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Schedule At-A-Glance

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

8:30-10:00 a.m.

Contractors and installers featured session: The Seven Steps to Closing a Profitable Sale
Room S320EFG

Architects and designers featured session: “The New Real” — The Future of Design for a Changed Customer
Room S230ABC

9:00–10:00 a.m.

Women in the Stone Business Annual Forum
Room S230D

Going Digital — New Operational Metrics Gained for Natural Stone Business Owners
Room S230EF

1:30–3:00 p.m.

Architects and designers featured session: Color Trends: The Catalysts That Create Change
Room S320EFG

Challenges to Natural Stone Tile Installations!
Room S230ABC

3:15–4:15 p.m.

EDS & MEDS: Challenges and Opportunities for Ceramic Tile
Room S330AB

Mosaic Art As An Architectural Enhancement
Room S330CD

Using Tile in Your Next Green Building Project
Room S230EF

Safety and Profitability: How Safety Can Raise Your Bottom Line
Room S330EF

Providing CEUs to Architects & Interior Designers About Natural Stone
Room S230GH

Digital Templating & Much More
Room S230D

Inventory Management and Pricing Strategies
Room S230ABC

Less Chaos, More Cash — Reducing Confusion and Improving Profits in Your Business
Room S330GH

Day Three Articles

Coverings 2010 opening highlights excellence in tile and stone

Two new initiatives honoring excellence in tile and stone launched at Coverings 2010. For “Coverings Select,” sponsored by Contract magazine, a panel of judges was engaged to identify the best new products introduced to the U.S. and international markets since the close of Coverings 2009 in a variety of categories. The second, “PROJECT: Green” was all about bringing attention—and recognition—to imaginative and innovative use of tile and stone materials in sustainability-driven projects.

	Winners of Ceramic Tiles of Italy Design Competition announced Confindustria Ceramica, the Association of Italian Ceramics and the Italian Trade Commission received the highest number of top quality submissions in the competition’s 17-year history. The jury was so impressed by the entries that they awarded two prizes in each category: residential, commercial/hospitality and institutional.

Live Demo Stage —Thursday, April 29 Sponsored by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), demonstrations will be given by TCNA members and NTCA staff.

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