The opening day saw pre-conference seminars along with a highly popular trade show. During the second day, Nexstar members heard an economic forecast from economist Brian Beaulieu. He believes the recovery is going to continue in 2012 and early 2013, but that it will flatten out and a recession will start later in 2013. Beaulieu’s crystal ball sees the recession continuing in 2014, before economic growth for the following three years.