Welcome to ACCED-I The Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International invites you to join over 1,400 campus professionals like yourself who design, market, coordinate and plan conferences and special events on the campuses of colleges and universities around the world.  Since 1980, ACCED-I has increased the visibility and enhanced the stature of the collegiate conference and events profession. > Find out more Off to the Races with ACCED-I - Call for Presentations Now Being Accepted Now is your chance to submit a proposal to present a session at the ACCED-I 30th Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. Click here for more information.   Membership Renewal Time! It’s time to renew your membership for the July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010 membership year. Invoices were emailed from the ACCED-I office to individuals, or the primary contact on institutional memberships, in June. If you have questions or need to make changes to your roster, submit them to Monica Schultz at Monica@acced-i.org. Take Advantage of Student Membership Did you know that an ACCED-I institutional membership consists of three (3) individual voting representatives and one (1) student representative from the institution? And additional student representatives may be added for an additional fee of $50.00 each. Give your students a hand and increase their professional development opportunitiesby adding them to your institutional membership when you renew your ACCED-I membership. Online Course: Working with Campus Partners Offered July 6 - 24, 2009 Are you having trouble working with departments on campus whose services are essential to producing seamless events? What are the options? How can the concerns of these stakeholders be addressed without sacrificing the quality of the event? Invasion or Détente? Would you rather avoid a hostile take-over and work toward a peace treaty? This course will lead you in knowing local customs, speaking the local language and negotiating trade agreements. In other words, this course will help you discover how to achieve a mutually rewarding relationship with campus partners in order to achieve departmental objectives.   Click here for detailed course information and to register... Please send all inquiries about this class to info@reslife.net, or call 215-295-6858 Did You Miss the Article on Educating Meeting Planners About Going Green? It was one of many useful articles in the June - August issue of ACCED-I Connections. Login as a member and click on ACCED-I Connections under the Member Resources section. Here are some of the other articles featured: Communication, Preparation, and Exploration is Key to Event Safety Going the Extra Degree for a GI Summary of 2-Minute Survey on Meal Pricing Board Member Perspective: The Value of Industry Standards and Our Professional Network Campus Spotlight: Baylor University Burden of Proof Board Member Perspective: In the Place Just Right Should I Get My CCEP? Mentor and Friend: Remembering Dave Stout Trendwatching with ACCED-I Regional News: Find Out What Is Happening In Your Region   H1N1 Virus Information/Resources ACCED-I will provide information on the H1N1 virus that we feel may be useful to collegiate conference and event professionals as it becomes available to us. If you have a link or information to share, please email us. Resources American College Health Association. “2009 Swine Flu Emergency: Updates and Information” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Guidance for Clinicians & Public Health Professionals” (2009) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Swine Flu Podcast” (2009) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Swine Influenza (Flu)” College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA/HR). "HEHR Practices: Risk Management, Safety and Health: Crisis Management" (links to individual college/university websites) Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). "Pandemic Planning for Institutions" International SOS. “Swine Flu ('Pig Flu') Homepage” National Geographic. "Summer to Kill Swine Flu in U.S. and Mexico?" Risk and Insurance Management Society. “Business Continuity and Pandemics Resources” University Risk Management and Insurance Associaiton (URMIA). "Risk Alerts" U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “Pandemic Flu Home” VueTOO. “National Swine Flu Situation Page” (provides information feeds from a variety of sources) World Health Organization. “Swine Influenza” Thank you for all who attended the Annual Conference in Boston - it was Nothing Common. Members - login and search for Annual Conference in the Member Resources section for Annual Conference items such as participant list, handouts, and an evaluation. Collegiate Conference and Events Professionals Recognized Collegiate conference and events professionals were recognized for their achievements at the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International (ACCED-I) 29th Annual Conference in Boston, MA. These individuals and institutions have demonstrated high achievement in the field of collegiate conference and event planning and were recognized during the Association’s awards gala on March 24, 2009. > Read more Don't be a Benchwarmer!  Get in the Game! Join these institutions who have completed the Benchmarking Study Survey results will only be shared with survey participants. Albright College Allegheny College Ball State University Bentley University Berea College California Baptist University California University of Pennsylvania College of William and Mary Colorado State University Daemen College Denison University East Stroudsburg University Emory University Florida Institute of Technology Furman University Georgian Court University Hampshire College Judson University Lane Commuity College Lehigh University Loyola Marymount University Macalester College Marquette University Minnesota State University Moorhead Mount Holyoke College Mount St. Mary's College Muhlenberg College New Mexico State University Oregon State University Pacific University Rowan University Seattle University South Puget Sound Community College Springfield College Stanford University SUNYIT The College at Brockport Towson University Trinity College Trinity University UCLA Conference Services University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Colorado, Boulder University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts Dartmouth UMass Amherst Univ of MN-Twin Cities University of Missouri-Columbia University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University of Wisconsin-Extension University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University Of Wisconsin-Stout University of Wyoming Virginia Tech Wake Forest University West Chester University of PA Western Connecticut State University ©2009, Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International

Corporate Corner: Ungerboeck Systems, International Ungerboeck Systems, International (USI), was founded in 1985 on the strength of Dieter Ungerboeck’s experience in directing the international system framework of a Fortune-500 corporation, and realizing the huge productivity gains attainable from three-dimensional systems integration: among departments, with suppliers and customers, and with consumers. After five years of rapid growth, awards, and several highly successful projects in the events industry, USI embarked in 1990 on developing a comprehensive and seamlessly integrated Event Business Management System (EBMS) to serve all sectors of the events industry: event organizers, venues, contractors, and CVBs, and to enable the data interchange among them. Today, EBMS includes thirty seamlessly integrated modules, covering the entire business spectrum … from Marketing and CRM, to Booking, Event Planning & Budgeting, Service & Work Orders, Workforce Scheduling, Procurement, Inventory, Operations,  CAD, Speaker Management,  Registration & Housing, Audience Participation, General Accounting and Financial Analysis, and Document Management, all built from the same mold by a single team of talented software engineers. Welcome New Members! Region 1 Dana Beaton, Simon Fraser University Sara Sanford, University of Washington Region 2 Lauren Wallis, California State University, San Marcos Region 4 Matthew Tantau, Northern Arizona University Region 6 Richard Peralta, Saint Louis University Region 8 Brandy Mapes, University of Dayton Mark Miller, Markey's Rental & Staging Shelley Raper, Markey's Rental & Staging Roe Wright, Markey's Rental & Staging Region 9 Austin Reynolds, Emory University Scott Johnson, Furman University Dave Carr, Montreat College Susan Rhody, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Scott Iverson, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Region 10 Gregory Dole, Christopher Newport University Derek Dye, James Madison University Region 11 Bethany Rutter, Carnegie Mellon University McKenzie Suber-Robinson, Rowan University Brad Snyder, SUNY College At Brockport Region 12 Carrie Greene, Williams College Allegiance Member Program The Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors – International would like to recognize those of our business members who have offered ongoing support to the Association and its members by launching the Allegiance Member Program. In order to be eligible for this program, business members must be ACCED-I members in good standing for a minimum of three consecutive years and have participated in the Annual Conference and Expo as either an exhibitor or sponsor for a minimum of three consecutive years. Charter Allegiance Members include: Acteva CollegeNET EMS Software by Dean Evans & Associates Harbor Linen Kinetic Software L.A.M. Enterprises, Inc. Professional Marketing Services, Inc. Seattle Technology Group Ungerboeck Systems, Inc. Unique Venues Varsity Brands, Inc. Please join is in acknowledging and thanking these organizations for their ongoing support of ACCED-I.