Bearing Specialist Association Sets Fall Meeting Schedule

Bearing Specialist Association Sets Fall Meeting Schedule The Bearing Specialist Association said its Fall Meeting will include a bonus in the form of multiple opportunities to further education and understanding. The Meeting is set for September 24 though 26 at the Doubletree Guest Suites Chicago-Downtown, in Chicago, Illinois. Various committee meetings will be held over the three days, including The Information Technology and Logistics Committee will host Bill Drumm from the supply chain strategy organization, Herbert Davis Company, with a presentation covering establishing a benchmarking database. The Distributor/Manufacturer Relations Committee will meet and work to finalize a "Top Ten" List of How Authorized BSA Member Distributors Add Value. Joe Ellers, "The Sales Guy," will hold a class on September 26, Sales Training for Managers, from 10:00 to 4:00. The class is an opportunity for, "sales and branch managers or training personnel of BSA members and participating manufacturers to gain the information they need to facilitate the training of their inside sales personnel using BSA's new Counter/Inside Sales Training Program." Also, the Convention Planning Committee will be finalizing plans for the 41st Annual Convention, set for May 5 - 8, 2007, in Marco Island, Florida. Meeting registration is online at the BSA website. Although the official hotel reservation deadline of August 21 is past, Doubletree is still reportedly taking reservations for those dates. The Bearing Specialists Association is the, "must belong-to organization for authorized bearing distributors." BSA is a service and educational organization composed of authorized distributors representing more than 50 companies distributing factory-warranted ball-, roller-, and anti-friction bearings. The roster also includes 47 invited manufacturers of bearings and related products. BSA describes its mission to be, "the forum to enhance networking and knowledge sharing and promote the sale of bearings through authorized distributors."