TriMega Announces 2010 Regional Meetings

TriMega Purchasing Association is pleased to announce the details of their Regional Meetings for this spring – “Connect 2010”. The annual events take place from February to May 2010, in each of the five regions that TriMega’s 590+ members are assigned. A volunteer dealer member who serves as the Regional Coordinator helps coordinate the meeting in their area, ensuring local dealer issues are represented and addressed at each event. Each regional event features a one-on-one meeting format whereby each attending member dealership has up to 20 individual meetings scheduled with each of the invited suppliers in attendance. The second day of each Regional Meeting is ‘members only’, dedicated to an educational seminar, dealer roundtable discussion as well as a membership meeting.

"This event continues to be very well attended, primarily due to the popularity of the one-on-one meeting format,” said Michael Morris, TriMega’s Vice President of Marketing. “Both dealers and suppliers regard these Regional Meetings as an invaluable opportunity for quality face-to-face connections and focused business development, so much so that in 2009 we set attendance records at our Regional Meetings, despite the obvious economic challenges,” he remarked. “Members are able to walk away with tangible insights and info that has immediate application in their business, thanks to the twenty or so meetings they conduct with key suppliers at this meeting,” he continued. “Of course, TriMega suppliers appreciate the opportunity that our regional meetings provide for dedicated, focused time with our members while not requiring a huge investment in time or expense traveling to each of the individual locations,” he concluded.

Regional Coordinator for the South Central, Pam Spencer of Office Direct in Baker, LA added, “Now more than ever, TriMega’s Regional Meetings make sense for dealers. They’re a smart way for dealers to obtain helpful information and support from key suppliers, different from a tradeshow or table-top event,” she commented. “Additionally, the meetings provide a terrific opportunity for TriMega members to network and exchange ideas with each other, resulting in an event that truly represents time well spent for independent dealers,” she concluded.

The schedule for TriMega’s Regional Meetings, Connect 2010 is as follows:i
on Location
Feb 25 – 26 Western
Scottsdale, AZ – DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort

Mar 11 – 12 South East
Nashville, TN – Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville

Mar 25 – 26 South Central
Fort Worth, TX – Sheraton Fort Worth

Apr 22 – 23 North East
Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun

May 20 – 21 North Central
Chicago, IL – Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont)

The complete details for ‘Connect 2010’ will be available shortly at www.trimega.org/connect.

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