purchase of a VFTI pass also includes a KBIS Expo pass. The KBIS Expo pass includes access to the exhibit floor of all Design & Construction Week ® Shows including the NAHB International Builders' Show, International Window Coverings Expo and The International Surface Event as well as admittance to the Opening Session on Tuesday morning. RO VFTI 3-DAY PASS: EARLY REGULAR ONSITE (10/1—11/20) (11/21—1/16) (1/17—1/21) NKBA Member $375 $425 $525 Non-Member $500 $575 $675 (NKBA Member Group Rates are available for a party of 6 people or more interested in registering for the 3-day VFTI Pass. Visit www.kbis.com to learn more.) VFTI 2-DAY PASS: EARLY REGULAR ONSITE (10/1—11/20) (11/21—1/16) (1/17—1/21) NKBA Member $325 $350 $400 Non-Member $375 $450 $575 VFTI 3-DAY PASS: EARLY REGULAR ONSITE (10/1—11/20) (11/21—1/16) (1/17—1/21) NKBA Member $200 $200 $250 Non-Member $275 $275 $350 For detailed descriptions of all VFTI conference sessions as well as speaker information, visit www.KBIS.com. The NKBA and NAHB will again team up to offer hundreds of industry related books at THE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION WEEK ® BOOKSTORE Hours of Operation Tuesday, January 19th: 8AM – 5PM Wednesday, January 20th: 8AM – 5PM Thursday, January 21st: 8AM – 5PM Location: Central Concourse Free UPS Shipping KBIS' 2016 VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY CONFERENCE PROGRAM Offering more than 90 Informative Sessions

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