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8 FEDA News & Views Association Highlights Know More! Relationships at The NAFEM Show 2017 Ray Herrick Executive Vice President ray@feda.com Need more information on how FEDA can help you? Contact me by phone at 800-677-9605 or by email. F EDA will host its Sales Training Box Lunch Seminar, "Know More! Relationships," Friday, February 10, during The NAFEM Show (February 9-11, 2017) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. This amazing pro- gram will be presented by Sam Richter, an internationally recognized expert on sales intelligence and online reputation management. Sam has been a popular hit at the FEDA Convention. He will share how to fi nd information in ways you never thought possible on people, companies, competitors, etc. Essentially, Sam teaches Sales Intelligence/Sales Relationship Intelligence. Studies show that when you practice Sales Intelligence you will win two times more business. The Box Lunch Program will run from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Lunch opens at 11:45 p.m.) Plan ahead and mark your calendar. Registration materials will be sent to all members in late October but for now be sure to hold the date. This program is generously sponsored by our good friends at Hatco Corp. The NAFEM Show Sleeping Rooms Sleeping rooms are going fast! Act Now! If you need further assistance with room reservations from what is left in the FEDA block, or just in general, call 855-203-6329 or email your inquiries to NAFEM@onpeak.com. Show Floor Hours All FEDA members are receiving FREE Early Access registration badges for The NAFEM Show. Show hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Saturday. With the special Early Access badges, FEDA members may enter the fl oor at 8:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. This offer is good for all FEDA mem- ber employees only. FEDA is grateful to NAFEM for this generous offer to the Association's membership. You may register now by going to www.thena- femshow.org and clicking the registra- tion link. The FEDA code has been sent to the membership already. Please keep all FEDA codes confi dential. Email Adela Ramos at Adela@feda.com if you need the code. The FEDA 2017 Annual Convention Industry consolidation, margin issues, intense competition, channel challenges, and advances in new technology contin- ue to accelerate change in our industry. That's why you need to be at the FEDA Annual Convention with your peers and major suppliers, April 5-9 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country, in San Antonio, Texas. This year's theme is "Leadership in a Changing Environment." Look for more details in the November/ December issue. Digital News & Views: A Great Member Education Tool If you're the key contact to receive FEDA updates at your fi rm, you should be receiving an email (every other month) that includes a link to the digital edition of FEDA News & Views. It's really easy to use and it's a great industry educa- tion tool to put in the hands of your key staff. You can personally send pertinent articles of interest to employees in your fi rm or decide who should receive the entire digital version. A Life Lesson that has Stood the Test of Time "Do what's right, do your best and treat others as you would be treated." You can't go wrong with this golden advice from Iconic Football Coach Lou Holtz.