The Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Joan Zielinski will be speaking on January 22, 2011 at the SBOA annual awards dinner

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Dr. Zielinski is president of Joan Zielinski and Associates, a firm which was commissioned by the United States Trotting Association to look at the harness racing industry with the initial report being written in August 1991 and a recent follow up published in March 2010. She will be speaking about some of her findings and recommendations.

Dr. Zielinski has impressive credentials. She has extensive experience as a gaming industry consultant developing long-term corporate and marketing strategies for gaming firms and lotteries and gained direct experience as lottery director for the New Jersey State Lottery ($1.4+ billion lottery).

Dr. Zielinski is currently adjunct professor of marketing at the Kellogg School. Prior to that, she was director/department head of the Department of Interfunctional Management Consulting at the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University. She has also worked on non-gambling related programs for some major U.S. corporations.

The SBOA annual awards dinner will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Delta Hotel in Guelph, located at 50 Stone Road West. The Annual General Meeting will take place at 5:00 p.m., cocktails 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $60 per person (including parking). For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Laurie Poole 519-678-3637 or Patti Cunning 905-854-1354. A limited number of tickets are available so get yours today!

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