Agenda
Preliminary Program Schedule
Revised January 20, 2009
Day One - Tuesday, April 14, 2009
| 9:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open |
| 10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Vendor Exhibit Booth Set-Up |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 |
ECA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm |
Marketplace Orientation and Annual Business Meeting |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Education Session Second City Communications |
| 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
New Member Reception (Invitation Only) |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Exhibits Open |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Opening Night Vendor Appreciation Reception All Attendees Welcome Interview Schedules Available at 6:45 pm |
| 7:00 pm til ... |
Enjoy an Evening in Chicago! |
Day Two - Wednesday, April 15, 2009
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open |
| 7:00 am - 6:30 pm |
Exhibits Open |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Buffet Breakfast in the Expo |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Shipper/Carrier and Vendor/Carrier Interviews |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Networking Break in the Expo |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Shipper/Carrier and Vendor/Carrier Interviews |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Lunchtime Speaker: Frank Meehan Transportation Security Administration |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Shipper/Carrier Interviews |
| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Five Star Member Appreciation Cocktail Reception All Attendees Welcome |
| 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Shipper Appreciation Dinner and Entertainment
All Attendees Welcome
Tribute to Carrie Ehlers – Benefit for the Carrie Ehlers Education Fund
Featured Entertainment – Sidney Friedman, Mentalist |
Day Three - Thursday, April 16, 2009
| 7:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open |
| 7:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Exhibits Open |
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Buffet Breakfast in the Expo |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Shipper/Carrier and Vendor/Carrier Interviews |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Networking Break in the Expo |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Shipper/Carrier and Vendor/Carrier Interviews |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Shipper/Carrier Interviews |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Exhibit Booth Tear-Down |
| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Shipper Debriefing Session |
| 5:00 pm |
Marketplace Adjourned |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
ECA Board of Directors Meeting |
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