NAMA To Provide Training At BLAST Blind Vendor Conference

CHICAGO --The National Automated Merchandising Association will provide training at the National Association of Blind Merchants BLAST (Business Leadership and Superior Training) Conference, taking place May 17-20 at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. BLAST is the nation's most comprehensive training conference for Randolph-Sheppard entrepreneurs.

NAMA vice-president of government affairs Eric Dell will provide a legislative update on Thursday, May 19. Chip Potter, NAMA vice-president of communications and information services, will conclude the conference on Friday, May 20, with his presentation of the NAMA Triple Play, which will include the 2015 Industry Summary; Micro-Markets Today: Volumetrics and Perceptions; and Millenials: The Workforce of Tomorrow.

"We saved the best for last," said NABM president Nicholas Gacos, Colorado Associates LLC (Metuchen, NJ), the first blind vendor to serve on NAMA's board of directors. "These are three vitally important topics for our blind entrepreneurs."

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