This year’s Expo is a one-day, power- packed extravaganza with events taking PAID US POSTAGE US POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 9 place on the show floor. PRESORT STD 100.1 The Fox E.L. Harvey & Sons The Protector Group Insurance WORCESTER, MA The New England Business Expo has AAA Southern New England East Commerce Solutions PC-Plus Technologies a distinguished history of attracting AA Transportation Enterprise Cleaning Corporation PENTA Communications business from all fields of commerce for AB & Palumbo Electrical Contractors Epson America Pepper's Fine Foods Catering the last 18 years. AdCare Hospital of Worcester Eventronics MasterMind In Zone Planned Parenthood ADTECH Systems Developer Polar Beverages SO JOIN US! Meet thousands of qualified Alternatives Express Personnel Services Presentation Technologies buyers, and develop new leads. American Red Cross Blood Services Facilitations, Ltd Quinsigamond Community College Assumption College Faith Casler Associates, Inc. Rescom Exteriors, Inc. You won’t want to miss it! Atlas Press Fallon Community Health Plan RESEVUE Exhibits Auburn Chamber of Commerce First Highland RGIS Inventory Specialists Automated Business Solutions Fleet S.C.O.R.E. Avon By Cindy Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple Securitas Security Services USA Balloon Platoon The Frank Foley Show Shrewsbury Street Sampler Banknorth Fresh Design Simon Mall Barbanel Design & Promotional Products Gold's Gym Southwest Airlines Company BOOTH RESERVATION FORM Bay Path College Good As Gold Coffee Systems Sovereign Bank Becker College Green Hill Golf Course The Spa Store Beechwood Hotel Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Spawrhawk Asset Management Better Business Bureau Hebert Candies Sprint 339 Main Street YES! I want to be an exhibitor! Blackstone Valley Chamber Holden Area Chamber of Commerce State Wide Security Protection, Inc. MA 01608 Worcester, BNA Computing Holden Landmark Corporation Strauss and Strauss Please sign me up for a booth! Total number booths requested______BNI A-Team Worcester Holiday Inn Struck Catering BNI Holden Chapter IKON Subito Technologies Cost: $850 Member • $1,000 Non-Member Ron Bouley Photography The Invironmentalists/Dupont Textiles Sunshine Sign Co. Inc. DATED MATERIAL Cambridge Credit Counseling Jillians T.C.G. Solutions Company/Organization Cash Recovery Specialist Joseph’s Lock & Safe TEI, LLC CBS Payroll Service, Inc. KEURIG, Inc. Town Fair Tire Products and/or services to be exhibited Center for Women & Enterprise Kinko’s / Awards.com University of Phoenix CORPORATE SPONSORS Charlton Economic Development Comm. LaVenture Photography UnumProvident Corporation Charter Communications Lightship Telecom Village Tavern Citizen's Bank MANN'S Trailer Sales W.A.C. Consulting, Inc. Clark University, SBDC Market Connections Wachusett Mountain Contact Clayton Group Services, Inc. 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Oldies 98.9 WXLO 104.5 FM Please make checks payable to Double Lucky Star Restaurant Overlook Life Care Community YMCA of Greater Worcester Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and mail to: Dovetail Internet Technologies Page Chiropractic Health Center Youth Opportunities Upheld Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce • 339 Main Street • Worcester, MA 01608 Drew Mortgage The Patriot Group or fax to: 508.754.8560 Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce • 339 Main Street • Worcester, MA 01608 For more information, please contact Pat Hoey Productions at 800.533.0229 www.worcesterchamber.org Tel: 508.753.2924 • Fax: 508.754.8560 • worcesterchamber.org – that means thousands Morning Session Vocational schools provide a bridge to the world of work. The Expo’s featured events will take place right on the Expo floor This event is open to everyone, but pre-registration is requested. of attendees will walk through the show and by your booth! sponsored by The Breakfast Club Local business and political leaders will participate in a plenary session moderated by Stephen Willand, Ph.D., Director of the Central Massachusetts Regional Employment Board. Hear from students in the The Expo will get off to an early start as the always-popular Breakfast Club (Work in Progress) The Chamber’s Breakfast Club – held four times a year – areas of manufacturing, construction, health, biomedical, information technology, and business on how kicks off the day with the sell-out crowd that comes to recognize area businesses SCHEDULE draws a sell-out crowd of hundreds to honor area Fallon When the Breakfast Club adjourns at 9 am, over 400 