10:00 am Meet and Greet and Distribution of handouts on issues of importance and services to the industry
New web site and event listings
Christmas trail
Experiential experiment with OHLA
Strategic planning worksheet
10:40 am Updates on Ohio Wine Producers legislative areas of interest
Farm Bureau - Township trustee concerns regarding zoning exemption regulation issues
Excise Tax Reform: new Federal Tax Structure proposals to save everyone money - needs renewal
Music licensing update – ASCAP, BMI reform progress report -- discussion of consent decree
B and B wine sales legislation
Q and A for upcoming legislative needs and concerns
Brown Meeting, Labor Issue, More enology support- discussion with OSU, More fruit in the ground-Authenticity movement
Who do you know sheet?
11:35 Dealing with negative social media posts - powerpoint
12:00 Informal lunch -- continue Authenticity discussions
1:00 OGIC update and Update re Ohio State's private wine label branding
1:15 Labor issue -- possible pilot project with vo-ed schools
1:30 Ohio Division of Liquor Control – A Q and A with our regulators
2:45 Motorcoach issues -- building the business and controlling it
3:00 Succession planning handout
3:10 LTS Syracuse Tim Hanni financial planning -- March 19-21
LTS MIDWEST -- Tan Tara Resort - Feb 7-9
WINE CONFERENCE - Preview Day - Feb 17 plus 18-19
LTS OHIO -- Gervasi - April -- date TBD
Register at www.OhioWines.org. $35 per person for the day includes lunch. $30 for the second person