IJO Daily Schedule And Buying Room Floor Plan
Welcome to Chicago & IJO's Fall Conference Friday, August 9, 2013 12:00 - 6:00P
Registration & Member Service Desks Open
8th Street South Registration
Lobby Level
Saturday, August 10, 2013 7:00A - 7:30P
Registration & Member Service Desks Open
8th Street South Registration
Lobby Level
7:30A - 8:45A
Opening Breakfast / Membership Brainstorm Session with Jeff Roberts and your Board of Directors Breakfast Service Ends at 8am
International North
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level
9:00 - 9:45A
Connecting To Your Customer’s Emotions with Jennifer Shaheen
Continental A
Lobby Level
Marquette
Third Floor
International South
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level
9:00 - 9:45A 9:00 - 9:45A
How the New “Tax Legislation” Affects Your Business with John Dougherty, CPA The Biggest Reason Clients Leave Empty Handed with Shane Decker
9:00 - 10:45A
Double Session: New Member/Guest Member Meeting with Penny Palmer
Lake Erie
Eighth Floor
9:00A - 12:00P
Edge Program
Williford
Third Floor
10:00 - 11:45A
Double Session: Your Secret Weapon For Sensational Success: This Secret Weapon Can Blow Other Marketing Tools Out of the Water… Including Facebook! with Jim Ackerman
International South
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level
10:00 - 11:45A
Double Session: Employees: When to Hold ‘em, When to Shuffle ‘em, and When to Fold ‘em with Janice Mack Talcott
Waldorf
Third Floor
11:00 - 11:45A
Panel Discussion: Antwerp Diamond Broker Program moderated by Jeff Roberts
Continental A
Lobby Level
12:00 - 1:00P
Team Clinic Captain Lunch
PDR #2
Third Floor
Boulevard Room
Second Floor
Waldorf Room
Third Floor
12:00P 1:00 - 1:45P
The Vow Luncheon by Diadori/Cherie Dori (Pre-registration required) If You Fail to Plan You Plan to Fail with Andy Kohler of AB Kohler & Co.
1:00 - 1:45P
Panel Discussion: Work Smarter, Maximize Sales, Increase Profits and Enhance Your Image with IJO Programs moderated by Debbie Klar
Marquette
Third Floor
1:00 - 1:45P
Panel Discussion: Selling Estate Jewelry moderated by Jeff Roberts
Continental A
Lobby Level
1:00 - 2:45P
Double Session: STOP Closing Sales to Improve Your Business and Customer Loyalty (Say Wha-a-at?) with Terry Sisco
Continental B & C
Lobby Level
2:00 - 2:45P
IJO Business Program - Your Store with Chip Terry
Marquette
Third Floor
2:00 - 3:45P
Double Session: Shrewd Marketing: Your ONLY Shield Against the Coming Economic Time Bomb & How You Can STILL Use It to Blow Away the Competition with Jim Ackerman
International South
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level
3:00 - 3:45P
Make Social Media Work for You: Learn How to Get the Most Out of Your Social Media Efforts with Stefan Patashvili of Yael Designs
Continental A
Lobby Level
3:00 - 4:45P
Double Session: Hiring Superstars: How Behavior Assessments are Like a Diamond Cert - But for People with Terry Sisco
Continental B & C
Lobby Level
4:00 - 5:45P
Double Session: The ABC’s of Building a Business in Today’s Social & Mobile World: What You Need to Survive with Jennifer Shaheen
Continental A
Lobby Level
4:00 - 5:45P
Double Session: 12 Questions to Ask if Your Store is Not As Productive As It Should Be with Janice Mack Talcott
Waldorf Room
Third Floor
5:00 - 5:45P
The First Five Seconds are Critical with Shane Decker
Continental B & C
Lobby Level
6:00 - 7:30P
Welcome Cocktail Reception
International Ballroom
