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Marina Recreation Association
2009 Seminar Handouts


We hope you enjoyed the 38th Annual MRA Conference and Trade Show at Harrah's, South Lake Tahoe, NV. Our theme “Cruising into a Leaner, Greener Tomorrow” included many informative seminars on topics related to today’s state of the industry.

Seminar handouts and the list of Conference Participants are available to the attendees.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009


Wednesday
November 4, 2009

Classroom Seminars - Session 1
  1. How to Deal with Seasonal Business and Seasonal Retail Stores, Kathy Gianatasio
  2. Pass the Ammunition: How to Load Up Your Marketing Guns and Make an Impact, Robert Wilkes
  3. Boatyard Equipment and Safety, Pat Bagan
  4. State of the Marina Industry (Not Available) Kevin Ketchum, Randy Short

Classroom Seminars - Session 2
  1. Self Improvement: When 24 Hours in a Day is Not Enough - The Power of Living by Your Priorities - Part 1, Brian Newport
  2. Conducting Layoffs, Larry Levy
  3. Environmental Considerations and Practices for Boatyards, Pat Bagan
  4. Preparing Your Marina for Clean Marina Certification, Kathy OBrien

Classroom Seminars - Session 3
  1. Self Improvement: When 24 Hours in a Day is Not Enough … The Power of Living by Your Priorities - Part 2, Brian Newport
  2. Marina Fuel & Petroleum Piping: Challenges and Options in Today's World, Dennis Rethmeier
  3. Working in Tandem: How to Manage that Relationship Between a Boatyard and Marina, Pat Bagan
  4. Taming the Bankruptcy Beast, Philip E. Weiss


Thursday
November 5, 2009

Classroom Seminars - Session 1
  1. Marina 101 - Policies & Procedures Part 1, Jim Hayes
  2. Open Forum - Stump the Maritime Lawyer (Not Available) Phil Weiss
  3. Sustainable Design and Construction: The Cornerstone of the Clean Marina, Roxie Comstock (Wyandt), Rob Sloop

Classroom Seminars - Session 2
  1. Marina 101 - Policies & Procedures Part 2, Jim Hayes
  2. Marine Life Protection Act (Not Available), Kevin Ketchum
  3. Legal Issues That Marinas May Encounter in Going Green - An Introduction, Mark D. Holmes, Esquire

Classroom Seminars - Session 3
  1. Marina 201 - How to Increase Profitability and Cash Flow in Your Business - Part 1, Brian Newport
  2. WiFi Installation - Install Your Own WiFi System, John Cruger-Hansen
  3. Legal Issues That Marinas May Encounter in Going Green - A More In-Depth Discussion, Mark D. Holmes, Esquire

Classroom Seminars - Session 4
  1. Marina 201 - How to Increase Profitability and Cash Flow in Your Business - Part 2, Brian Newport
  2. Customer Service - Part 1, Karima Zaki
  3. How to Avoid a Visit to the Labor Commissioner, Larry Levy

Classroom Seminars - Session 5
  1. Southern California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy: Separating Myth from Fact, Josh Burnam, Jennifer Pettis-Schallert
  2. Customer Service - Part 2, Karima Zaki
  3. Invasive Species, Kim Boyd

Classroom Seminars - Session 6
  1. Social Media - DE-Mystify All the Noise, Karima Zaki
  2. Marina 101 - Basic Marine Electricity, Chris Dolan
  3. Fresh Water Marina and Mooring Grid Anchoring and Cabling, Michael Han