MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 HILTON DES MOINES DOWNTOWN Reserve Hotel Rooms @ iowamotortruck.com MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SPONSORS as of September 13 CONFERENCE PLATINUM SPONSORS • Harrison Truck Centers • MHC Kenworth • Midwest Peterbilt Group • Midwest Wheel Companies SCHEDULE • Thompson Truck & Trailer • Truck Country TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 GOLD SPONSORS • Cummins Sales & Service 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM • Great West Casualty Company REGISTRATION DESK • Interstate PowerSystems / I-State Truck Center • Joe Morten and Son, Inc. d.b.a. Motor-Ways, Inc. Hilton Des Moines Downtown // Cloud Ballroom Atrium • KeepTruckin • McGowen Hurst Clark Smith • Niece Trucking, Inc. 10:00 AM • Northland Products Company, Inc. • O’Halloran International, Inc. a Trivista Company VERN SIMPSON MEMORIAL FALL GOLF CLASSIC • PrePass Briarwood Golf Club // Ankeny, Iowa • Quality Services Corp. • Ruan Transportation This always popular, best-ball tournament will be filled SILVER SPONSORS on a first come, first serve basis, and will be limited to a • BMO Transportation Finance specific number of golfers. In addition, all participants must • Central Trailer Service register for at least one other Management Conference • Cornhusker International Trucks event. Complete foursomes, or individual registrations, are • Gatr Truck Center • Housby accepted. • Kwik Trip / Kwik Star Inc. • Lube-Tech & Partners, LLC • Mid-States Utility Trailer Sales, Inc. / Keizer Refrigeration 11:30 AM • Ottsen Oil Company • Thermo King Sales & Service MEMBER & GUEST ACTIVITY • Trimble Transportation Sips, Strings & Socializing ... Lunch, too! • TrueNorth Companies • Wilson Trailer Company Give your wall (or shelf) a unique pop by creating a piece BRONZE SPONSORS of home decor with the technique of dimensional string • Allied Oil & Supply art! What the heck is string art? Great question! String art • Altorfer CAT Inc. is a new spin on old art. It’s simple, really, and you get to • American Trucking Associations • Bauer Built Tire customize your art to fit your taste. And speaking of taste, • Bridgestone Commercial Solutions you’ll be treated to lunch (and cocktails) before the fun • Cedar Rapids Truck Center / Quad Cities Peterbilt begins...and during! We promise you, this is one art project • Chase Financial you’ll be proud to showcase at home. • CIBC Bank • CJM Financial, Inc. • Comdata Transportation between the Hilton and the activity will be • Craftsmen Utility Trailer provided. • Dave Syverson Truck Centers • Des Moines Truck Brokers • Donaghy - Kempton Insurors • Engles, Ketcham, Olson & Keith, P.C. 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM • Eastern Iowa Tire, Inc. WELCOME RECEPTION & FOUNDATION AUCTION • FSSolutions Principal Park // Des Moines • Hanifen Company, Inc. • Holmes Murphy • Insurance Associates Do not strike out by not attending this home run of an event! • Iowa 80 Truckstop, Inc. The always popular Welcome Reception & Foundation • Iowa Council of Safety Management • Jim Hawk Truck-Trailers, Inc. Auction kicks off the conference in a fun, unique way; and • Majestic Truck Center what’s more fun than being at a baseball stadium on a • Northland Insurance Company beautiful fall evening? Join us at Principal Park, the home of • Pilot Flying J the Chicago Cubs Triple-A Affiliate the Iowa Cubs, where we • Pomp’s Tire Service, Inc. • Renewable Energy Group will root, root, root for the trucking industry! • Reynolds & Reynolds, Inc. • RSM US LLP Transportation between the Hilton and Principal Park will be • Sioux City Truck & Trailer, Inc. provided. • TAB Bank • Thermo King Christensen • Truck Center Companies • Truckers Insurance Associates • US Cargo Control REGISTER ONLINE • Valley Distribution Corp. IOWAMOTORTRUCK.COM • Wilshire Insurance Company / IAT Insurance Group @ • Ziegler CAT CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM REGISTRATION DESK • Cloud Ballroom Atrium 8:00 AM BREAKFAST BUFFET • Cloud Ballroom 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM OPENING CEREMONIES & INSPIRATIONAL ADDRESS • Cloud Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Governor Kim Reynolds (Invited) 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM IMTA ANNUAL MEETING & YEAR IN REVIEW • Cloud Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Randy Guillot --- First Vice Chairman, American Trucking Associations 10:30 AM- 11:45 AM GUEST ACTIVITY • GETTING CREATIVE AT THE POTTING BAR Learn how to create your own custom terrarium at the hippest do-it-yourself terrarium bar in Des Moines! You will be guided on proper building techniques, favorite tricks, and maintaining and displaying your terrarium. You’ll leave with your creation, assembly & care instructions, and all the knowledge you’ll need to recreate this project! 