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level
7:15P
2nd Annual Indian Dinner Event (Pre-registration Required)
Continental Ballroom
Lobby Level
Sunday, August 11 , 2013 7:30 - 8:30A
Non-Denomination Devotional
Waldorf Room
Third Floor
8:00A - 7:30P
Registration & Member Service Desks Open
8th Street South Registration
Lobby Level
9:00 - 11:00A
General Session with Keynote Speaker Keni Thomas
International Ballroom
11:00A
Publicity Photos with Keynote Speaker Keni Thomas
Normandie Lounge
11:00A
VIP Brunch (by invitation only)
Grand Ballroom & Continental Ballroom
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level Second Floor - Outside Grand Ballroom Grand --Second Floor Continental - Lobby
11:00A
New Member Brunch (by invitation only)
Boulevard Room
Second Floor
1:00 - 7:30P
BUYING ROOM OPEN Store Conferences *** AVP Filming *** Trunk Show Program*** Gold Donation*** Branding Booth
Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
5:30 - 7:15P
Buying Room Cocktail Reception
Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
7:30 - 9:00P
VIP Cocktail Party (by invitation only)
Continental Ballroom
Lobby Level
Monday, August 12 , 2013 8:30A - 6:00P
Registration & Member Service Desks Open
8th Street South Registration
Lobby Level
7:30A
VIP Breakfast (by invitation only)
Grand Ballroom
Second Floor
7:30A
Vendors' Breakfast
International South
Accessed via Escalators from Lobby Level
9:00A - 11:00A 10:00A - 6:00P 11:00A
Team Clinics - Locations & Team #'s in Your Packets - Please Review Before Monday Morning BUYING ROOM OPEN Store Conferences *** AVP Filming *** Trunk Show Program*** Gold Donation*** Branding Booth
See Registration Packet Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
Guest Member Recap with Penny Palmer
Williford A
Third Floor
4:00 - 5:00P
Gold Donation Publicity Photo
AVP Booth
Lower Level
4:30 - 6:00P
Buying Room Cocktail Reception
Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
6:15- 7:15P
Antwerp Reception
Continental Ballroom
Lobby Level
7:00P
Chairman’s Dinner (by invitation only)
Meet at Hilton 8th Street Entrance
Lobby Level
Tuesday, August 13 , 2013 7:45 - 8:45A
Rotary International Meeting - All Rotarians Welcome
Boulevard Room
Second Floor
9:00A - 6:00P
Registration & Member Service Desks Open
8th Street South Registration
Lobby Level
9:00A - 11:00A
Team Clinics - Locations & Team #'s in Your Packets
10:00A - 6:00P
BUYING ROOM OPEN Store Conferences *** AVP Filming *** Trunk Show Program*** Gold Donation*** Branding Booth
4:00 - 5:00P 4:30 - 6:00P 9:00 - 11:30P
See Registration Packet Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
Gold Donation Publicity Photo
AVP Booth
Lower Level
Buying Room Cocktail Reception
Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
Grand Ballroom
Second Floor
Roaring 20's Party All Are Welcome! 20's Attire Requested/Not required
Wednesday, August 14 , 2013 9:00A - 1:30P
Registration & Member Service Desks Open
8th Street North Registration
Lobby Level
9:30A - 1:30P
BUYING ROOM OPEN Store Conferences *** AVP Filming *** Trunk Show Program*** Gold Donation*** Branding Booth
Stevens Meeting Ctr Salons A, C, D
Lower Level
10:30A - 12:30P
IJO Exams (Pre-registration required)
PDR #1
Third Floor
6:15P
Elite VIP Event (by invitation only)
Meet at Hilton 8th Street Entrance
Lobby Level
Wilkerson
Signature
Connecting Hallway
VIP DIa
Ariva S Golub
A&P Afarin
IDI Star Gems
Manart T Maccabi
