2008 Conference

The most authoritative
Category Management Conference
of the year!

Oct 28-30, Atlanta Georgia USA
Don’t miss the Training Standards &Certifications update
Find out how your peers are collaborating at Retail
Learn how to keep your career on track
Take home a Resource Directory and Toolbox
Preview the 2009 Space Conference
Interactive, Printable
2008 Conference Color Brochure

‘I view the Category Management Association Conference as the flagship event and I congratulate the association on providing this important forum for the continued development of professional category management practices".

Dr. Brian Harris
Chairman and Founder
The Partnering Group

Best Format, Best Practices, Best Prices
Find out what you’re missing about how to make trade partners eager to collaborate! Learn how to keep your career on track and what you should know about the expanding role of today’s CatMan professional.
Interactive, Printable:
Conference Overview -One Page

Training Standards & Certifications Update
Hear from the Category Management Training Standards Steering Committee and Certifications Sub-Committee about the work they have been doing to define a catman skills matrix and coursework which teaches these skills.

Learn from the Best
Leading manufacturers, retailers, and solution providers from around the world share in-depth information about new retail strategies, cross-category success, and trade partner collaboration.
Interactive, Printable
2008 Conference Workbook.pdf

Shop in Comfort for new CPG Solutions
Attend consulting and software solution in-depth presentations from the comfort of a seat in the audience – without the usual one-on-one pressure from a salesman in your office or balancing a drink in your hand at a noisy booth!

Socialize with Industry Leaders
Outstanding receptions, meals with facilitated introductions, great snack breaks with rest areas including free wireless. OK all you Foodies - here's what we're serving: 2008 Conference Menus

Preview the 2009 Space Management Conference
See the panel with all major space management vendors together -discussing how space management solutions can be achieved with a combination of products - and preview plans for a 2009 Space Management Conference.

Help your HR departments understand CatMan Hiring and Retention
Hear from leading organizations about successful reporting structures, and learn how to train and manage a geographically distributed organization. Leading universities present their category management curriculum - including presentations by students! ASK ABOUT DISCOUNTS FOR YOUR HR DEPT

Advance your Career with on-site Coursework
Mini-Training Workshops Track Five
PLUS Pre-Conference Training Programs Maximize your time and travel dollars and take 2-4 day training sessions offered by major training firms and/or attend a ‘mini-training sessions’ during the conference to experience the style and content of these trainers and their curriculum.

Take Home a Resource Directory and Toolbox
Comprehensive selection of exhibitor, university and training and consulting organization directory plus we will mail you a 'toolbox' filled with informational materials.

The most authoritative
Category Management Conference of the year!
Oct 28-30, Atlanta Georgia USA
Attendees to Date

Can’t attend but want to?
Purchase the recorded version!
All sessions, with the permission of the speaker, will be recorded in a webinar format (audio plus slides.

Can't decide which session to attend?
Attendees will have free on-line access to recorded sessions they wanted to attend - but missed.

Track One
Case Studies & Surveys

Track Two
Retailer 2009 CatMan Strategy Presentations

Track Three
CPG Solutions - Product Presentations

Track Four
Organizational Development

Track Five
Mini-Training Workshops
Plenary Sessions

Register for the Conference

Special Offer for SA and LATAM Chapter Attendees
NOTA: Pedimos una disculpa ya que no habrá traducción simultanea durante las conferencias

Dr. Brian Harris