After a rousing year in the Big Easy, it’s time to once again set our sights on the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas for this year’s IPSPE. With show attendance on the rise in recent years — attendance at 2012’s New Orleans show grew by 5 percent over the previous year — and a gamut of seminars, speakers, products and more than 1,350 booths, show organizers are out to make Vegas a sure bet.
“We are very excited about all of the new items that we have brought to the show floor to enhance the attendees experience with exciting special events, fun show floor activities, a fresh new conference lineup and a packed exhibition floor,” says Tracy Garcia, IPSPE’s new show director.
The event lineup kicks off Monday, November 11, with APSP’s Town Hall Meeting. APSP Chariman Steve Gorlin will help introduce the association’s new CEO, Richard Gottwald, and lead a discussion about APSP’s new strategic direction.
Of course, it wouldn’t be IPSPE without the big welcome bash, an attendee favorite. This year, the party’s at the brand new LIGHT Nightclub, known as the “Cirque du Soleil bar.” It’s described as a nightclub with a theatrical flair, making it a perfectly Vegas venue for networking and enjoying a drink or two. If you’re looking for another place to brush elbows with your peers, check out the Saber Grills BBQ Bash.
While networking opportunities are invaluable, so too is the education lineup. This year’s IPSPE boasts more than 250 hours of education for retailers, builders and service professionals. In addition to the standard certification courses, IPSPE worked to provide new courses with relevant themes for the industry. One such example: APSP’s Energy Efficiency Course, a one-day course that explains the current energy-efficiency requirements for pools and spas — a timely subject, as customers are increasingly cost-focused and energy-minded.
With all the education, ideas, leads and products you’ll find at IPSPE, and the chance to bring these back home to your business, you’ll find that what happens in Vegas shouldn’t stay in Vegas.
Saturday, Nov. 9:
8:00 a.m.
- G301 – CONSTRUCTION 201: Basic Pool Construction Course (Day 1 of 3)
- G302 – DESIGN 101: Introduction to Perspective Drawing
- PSCC – APSP Pool & Spa Construction Course
5:00 p.m.
- CPO – NSPF Certified Pool-Spa Operator, Basic Course (2½ day course)
Sunday, Nov. 10:
7:30 a.m.
- CPO – NSPF Certified Pool-Spa Operator, Basic Course (2½ day course)
8:00 a.m.
- G301 – CONSTRUCTION 201: Basic Pool Construction Course (Day 2 of 3)
- G302A – DESIGN 231: Color Theory & Its Application (Day 1 of 2)
- G302B – ENGINEERING 211: Basic Fluid Engineering (Day 1 of 2)
- G302C – DESIGN 203: AutoCad (Day 1 of 2)
- HTTC – APSP CHTT Certified Hot Tub Technician Program
- PSCC – APSP Pool & Spa Construction Course
9:00 a.m.
- CSP – APSP Certified Service Professional Prep Course
Monday, Nov. 11:
7:30 a.m.
- CPO – NSPF Certified Pool-Spa Operator, Basic Course (212 day course)
8:00 a.m.
- EEC – APSP/ANSI/ICC Energy Efficiency Certificate
- G301 – CONSTRUCTION 201: Elements of Construction School (Day 3 of 3)
- G302A – DESIGN 231: Color Theory & Its Application (Day 2 of 2)
- G302B – ENGINEERING 211: Basic Fluid Engineering (Day 2 of 2)
- G302C– DESIGN 203: AutoCad (Day 2 of 2)
- HTTC – APSP CHTT Certified Hot Tub Technician Program
- PSCC – APSP Pool & Spa Construction Course (PSCC)
4:00 p.m.
- APSP Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Exhibits open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
- DESIGN 322: Acoustical Considerations of Water Feature Design
- CONSTRUCTION 111: Genesis 3 Position Statements – An Interactive Discussion
- BUSINESS 302: Pool Project Sales & Design, The Interview
- Understanding Soils in Swimming Pool Construction
- How to Hire Producers Instead of Pretenders
- Today’s Technology, Programs and Software for your Bottom Line
- 25 Ways to Grow Your Service Department
- Energy & Hydraulics: How to Comply and Thrive using ANSI/APSP-5, -15, and -7
10:30 a.m.
- DESIGN 131: Identifying New Business & Design Trends, Booth #6360
12:00 p.m.
- DESIGN 123: Set Your Yard on Fire – Designing with Candles, Fireplaces, Bowls and Pits, Booth #6360
12:30 p.m.
