2016 Spring Meeting

Starts:  Apr 28, 2016 06:00 PM (ET)
Ends:  Apr 30, 2016 11:00 PM (ET)

Don't miss this amazing destination on the Gulf Coast of Florida.


HOTEL INFORMATION: (Book Soon.  Sellout Expected)

South Seas Resort ($199 per night - Group:  Metal Treating Institute)

5400 Plantation Road - Captiva Island, FL

PHONE:  866-565-5089

ONLINE:  CLICK HERE

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AIRPORT & TRANSPORTATION:

  • AIRPORT:  Southwest Florida International Airport - RSW (37 miles from resort)
  • TRANSPORTATION:  Rental Car or CLICK HERE for Taxi/Shuttle Options

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REGISTRATION:

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 CITY INFORMATION:

Weather:  You will experience mid 80's during the day and mid's 60's in the evening.

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DRESS CODE:

Resort casual for first two nights and general sessions.

Business casual for final night.

NOTE:  Business casual means:

  • MEN - Slacks, Nice Shirt (Sport Coat Optional)  
  • WOMEN - Sun dresses or Slacks/Blouse

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NAME BADGE AND MEMBER WELCOME BAG 

Your name badge(s) and program schedule will be delivered to your room after you check in. If you arrive after 4:30 pm, your name badge and program schedule will be available at the entrance of the Opening Night Reception and Dinner.

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MEETING SCHEDULE:

 

Thursday, April 28

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm:  Opening Night Reception & Dinner

 

Friday, April 29

8:00 am - 11:30 am:  General Sessions

Session 1:  How to Create Outrageously Effective Marketing Material - Ron Rosenberg, Quality Talk

In this interactive and entertaining program, you'll learn how to apply Ron Rosenberg's outrageous marketing strategies to improve the effectiveness of your own marketing communications.  In this one-of-a-kind session you'll discover 12 specific elements that MUST be in every marketing piece.

Session 2:  Applying Effective Marketing Elements to Your Marketing Material - Ron Rosenberg, Quality Talk

In this workshop environment, Ron will help you apply the 12 elements to your marketing material that he taught you in Session 1.  You will want to bring your company's marketing pieces with you.  During this session you will receive on the spot feedback to help increase the responsiveness of your marketing strategy.

Session 3:  Making Your Sales Forecast as Clear as Day - Alex Chausovsky, ITR Economics

As the future economic outlook can be a bit unclear for many, being able to forecast your sales into the future is key to making choices in growing your business in the right manner.  Effective forecasting of sales can also help you to know where to allocate your financial resources for new projects and investment in equipment.  ITR Economics has a 94.7% accuracy rate predicting the ups and downs in the economy over the last 60 years.  During this session, Alex Chausovsky will share with you the keys you need to know about the future of heat treat sales and how to use their reports to make a very unclear future, very clear.

9:00 am - 10:30 am:  Spouse and Guest Breakfast 

Spouses and guests are invited by the pool in a private cabana for breakfast. This is a great opportunity for a healthy and relaxing start to your stay during the MTI National Spring Meeting as you catch up with old friends while meeting new ones.  

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm:  Meet, Greet, Mingle and Golf  

Don't miss this "not your average" golf tournament. MTI members will tee up in teams of 4, for a fun scramble golf outing on South Seas Resort's 9-hole par 3 course.  The Captiva Island course has been rated as one of the top 5 short courses in the world.  This event will include prizes for closest to the pin, longest putt and 1st and 2nd place team scores.  The rules will require strategy as teams will have strings, throws and mulligans available to help level out the playing field.  This outing will be enjoyable for everyone, no matter your golf skill.  Spouses and guests not playing golf are welcome to walk the course enjoying an afternoon of networking and socializing.  Refreshments will be available throughout the various holes.  

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm:  Optional Meet-Up Reception

7:00 pm:  Free Night to Enjoy Captiva Island

 Saturday, April 30

8:00 am - 11:30 am:  General Sessions

Session 1:  Selling Has Nothing to do with Selling - Rick Farrell, Tangent Knowledge Systems

In this fast paced and energetic session, Rick will debunk the time-honored beliefs and strategies that organizations hold to so dearly and expose the obscene cost of sales that they blindly operate under. Content is non-traditional, contrary and designed to be a wake up call for all organizations on selling, strategizing and positioning their companies to meet the harsh realities of the economy and the challenging economic climate of today's marketplace.  Rick will show you the keys to effective selling, and the value your company brings to your customers to ultimately increase growth in your annual revenues.

Session 2:  Applying Effective Sales Strategies in Your Company - Rick Farrell, Tangent Knowledge Systems

In this workshop environment, Rick will help you apply the key elements that he taught in Session 1.  Rick will show you how to dig into generating more leads in your sales pipeline, breakdown sales barriers and build accountability of your sales staff.

Session 3:  Featured Keynote:  If You See It, You Can Be It! - Chef Jeff Henderson

Award-winning Chef and Author of the New York Times best-seller "Cooked", Chef Jeff Henderson discovered his passion and gift for cooking in a most unlikely place: behind bars. Today, the creator of the Food Network’s docu-reality series "The Chef Jeff Project" and the host of "Family Style" with Chef Jeff, is one of the most influential African-American chefs in the country, using his redemptive journey from drug dealer to TV celebrity Chef, to nationally acclaimed motivational speaker to help others reboot their own dreams and gain a new foothold on the ladder to success. His acclaimed memoir, "Cooked: My Journey from the Streets to the Stove", is being adapted into a film, starring Will Smith. His most recent book, "If You Can See It, You Can Be It", teaches his 12 street-smart recipes for success. Chef Jeff says, “I was an HR nightmare.” But he knew the lessons he learned on the streets taught him transferable skills that would adapt to the corporate world: marketing, branding, public relations and managing a diverse workforce. He now educates audiences on how to embrace workers from all backgrounds so companies won’t merely survive in today’s economy, but they will thrive.

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: President's Reception

7:30 pm:  Closing Night Dinner & Entertainment

 

Location

South Seas Resort
5400 Plantation Rd
Captiva, FL 33924
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Contact

MTI Office
904-249-0448
info@heattreat.net