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Sunday, May 18



7:00AM - 3:00PM Annual Golf Tournament and Lunch
Badlands Golf Club, Las Vegas

8:30AM - 8:00PM Conference Registration and Information
The Registration Desk is located the Promenade Level, 3rd floor, at Caesars Palace.

9:00 AM - 12:00PM Sunday FOCUS Workshops and Best-Practice Sessions
Registration required, and seating is limited. FOCUS Workshops are only available to customers currently on JDA Support.

9:00AM - 4:00PM Demand Optimization Council Meeting
Members Only. This is an invitation-only meeting for members of the Demand Optimization Council. The Demand Optimization Council (DOC) is comprised of JDA and 15-25 strategic JDA clients across the demand/supply chain along with Capgemini, Steven Graves from MIT, Intel and HP.

1:00 PM - 4:00PM Category Management on a '' Low Data '' Diet
Room: Tiberius I
Registration in advance is required for session attendance. This year's conference will include an interactive breakout session designed to reinvigorate your love of category management, and also instill this same passion in those who are new to this area. It's all about the planogram! Everything retailers do can be based on the planogram and the data it contains. From capacity to ROI, come hear how smart retailers and manufacturers are teaming up to make use of this hidden gold mine of information.

1:00 PM - 4:00PM Assortment Management Summit
Room: Tiberius V
Advance registration required to attend this session. Planning the right assortments is crucial in the retail industry. Market dynamics are now requiring retailers to become even more consumer-centric and develop comprehensive assortment management strategies. Best-practices assortment management is an integration of planning and execution processes enabled by technology to drive localized merchandising. Join us for an interactive session that addresses the concepts, processes and business benefits of advanced assortment management.

1:00 PM - 4:00PM Sunday FOCUS Workshops and Best-Practice Sessions
Registration is required, and seating is limited. FOCUS Workshops are only available to customers currently on JDA Support.

2:00 PM - 4:00PM Customer Advisory Board Meeting
Members Only. The purpose of the JDA Customer Advisory Board (CAB) is to establish a forum and process for the members to provide JDA with strategic input on how JDA can deliver solutions that provide value to our customer base. JDA’s CAB is a select blend of companies, whose combined focus across the supply chain can help drive the ultimate offerings of all JDA’s products and services.

4:00PM - 6:00PM FOCUS Networking Event
This event is your opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

6:00PM - 8:00PM Grand Opening Reception in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone
Join us on the red carpet as we usher in a host of Vegas’ most famous!



Monday, May 19



7:30AM - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast

7:30AM - 8:00PM Conference Registration and Information
The Registration Desk is located the Promenade Level, 3rd floor, at Caesars Palace.

8:30AM - 10:30AM Opening General Session and Keynote Presentations
Room: Palace Ballroom


10:30AM - 11:00AM Refreshment Break in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

10:30AM - 7:00PM Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

10:30AM - 7:00PM "A Day in the Life" Demonstration
Room: Solutions Zone
Sign up for a comprehensive, interactive, walk-through demonstration that showcases our end-to-end solutions.

11:00AM - 11:50AM Super Sessions
Select from 4 concurrent sessions.

11:50AM - 12:50PM Lunch

12:50PM - 1:40PM Super Sessions
Select from 4 concurrent sessions.

1:50PM - 2:40PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

2:40PM - 3:10PM Refreshment Break in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

3:10PM - 4:00PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

4:10PM - 5:00PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

5:00PM - 7:00PM Reception in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

7:00PM - 10:00PM Dinner and Entertainment
Expect an exciting, jam-packed night full of networking, fun and fabulous food topped off with a Vegas flair.



Tuesday, May 20



7:30AM - 8:30AM Continental Breakfast

8:30AM - 10:30AM General Session and Keynote Presentations
Room: Palace Ballroom


10:30AM - 11:00AM Refreshment Break in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

10:30AM - 7:00PM Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

10:30AM - 7:00PM "A Day in the Life" Demonstration
Room: Solutions Zone
Sign up for a comprehensive, interactive, walk-through demonstration that showcases our end-to-end solutions.

11:00AM - 11:50AM Super Sessions
Select from 4 concurrent sessions.

11:50AM - 12:50PM Lunch

12:50PM - 1:40PM Super Sessions
Select from 4 concurrent sessions.

1:50PM - 2:40PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

2:40PM - 3:10PM Refreshment Break in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone

3:10PM - 4:00PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

4:10PM - 5:00PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

5:00PM - 7:00PM Reception in the Solutions Zone
Room: Solutions Zone



Wednesday, May 21



8:00AM - 9:00AM Continental Breakfast

9:00AM - 12:00PM "A Day in the Life" Demonstration
Room: Solutions Zone
Sign up for a comprehensive, interactive, walk-through demonstration that showcases our end-to-end solutions.

9:00AM - 9:50AM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

10:00AM - 10:50AM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

10:50AM - 11:10AM Refreshment Break

11:10AM - 12:00PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch


1:00PM - 1:50PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.

2:00PM - 2:50PM Product Sessions
Select from 18 concurrent sessions.








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