Rosemont, IL (Dec 2009) – TriMega
Purchasing Association is pleased to announce the details of their Regional
Meetings for this spring – “Connect 2010”. The annual events take place from
February to May 2010, in each of the five regions that TriMega’s 590+ members
are assigned. A volunteer dealer member who serves as the Regional Coordinator
helps coordinate the meeting in their area, ensuring local dealer issues are
represented and addressed at each event.
Each regional event features a one-on-one
meeting format whereby each attending member dealership has up to 20 individual
meetings scheduled with each of the invited suppliers in attendance. The second
day of each Regional Meeting is ‘members only’, dedicated to an educational
seminar, dealer roundtable discussion as well as a membership meeting.
“This event continues to be very well attended,
primarily due to the popularity of the one-on-one meeting format,” said Michael
Morris, TriMega’s Vice President of Marketing. “Both dealers and suppliers
regard these Regional Meetings as an invaluable opportunity for quality
face-to-face connections and focused business development, so much so that in
2009 we set attendance records at our Regional Meetings, despite the obvious
economic challenges,” he remarked. “Members are able to walk away with tangible
insights and info that has immediate application in their business, thanks to
the twenty or so meetings they conduct with key suppliers at this meeting,” he
continued. “Of course, TriMega suppliers appreciate the opportunity that our
regional meetings provide for dedicated, focused time with our members while not
requiring a huge investment in time or expense traveling to each of the
individual locations,” he concluded.
Regional Coordinator for the South Central, Pam
Spencer of Office Direct in Baker, LA added, “Now more than ever, TriMega’s
Regional Meetings make sense for dealers. They’re a smart way for dealers to
obtain helpful information and support from key suppliers, different from a
tradeshow or table-top event,” she commented.
“Additionally, the meetings provide a terrific
opportunity for TriMega members to network and exchange ideas with each other,
resulting in an event that truly represents time well spent for independent
dealers,” she concluded. The schedule for TriMega’s Regional Meetings, Connect
2010 is as follows:
Feb 25 – 26 - Western Scottsdale, AZ –
DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort
Mar 11 – 12 South East Nashville, TN – Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville
Mar 25 – 26 South Central Fort Worth, TX – Sheraton Fort Worth
Apr 22 – 23 North East Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
May 20 – 21 North Central Chicago, IL – Hyatt Regency O’Hare (Rosemont)
The complete details for ‘Connect 2010’ will be
available shortly at
www.trimega.org/connect.
The TriMega Purchasing Association is a
not-for-profit member owned buying group serving office products dealers
nationwide. The group helps its more than 590 members profit through group
purchasing, rebate negotiation and tracking, the production of quality marketing
materials and information sharing through networking and education at various
TriMega events. For more information on the TriMega Purchasing Association,
visit, www.trimega.org , call (847)
699-3330 or write to us at info@trimega.org.
