Oct. Conference for All Management Levels

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6, 2011—TRSA’s 2011 Annual Conference—“Stronger Together”—will take place October 16-19 at the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Ariz., premiering a new meeting format featuring educational sessions and networking for all levels of management in textile services companies.

The event will provide updates on the latest trends and practices in the uniform and linen supply business to the entire range of industry professionals from owners to executives to front-line managers. The 20-plus sessions will appeal to local and regional independent operators and national companies covering hot-button topics in hospitality, industrial and healthcare markets. Seminars are scheduled concurrently to enable attendees to participate in those most applicable to their professions and market specialties.

In addition, respecting participants’ need to cost-effectively manage their travel costs and time, this meeting consolidates the full range of association activities into a single event, as this one-stop Conference will also include:

• Keynote presentations by renowned authors on customer service and turning “green” into profits
• ½ day workshops on safety, dust control and specialty garments
• Local Plant Tours
• TRSA Leadership Conference committee meetings and Annual Membership meeting

Finally, the Conference offers four (4) hours of table-top exhibits with 75 leading Associate members promoting goods, equipment and services that enable textile services companies to increase sales, streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance productivity and profitability.

“What distinguishes TRSA in everything we do—advocacy, training, information-sharing, research—is our ability to harness expertise from the various professions in the business,” stated TRSA President Joseph Ricci, “to serve the entire textile services community from single-plant operations and independent operators to the largest chains. The Annual Conference program touches all these bases and reflects our members’ commitment to build a stronger, safer and environmentally friendlier industry together.”

The Annual Conference is open to ALL laundry operators – TRSA members and non-members. Only TRSA Associates may attend and exhibit. The Conference combines elements of three previous TRSA meeting formats: the Annual Convention, Leadership Conference and Healthcare/Tech-Plant Conferences with sessions for senior management and plant operations.

Registration and exhibit information will be available soon. Contact: Salita Jones, 703/519-0029, ext. 108; sjones@trsa.org.

Program Agenda

Sunday, October 16
o    TRSA Golf Tournament
o    Welcome Reception and Charitable Event

Monday, October 17
o    TRSA Board and Committee Meetings
o    Half-Day Workshops
o    Reception in Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, October 18
o    Keynote Speakers
o    Multi-Track Educational Sessions (All Day)
o    Reception and Chair Award Dinner

Wednesday, October 19
o    TRSA Annual Membership Meeting
o    Plant/Facility Tour

About the Textile Rental Services Association of America
TRSA represents the $15-billion commercial laundry industry, which employs nearly 200,000 people at more than 1,500 facilities nationwide, including every major business and industrial region, Congressional district and city in the country. Most Americans benefit at least once a week from the cleanliness and safety provided by the industry—through its laundering and delivery of reusable linens, uniforms, towels, mats and other products for the healthcare, hospitality and industrial/manufacturing sectors. TRSA member companies’ services minimize environmental impacts on air, water and solid waste disposal while reducing costs for millions of customers.
To serve members, TRSA advocates for balanced regulation and facilitates information-sharing and education in the industry. The association assists members in streamlining production, increasing productivity and improving the safety of their people and the environment.