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS DRIVING THE ECONOMY --- TRUCKING INDUSTRY OUTLOOK • Element Room R. Dean Foreman, Ph.D., Chief Economist --- American Petroleum Institute Bringing more than 20 years of industry experience in corporate strategic planning, forecasting, risk management, and finance, Dr. Dean Foreman, Chief Economist with the American Petroleum Institute, will cover current trends in the economy & energy markets, along with highlights for U.S. freight transportation & Iowa’s energy consumption. THE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFT • Linear Room Haydn Shaw Demography means “description of the people” and the study of demographics can provide another unique and valuable perspective on many important components of the population, the world and most importantly the implications of these processes for individuals; which provides an interesting and innovative approach to forecasting, planning and preparing. This thought provoking and riveting presentation will be unlike anything you have experienced before and promises to leave you with some new perspectives and insights. HOT TOPICS IN HR • Matrix Room Pat Petersen, Director – Human Resources --- Ruan Brooke Willey, VP – Human Resources --- CRST International, Inc. If you have employees, you have HR issues; and managing employment and labor issues can be a daunting task. Employee and employer rules and regulations can be confusing and often leave a business vulnerable or potentially at legal risk. This session is created to take the fear out of some of the most difficult HR topics by providing valuable insight, information, and guidance that applies to a wide range of business operations. Our two speakers have more than 50 combined years of experience in HR and will share their expertise in a manner that is understandable, direct, and above all else, applicable to your operation. 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM CHAIRMAN’S LUNCHEON & LEADERSHIP GRADUATION • Cloud Ballroom Keynote Speaker: Jason Redman --- Retired Navy SEAL 1:45 PM- 4:00 PM GUEST ACTIVITY • KITCHEN CREATIONS Food brings out the best in (most of) us, just like this fun activity will! Not only will you be provided with all the knowledge and hands-on experience you need in the kitchen, you get to master the art of whipping up some delicious fare. Learn some new tricks of the trade, ask questions and be able to take your new skills home to put to the test with your family. 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Repeated) 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Repeated) 6:00 PM CHAIRMAN’S COCKTAIL RECEPTION • Cloud Ballroom Atrium 7:00 PM IMTA AWARDS GALA • Cloud Ballroom 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM DESSERT RECEPTION • Cloud Ballroom Atrium IOWA MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 & WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 HILTON DES MOINES DOWNTOWN REGISTRATION OPTIONS & DETAILS ATTENDEE INFORMATION Please check the circle next to each registration option that you plan to register for. Please use separate registration forms to register multiple attendees. Invoices will be mailed to the address below. FULL CONFERENCE • $350 Includes all events associated with the IMTA Management Name Conference, with the exception of the Vern Simpson Memorial Fall Golf Classic & the various Guest Activities. Company GROUP DISCOUNT Full conference registration of 3 or more from one company will result in a $25 discount per registration. Discount will only apply Mailing Address to registrations sent in together and cannot apply to individually submitted registrations. City, State & Zip TUESDAY ONLY OPTIONS EVENING WELCOME RECEPTION • $60 Email Refreshments, Heavy Hors D’oeuvres, Foundation Auction and More! GOLF OUTING REGISTRATION Due to the popularity of this event, all golf outing participants must register for one WEDNESDAY ONLY OPTIONS other event listed to the left --- not including guest activities. OPTION #1 • $300 Includes: All Meals, All General & Breakout Sessions, All Evening Events on GOLFER #1 • $150 Wednesday. OPTION #2 • $145 Name WAITING LIST Breakfast, Opening Ceremonies, Annual Meeting, Breakout Sessions and ! Chairman’s Luncheon. CompanyA WAITING LIST IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR THE OPTION #3 • $30 VERN SIMPSON MEMORIAL FALL GOLF CLASSIC BEING Chairman’s Luncheon & Leadership Graduation HELD AT BRIARWOOD ON SEPTEMBER 24. OPTION #4 • $125 GOLFERIF YOU #2WISH • $150 TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST Chairman’s Cocktail Reception, IMTA Awards Gala and Dessert Reception. & NOTIFIED SHOULD AN OPENING COME ABOUT, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] Name GUEST ACTIVITY OPTIONS THANK YOU! Please read the descriptions on the previous pages before registering for activities. Wednesday activites take place during the breakout sessions. Company TUESDAY ACTIVITY • COMPLIMENTARY SIPS, STRINGS & SOCIALIZING GOLFER #3 • $150 WEDNESDAY MORNING ACTIVITY • COMPLIMENTARY GETTING CREATIVE AT THE POTTING BAR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITY • COMPLIMENTARY Name KITCHEN CREATIONS Company REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, September 6 REFUND DEADLINE: Friday, August 23 RETURN COMPLETED FORMS TO: GOLFER #4 • $150 ! 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