| 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
| Conference Registration |
| Welcome Reception |
| 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM |
Networking Continental Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM |
Conference Kickoff | ||
| 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM |
Opening Keynote | ||
| 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
VMSD's 2008 Visual Competition Winners | Top 5 Retail Design Trends in Europe | The Boutique Effect |
| 12:15 PM to 2:00 PM |
Networking Rountables Lunch | ||
| 2:30 PM to 3:45 PM |
Iron Merchant III: Creative Retailing Challenge | Sights, Sounds and Tastes of Seattle | |
| 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
Retail Strategies in a Slumping Economy | Ask the Experts: Apparel | Reaching the Hispanic Market |
| 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM |
IRDC Party: Experience Music Project | ||
| 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM |
Case Study Breakfast | ||
| 9:30 PM to 10:30 AM |
Visual Merchandising Symposium | Tesco Fresh & Easy: Day One to Doors Open | VMSD's 2008 Renovations of the Year |
| 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
A Deeper Shade of Green | ||
| 12:15 PM to 2:00 PM |
Networking Rountables Lunch | ||
| 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM |
Ask the Experts: Mass Merchants | REI's Green Laboratory | The State of Retail in India |
| 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM |
Guided Retail Architechtural Tours | ||
| 7:00 PM | Group Dinners Around Town | ||
| 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM |
Networking Continental Breakfast | ||
| 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM |
VMSD Awards Presentation: Iron Merchant III VMSD Visual Competition VMSD Renovation of the Year VMSD/Peter Glen Retailer of the Year Award |
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| 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM |
Retailer of the Year: Costco | ||
| 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
True Stories: Brand, Trend, Truth and Authenticity | ||