Your Best Bet: Join SSA in Las Vegas

Your business success is our goal. At our 2009 Fall Conference & Trade Show (September 10-12 at Caesars Palace), you’ll find sessions jammed with topics geared to you, the facility owner/operator. SSA events are developed by self storage professionals…for storage professionals. This is your chance to learn from the best, network with your peers and the industry’s top suppliers, and have fun! Experience for yourself the power of SSA, as we present a program packed with timely information for individuals responsible for every segment of the self storage industry…site and area managers, owners, developers, suppliers…those who have made a significant investment in self storage.

Pre-Conference Optional Events

SSA Regional Supervisors Program: "Managing the Management"

This exciting new program is designed for those who are currently (or aspire to be) overseeing more than one property and management team. The program is delivered by the most experienced management experts and trainers in the industry. Learn more.

Special Program: SSA's Self Storage Economic Summit II
"Capital Market Debt Maturity Issues, Realities & Solutions"

This half-day session includes two special panels designed for self storage owner-operator CEOs, CFOs and investors. Learn more.

Conference Highlights

		Keynote Session Thursday, September 10 David Meerman Scott, Marketing strategist, business coach and bestselling author of "The New Rules of Marketing & P.R." and "World Wide Rave" "Harness the Power of Online Marketing" David Meerman Scott is a marketing strategist, entrepreneur, speaker, seminar leader, and the author of the number-one best-selling PR and marketing book, The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How To Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media To Reach Buyers Directly, which is being published in 20 languages. His most recent book, which is sure to be on the best-seller list shortly, is World Wide Rave. Scott is a former VP of marketing for two publicly traded technology companies, and was also Asia marketing director for Knight-Ridder, at the time one of the world’s largest newspaper and electronic information companies. In his presentation tailored to the self storage industry, Scott will provide a framework for building an online marketing and viral marketing strategy for your self storage business. You’ll learn to speak directly to your customers with targeted messages that will help them solve problems. Go "viral" by letting others tell your story for you.
		General Session Thursday, September 10 A First! An SSA "Online Focus Group" This will be an interactive audience session; attendees will provide a demographic profile by utilizing handheld voting devices to answer questions about their business, and the many critical issues facing the self storage industry today: occupancy, revenues, expenses, capital, credit and loan issues, and more. Be in on the first instantaneous online industry focus group and go away with a copy of the survey results. This session will be a real eye-opener.
		Foundation Forum Friday, September 11 Bob Woodward, Journalist and Author "Outlook on the New Administration" Bob Woodward’s work at The Washington Post has won nearly every American journalism award: the Pulitzer Prize for his work with Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal; the National Affairs Pulitzer for his work on the aftermath of 9/11; and the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on the Presidency. The Weekly Standard called him "the best pure reporter of his generation, perhaps ever." Albert Hunt of The Wall Street Journal called Woodward "the most celebrated journalist of our age." And Bob Schieffer of CBS News said, "Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time." Woodward has authored or coauthored 14 books, all national bestsellers. Eleven of the 14 have been #1 nonfiction national bestsellers...more than any contemporary American author. At the SSA Conference in Las Vegas, Woodward will present his thoughts on the last seven months in American politics, and his view on the New Administration and how it affects us personally and professionally.

Roundtable Discussions

Our Roundtables are typically standing room only! Industry experts will be leading informal discussions on marketing, finance, operations, hiring, site selection, and many other timely categories. Past conference attendees rate our Roundtable Discussions as extremely valuable components of the SSA Conference and Trade Show program. You won’t want to miss this information-based session. Roundtable Discussions are included in your registration fee.

Hot Coffee/Hot Topics

These early sessions give you valuable information and knowledge to face the future. Start your days early; you’ll be glad you did! Have your questions answered by professionals who, just like you, are on the daily front lines. In these informal sessions, we encourage you to bring a question or describe a special challenge, and get the answer from your peers. These sessions are held Friday and Saturday mornings. Use them to gain valuable insight into the self storage industry, share frustrations, and resolve problems. Breakfast will be provided.

SSA Membership Booth

The Self Storage Association Membership Booth will be staffed Thursday and Friday, September 10 and 11, from 7am to 5pm; and again on Saturday morning, September 12, from 7am to 10am. Members of the SSA staff and National Board Members will be on hand to answer questions about the industry, membership categories and benefits, affiliated state associations, and more. SSA publications, including new releases, will be available for sale on site. In addition, you may purchase products from the SSA Store (logo shirts, tools, awards, mugs, golf balls, and much more) at the Membership Booth.

Interested in Exhibiting?

This is your opportunity to put your products and services in front of the industry's top owners and operators. For a space application and fee information, visit the Exhibitor Information page.

Sponsorship Opportunity

Become an event sponsor for the 2009 Fall Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas! Please call Jennifer Pettigrew at (513) 843-6943, to learn more about this unique opportunity.