Jason Jennings to Give Keynote Presentation  “Everyone’s A Winner”

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) today announced that Jason Jennings will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming IBWA Convention and Trade Show to be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 3 - 6, 2006.  Jennngs’ presentation will take place during the General Session on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 8:30 am until 12:00 pm.

Jennings has over 20 years of experience, has founded successful businesses, and helped companies achieve their full economic potential.  Jennings is the best-selling author of It’s Not The Big That Eat the Small – It’s The Fast That Eat the Slow.  Jennings follow-up, Less Is More, researched over 4,000 highly productive companies and revealed their trade secrets. His most recent book, Think BIG-Act Small, provides a study of the world’s only ten companies that have managed to grow revenues and profits by ten percent or more each year for ten years.

Jennings started his career as a broadcast journalist and has since founded Jennings-McGlothlin & Company, the nation’s largest media consulting company.  He has no rival when it comes to sharing knowledge with an audience seeking information about sales and management strategies.  His audio and video tapes have helped hundreds of thousands of companies, and now his presentation at the IBWA General Session will give attendees exclusive access to the strategies he’s used to be successful.

For more about the educational sessions, registration, award programs, schedules, and other information about the 2006 IBWA Convention and Trade Show, log on to the IBWA website at http://www.bottledwater.org/public/conv2006/ or call 703-683-5213.

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the authoritative source of information about all types of bottled waters.  Founded in 1958, IBWA's membership includes U.S. and international bottlers, distributors and suppliers.  IBWA is committed to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled water as a packaged food product, and state governments to set stringent standards for safe, high quality bottled water products.  Additionally, IBWA requires member bottlers to adhere to the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, which mandates additional standards and practices, that in some cases, are more stringent than federal and state regulations.  A key feature of the IBWA Bottled Water Model Code of Practice is an annual unannounced plant inspection by an independent, third party organization. For more information about IBWA, bottled water and a list of members’ brands, please contact IBWA Manager of Communications Tom Gardner at 703-647-4607 or tgardner@bottledwater.org.

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