December 2004              return to the newsletter contents page

Safety Week Moves to May

Safety Week 2005, the safety equipment industry’s Annual Conference, will be held in Broomfield, Colorado (a suburb of Denver) from May 15-17, 2005. The meeting will be held at the Omni Interlocken Resort, which is located in Broomfield, Colorado, nine miles from Boulder and ten miles from Denver.

The mid-May dates for the meeting are two months earlier than Safety Week’s traditional mid-July dates. Member surveys indicated that May was a better time for the meeting.

Safety Week 2005 will once again be a combined meeting of the major safety equipment associations: SEDA, International Glove Association (IGA), the Safety Equipment Manufacturers Agents Association (SEMAA) and the Canadian Glove Manufacturers Association (CGMA).

The conference is designed as an educational and networking opportunity for safety equipment distributors, manufacturers and manufacturer representatives. The program will include two days of seminars, one-on-one manufacturer-distributor executive conferences, table top displays, networking receptions and a golf tournament.

Speaker topics will include Inventing the Future with futurist Robert Tucker; tips on training your sales force in Coaching for Sales Success with sales guru, Tom Reilly; a look at The New Supply Team – Working Together Electronically with Steve Epner and tips on Improving the Bottom Line with Al Bates of Profit Planning Group.

Broomfield is an excellent location for the next Safety Summit Week. It is 25 minutes from the Denver International Airport and is close to the cities of Boulder, Golden and Denver with a spectacular view of the Colorado Rockies. The Omni is located near the Flatiron Crossing and Flatiron Village with many options for shopping, dining and entertainment. The Omni also has a 27-hole golf course that is ranked third in the State of Colorado and will be the site of the Safety Week Scramble Golf Tournament.

Mark May 15-17, 2005 on your calendars now and plan to attend Safety Week 2005. It’s one of the best investments you’ll make in your business in 2005.