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
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
Who do you know sheet?
11:15 Dealing with negative social media posts - powerpoint
11:45 Authenticity movement - Ohio grown wines -- fruit in the ground -- Discussion with OSU
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