ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Retailer registration and housing is now open for the NACS Show, the most comprehensive event for the convenience and fuel retailing industry. This year’s NACS Show will take place October 7 – 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Author and journalist David H. Freedman has been announced as the keynote speaker on Wednesday, October 8, during the Opening General Session. Freedman is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and at Inc. Magazine, a contributor to Scientific American and a consulting editor for Johns Hopkins Medicine International. He is the author of five books, the most recent being WRONG, about the problems with the published findings of medical scientists and other experts. Much of his current work is related to the roles of policy, industry and journalism in addressing obesity, nutrition and health-related behavioral change.
“David passionately advocates that the food industry — including our industry — is in a strong position to address the problem of obesity in this country,” said NACS Vice Chairman of Convention Jack Kofdarali, who also is president of J & T Management Company Inc. in Corona, California. “I look forward to hearing more about what David has to say on the topic of food and nutrition, how our industry can continue to be part of the solution and to proactively address misperceptions and better tell our story.”
Full registration, which includes admission to the general sessions, educational sessions, expo and the welcome reception, is $295 for NACS retailer members and $495 for other retailer attendees. One-day registration also is available ($195 per day for NACS retailer members and $295 per day for other retailers). Other rates apply for non-exhibiting manufacturers, service providers, brokers and consultants.
An impressive element of this year’s NACS Show is the expo. With more than 390,000 square feet of exhibit space, as of May 2 all 2014 exhibit space had officially sold out and applications are currently being accepted for the booth waitlist. Expo hours will take place Wednesday, October 8, 11:30 am – 5:30 pm; Thursday, October 9, 11:30 am – 5:30 pm; and Friday, October 10, 9 am – 1:30 pm.
From business strategy and market analysis to specific information for specialized areas within a c-store operation, access to expertise and insights are available only at the NACS Show. This year’s show features three days of general sessions and more than 65 educational sessions, as well as training sessions for small operators with five stores or less. Reflecting the growing international scope of the NACS Show, the general sessions will be once again translated into Portuguese, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, and select educational sessions will be translated into Portuguese and Spanish.
Several evening networking events will take place again after the expo, making it even easier for all attendees to create connections and meet with fellow Show-goers.
In addition to online registration, the NACS Show website features the latest information about exhibitors, housing, speakers, educational sessions and networking events.