vocational education has affected their lives and will affect their future. for contributions and milestones. businesses for their accomplishments. See who’s who in the business community as the event‘s emcee gets the Sponsored by Breakout sessions will feature area CEOs: Kevin O'Sullivan, President - MBI; Fred Eppinger, President and attendees will spill out onto the show floor. TIME EVENT LOCATION crowd going with lively presentations to the salutes. CEO - Allmerica Financial; Joseph Tucci, President and CEO - EMC Corp.; Eric Shultz, President - Fallon 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Club* Event Room on Show Floor Community Health Plan; Philip Morgan, President - Morgan Construction; Anthony Consigli, President - The morning will also feature the Manufacturing Advancement Center (MAC) who will 9:00 a.m. Show Floor Opens Show Floor Consigli Construction. draw hundreds as they welcome attendees to six state-of-the-art seminars on key areas of The morning will culminate with the MAC luncheon program featuring John interest. Economic Summit: Manufacturing Your Future through Vocational Education Manufacturing Your Future BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL INCLUDE: Morgridge, Chairman of the Board at Cisco Systems along with other notable dignitaries. through Vocational Education 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Event Room on Show Floor Business Cluster Manufacturing, Engineering 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions Rooms A – E (Upstairs) Visit the streets of Central Mass right on the Expo floor as the Office technology and Technology Cluster Topical seminars on issues of interest to small businessThe Featured will be available Speaker to Series attendees presented who Manufacturing Advancement Center paves the way to your future Wholesale/Retail Sales & Services Cluster Drafting pre-register drawing even more traffic to the Expo. 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Program* Event Room on Show Floor Cosmetology Electronics through vocational education. Presentations will be given by area Marketing by the Worcester Economic Club expects hundreds more on the show floor to hear from a Engineering Technology Topical Seminars leaders on the six areas of vocational education – manufacturing, Hospitality and Tourism Cluster Machine Technology nationally acclaimed speaker. The AdClub begins the evening festivities with its Holland health, biomedical, construction, business and information technology. Culinary Arts Major Appliance Installation/Repairing 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Workshops for Business Event Room on Show Floor Hospitality Management Metal Fabrication Awards for creative excellence as the public is welcomed in to view nominated work. Human Services Cluster Stationary Engineering will close the show as hundreds or Seminar Rooms John P. Morgridge, Chairman of the Board, CISCO Systems will be the keynote speaker at the Child Care and Development Telecommunications/Fiber Optics sponsored by Triton Technologies Awards for best Worcester Economic Club Business After Hours luncheon. Hear about the future of vocational educational and how it can work for your company. Information Technology Services Cluster Construction Cluster gather to sample cuisine from area restaurants and vocational schools. 4:30 – 5:15 p.m. Featured Speaker Event Room on Show Floor Computer Programming and Software Building and Property Development Maintenance/Painting and Wall Covering exhibitor booth and the best cuisine will be presented as the event caps off an exciting day. 5:45 p.m. WEC Private Reception* Junior Ballroom (Upstairs) Network Systems Cabinetmaking Topical Seminars Information Support and Services Carpentry – get in on the ground floor 5:15 – 7:30 p.m. Business After Hours Show Floor The first annual Commercial Design Electricity Don’t miss it Top level business leaders are formulating topical seminars designed to attract decision-makers Digital Media Technology Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration to the Expo. Additional information about seminar Milton P. Higgins Fashion Technology Mason and Tile Setting of this year’s New England Business Expo! Graphic Communications AdClub of Greater Worcester content, presenters, and registration will be available Plumbing Scholarship Awards Radio and Television Broadcasting Sheet Metalworking Call Pat Hoey Productions at 1-800-533-0229 to reserve your booth. 