- Doing More with Less: Tapping Into Profits Through the Power of Venturi Technology
- Shasta Industries, APSP Live Workshop
1:30 p.m.
- Pentair Aquatic Systems, APSP Live Workshop
- FPSIE/NSPF: Certified Aquatic Energy Auditor Introduction Seminar
1:45 p.m.
- Clear Crypto-free Commercial Water
2:00 p.m.
- APSP Exams: Certified Building Professional (CBP), Certified Service Professional (CSP) and Certified Hot Tub Technician (CHTT) Exams
- NPC – National Plasterers Council Start-Up Certification Program
2:30 p.m.
- BUSINESS 111: Genesis 3 Lifestyle Program, Booth #6360
- Correct Spears PVC Solvent Cement Techniques
2:45 p.m.
- Pentair Aquatic Systems, APSP Classroom
3:00 p.m.
- ASA – Shotcrete Nozzleman Education Session
3:30 p.m.
- Fireplace and Fire Feature Design Build/Fire Water Combinations
- 12 Myths of Water Testing
- Design Big in a Small Space
- Best Practices Roundtable
- Retailing is Selling
5:15 p.m.
- Welcome Party: LIGHT Nightclub, Mandalay Bay
Wednesday, Nov. 13:
Exhibits open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
- The Value of Manufacturers’ Agents
- ASA – Shotcrete Nozzleman Education Session
- NPC – National Plasterers Council Start-Up Certification Program
- DESIGN 323: Outdoor Kitchen Design
- Financial Review for your Business
- Grounding & Bonding Pools & Spas
- Candid Contractor
- Effective Leadership for Business Owners, Managers & Supervisors
- Intermediate Water Chemistry & Testing
- How Government Laws and Regulations Affects Your Business: Healthcare, ADA and VGB
- Stop Losing Sales to the Online Abyss
9:45 a.m.
- ENGINEERING 221: Advanced Water Purification Technologies
- BUSINESS 306: Elements of Litigation
- Financial Management for Pool Contractors During Tough Times
- DESIGN 262: Water Features: A Custom Builder’s Tips and Tricks
- Visual Merchandising Secrets for the Artistically Challenged and Financially Deprived
- How to Close the Invisible Sale
- Managing a Pool Service Business
11:30 a.m.
- CONSTRUCTION 204: The Science of Long-Lasting Aggregate Finishes, Booth #6360
- La Crosse Alerts Temperature & Humidity Early Warning Alert and Remote Monitoring System
12:30 p.m.
- Doing More with Less: Tapping Into Profits Through the Power of Venturi Technology
- Shasta Industries, APSP Live Workshop
12:45 p.m.
- NPC – National Plasterers Start-Up Certification Exam
1:30 p.m.
- ENGINEERING 291: Green Pool Design & Construction, Booth #6360
- Pentair Aquatic Systems, APSP Live Workshop
- U.S. Pool Markets Report
- FPSIE/NSPF: Certified Aquatic Energy Auditor Introduction Seminar
2:30 p.m.
- Pentair Aquatic Systems, APSP Live Workshop
3:00 p.m.
- BUSINESS 121: Book Signing, Booth #6360
3:30 p.m.
- New Pool & Spa Energy Codes and Proposed Green Codes
- Build Your Brand, Business, and Bottom Line: Increase Closing
- Rates & Quality Customers through the Power of the Internet
- Store Design, Layout, Traffic Flow and Product Placement
- Variable Speed Pool Pumps
- What You Should Know About Designing Outdoor Living Structures
- 7 Crucial Marketing Secrets Every Pool Builder Should Know
4:30 p.m.
- Saber Grills BBQ Bash
7:00 p.m.
- Genesis 3 Family Reunion & Winemaker Dinner, Vintner Grill @Neiman Marcus
Thursday, Nov. 14:
Exhibits open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
8:00 a.m.
- DESIGN 275: Architectural Style Series: Arts and Crafts, Architects Greene and Greene
- DESIGN 361: Waterfall Design and Construction
- CONSTRUCTION 404: Shotcrete Standards & Codes
- The 5 Biggest Mistakes Salespeople Make and How to Avoid them
- Kill your Competition – “Like with an Axe”
- Recent Technologies in Sanitizers: Fact or Fiction
10:30 a.m.
- CONSTRUCTION 171: Project Profiles - An Interactive Discussion on Design and Construction, Booth #6360
12:00 p.m.
- ENGINEERING 121: Natural Swimming Pools - The Pool Reinvented - Plants Instead of Chemicals, Booth #6360
