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AVDA 2006 Annual Conference in Palm Springs Focused on Growing Your Business in the 21st Century

Are you looking for innovative ways to grow your business in the 21^st Century? Are you concerned about ever-changing laws affecting how distributors and their customers do business? Are you questioning why someone should do business with you instead of someone else? Do you need to find a unique way to evaluate customers, channel partners and employees, and improve your communications skills at work and at home? If the answer to any of these

questions is “Yes!”, then AVDA’s 2006 Annual Conference is the place for you.

The AVDA 2006 Annual Conference is all about improving on how animal health manufacturers and distributors do business with one another and with their customers. Through three days of networking and dynamic speaker presentations you will discover new ways to improve your business and your relationships in the supply channel. If growing your company is important to you, there’s no better place for you to be this April than AVDA’s Annual Conference.

This year’s conference includes a strong line-up of speakers and panel discussions that will help you answer the tough questions and keep you competitive in the marketplace. Featured speaker and business growth expert, Steve Little, will explore how other companies have been able to expand their businesses in the 21^st century. Sam Geist will help you answer the question “Why Should Someone Do Business with Me Instead of Someone Else? Ann Marks will wow you with her amazing Face Reading skills and show you how a person’s history, character, and potential are reflected in the features of their face. You will learn how face reading can help you trust your intuition, do a better job of hiring and improve your ability to connect and communicate with others. Finally, a panel of industry experts will explore how newly enacted state pedigree laws are impacting the way animal health distributors and veterinarians are doing business.

Don’t forget to register for the 2006 Annual Conference, being held in Rancho Mirage, California from April 23-25 at The Westin Mission Hills. To download a registration form for the conference, click here. The early bird registration date has been extended to March 22. Registrations received after March 22 will be charged an additional $35.

AVDA has negotiated an incredible room rate of $219 per night for single or double occupancy, for conference attendees. A variety of suites are also available at discounted rates. Reservations may be made by calling The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa directly at 760-328-5955 or by going to the Westin web site.

The hotel reservation cut-off date has been extended to March 29, 2006. Reservations made after this date will be subject to availability and are not guaranteed the AVDA discounted rate.

Click here for a schedule of events.