RESTAURANT MARKETING 201, The Advanced Course…
TUESDAY 1 PM, CENTER STAGE

These are no times for the timid! Traditional marketing methods work best in good times, and these are not the best of times. Bob DeZinno, President & CEO of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, and a respected hospitality marketing consultant, offers up 10 inexpensive tips that you can employ tomorrow to bring more customers to your door. www.dtmediagroup.com » » »

BEAT YESTERDAY Practice Producing Profit. A presentation and discussion on maximizing your business profit…
Practices, Ideas and Tools www.beatyesterday.com » » » …
TUESDAY 2 PM, CENTER STAGE

You already know that this is an industry of numbers; the numbers tell the story. We all keep history… we track sales, we count covers, we record units sold. But what do we do with these numbers?

BEAT YESTERDAY is a practical, easy-to use, bottom-line business performance tracking system and measurement tool. This system of business performance management software uses financial analysis software and sales tracking from previous days, weeks, months and years to help predict a business's future financials.

Presented by – Barry & Brian Jessurun – The Vanilla Bean Café & 85 Main

HONING TEAMWORK SKILLS with Professor Insights www.professorinsights.com » » »…
TUESDAY 3 PM, CENTER STAGE

Which group of words best describes you?

• Direct, Impatient, Demanding, People Mover
• Impulsive, Interactive, Somewhat Disorganized, Recognition Seeker
• Stable, Team Player, Good Listener, Service-Oriented
• Cautious, High Standards, Reserved, Accurate

You do fit one of these groups, as do all of your co-workers. Successful teamwork is achieved when you all recognize who you are… what "floats your boat… and what floats the boat of your teammates.

Don Cipriano, AKA Professor Insights is an author, coach, consultant and trainer who approaches life as a continuous learning experience. His own background includes 16 years as a professional educator serving as a teacher, counselor, principal, college dean and graduate instructor. For the past 28 years, he has devoted himself to “increasing organizational effectiveness by improving personal performance." Don has consulted internationally, published over thirty training and audio programs, trained and coached thousands of individuals, and received numerous awards.

His most recent projects include a Certification program in Amsterdam, Bangkok and Dubai on Leveraging Differences, an e-learning modual on Leveraging Differences, a major study of character and leadership, publication of two graduate courses in leadership, a recognition and motivational program for employees of a large financial service organization, an organizational leadership development program for an international company and an executive coaching assignment for a trauma hospital.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING, Edward “Bud”O’Donnell, Jr., Esq. of Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell & Beck, P.C.
WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM MEETING ROOM LEVEL, SCHAGHITCOKE ROOM

In Connecticut, if you employ 50 or more people, you are required by law to provide sexual harassment
training for all of your managers and supervisors. This training must be provided within six months of
becoming a manager or supervisor in your organization. Take advantage of this free expert training.

MOHEGAN SUN KITCHEN TOURS… view the amazing culinary world behind "a world at play."
WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM - NOON You must register to take a tour. Please stop by the CRA booth

Executive Chef Michael Luboff

Mohegan Sun's Chefs open their doors on Wednesday morning to host tours of their work space. This phenomenal glimpse into Connecticut's biggest kitchen, serving as many as 35,000 meals in a day, could be a once-in-a-career opportunity. NO OTHER CONNECTICUT TRADE SHOW CAN OFFER YOU THIS OPPORTUNITY! ;-)