Everyone Sells!

Whether you know it or not, you’re a sales person. Sure you say you are a business/facility owner, a contractor, a formulator or even a meeting planner but you are also in sales.

If you think about it, each day you are selling yourself, your ideas, your products, your services. You even sell to your family – it could be to get your kids to do something, or your spouse to go someplace with you. It’s all sales.

This is why the PACE 2007 keynote speaker, Dr. Kerry Johnson, is the perfect choice for our audience. Dr. Kerry writes a monthly newsletter called “The Winning Edge”. You should take a look at it: http://www.kerryjohnson.com/index12.php?page=newsletter.html#art1

It seems to me that what he discusses can be implemented immediately in all aspects of your life.

Make sure you take the time to hear him on Monday, February 12 in Dallas at PACE 2007. I know you’ll get a lot out of his presentation.


ICI Paints Sponsors General Session and Breakfast

ICI is a company that is a global leader in decorative paints and coating solutions. PACE 2007 is thrilled with this addition because ICI Paints is recognized as a leader in the industry, with strong, progressive innovative strategies within the marketplace. For this reason, sponsoring the General Session and Breakfast is a perfect fit!

Dr. Kerry will help you with being a leader in your business while ICI will help you be a leader with your customers.

Why Dallas?

Dallas is the No. 1 visitor destination in Texas. As the Southwest's leading business and financial center, the city boasts the largest wholesale market in the world and lays claim to being one of the top convention cities in the United States.
Here are just a few of the Associations benefiting from all Dallas has to offer:
American Heart Association
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Newspaper Association of America
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists
and Chemical Engineers
Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters
Association of Teacher Educators

There's a reason Dallas is the #1 destination in Texas. Actually, there are dozens:
• Truly world-class dining and shopping
• Newest and most modern urban transportation system in the US
• Over 160 museums, galleries, arts & cultural attractions
• More than 110 live performances nightly
• Vibrant nightlife and entertainment
• Sports, sports and more sports
• Top-tier golf courses across the metroplex
• More than 406 public parks
• 60 lakes & reservoirs within 100 miles
• So much more than we can put in a bullet list..

Registration is open http://www.pace2007.com/registration/index.htm
so I suggest you make your plans today before the hotel sells out and you miss out on the early registration fees.

SSPC Board of Governors Prepares for PACE 2007

Last week I had the honor of attending my first SSPC Board of Governors meeting in Chagrin Falls, OH. If you’ve never had the opportunity to attend an SSPC governance meeting, I suggest you do. I know there are open invitations sent out to the membership prior to the meeting – you should take advantage of it. It’s an opportunity to see how decisions are made and how carefully items are considered that will have an impact on SSPC and its role of being the premier coatings society.

These twelve men and women take their responsibilities very seriously and consider all options and anticipate outcomes. When the discussion turned to PACE 2007, they want to make sure their members receive not just the PACE experience but also that they recognize this as a world-class SSPC educational forum, networking opportunity and a chance to see outstanding exhibits.

Everything was weighed very carefully – from the SSPC Training Programs to the PACE Education Sessions to the SSPC Governance meetings – each member of the Board of Governors voiced their concerns over how their members would accept some of the new scheduling we are implementing as well as the format of the promotional materials. They want to make sure their member’s needs are represented in everything PACE does.

You should mark your calendar to attend the SSPC Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 1, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm at the Dallas Convention Center. You’ll be able to hear what SSPC has been working on and the direction they are going. You’ll hear the passion your board has for the work you have selected them to do on your behalf. I even heard that the first l00 attendees to the Annual Meeting will receive a commemorative gift.

No part of PACE was too small for them to get involved in – even down to the Denim and Diamonds Gala Banquet! I’m not one to give away surprises but I think they have a few up their sleeves. I’m going to make sure I’m at that banquet and I’m bringing my camera – we might have some memorable pictures to take. I’ll be the one in the pink cowboy boots!