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Key Events

Opening Day at TPIE Starts with Insights, Ends with Connections!
Complimentary Opening Session: FREE with your badge!

A competitive head start... that's what TPIE is providing buyers and exhibitors! We start the show with a compliementary session highlighting consumer and industry trends. The opening session is a fascinating examination of the key trends shaping consumer buying patterns in the coming decade. This is an absolute must for companies that want to get in front of these seismic shifts in consumerism, technology, economics and demographics. This key information can be applied immediately — even on TPIE's show floor. Doug Stephens, president of Retail Prophet, will give TPIE's audience a look at future consumer trends and their expected impact at both the retail and wholesale levels. Doug is the author of Retail Prophet's Shift 2020: Retail Trends Report and is thought by many to be one of the world's only retail industry futurists. His intellectual work and thinking have influenced many of North America's best known retailers and brands including Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Hudson's Bay Company, Disney, Loblaw and Benjamin Moore.

Sponsored by Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses and SK/Soendgen Keramik.

TPIE First Timers' Orientation
Wednesday, January 18, 8 a.m., Room 114
If this is your first time attending TPIE, this is the perfect opportunity to learn about the show, discover the various programs and meet industry volunteer leaders who will answer your questions and help you throughout your visit to TPIE.

FNGLA Horticulture Career Fair
Thursday, January 19, 10 – 11 a.m., Room 113/114
FNGLA reaches out to tomorrow's leaders by hosting a Horticulture Career Fair at TPIE. This interactive program brings together high school students, industry educators and potential employers in a high-energy environment. Following this educational and competitive event, students are invited to tour the TPIE show floor to learn more about the vast scope of Florida's nursery and landscape industry.

TPIE's Exhibitors' Showcase
Throughout the show
TPIE Buyers: Cast your vote for TPIE's best new plants and new products. Visit Rooms 113/114 to see the newest plants and products the industry has to offer in 2012. While there, cast your ballot for the items you like best. Your vote makes you eligible to win a special prize. Voting ends Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Sponsored by Farm Credit Associations of Florida.

FNGLA Online Career and Intern Center
Remotely or at the FNGLA Booth, #2631
Job seekers can register and post their resumes at no charge during the show. FNGLA Member Firms and TPIE Exhibitors may also post job and internship opportunities at no charge during TPIE. Visit the FNGLA booth area located on the show floor, booth 2631.

TPIE Demonstrations
Throughout the show, Demonstration Stage Aisle 2600
Covering a variety of industry topics, these 15 - 20 minute demonstrations provide a great chance to learn something new. One FNGLA certification CEU provided per every 2 sessions attended.
Access the demonstration schedule.

Sponsored by Ball Publishing/Grower Talks.