Roundtable Discussions
Just as valuable as the sessions at SGS are the Roundtable Discussions, slated this year on the first and third day of the conference. Where else can you sit down with peers who face the same challenges you do, and exchange ideas for making your business better?
These informal discussions are moderated by SGS Advisory Council members—industry veterans with a keen understanding of the issues and opportunities in the signage and graphics business. Lunch is included on both days.
To participate, choose from the list below four topics that interest you most when you register online. Prior to the conference, we’ll use registrants’ responses to determine which topics will be held on each of the two days. Your Roundtable assignments will be included in the personalized agenda you receive on-site.
NOTE: Seating at tables with featured guest hosts is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register early to ensure your choice of tables.
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01. Ideas in Corporate Social Responsibility
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02. Retaining Your Best Clients
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03. The Value of Training
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04. Is It Green, or Greenwashing? host: Chris Laszlo (KEYNOTE)
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05. Differentiating Yourself from Competitors
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06. Achieving Zero Waste in a Graphics Environment
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07. Sign Code Forum
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08. Battling for Scarce Talent: Hiring and Retaining Staff
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09. Decreasing Your Company’s Carbon Footprint
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10. Business Planning in an Uncertain Economy host: Dr. M. Nisa Khan
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11. Writing a Sustainability Plan
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12. Profits on the Go: The Vehicle Graphics Forum
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13. Keys to Building Sales
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14. Finding Environmentally Friendly Supplies and Tools
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15. Is There an Opportunity in Packaging? host: Chris Lyons
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16. The Color Management Blues
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17. Extending a Lean Effort to Suppliers and Contractors host: Darren Dolcemascolo
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18. New Ideas in Inventory Control
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19. Sign Industry Regulatory Issues host: Rich Gottwald
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20. QFD: Developing New Products and Services for Customers in Half the Time host: Mark Wallace
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21. Outsourcing: The Benefits and the Drawbacks
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22. Repairing a Broken Workflow
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23. Ideas for More Effective Marketing
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24. What’s New in LED Technology? host: Dr. M. Nisa Khan
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25. Strategies in Salesforce Management
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26. Fulfillment: The New Frontier or Profit Cul de Sac?
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27. Developing a Succession Plan
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28. Improving Your Company’s Website
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29. Solving Permitting and Regulatory Challenges
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30. Critical Factors in Shop Floor Layout
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31. Which Value-Added Services Do Clients Really Value?
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32. How is EDS Affecting the Sign Industry? host: Darek Johnson
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33. Developing Business Growth Plans
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34. Variable-Data Opportunities
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35. Improving Teamwork Throughout Your Company
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36. Making Strategies Align with Tactics and Action Plans
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37. Boosting Productivity through Awards and Incentives
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38. Comparing Organizational Structure Models
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39. Establishing an Installation Network
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40. Order Tracking from Sales through Shipping




