Laundry Fest 2011
Join us as we connect for a weekend of networking, education and entertainment with a host of laundry owners and industry leaders. The Upper Midwest Laundry Fest trade show event will occur October 21 – 23 in Bloomington, MN. Learn more about payment options, energy and the laundry industry, marketing your business online, the chemistry of doing laundry, how to get a USDA grant and then kick back to relax for a little bit of fun.
Get registered today to secure your attendance to the 2011 Laundry Fest!
When
October 21-23, 2011
Where
Crowne Plaza Hotel &
Suites Minneapolis Airport
3 Appletree Square
Bloomington, MN 55425
(952) 854-9000
Who Can Come?
All Coin Laundry Owners
Sponsors
BDS
Belson Company
Century Laundry Distributors
CLA Insurance
Continental Girbau, Inc.
Electrolux
Great Lakes Laundry
Hamilton Engineering
Huebsch
Maytag Commercial Laundry
Minnesota Chemical
Standard Change Makers
Summit Amusement
Westland Insurance Services
Hotel Reservations
Crowne Plaza Hotel &
Suites Minneapolis Airport
Bloomington, MN | website
$105/night, including 2 breakfast tickets
Group Code to ask for: UML
Or enter it in the GROUP CODE portion of the reservation website.
Please Note: This discounted hotel rate ends Friday, October 7, 2011!
Agenda
Friday, October 21: Networking
4pm - 7pm: Registration
5pm - 8pm: Networking Cocktail Reception and Dinner
Saturday, October 22: Education, Networking
Laundry specific seminars on energy, alternative payments, marketing and a virtual store tour.
8am - 9:15am: The Future of Payments
Panel hosted by Brian Wallace, President and CEO of Coin Laundry Association
9:15am - 10:15am: Energy and the Effect on the Laundry Industry
Speaker Jeff Deal
10:15am - 10:45am: Networking Break
10:45am - 12pm: Laundry Tour: A Virtual Tour of Laundromats
Hosted by Bob Frandsen
12pm - 1pm: Lunch Break
1:00pm - 3:30pm: Break Out Session, Open Floor Hours
1:15pm - 3:30pm: Marketing Your Business on the Internet
Speaker Jeff Gardner
Also to include application for the FREE web site provided to CLA members
2:15pm - 3:00pm Stain Treating and the Chemistry of Doing Laundry
3:10pm - 3:30pm: Overview on USDA Grant Program
Specific to laundry owners in communities of less than 20,000 residents
5:30pm - 6:30pm: Wine Tasting Event and Close of Silent Auction
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Networking Dinner and Football Party
Green Bay Packers versus Minnessota Vikings party
Sunday, October 23: Entertainment
Board Meeting
Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packer football game
The cost of the football tickets are not included in the price of the event.
Weekend Costs
Coin Laundry Association Store Owner Members
Non-Members
Sponsoring Allied Trade Representative
Non-Sponsoring Allied Trade Representative
$80
$175
$175
$250
The above posted registration fees include the cost of the trade show event and do not cover the hotel stay or football game tickets.
Important Note: Online/advanced registration closes on October 14, 2011. You can register at the door for an additional $25 on top of these listed registration rates.
For more Information contact Jeff Gardner (612) 414-3310.
The show is hosted by the Minnesota Coin Laundry Association, the Wisconsin Self Service Laundry Association, and the Iowa Self Service Laundry Association in partnership with the Coin Laundry Association.