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Preview of Entries Event Room on Show Floor For your small business prior to the Expo. will be presented to Health Services Cluster Biomedical Cluster 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Holland Award Presentations Event Room on Show Floor Dental Assisting Manufacturing in Biomedical industry Health Assisting Biotechnology 18 vocational students. Medical Assisting 2004 New England Business Expo SteeringAccount Executive, Committee * There is a cost associated with these events. Dean Johnson, Featured Speaker Medical Laboratory Technology CHAIR WSRS-FM 96.1 / WTAG-AM 580 Operating Room Technology Director of Operations, Practical Nursing (LPN) J. Christopher Collins, Senior Vice President/Deputy Katherine Mahoney, With a long history of nationally acclaimed speakers, this Manufacturing Advancement Center series draws huge crowds to the Expo – and this year the General Counsel, UnumProvident Corporation Vice President, Sales and Wiliam J. Mazza, event will be held right on the Expo floor. Sharon Arnold, Coordinator of Business Services, Communications, Fallon Community Health Plan presented by James Moughan, Assistant General Manager/ Luncheon Program Central Mass. Reg. Employment Board Admission to hear the speaker is free and open to the Executive Vice President, Director of Sales, Worcester’s Centrum Centre Join us for lunch and hear about the future of vocational education. Craig Blais, Director of Administrative The Worcester Worcester Business Development Corporation Linda Salem Pervier, public, however seating is limited. The speaker will be Thomas F.X. Cole, Director, Marketing & New Media, and Office Services, Worcester Regional Chamber announced during the marketing campaign that will drive Economic Club John Morgridge, Chairman of the Board at Cisco Systems will be the Worcester Telegram & Gazette of Commerce attendance to the Expo. keynote speaker. Jane C. Edmonds, Director, Massachusetts Account Executive, Davis Advertising John J. DiPietro, Managing Partner, Steve Salloway, Community Relations Manager, Fleet Department of Workforce Development will also present along with ABC/D Marketing Services Cindy Skowyra, a video presentation by Congressman James P. McGovern, 3rd Chairman/CEO, Art W. Volpe, Vice President / Market Manager, Michael J. Donoghue, Congressional District. Worcester Regional Retirement System WSRS-FM 96.1 / WTAG-AM 580 AdClub of Greater Worcester General Manager, Director, Employee & Community Joseph P. Flynn, Pauline J. White, See the best of the best in advertising as the area’s John Morgridge, joined Cisco in 1988 as President and CEO and WXLO 104.5 FM / Oldies 98.9 / 100.1 Fox Relations, UnumProvident Corporation marketing community displays their award-winning work Vice President, AdCare Hospital Sharyn Williams, Director of Marketing and grew the company from $5 million in sales to over $1 billion, Jeffrey Hillis, at the AdClub’s annual Mary T. Holland Awards. of Worcester Communications, Worcester Regional Chamber and from 34 employees to over 2,260. In 1990, he took Cisco public and in 1995 was Pat Hoey, President, Pat Hoey Productions of Commerce Featuring the Innovations in creative marketing will be showcased as appointed Chairman. Today, the company has more than $18 billion in revenues and nearly 36,000 Show Coordinator, Julie Jacobson, Interim President and CEO, Meghan Zack, Mary T. Holland Awards creative, local talent from ad agencies, marketing firms, employees operating in 65 countries. Cisco uses Internet technology to gain a competitive advantage Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Pat Hoey Productions for Creative Excellence and freelancers converge at the show. with over 90 percent of the company’s orders and customer support being transacted via the Web. The fee of $40 per person includes lunch and the speaking program. Tables of 10 are available for $400 with 2 seats donated to vocational education students. After October 1, the fee is $50 per person. Business After Hours Business After Hours at the Expo provides a venue for PURCHASE THE SPECIALLY PRICED PACKAGE FOR $1400 AND RECEIVE: networking with business contacts that you’ve made • A booth at the Expo with electricity throughout the day. Tasty samples of local cuisine Special • A table for 10 with 2 seats donated to vocational students along with a cash bar make the event a relaxing way Sponsored by MAC • 2 tickets to the Chamber’s Breakfast Club to make business connections. Triton Technologies LLC Package! • A donation to the Milton P. Higgins Scholarship Fund For more information on the Summit at the Expo, contact Kathie Mahoney from MAC at 508-831-7020 or [email protected] or visit their web site at www.massmac.org