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10th Annual KioskCom Conference & Tradeshow to be held April 10-12 in Las Vegas.


TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The Largest and Longest Running Conference and Tradeshow of Its Kind Announces Speaker Roster and Session Topics

The KioskCom Conference & Tradeshow (KioskCom), the defining global event for interactive self-service business solutions, announces its 2006 conference and tradeshow will be held April 10-12 at The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , NV.

Building off of a highly successful 2005 event, KioskCom 2006 expects that more than 2,000 participants will register, continuing as the most critical, strategic, largest and longest running conference and tradeshow for kiosks and self-service, worldwide.

Named twice as one of the Fastest 50 growing events in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , KioskCom delivers critical content and strategies to ensure kiosk success - directly from end-user companies that utilize kiosks within their organizations. This year's sessions and workshops are designed to deliver the strategic insight and first-hand lessons necessary to address and solve an organization's business challenges.

"Companies need to find ways to improve their margins - and kiosks provide that avenue," said Lawrence Dvorchik, KioskCom's General Manager. "Generating additional revenues, improving the customer experience and solving the critical operational and labor issues are all at the forefront of organization strategies. KioskCom is the only place that delivers the strategic insight required from the people that have faced these dilemmas in their organizations. Attendees will hear from other people that are - or were - in their same situation, who used kiosks to successfully provide the solutions to improve their margins."

Representatives from some of the world's most recognizable brands will be on hand to discuss critical issues involved in attracting and retaining customers through self-service programs. Speakers and topics currently confirmed for this years keynote presentations include:

--Opening Keynote Panel: "Increasing Revenues, Usage and the Customer Experience Enterprise-Wide through Integrated Multi-Channel Self-Service", presented by experts from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval  (USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS. ) Retail Services

--Day Two Keynote Presentation: "How Self-Service Kiosks The self-service kiosk rose with the development of the ATM and adoption by consumers coupled with advanced technologies such as touch-screens. Self-service kiosks are hardware devices that work in combination with self service software, allowing users to perform any number of  Increase Average Price per Order, Upsell and Speed of Service," presented by a top Subway store franchisee.

Additional session speakers include influential executives from Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. , Subway, Duane Reade Duane Reade is a chain of drugstores/convenience stores, primarily located in New York City. History
Founded in 1960, the chain started with three stores, named after the location of the company's warehouse between Duane and Reade Streets on Broadway in lower Manhattan.
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Speakers will center their thought-provoking presentations on timely issues, including:

--Boosting In-Store Sales: Increasing the Customer Experience and Spend

--Using Kiosks to Create an Interactive Branded Merchandising Solution

--Creating Loyal Customers to Increase Revenue

--Achieving your Business Objectives through Self-Service Technology

--Improving Speed of Service

--Increasing Revenues, Usage and the Customer Experience through Integrated Multi-Channel Self-Service

"Now in our tenth year, KioskCom stands out as the self-service industry's most distinguished event for executives and decision makers to network with other end-users, educating each other on the industry's most pressing challenges," said Dvorchik. "This conference provides a one-of-a-kind educational experience in this industry that truly benefits all those that attend."

KioskCom 2006 also features KioskCom's 5th Annual Excellence Awards, presented at a Dinner and Reception - hosted by KioskCom and the KioskCom Professional Society - on April 10 at 7:00 pm. This esteemed competition is recognized as the most prestigious award a kiosk project can win and has honored more than 150 companies across multiple industries for their leadership, innovations, and success with self-service kiosk business solutions. Past winners include BMW BMW
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For additional information about the 10th Annual KioskCom Conference and Tradeshow and/or the KioskCom Excellence Awards, please visit http://www.kioskcom.com.

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