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14 I PSAI Association Insight, September 15, 2021 10:15 am–11:30 am Purchasing and Supply Outlook 2022 Supply chain disruptions have wreaked havoc on many industries including portable sanitation. This session will give you an up-to-the-minute view on what you can expect for product availability in the coming year, tips about when to order to stay ahead of your needs, and ideas from operators on how to manage various concerns when making purchasing decisions in an uncertain market. 11:30 am–1:00 pm Lunch on Your Own 1:00 pm–1:45 pm Roundtable I Choose from a list of industry-related topics and join in a facilitated peer discussion 1:45 pm-2:30 pm Roundtable II — choose from a list of industry related discussion topics Choose from a list of industry-related topics and join in a facilitated peer discussion 2:30 pm–3:00 pm Coffee, Networking, and Tabletop Exhibits 3:15 pm–4:15 pm Panel: Strategic Bidding Your costs are through the roof, but your competitors want business too. Municipalities and other government agencies have spending limits, and bidding is more complicated than ever. Join this session to learn how others are approaching this challenge in the post-pandemic environment. 3:15 pm–5:45 pm Train the Trainer Course, Part II 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Dinner and a Party We are finally back together! Join us at this event for some music, dancing, and general carrying on with friends old and new. Your food and fun are included in your event registration fee. Cash bar. Friday, Nov 5, 2021 Registration Desk Open: 6:30 am–12:00 pm 7:00 am–8:45 am PSAI Urgent Run/Walk Again, don't sleep in! Join us for the 4th (almost annual) Urgent Run/Walk where we have fun on a 5k course and raise money for charity. All the cool kids will be there. All the nerds will be there. Hey, everyone will be there— don't miss it! 8:45 am-9:15 am Coffee, Networking, and Tabletop Exhibits 9:15 am-12:00 pm Train the Trainer Course, Part III 9:15 am–9:30 am Welcome and PSAI Updates 9:30am-10:30 am Interactive Workshop: Successfully Navigating the Labor Shortage-Part I Everyone is struggling to attract and retain key personnel, especially drivers, and no one has a silver bullet. Yet, many heads are better than one. This interactive session will involve learning, sharing, and building a workforce development plan you can take back to your company, as well as a plan the PSAI can work toward at the industry level. It's not a "sit and listen" kind of morning. It's a work together to make things better session, the sort of thing an association does best. Be sure you join us—and maybe bring your HR director too! 10:30 am–10:45 am Coffee Break 10:45 am–11:45 am Interactive Workshop: Successfully Navigating the Labor Shortage-Part II 11:45 am–12:00 pm Wrap Up and Special Announcements Nuts and Bolts Schedule of Events Tabletop Exhibits Something else you will find at a Nuts & Bolts conference is industry suppliers on hand to speak with you directly about their products and services. While Nuts & Bolts is not a full trade show (join us in Reno in February 2022 for that!), we will have dozens of exhibitors with tabletop displays to explain their products and ser- vices, answer your supply and lead time questions, and help you plan for the com- ing season. These exhibitors are some of the PSAI's best supporters. Without them we could not offer our events so afford- ably. So be sure to spend some time with these wonderful members of our portable sanitation community! This is your time to gather literature or even set up a time to talk more in depth at a later meeting. As we all know, it has been a long time since these face-to-face meetings were possible, and our suppliers have a lot to share! These industry provid- ers are not just there to sell you equip- ment and supplies. They are there to help you succeed. Register now! Nuts & Bolts Update: Debut of Train the Trainer and More! (continued from page 13) Reserve your tabletop space now! We would like to thank Ascentium Capital for being one of the businesses who has secured their tabletop at Nuts & Bolts this November! Contact Todd Ginter at toddg@psai.org or call 800-854-8300 to reserve your table. Suppliers!