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W EEKLY EDITION AUGUST 29, 2018 P AGE 5 The Roundtable Topics are Here! Full list and schedule for the Nuts and Bolts Educational Conference By GR Anderson Jr., PSAI Communications Director One enduring popular feature at the Nuts and Bolts Education Conference, this year in Tampa (see page 1 1 for details and registration), is the roundtable discussions. This year there will two sessions on Friday, a third on Saturday morning, and t hen one during Saturday lunch time. There will be 10 - 12 topics under discussion per rountable session. Here are the topics: • Technology Solutions to Improve Business Results • Successful Special Events • Managing Risks, Insurance Costs and Your Experience Modification Number • Trucks – The Latest on Rolling Stock • Building the Company Culture You Want • Preparing for Emerge ncy Response Opportunities • Quality Control in the Field • Equipment Damage, Vandalism , and Damage Waivers • Using Resroom Trailers to Grow Your Business • Running a Business by the Numbers • Creating and Managing a Sales Force • Credit and Collections • Effective Bid ding Strategies • Disposal Issues and Strategies • Strategies for Addressing the Driver Shortage Saturday l unch : • Sustaining and Managing Growth • Diversification – Business Lines that Complement Portable Sanitation • Managing Remote Locations • Unique Challenges o f Small Companies • Managing Health Risks to Employees Sessions over lunch that will build on speakers' presentations: • Leveraging Social Media • Succession Planning and Exit Strategies (speaker will address buying/selling/valuing your business) • Attracting an d Retaining Millenial Workers (speaker will address this also) Past experience has shown that Members and other attendees gain quite a bit of knowledge and enthusiasm out of these roundtables. And they are just a part of the many things that are slated fo r this year's Nuts and Bolts. We hope to see you there! - gr