Various presenters will be presenting daily workshops on topics that effect the industry on a daily basis. These workshops are available to all attendees at the IISF Super Trade Show & Extravaganza. The workshops will include audio/video presentations, handouts as well as round table discussions of some of the challenges affecting every aspect of the carnival business.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
11:00am - 3:00pm
Become Certified in the ServSafe Program
This is a required exam for ALL food service vendors in ALL states including some local / city requirements.
Cost: $150 per person (includes class materials, study guides, & test)
Class size is limited to 25 people
Location: IISA office - upstairs boardroom
Pre-registration and payment is required. To register, call Teresa Rimes at 813-677-9377 or email teresa@gibtownshowmensclub.com.
11:00am - 3:00pm
NAARSO Level 1 Basic Inspector Certification Study and Exam
In order to be eligible for the exam and certification, you will be required to have a letter from your employer validating 2 years experience OR proof of 16 hours of training and 1 year experience validation.
2 hour Study and Review begins at 11am.
- short break will follow -
2 hour EXAM will follow.
PLEASE ALLOW 4 ½ hours minimum to complete!
Cost:
• NAARSO Member - $100 per person
• Non-NAARSO Member - $175 per person (you will become a member at registration)
Location: Carousel Pavilion
Payment may be made at time of registration. RSVP to Teresa Rimes at 813-677-9377 or email teresa@gibtownshowmensclub.com.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
11:00am - 3:00pm
Become Certified in the ServSafe Program
This is a required exam for ALL food service vendors in ALL states including some local / city requirements.
Cost: $150 per person (includes class materials, study guides, & test)
Class size is limited to 25 people
Location: IISA office - upstairs boardroom
Pre-registration and payment is required. To register, call Teresa Rimes at 813-677-9377 or email teresa@gibtownshowmensclub.com.
11:30am - 12:30pm
REOPENING DURING A PANDEMIC
Creative Ways to Produce Income During a Pandemic
Discussing creative ways to produce income during a pandemic. Carnival operators will discuss ways they were able to generate income while the industry was shut down.
This panel will include:
- Lee Stevens
- Tammy Long
- Richie George
- Wayne Pierce
Location: Carousel Pavilion
1:00pm - 2:30pm
EVENTS THAT OPERATED DURING THE PANDEMIC
Open Forum Discussion
Representatives from the fair industrywill discuss their opinions about events that actually operated during the pandemic in 2020.
This panel will include:
- Debbie Powers
- Marla Calico
- Michael Wood
- Wayne Pierce
Location: Carousel Pavilion
3:00pm - 4:00pm
DEALING WITH STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING A PANDEMIC
"We Do it the Sanitary Way"
Discussion Outline:
- Have a written plan showing how you will keep people safe with sanitizing during Covid-19.
- Products you will use and how to use them
- Hand Sanitizer, Liquid Spray
- Safe Distancing
- Masks
- Handwash Stations
- Products you will use and how to use them
- Get to know your state and local health department officials
- Learn to listen
- Illustration: Masks
- Communication is the Key
- Be Pro-Active- Now More Than EVER!
- Call EVERYPLACE that you set up and let them know that you have a plan.
- You may need to lead them through the process.
- You need to learn to "Think Outside The Box."
- Reinvent Yourself
- Every county fair/event must be willing to do this
Speaker:
Daniel Woodward
Concessions Manager at the Grundy County (IL) Fairgrounds
Chaplain for the State of llllnois Prisons and Grundy County Speedways and Fair
Location: Carousel Pavilion
4:00pm - 5:00pm
OVERCOMING: "NO, YOU CAN'T OPEN"
Discussion Outline:
- There is ALWAYS a way: You just need to find it.
- When they say, "No, you can't do that."
- Don't give up! Don't quit!
- Finding a way to do your event
- We don't take "NO" for an answer.
- Keep knocking on the door until there is a little crack to go through.
- It may be a "maybe" or a "possible."
- It may be a "maybe" or a "possible."
- We have a chance to help lead America reopen.
- We can show them HOW it Can be done.
- Be a man or woman with a plan.
- It has ALWAYS only taken ONE man or woman to make a difference.
- Those who opened in 2020 were people who worked until they found a way to get it done.
- The Restaurant Industry
- Local Shows
- Race Tracks
- We can show them HOW it Can be done.
Speaker:
Concessions Manager at the Grundy County (IL) Fairgrounds
Chaplain for the State of llllnois Prisons and Grundy County Speedways and Fair
Location: Carousel Pavilion
Thursday, February 18th, 2021
11:00am - 3:00pm
Become Certified in the ServSafe Program
This is a required exam for ALL food service vendors in ALL states including some local / city requirements.
Cost: $150 per person (includes class materials, study guides, & test)
Class size is limited to 25 people
Location: IISA office - upstairs boardroom
Pre-registration and payment is required. To register, call Teresa Rimes at 813-677-9377 or email teresa@gibtownshowmensclub.com.
1:00pm - 4:00pm
H-2B BALANCING ACT
PRACTICAL, POLITICAL STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL IN THIS NEW ABNORMAL
JKJ Workforce Agency and the Small Business Workforce Alliance will be conducting an educational seminar regarding the H-2B program.
Topics will include:
There will be an opportunity at the end of the seminar for questions and answers.
Speakers:
- James K. Judkins, President of JKJ Workforce, Secretary/Treasurer of Seasonal Employment Alliance.
- Leon Sequeira, Employment Attorney and former Assistant Secretary of Labor in the George W. Bush Administration
Location: Carousel Pavilion
Contact Info:
James K. Judkins, President
E-mail: carnival.workforce@gmail.com
Cell Phone: 510-815-6936
Office: 956-440-8720
Friday, February 19th, 2021
11:00am - 3:00pm
Become Certified in the ServSafe Program
This is a required exam for ALL food service vendors in ALL states including some local / city requirements.
Cost: $150 per person (includes class materials, study guides, & test)
Class size is limited to 25 people
Location: IISA office - upstairs boardroom
Pre-registration and payment is required. To register, call Teresa Rimes at 813-677-9377 or email teresa@gibtownshowmensclub.com.
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Industrial Truck / Forklift Training
Class includes handbook, certificate & permit card **(for on-site equipment only).
Class size is limited to 25 people
1:30 - 2:30pm: DVD Preview and Manual Review
2:30 - 3:30pm: On-Site Outdoor Training
Sponsored by: MAH Consulting - Sharon Hupalo
Cost: $40 per person
Registration: A sign-up sheet is posted in the trade show office.
ALL ON-SITE GROUND SAFETY INSPECTIONS PROVIDED BY:
Worldwide Safety Group, Avery Wheelock
