WEDNESDAY, August 12
8:15 am - 10:00 am	Member Business Meeting
10:00 am - 10:30 am	DTA Foundation Report
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Fred Joyal, author of "Everything is Marketing: The Ultimate Strategy for Dental Practice Growth" Washington Report: Andrew Steen and Michael Adjodha, FDA, Center for Devices and Rediological Health, Office of Device Evaluation, Dental Devices Branch. PowerPoint Presentation (2 MB)
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	"Dental Practice Challenges" Roger Levin, DDS Synopsis of Dr. Levin's presentation (pdf) PowerPoint Presentation (1.5 MB)
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Rotating 50 Minute Workshops
Members may attend three workshops, and must choose which ones when registering. See detailed workshop list. "Making Talent Management a Competitive Advantage" Chuck Cohen, Benco Dental Company. PowerPoint Presentation (6 MB) "A-dec’s Lean Journey" Devin Layman, A-dec, Inc. "Enhancing Sales in Hard Times" Michael Norton, Burkhart Dental Supply. PowerPoint Presentation (1.6 MB) "State of the Dental Economy" Richard Fishbane, SDM. PowerPoint Presentation
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm	Iraq’s Ministry of Health Reception Join DTA for a reception and Networking event with key decision makers from Iraq. Meet the team that facilitates health care purchases for Iraq’s Ministry of Health.
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Reception, Dinner and Auction
8:15 pm	Entertainment by The Capitol Steps - a troupe famous for presenting political satire.
THURSDAY, August 13
8:00 am - 9:00 am	"The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers" Keith McFarland
9:00 am - 10:30 am	Entrepreneur Panel with Dr. Joshua Friedman and Ken Austin
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	"All's Fair: Love, War and Politics" Mary Matalin & James Carville

Additional Regulatory Presentations at the DTA Annual Meeting.

Rob Leibrandt, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Unique Identification and Information Assurance, discussed the US DoD Item Unique Identification (IUID) program with interested individuals. The requirement applies to new acquisitions meeting several criteria shown in the attached presentation.

We encouraged the senior management of the member companies at the Annual Meeting to become engaged to help DTA shape our industry’s positions on regulatory issues. To date, we have had a few new volunteers.