Scott Kay
Edge/ Academy
Schneider B Massa Gemco
Dia Days
H Weiss Jlr Promo
A & Z Pearl
Splendid
IGC
Pac North
MA Reich
E Mobley Room
Simply
LeStage
Filming
Imperial Benchmark
AVP
NTR
Schurhammer A One
F Sage P Wolman
Jye’s
GN Diamond
Mail Parcel Center
S Blaine Wenger
Singer
IJO Branding
IJO TS
SEF
Camelot
Yael TDM
Ashi
Paragon Pearl
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Fire Polish
Gem Shield
SES Service Center Fable
Chatham Hessler
Jeff
Asher Dove’s
E Mirell Arms IQ
Overnight
Connoisseurs
ABK
Diabella M Geller Mercury
Aley A
A Kaufman
Unique
Shivani IMS Price Pt Lau
Ostbye
Quality Gold
C Garnier Aanya
K Goldschmidt
Salon C
Marathon
Eco UWR
Interings
Overstock
L’stones
A Unger
Royal Chain Pascal IB Goodman Rainbow Conn Coll A & D Gem EDB Yoni Cut
Monte Carlo
Dazzlers Dilamani Fischler NHIO Crislu
JATW
A Jacoby Galatea Sarin
GE
MB
Adris
Leddel
TSYS Ninacci F Reubel Vibhor Alta
Rahmanan Classic Somerset Incon Rebecca
Punchmark D Brooks
Bastian
Store Conferences Mary Chip P Concepts
Antwerp Mktg Website Grid/3
Midwest
L Newman Midas
Jewel Pop
E Borel
True Romance S Wei Hagerty
B&B
J Mutual
Italgem
Stevens Meeting Center
Parle
Kattan 24K Rose
RJM
Luxury by Jere
Cherie Dori
Elma Gil
Windiam
Majestic
Beneficial
Salon A
S Michel
Variety
C Dori Speidel
Nelson
Schluss
Makur
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Ell Ent
Clear Cut
Focus BMI
Marc
BH Multi Lieberfarb
Rego
IDD
Ellerkamp Lloyd
Sidka
Jewelry Inn
Berco
Royal India
S Golub K Kara
I Morg
Prof+ CMC
Varella
Victor
GM Dia
Belair Time
SG Portland
Air KIm Int’l
Teva
Top Ten
F Duclos
G4SI
Royal Chain
D’stones
Carla Supreme Kirchner
Paramount
Salon D
ELLevated
GIA
G Mele
Lafonn
Gesswein
First Image
RDI
S Hope
IJO Vendor Locator ‐ Stevens Meeting Center
24K Rose A&D Gem A&P Afarin A&Z Pearl A. Unger/B&N/Retail Jlrs Overstock
A.B. Kohler Aanya Adris Oriental Gem Air Esscentials Alex A Allison Kaufman Alta A‐One Gems Ariva (Pranda) Armand Jacoby ARMS iQ Asher Ashi Diamonds AVP B&B/Sandra Biachi Bastian Bauman‐Massa Belair Time Benchmark Beneficial Estate Buyers
Berco BH Multi Camelot Carla/Nancy B Charles Garnier Chatham Created Gems Cherie Dori Classic/Classic Imports Clear Cut Commercial Mineral Connoisseur Coll'n/Lustour Connoisseurs Crislu Cut by Gauge Dazzlers Debbie Brooks Diabella Diamond Days Diamstones Dilamani Designs Dove's Jewelry Designs Eco‐Lite Edge/Edge Retail Academy
BB Salon A Q Salon D V Salon D S Salon D R Salon D G Salon C H Salon C N Salon D S Salon D Z Salon A W Salon A N Salon D E Salon C Wall Salon A K Salon D X Salon A Z Salon A A Salon C Prefunction Wall Salon A BB Salon A U Salon D EE Salon A Wall Salon C W Salon A FF Salon A FF Salon A Wall Salon A Wall Salon A I Salon C Wall Salon C H/Wall Salon C L Salon D DD Salon A CC Salon A O Salon D I Salon C O Salon D Q Salon D M Salon D Wall Salon D BB Salon A S Salon D T Salon D O Salon D X Salon A T Salon D U Salon D
Edward Mirell Ell Enterprises Ellerkamp ELLevated Ads Elma‐Gil Equity Diamond Brokers Ernest Borel Fable Designs Fire Polish First Image Design Fischler Diamonds Focus BMI Frank Reubel Designs Frederic Duclos Frederic Sage/Allegro 925 G4S International Galatea GE Capital Gemco International GemShield/IJB Gesswein GIA GM Diamonds GN Diamond Gunther Mele H. Weiss Hagerty Hessler Forms & Labels I. Morgenstein I.D.I. Design/Meira T IB Goodman IDD IGC IJO Branding IJO Trunk Show Imperial Incon Gems Integrity Merchant Sol Interings Italgem/Benjamin Cohen JewelerPromotions.com Jewelers Mutual JewelPop Jewelry Ads That Work Jewelry Innovations Jye's International K. Goldschmidt Kattan Bold = New
