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John Wolz

�How to Buy & Sell Fasteners & Not Go to Jail,� �Going to the Warehouse to Visit My Money,� and �Reliable Ways to Tell if Your Customer Is a Dream or a Deadbeat� are among the topics at the Western Association of Fastener Distributors� fall conference.
The conference will be September 20-23, 2001, at the Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel near the Phoenix, AZ, airport.
Fastener technical trainer and consultant Carmen Vertullo of SimplyBetter will speak on �Using the Web to Get Fastener Specs in Nano-Seconds� �So, Your Customer Needs Technical Advice,� �In-House Technical Training: Use Mini-Tech Session to Keep �em Sharp� and �Essential Elements of the Fastener Distributor Quality Assurance Program�; Bruce Darling of Porteous Fastener Company will speak on �I�m Going to the Warehouse to Visit My Money�; Jim Taylor of Integrated Material Systems will speak on �Overseas Supplier Trends� and �Marketing Basics�; Martin Calfee of Copper State Bolt & Nut Co. will speak on �How to Buy & Sell Fasteners and Not Go to Jail�; Collection Corner author Dina Amadril will speak on �Reliable Ways to Tell if Your Customer Is a Dream or a Deadbeat�; Hi-Q Fasteners president Ken Rosenblatt, a CPA, will speak on �Financial Statements Basics� or �How We Keep Score� and �Buy & Sell to Win with Key Financial Concepts.�
Fastener museum curator and retired distributor Mel Kirsner will speak on the history of the fastener business in the western U.S.
The schedule also includes plant tours of Copper State Bolt & Nut and Pilgrim Screw, and the business owners and executives forums.
For information contact WAFD executive director Vickie Lester. Tel: 562 425-1721. Fax 562 425-0199. E-mail: wafdhq@aol.com.\
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