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, & 1st 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