| Wednesday, March 22 |
| 8 am-12 pm |
Leadership Forum (Invitation only)
|
| 8 am-5 pm |
Preconference Workshop
PO-101: Starting an Organizing Business (PC1)
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| 8 am-12 pm |
Preconference Workshop
PO-201: Residential Needs Assessments: Kathy Waddill’s Eyes of a Stranger Method™ (PC2)
|
| 1-5 pm |
Preconference Workshop
Coaching Skills: Leading-Edge Tools for Maximum Results (PC3)
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Preconference Workshop
How to Create, Market, and Sell Information Products on the Web (PC4)
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6:30-
8:30 pm |
Optional Event
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| Thursday, March 23 |
| 8-11 am |
Chapter Leadership Forum (Invitation Only)
|
8:30-
10:30 am |
Ask the Organizer Panel |
| 9 - 10:30 am |
Making Connections (Golden Circle Members Only) |
10 am -
1:15 pm |
Expo Open |
| 10:45 - 11:45 am |
First Time Attendees' Orientation |
| Noon-1 pm |
Box Lunch in Expo Hall |
1:15-
2:15 pm |
Opening Keynote Session
Revolutionary Relationships: Five Timbers that Ensure Success (GS1) |
2:45-
4:15 pm |
(1-1) A Q&A with Sandra Yancey |
(1-2) Have a Business Breakthrough!: Business Lessons from a Small Business Owner Who Coaches Others to Succeed |
(1-3) Book Yourself Solid, More Clients Than You Can Handle Even If You Hate Marketing and selling |
(1-4) Organizer's Revelation: Chronic Disorganization Is In Your Future! |
(1-5) Protecting Your Clients and Your Business from Identity Theft |
| 3-6:30 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7-8:30 pm |
General Session with Dinner - Integrity: Use It or Lose It |
| Friday, March 24 |
| 8-9:30 am |
(2-1)Ten Revolutionary Ways to Gain and Maintain Corporate Clients |
(2-2)How to Plan, Build and Promote a Business Blog for Better Marketing |
(2-3) Realtor® Relations: How to Develop Strong and Lasting Relationships with Real Estate Agents |
(2-4) Protecting Against Copycats (Protecting Intellectual Property) |
(2-5) Every Child Has a Thinking Style: Creating an Organizing System that Supports Their Needs |
9:45-
11:15 am |
(3-1)
Self-Publishing: Taking Your Masterpiece from Manuscript to the Masses |
(3-2)The 21st Century Organizer's e-Toolkit |
(3-3) Managing Relationships with Creative Time Management |
(3-4) Records Management and Retention Schedule Creation |
(3-5) Organizing for the Grieving Client |
10 am-
12:30 pm |
Expo Open |
| 12:45-2 pm |
Annual Business Meeting Luncheon |
| 2:30-4 pm |
(4-1) Project Management Tools |
(4-2) Sample Selling: Getting In Front of Prospects |
(4-3) Working with Organizing Products and Vendors to Grow Your Business |
(4-4) On Purpose: Successful Strategies in Elderspeak |
(4-5) Understanding Email Management, Communications and Policy Within Companies |
| 2-6:30 pm |
Expo Open |
| 4-5:30 pm |
Photo Opportunity with NAPO President |
| Saturday, March 25 |
| 8-9:30 am |
(5-1) Branding Your Way to Success |
(5-2) Action Paper Management: Can't File 'em, Can't Trash 'em. Now What? |
(5-3) How to Use eBay to Make More Money for You and Help Your Organizing Clients |
(5-4)Outside the Box: Finding Unique Niches in Professional Organizing |
(5-5) Organizing as a Spiritual Practice |
9:45-
11:15 am |
(6-1) Mindful Listening: The Way to Optimize Outcomes and Create Loyal Clients |
(6-2) Hiring Employees Versus Contractors |
(6-3) Databases for Small Businesses |
(6-4) GIANT STEPS: Creating New Possibilities for Success |
(6-5) Obsessive-Compulsive Sales |
Noon-
2:30 pm |
Awards Luncheon and Closing Keynote Address |
| 3:30-5 pm |
Bonus Session: Open Space from Ideas to Action |
