NORWALK, Conn. -- Golf industry professionals attending the 2007 PGA Fall Expo will profit from real-life experience and accomplishments of PGA Professionals, industry leaders and AGM members who have “stood in your shoes” during the event’s education conference, which features twice the number of seminars as last year. Some 18 seminars including revenue-building programs, the latest retail trends, new apparel technologies, junior golf and career-building subjects will be presented Sept. 11-12 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
This year’s program features recognized industry leaders such as Ken Morton Jr., Todd Sones, Bob Husband and Vicki Bernstein. (The full conference calendar is outlined below.)
"The key to continue to succeed in any business is to continue to learn and improve whatever you offer,” said PGA Professional Todd Sones, of Impact/Scoring Zone Golf Schools & White Deer Run Golf Club in Vernon Hills, Ill. “The opportunity to meet with industry leaders, listen to and ask questions of them, this has been the foundation to the success I've enjoyed in my career as a PGA Professional. Never stop listening, never stop learning and we can all do this during the education program at this year’s PGA Fall Expo."
“I have always been a huge advocate of information exchange – whether I am leading a presentation or learning from someone else,” said Vicki Bernstein of Bernstein Retail Productions in Houston, Texas. “On a national level such as the PGA Education Conference, you virtually have access to the most qualified brain trust in our specific industry. When you take advantage of the opportunity by attending, you can enrich yourself, expand your network connections and add value to your career.”
The Education Conference will be held in Mandalay Bay meeting rooms throughout the days of Sept. 11 & 12, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., PDT. PGA members can earn up to 15 MSR hours for attending the PGA Fall Expo, Demo Day and Education Conference. Registered Expo attendees can experience up to 18 seminars for a one-time fee of $100 for PGA Professionals or $125 for non-PGA Professionals. Additionally, attendees can select specific courses for $50 per seminar.
An exciting new combination of events and programs have made the 2007 PGA Fall Expo an ideal setting to book spring orders, learn the latest industry trends, personally test products and network with colleagues in the fun host city of Las Vegas. Attending industry professionals can look forward to the first-ever Las Vegas Demo Day, an exclusive golf outing at Royal Links Golf Club, an expanded Education Conference, the popular complimentary industry reception at House of Blues and an expanded show floor featuring top manufacturers, multiple specialty exhibitor pavilions, New Product Center and the Equipment Test Center.
The PGA Fall Expo will tee off on Sept. 10 at Royal Links Golf Club with the PGA Fall Expo Tournament & Demo Day, 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. starting times, plus the first ever Las Vegas Demo Day from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Interactive exhibits, seminars and special events will be at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Convention Center, Sept. 11, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sept. 12, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. And, the PGA Fall Expo complimentary industry reception will be at the House of Blues, Sept. 11, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. PGA members and golf industry professionals can register, make travel arrangements and hotel reservations for the 2007 PGA Fall Expo online at www.pgaexpo.com or by calling 1-800-840-5628.
The PGA Fall Expo, organized in partnership with The PGA of America, is one of four leading golf trade shows in PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions’ global golf portfolio including the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando; the Ontario PGA Golf Merchandise Show in Toronto, Canada; and the PGA Merchandise Show of Australia in Queensland.
