TRA 50th Anniversary Celebration
& Annual Meeting
September 16-17, 2010
TO VIEW REGISTRATION PDF - CLICK HERE
ACCOMMODATIONS/MEETING VENUE
Westin Riverwalk
420 W Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-6500
Hotel features: 3pm check in, Noon checkout, complimentary internet access in sleeping rooms, fitness center and pool
Book your room online using Westin's customized web page for TRA, or by calling 210-224-6500.
TRANSPORTATION
A taxi from San Antonio International Airport is approximately $20.
PARKING
Valet parking is $25 per day. Self-parking is $15 per day.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PLEASE NOTE: Dress Code for all Events is Business Casual
Thursday, September 16, 2010
10:00-11:45am - TRA Tax & Legislative Committees Meeting
Noon-1:30pm - Lunch Presentation on Social Media with Peter Vogel, Trial Partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell
(Lunch included)
The Internet is the greatest social change in the history of humans, and Social Media is transforming communications. Since the first Internet Christmas in 1999, retailers’ brick and mortar operations have never been the same. This presentation will focus on how retailers now deal with Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Yelp, Blogs, Wikipedia, Google, and other related technologies. The Internet and Social Media impact sale tax considerations, payment systems, credit card processing, jurisdiction for disputes, and other important issues.
Peter S. Vogel is a trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell where he is Chair of the eDiscovery Group and Technology Industry Team. Mr. Vogel has a Masters in Computer Science and since 2000 he has taught courses on the Law of eCommerce at the SMU Dedman School of Law. For 12 years, Mr. Vogel was the Founding Chair of the Texas Supreme Court Judicial Committee on Information Technology which is responsible for helping automate the Texas Court System and putting the Internet on the desktops of all 3,200 Judges. You can follow Mr. Vogel’s blog about the Internet, Information Technology, & eDiscovery at http://www.vogelitlawblog.com/ .
1:45-2:30pm - TRA Political Action Committee (TRAPAC) Meeting
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2:30-4:30pm - Exhibits Open
Meet representatives from TRA's endorsed member programs to discuss their services
Participating companies include:
Amerex Energy Services Company
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3:00-4:00pm - Texas Retailers Education Foundation (TREF) Board Meeting
4:15-4:45pm - TREF Check Presentation to TEXAS Grant Program
5:00-6:30pm - Reception
Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeurves, and participate in a TRA tradition for fantastic door prizes
Reception entertainment provided by
Classical/Spanish Guitarist Keith Kubena
www.keithkubena.com
6:30-8:30pm - 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner with Harvey Kronberg, Editor of The Quorum Report
(Dinner included) ~ Sponsored by Walmart ~
TRA is pleased to announce that our dinner speaker on Thursday, September 16 will be Harvey Kronberg, Editor of The Quorum Report. Mr. Kronberg wil speak on Texas politics and the upcoming Legislative Session.
The Quorum Report (QR) is a non-partisan newsletter focusing on Texas politics and government. Founded in 1983, QR is Texas' oldest political newsletter and can be found online at http://www.quorumreport.com/.
Writer, editor, and publisher Harvey Kronberg has been covering Texas politics since 1989. He also serves as political commentator for News 8 Austin -- a 24 hour news channel serving central Texas. He has been cited in publications as diverse as The Congressional Quarterly, The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor and more.
Friday, September 17, 2010
8:30-9:30am - TRA Executive Committee Meeting
9:30-10:45am - Texas Food Council Meeting
10:30-11:00am - Private Reception with Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus for TRAPAC Governor and Senate Club Members. Click here to support TRAPAC with a contribution of $500 or more and add your name to the list of attendees for this special event.
11:00-12:30pm- Brunch Presentation with Speaker Joe Straus
(Brunch included)
12:45-2:00pm - TRA Board & Annual Membership Meeting
REGISTRATION
Registration for the TRA Annual Meeting is $125 for all attendees. If you are registering more than one attendee, you will need to submit the online form more than once, or you can fax or mail the hardcopy form.
When completing online registration, be sure to select Annual Meeting Attendee under the Registration Fee section. Then, enter your attendance for the remaining events. Then, click the Register for Convention button at the bottom of the page to proceed to the payment screen.
If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at 512-472-8261 or txretailers@txretailers.org.
REGISTER for this event online by clicking here or click here for a printable PDF of the registration form that can be mailed or faxed in.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a TRA member, you will need your TRA Username and Password to start the registration process. The default TRA Username is your FirstNameLast Name with no spaces and the Password is TxRA.
