| 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. |