The 2008 NCMA Knowledge Exchange conference will be May 3-6, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay

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The 2008 NCMA Knowledge Exchange will include the conference features that attendees have come to value, including:

• Industry Speakers – updates on popular and innovative industry topics
• Learning Opportunities – AAIA standards & practical application
• Knowledge Sessions – break-out learning sessions where you can choose topics important to you!
• Networking with catalog professionals, data receivers, vendors, and more
• Category Management
• An excellent Vendor Trade Show – get some great ideas, support, and new tools!
• Come early and participate in the annual Golf Outing!

The general session will feature presentations from the leading electronic catalog data receivers as well as expert presentations on other topics of interest to catalog and product information professionals. Recent presenters have included Kathleen Schmatz, president and CEO of AAIA and Jon Rubich, vice president of category management and marketing at United Components, Inc.  The conference includes breakouts that explore topics in greater detail and in an interactive format: some examples are Best Practices in Digital Photography and Mapping Tips for ACES Applications.

One of the most popular features of the Knowledge Exchange is the Vendor Trade Show. In one afternoon attendees get to visit with dozens of vendors and solution providers, learning about the latest tools to help them save time and money. Of course an association like NCMA is about forming new relationships and visiting with old friends from the industry.  Knowledge Exchange 2008 offers a valuable opportunity to network and build relationships.  We hope to see each of you in Florida, May 3-6, in 2008.

GRAND HYATT TAMPA BAY
2900 BAYPORT DRIVE
TAMPA FL 33607
PHONE- 1-813-874-1234
FAX- 1-813-207-6790

Presentation from the 2007 NCMA Knowledge Exchange Conference

TheWorld is Flat! by Andreas Assmann (.pdf 1.5MB)

R. L. POLK Solutions Strategy for the Aftermarket (.pdf 6.2MB)

Receiver’s Group NCMA Roundtable (.pdf 0.6MB)

AAIA Merger Opportunity Taking NCMA to the Next Level (.pdf 0.2MB)

Global Strategies, Regional Tactics; Global Strategies, Regional Tactics;
Transforming the Heavy Truck Business (.pdf 0.9MB)

The Aftermarket World Is Flat by Nicholas J. Porrini (.pdf 2.8MB)

PIES Update (.pdf 0.8MB)

Eating the Elephant
A Practical Approach to Optimize A Practical Approach to Optimize Internal Data Management (.pdf 1.2MB)

Category Management by JonRubich (.pdf 3MB)