2010 Spring Schedule

SIGMA Spring Convention - April 29 – May 2, 2010

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
as of *March 8, 2010*

Date/Time	Event
Wednesday, April 28
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	General Counsel Masters Program Cocktails & Networking Dinner (Separate fee & sign-up required)
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Informal Member Gathering Sponsored by ADD Systems
Thursday, April 29
7:30 am – 4:00 pm	General Counsel Masters Program (Separate fee & sign-up required)
12:00 noon – 6:00 pm	SIGMA Registration & Hospitality Registration Hospitality sponsored by Wright Express Registration Area Bar sponsored by Gilbarco Veeder-Root Registration Refreshments sponsored by FuelQuest
12:00 noon – 1:oo pm	Informal Lunch Sponsored by Marathon Oil
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Education Tracks
	Track 1
	1:00-2:00 RFS 2 Update Parade of Fuel Additive Options
	2:10-3:00 Mitigate Fleet Risks: Effective Fleet Safety Strategies and Best Practices for 2010 and Beyond
	3:10-4:00 How Banking World is Changing and Manage Your Business Effectively
	4:10-5:00 Captive Insurance: A Look Behind the Numbers
	Track 2
	1:00-2:00 Better Purchase Agreements for Faster, Smoother Closings
	2:10-3:00 Forecasting Foodservice: What Lies Ahead in 2010? Franchise vs Your Brand and More!
	3:10-4:00 PCI—Compliant Today—What About Tomorrow?;
	4:10-5:00 Retailing Alternative Fuels: Results from DOE’s Market Focus Groups
	Track 3
	1:00-2:00 Dealer Networks: Risk, Reward, Marketing and Support Presentation and Marketer Panel
	2:10-3:00 Advancing Logistic and Supply Mgt Trends—What is Happening and Marketer Experiences
	3:10-4:00 Building Your Supply Channel and Manage the Risk
	4:10-5:00 Card Check/Union Issues
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Committee Meetings
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm	Supplier Orientation
4:30pm – 5:00 pm	Orientation Session for New Members, Prospective Members, & 1^st Timers (By Invitation Only)
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Supplier Welcoming Reception
7:30 PM	Dinner on Own/Time Available for Supplier Entertainment
9:30 pm – 11:30 pm	Golf Pairing Party Sponsored by Federated Insurance
Friday, April 30
7:30 am – 5:00 pm	SIGMA Registration & Hospitality Open Registration Hospitality sponsored by Air-Serve Registration Area Bar sponsored by TransMontaigne Registration Refreshments sponsored by ConocoPhillips
7:30 am – 8:50 am	Networking Buffet Breakfast Buffet Breakfast sponsored by Valero Energy Corp.
7:30 am – 8:50 am	Committee Meetings & Breakfast
7:45 am – 9:00 am	Swing Time with the Golf Pro (Separate fee & sign-up required)
8:45 am -12:00 pm	Ladies Only 9-Hole Golf Outing (Separate fee & sign-up required)
9:00 am – 11:30 pm	Legislative Meeting Coffee Break sponsored by Boyd Coffee Company
11:30 am – 1:30 pm	Fuel Supplier Relations Program and Renewable and Alternative Fuel Supplier Relations Meeting & Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Spouse Luncheon
11:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Informal Luncheon Buffet Sponsored by PDI
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Committee Meetings & Lunch
12:15 pm – 5:30 pm	SIGMA Golf Outing (Separate fee & sign-up required)
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Spouse Event – Jewelry Making (Separate fee & sign-up required)+
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Motor Fuel Outlet Tour Sponsored by MPSI
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm	Education Track
	1:30-2:30 Mitigating Environmental Litigation: The Essentials of Tank, Line and Dispenser Ownership—Be Pre-Emptive; Urs Broderick Furrer, Esq., Harriton & Furrer, LLP
	2:40-3:40 Maintaining Sales Before and After an Acquisition; Scott McLouglin, Achievement Strategy
	3:50-4:40 New Products in the Pipeline, CBOB and its Growing Influence in the Discretionary Blend Markets; Ben Brockwell,
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm	SIGMA Pool-side
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm	Tennis Tournament (Separate fee & sign-up required)
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm	Young Executives Networking Event Sponsored by TelventDTN
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm	Cowboy Cookout at the Coyote Corral Sponsored by Anheuser-Busch (Separate fee & sign-up required)
10:00 pm – 11:30 pmSaturday, May 1	Late Night Bar Sponsored by Dresser Wayne
7:30 am – 12:30 pm	SIGMA Registration & Hospitality Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am	Buffet Breakfast Sponsored by ExxonMobil
7:30 am – 8:30 am	Prayer Breakfast
8:30 am – 11:30 am	Business Meeting, General Session and Education with speakers Bart Chilton, Robert Clarke and John Hofmeister Coffee Break sponsored by NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC
9:00 am – 10:00 am	Spouse Breakfast
11:30 am – 12:30 pm	Grab and Go Lunch
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Time Available for Supplier Entertainment
12:15 pm – 6:00 pm	SIGMA Open Scramble Golf Tournament (Separate fee & sign-up required)
	Purse sponsored by FCStone
	Bar Carts sponsored by CITGO Petroleum Corporation and Delta
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Tour – Pima Air & Space Museum (Separate fee & sign-up required)
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Tour – Sabino Canyon Guided Tour (Separate fee & sign-up required)
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm	SIGMA Pool-side Bar Sponsored by TransMontaigne
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm	All Industry Reception
9:00 pm – 11:30 pm	Informal Gathering
Sunday, May 2
8:30 am – 10:00 am	Post Convention Recap & Breakfast