Use St. Louis Chapter Discount Code "worldfair12" to receive $100 off your first attendee - but only if you register before Dec. 15th!
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), the nation’s largest organization of indoor environment and energy services contracting businesses, has opened registration for the 2012 ACCA Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo. The 44th annual event will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 5 - 8.
The ACCA Conference is the largest educational event for the HVACR contracting industry. This year, to provide more focused learning labs that cover more of the topics that contractors want to learn about, some learning labs will be 90 minutes and some will be 45 minutes. Topics will cover residential and commercial contracting, refrigeration, technical excellence, radiant and hydronics, business fundamentals, contracting leaderships, and quality assurance. Some of the learning labs scheduled are:
• Google’s Rise, How It's Changed Your Customer’s Expectation And What Contractors Should Do About It (45 mins)
• Time Management: Get More Done By Working Smarter, Not Harder (45 mins)
• Regional Standards & What They Mean For You (45 mins)
• Service Lead Turnover Avalanche (90 mins)
• The Customer Satisfaction Pyramid (90 mins)
• Culture & Consistency Leads To Profitability (90 mins)
ACCA has scheduled some of the nation’s most sought-after keynote speakers to create a well-rounded educational experience. Tommy Spaulding will open the event with powerful keynote focusing on relationship building and why contractors need to focus on “ROR” (return on relationships) and not just ROI. Then Erik Wahl will wrap up it all up by talking about “The Art of Vision,” which will prepare you to go back to your business and look at things in a broader scope, so you can make adjustments that will truly improve business.
ACCA has also added a special “High Stakes” learning event on March 8, featuring Jason Young, a former Southwest Airlines executive. This half day session will help you come up with a solid plan for creating a company culture where your employees will thrive and you can achieve greater profitability. This event is limited to 300 people, so make sure to mark the box on your registration to save your seat at the event.
To make sure that participating contractors leave the event armed with valuable information to drive their businesses in the future, ACCA is recording all of the conference presentations and workshops. Those who purchase a full, “first employee” registration before December 15, 2011, will receive the full Learning Labs DVD set for free after the conference. Use St. Louis Chapter Discount Code "worldfair12" to receive $100 off your first attendee - but only if you register before Dec. 15th!
“It’s impossible to remember everything you learn at an event like our conference, so as we have done in the past, we are offering a free DVD of all the sessions to attendees who register early,” says Paul T. Stalknecht, president and CEO. “It’s a great way for us to thank them for attending and it helps them refresh their learning experiences, and share valuable information with the top leaders in their companies that may not have been able to attend. We will mail out the DVDs as soon as production is complete, to all attendees who either registered early to earn it for free or purchased a copy on-site.”
Full conference registration includes all of the learning labs, sessions, and forums, as well as passes to the Indoor Air Expo and the evening Chairman’s Banquet. Many other meals and networking opportunities are included with registration.
The ACCA Conference is held in conjunction with the Indoor Air Expo, the industry-wide marketplace and showcase. The 2012 Indoor Air Expo is co-presented by ACCA and the Indoor Air Quality Association. The show floor is filling up fast, as HVACR suppliers gear up to present contractors the latest in improvements and technological advances aimed to make contractors’ businesses more efficient and productive. More than 3,000 decision makers in the indoor environment and energy services industry will be converging in Las Vegas. It is an audience that is eager and ready to explore new products, technology, and ideas. The Indoor Air Expo continues to be the industry’s premier trade show and the leading marketplace for HVACR and IAQ buyers and sellers. For more information about exhibiting and sponsoring, contact Tom Murphy at tom.murphy@acca.org or 703-824-8875.
The official hotel of the ACCA event is the Paris Las Vegas. Make hotel reservations by calling 877-796-2096 and mention ACCA for the special discounted room rate of $195 (plus applicable fees and taxes) before February 1, 2012.