The World's Premier Bearing Industry Event for authorized distributors of bearing products and services and the manufacturers of those products.

Schedule



Mark Your Calendars!

Convention May 3 - 5
Pre-Convention Committee Meetings May 1 and 2

 

Friday, May 1

 
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm  
Committee Registration
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm  
Committee Chairman Briefing
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm   Educational Services Committee
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm  

Information Technology & Supply Chain Committee
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  Distributor/Manufacturer Relations Committee

 

Saturday, May 2
7:30 am - 10:00 am   Committee Registration
8:00 am - 9:00 am  
9:00 am - 10:00 am   Long Range Convention Planning Committee
10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Board of Directors Meeting
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm   Convention Registration
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm   Young Executives Meeting
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm   1st and 2nd Year Attendees with Spouses Reception
     

Sunday, May 3

7:00 am - 11:30 am  
Registration
7:30 am - 8:30 am  
Annual Meeting Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:30 am  

Business Session - Industry Update
BSA - Steve Durston, Executive VP, Jamaica Bearings Co. Inc.
ABMA - Bruce Warmbold, President & CEO, Schaeffler Group
ABMA - Scott Lynch, President & Secretary, ABMA
9:30 am - 10:00 am   Business Session:Are Manufacturers from Mars, Distributors from Venus?
Relationship Questions
10:00 am - 10:30 am   Networking Break
10:30 am - 11:15 am   Business Session: Ken Mayland, Economist
11:15 am -11:45 am  

Business Session:Are Manufacturers from Mars, Distributors from Venus?
Trend and Solution Questions
1:30 pm   Tennis Tournament
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm   Bearing Specialists of the Caribbean Reception/Dinner
     

Monday, May 4

7:30 am - 8:00 am   Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:30 am   Business Session: Panel Analysis of Are Manufacturers from Mars, Distributors from Venus
8:30 am - 9:45 am   Spouse Breakfast (LaCoquina)
9:30 am - 10:00 am   Networking Break
10:00 am - 11:00 am   Business Session: Tom DeLuca, Hypnotist (Spouses invited)
12:30 pm   Golf Tournaments
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm   Lord and Lady Durston Pub Night (Manufacturer Appreciation Event)
     

Tuesday, May 5

8:00 am - 11:30 am   Manufacturer Hosted Conference Tables (7 @ 30min. each)
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm   Individual Private Meetings
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm   President's Reception
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm  

British Invasion Dinner Dance
With Beatles Tribute Band
     

Wednesday, May 6

9:00 am - 12:00 pm   2010 Convention Committee Meeting

 

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