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Are You Ready for STIHL at GIE+EXPO 2008?

Mark your calendars now to join STIHL at GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Kentucky on October 23 to 25 to attend educational sessions, check out new products, honor your peers and be entertained. See the newest low-emission STIHL products at booth # 5074!

The Green Industry and Equipment EXPO (GIE+EXPO) is the industry's largest showcase for outdoor power equipment, lawn and garden products, outdoor leisure items, and light construction and landscape equipment. Held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, the show will feature a 20-acre outdoor demonstration area along with indoor booths and three days of demos from more than 150 of the show's 650 exhibiting companies.

For more information about GIE + Expo, or to register for either the dealer or landscaper educational seminars, please visit www.gie-expo.com.

P. Allen Smith at GIE+EXPO

P. Allen Smith

At the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) Green Industry Conference (GIC), STIHL is pleased to bring you national garden designer, P. Allen Smith, who has plenty of fresh, green ways to think outside the box that will help you stimulate sales for your business. As host of two nationally syndicated television shows and a regular contributor on The Today Show, Smith is in touch with all the hot new outdoor living trends that customers want. He'll share new ideas for keeping your business going all year long, such as holiday decorating services, party set-ups, green choice lawn services, backyard get-aways, water feature and container garden designs and upkeep.

October 23
9:30 am – 11:00 am
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Smith will be signing copies of his latest book, P. Allen Smith's Living in the Garden Home, in the STIHL booth, #5074 from 4 - 5 pm on Thursday, October 23.

About P. Allen Smith

STIHL is the official handheld outdoor power equipment sponsor of best-selling author, television personality and award-winning garden designer P. Allen Smith. Smith is a regular visiting expert on The Weather Channel, and host of public television program P. Allen Smith's Garden Home and the nationally syndicated P. Allen Smith Gardens. Smith recently finished the development and construction of his "green solutions" Garden Home Retreat near Little Rock, Arkansas.

Click here to find out more on P. Allen Smith.

STIHL Sponsored Landscaper Activities

Get Ready for STIHL at GIE+EXPO 2008
Thursday, October 23
9:30 am & 2:00 pm	How Creative Thinking and Design Will Maximize Your Profits Speaker: P. Allen Smith Location: Room E3 - C Lobby at EXPO Center
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, & 2:30 pm	STIHL Lumberjack Challenge presented by Scheers Lumberjack Shows Sign up for blower races at the STIHL tent by the lumberjack show throughout the day.
4 - 5 pm	Book signing: P. Allen Smith's Living in the Garden Home, in the STIHL booth, #5074
Friday, October 24
9:30 - 11:00 am	Save Time and Energy with Customer Service (panel discussion) Panel Moderator: Jeff Korhan, CLP, True Nature Inc. Location: Room B104 - B Lobby at EXPO Center
10:00 - 10:45 am	Ethanol: Impact & Implications (technical workshop) Speaker: Eddie Anderson, technical training coordinator for STIHL Inc. Location: Exhibit Hall Learning Center (Hall A)
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, & 2:30 pm	STIHL Lumberjack Challenge presented by Scheers Lumberjack Shows Sign up for blower races at the STIHL tent by the lumberjack show throughout the day.
1:00 - 2:30 pm	How to Sell 'Outdoor Rooms' to Increase Your Profits (panel discussion) Panel Moderator: Jeffrey Scott, Glen Gate Company Location: Room E3 - C Lobby at EXPO Center
2:45 - 4:15 pm	The State of the Economy: Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We May be Headed Speaker: Joseph G. Eisenhauer, Wright State University, OH Location: Room B101 - B Lobby at EXPO Center
4:15 pm	Pros in Excellence Awards Reception Location: South Wing, Lobby A
Saturday, October 25
10:30 am & 12:30 pm	STIHL Lumberjack Challenge presented by Scheers Lumberjack Shows Sign up for blower races at the STIHL tent by the lumberjack show throughout the day.
10:45 - 11:45 am	GREEN in Landscape Management Panel Moderator: Bill Horn, CLP, CLT, American Civil Constructors, Inc. Location: Room B105 - B Lobby at EXPO Center

STIHL Sponsored Dealer Activities

Thursday, Oct. 23
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, & 2:30 pm	STIHL Lumberjack Challenge presented by Scheers Lumberjack Shows Sign up for blower races at the STIHL tent by the lumberjack show throughout the day.
12:00 – 1:30 pm	Session 1 Build Beneficial Relationships with Contractors to Build Your Bottom Line Jeremy Eck, Spruce It Up Inc., Springfield, MO Todd Reinhart, Reinhart Grounds Maintenance Inc., Blomington, IL Roger Johnston, Fowlkes, Norman & Associates, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Kurt Bland, Bland Landscaping Co. Inc., Apex, NC
1:30 – 2:45 pm	Session 2 What's Next: A Look to the Future of the OPE Industry: a conversation with Fred Whyte, president of STIHL Incorporated and Dan Ariens, president of Ariens Company and John Felmy, Chief Economist of the American Petroleum Institute.
3:00 – 4:30 pm	Session 3 Propel Your Company to Success with Value-Driven Marketing Practices Jeff Smith, Twin City Outdoor, West Monroe, LA Ralph Helm III, Ralph Helm Inc. Lawn Equipment Center, Elgin, IL Shaun O'Connor, O'Connor's Lawn & Garden, Oklahoma City, OK Kevin Hansut, Gulf Coast Tractor & Equipment, Land O' Lakes, FL
4 - 5 pm	Book signing: P. Allen Smith's Living in the Garden Home, in the STIHL booth, #5074
Friday, Oct. 24
10:00 - 10:45 am	Ethanol: Impact & Implications (technical workshop) Speaker: Eddie Anderson, technical training coordinator for STIHL Inc. Location: Exhibit Hall Learning Center (Hall A)
10:30 am, 12:30 pm, & 2:30 pm	STIHL Lumberjack Challenge presented by Scheers Lumberjack Shows Sign up for blower races at the STIHL tent by the lumberjack show throughout the day.
12:00 – 1:30 pm	Session 4 Successful Business Planning 101 Lynn Pesson, Jr., Southland Engine Company, Lafayette, LA Tim Ahearn, Ahearn Equipment, Inc., Spencer, MA Phil Jacobi, Jacobi Sales, Palmyra, IN Carl Levien, Carl's Mower & Saw, Ferndale, WA
1:30 – 2:15 pm	Session 5 Yard & Garden's 6th annual Dealers in Excellence Awards presentation, sponsored by Ariens, STIHL, Equipment & Engine Training Council and GIE+EXPO
2:30 – 4:30 pm	Session 6 Valuable Resources For Hiring, Training and Retention Tom Rigg, Riggs Mowers & More, Valparaiso, IN Scott Jardine, Arn's Equipment Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, Canada Terry Coffin, Beard's Outdoor Power Equipment, Crestwood, KY Barden Winstead, Land & Coates, Virginia Beach, VA
Saturday, Oct. 25
10:30 am & 12:30 pm	STIHL Lumberjack Challenge presented by Scheers Lumberjack Shows Sign up for blower races at the STIHL tent by the lumberjack show throughout the day.

Stop by booth #5074 to see the latest low-emission products from STIHL!

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