55th Annual Meeting Thursday, September 10, 2015 Fort Lauderdale Coral Springs Marriott Hotel 3:00 - EXPO & Cocktail Reception Hors d'oeuvres & networking 6:45 p.m. - Dinner

September 10th is the date for the 55th SFMA Annual Meeting. Training EXPO will start at 3:00 p.m. with Dinner at 6:45 p.m. Details about theme, program and speakers will be upcoming during the next couple months. Be on the lookout for updates.  Fifty-five years is a long time for any organization. We hope all members and business colleagues of manufacturing will come celebrate on September 10th.    We are excited to announce that Carol Craig, of Craig Technologies, will be our Keynote Speaker for the evening discussing how the raw material of business is people. A self-described accidental entrepreneur and unconventional CEO.  Carol Craig is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Craig Technologies, headquartered in Cape Canaveral, FL. Growing Craig Technologies from one person in 1999 to over 400 associates today with steadily increasing revenues, Craig leads nationwide operations with employees in over 20 different states. You can find out more about Carol and her company by clicking here. We will also host a panel conversation which will focus on people and how with education and training your employees can become your most important capital investment. Join our Manufacturers and Distributors of the Year winners as they talk to this point. Joining us on this panel will be representatives from AeroTurbine, ADI Metal, Lockheed Martin, NRI and Sancilio and Company. Come at 3:00 p.m. to learn about the SFMA Training Institute, it's offerings and meet the SFMA training team. The Annual Meeting is focused on Training, Educating and Valuing your workforce. We thought you should learn what SFMA does to help members Train and Educate your workforce. There is no extra charge to attend the Training Expo. Click here for a list of trainings to be discussed. Sponsorships * Display Booths * SOLD OUT!

Sponsorships 

$10,000 Title Sponsor – Exclusive – One only – 20 tickets total for Event, speak from the podium to open the Symposium. Top billing on all marketing materials and top spot in Expo Hall. 

$5,000 Platinum Sponsorship – 6’ display area (includes 6’ skirted table, electricity if requested, and two chairs), 15 tickets Total for Event (Includes: Networking Expo/Cocktail Reception/Dinner/Speaker), and placement on all marketing materials and an opportunity to greet attendees as they enter the ballroom and to distribute company materials.

$2,500 Gold Sponsorship- 6’ display area (includes 6’ skirted table, electricity if requested, and two chairs), 10 tickets Total for Event (Includes: Networking Expo/Cocktail Reception/Dinner/Speaker), and placement on all marketing materials and preferred location in Exhibit hall.

$1,500 Silver Sponsorship –6’ display area (includes 6’ skirted table, electricity if requested, and two chairs), 5 tickets Total for Event (Includes: Networking Expo/Cocktail Reception/Dinner/Speaker), and placement on all marketing materials 

Display Booth for EXPO:  SOLD OUT!

Show your fellow manufacturers what you do – tout your products and marketing initiatives – you may get a new customer or a new supplier right here in the neighborhood.  Last. year’s EXPO sold out quickly. Please reserve your spot early.  Display booths include:  6’ display area including a 6’ skirted table, two chairs and  2 event tickets. Members: $495, Non-Members: $595.

Event Tickets

Annual Meeting Dinner and Expo  – Members: $95-Individual, $900-Table of 10,  Non-members: $125-Individual, $1100-Table of 10

When registering for Sponsorship, Display Booth or a Table, you may also include the names of your attendees if you have that information available.  Simply click on “Guest Information – Add,” and then make sure you click on “Guest – no charge”  for each additional guest.

Please contact SFMA at 954-941-3558 if you need assistance

 

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