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IJO Vendor Locator ‐ Stevens Meeting Center
Kim International Mfg Kirchner Kirk Kara Lafonn Lau International Leddel Designs LeStage Lieberfarb Livingstones Lloyd & Co Louis E. Newman Luxury Giftware by Jere M. Geller M.A. Reich Majestic Art Makur Manart Bracelet Marathon Marc MB Jewelers Mercury Ring Midas Midwest Dia Dist Monte Carlo National Hole in One Nelson Ninacci NTR Metals Ostbye Overnight Pacific Northern Paragon Pearls Paramount Parle Idaho Opal & Gem Passion/Pascal Pearls Philip Wolman Price Point Marketing Profit Plus Punchmark Quality Gold Rahmanan Rainbow Sapphire Col RDI Diamonds Rebecca REGO Royal Chain Royal Gem Royal India
Wall Salon D HH Salon A AA Salon A GG Salon A Z Salon A P Salon D G Salon C DD Salon A T Salon D CC Salon A X Salon A Wall Salon D Z Salon A G Salon C AA Salon A AA Salon A U Salon D Wall Salon C AA Salon A P Salon D Z Salon A Wall Salon A X Salon A M Salon D O Salon D Wall Salon C L Salon D Prefunction Z Salon A X Salon A F Salon C C Salon C Wall Salon A Wall Salon C P Salon D B Salon C Z Salon A EE Salon A Wall Salon D Y Salon A L Salon D R Salon D Wall Salon D K Salon D Wall Salon A Wall Salon D P Salon D EE Salon A
Royal Jewelry Mfg Sara Blaine Sarah's Hope Sarin Schlusselberg ‐ Global Diamond Schneider Design Schurhammer/I Love You Dias Scott Kay Sharon Wei Shivani Gems Sidka Signature Engraving Systems Simon Golub Simon Golub ‐ Portland Simply Diamonds Singer Collection Somerset Southeastern/Namano Speidel Splendid Music Box Star Gems Supreme Jewelry Susan Michel TDM ‐ The Dia Merchants Teva Diamonds Tony Maccabi Designs Top Ten True Romance TSYS Merchant Sol Unique Settings Univeral Watch Repair Varella Variety Gem Vibhor Gems Victor VIP Diamond Wenger Wilkerson Windiam Yael Designs Yoni Diamonds
Bold = New
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Salon A Salon C Salon A Salon D Salon A Salon D Salon C Salon A Salon A Salon A Salon A Salon D Salon A Salon A Salon C Salon C Salon D Salon A Salon C Salon D Salon D Salon A Salon A Salon C Salon D Salon D Salon A Salon A Salon D Salon C Salon D Salon A Salon A Salon D Salon A Salon C Salon C Salon D Salon A Salon C Salon D
Store Conferences ‐Prefunction Antwerp How To (Laurie Annunziato) IJO Marketing & Branding (Debbie Klar) IJO Website (Barbara Jaronczyk Marketing Plan (Chip Terry) Store Design (Grid/3 Ruth Mellergard) Store Planning (Jeff Roberts) Your Buying Group (Mary Moses Kinney)
Everyone at IJO would like to send a very special "Thank You" to the following companies who, along with IJO, have generously sponsored our Chicago 2013 Conference Events
VIP Reception Star Gems
Team Clinic Pads & Pens Hessler Forms & Labels
Room Key GN Diamond
Elite VIP Evening Parle/Idaho Opal Quality Gold TSYS Merchant
New Member Brunch Camelot GE Capital Ostbye Simon Golub In Room Television Debbie Brooks Parle Rego Manufacturing VIP Diamond
VIP Monday Breakfast Incon Gems Jyes International Jewelers Mutual Royal Jewelry
20's Party Photos The EDGE by Abbott & Shapiro
Antwerp Reception Diamstones Fischler Diamonds Royal Gem Schurhammer/I Love You Diamonds Windiam
Team Clinic Coffee GemShield Lau International
Buying Room Map/Schedule Kirk Kara Yael Designs Badge Lanyards Variety Gem