Institute Agenda

Thursday, August 5

 

Registration Opens

11:00 a.m.

All Tracks

Opening General Session

What if and Why Not?

 

* You must be registered for Education or the Opening General Session to attend.

2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Guitarist Mike Rayburn

All Tracks

Topic-focused Roundtables

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

ISES Connections Lounge

5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 

New this year - join your fellow attendees at the ISES Connections Lounge! This complimentary hospitality room will be open to all ISES Eventworld attendees to mix, mingle and network. Meet new contacts and see old friends. Cash bars will be open.

Registration Closes

5:30 p.m.

Friday, August 6

 

Registration Opens

7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

ISES Esprit Award Celebration Table Sign-Up

8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Concurrent Education Sessions

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Business Applications

You hate insurance. Your customer hates insurance. I hate insurance.

v    Larry Cossio, Cossio Insurance Agency

 

 

Topical Trends

Getting Started with Social Media for Event Professionals

v    Corbin Ball, CMP, MS, Corbin Ball Associates

Event Practices

Young Guns – Corporate Up-and-Comers

v    Rebecca Coons, Broadstreet (Moderator)

 

Business Break

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Education Sessions

10:30a.m. - 11:45a.m.

 

Business Applications

Legal-Ease for the Independent Planner

v    James M. Goldberg, Esq., Goldberg & Associates, PLLC

 

Topical Trends

Moving from Social Media to Business Media for Event Professionals

v    Corbin Ball, CMP, MS, Corbin Ball Associates

 

Event Practices

Requests for Proposals (RFP) – Unraveling The Mysteries

v    Rebecca Coons, Broadstreet

v    Terry Singleton, CSEP, CCP Events, Inc.

v    Claudette Bouton, Creative Branding Solutions

v    Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, Thrive! Meetings & Events

Lunch on Your Own

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

All Tracks

Birds of a Feather Roundtable

1:30 p.m. - 2:45p.m.

 

All Tracks

General Session - "Come Together - Right Now!"

3:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m.

ISES Connections Lounge

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 7

 

Registration Opens

8:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

ISES Esprit Award Celebration Table Sign-Up

8:30 a.m. – Noon

Concurrent Education Sessions

8:30am - 9:45am

 

Business Applications

Business Owners Forum- A Discussion of Business Practices, Policies and Trends

v    Debbie Meyers, CSEP, BRAVO! Entertainment

v    Allin Foulkrod, CSEP, Creative Visions

v    Sally Webb, CSEP, Special Event Company

Topical Trends

Event Entertainment – What’s Next?

v    Damon Guidry, Innovative Entertainment

v    Sonny Morris, East Coast Entertainment

v    Pamela Burton Moore, Cast of Thousands

Event Practices

Award Winning Events and Menus

v    Joann Roth-Oseary, Someone's in the Kitchen

Business Break

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Concurrent Education Sessions

10:00am - 11:15am

 

Business Applications

Creative Writing for Proposals and More

v    Rebecca Coons, Broadstreet

 

Topical Trends

The Viewpoint

 

 

v    Kathy Miller, Total - Event Resources

v    Dianne Devitt, Dianne Devitt Presents!

v    Janet Elkins, Eventworks

v  Sally Webb, CSEP, Special Event Company

v  Lori Hill, lori hill event productions

Event Practices

The Psychology of Event Design

v    Kevin White, CSEP, Empire Force Events

v    Richard Foulkes, Imagination

 

ISES Annual General Meeting and Luncheon

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Batimore Marriott Waterfront (additional registration fee required)

ISES Esprit Awards Celbration Table Sign-Up Closed

Noon

Concurrent Education Sessions

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

 

Business Applications

Staying One Step Ahead

v    Cindy Lo, Red Velvet Events, Inc.

 

Topical Trends

Design Trends

 

Event Practices

Building and Maintaining Non-Profit Client Relationships Beyond the Event

v    Tracy Moran, CSEP, Jobe and Associates

v    Cheryl Smoot, CFRE, American Cancer Society

 

Registration Closes

2:30 p.m.

 

ISES Esprit® Awards Celebration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.

Batimore Marriott Waterfront (additional registration fee required)

 

The ISES Eventworld® 2010 ends with a grand finale: the 2010 ISES Esprit® Awards Celebration. This unforgettable evening offers attendees a final chance to celebrate the special events industry. Each year, special events professionals from across the industry vie for recognition from their peers in hopes of winning a coveted award. This annual event gives members the chance to celebrate accomplishments and goals with colleagues and be acknowledged for their talents, passion and commitment to the special events industry. Do not miss this opportunity to see creative ideas in action.