Presenter Handouts/Information from the 28th Annual Conference and Expo

• ACCED-I’s Collegiate Conference and Events Professional Certification – Open Forum
  Presented by Margene W. Weiss, MA, CCEP, Daemen College; Gerald Becker, CCEP, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Sarah Goodrich, CCEP, East Stroudsburg University; and Scott Brunsting, CCEP, Judson University
  (Additional Handout: Rubric Explanation)
• Big City, Big Competition, Big Payoff - Open Forum
  Presented by Kimberly Araya, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Daniel Dykstra, Georgia Institute of Technology; Perry Hacker, CMP, University of Utah; and Judy Sunvold, Loyola University of Chicago
• Breaking Down the Walls: The Keys to Working with Your Service Providers
  Presented by Kristen Turcotte, Wheaton College
  (Additional handouts: handout 1, handout 2, handout 3, handout 4, handout 5, handout 6, handout 7)
• Coordinating the Storm of a Mega-Conference: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore! – Open Forum
  Presented by Barbara Pierpont and Laurin Gierman, Michigan State University
• Destination Marketing: Discovering Your Niche Market
  Presented by Judith Fox-Goldstein and Jules Ung, University of Hawai'i at Hilo
  
• Going from Green to Gold Open Forum
  Presented by Susie Johnston, Jane Gunn, and Anna Lanier, Baylor University
• Green Meetings and Events: Incorporating Sustainable Practices into Collegiate Event Planning - Open Forum
  Presented by Holli Redekop, Simon Fraser University; Heather Quilici, California State University, Chico; and Charlotte Knudsen, Messiah College
• Interactive Marketing Essentials for Conference and Event Professionals
  Presented by Tim Copeland, SunGard Higher Education
• Internal Client Education-Boosting Your Business from the Inside Out
  Presented by Robin Cunningham, CMP and Kathy Walters, CMP, Purdue University
• “International Event Protocol” What in the World Do I Do? A Brief Overview
  Presented by Pamela Mathias, Towson University
• Mission Possible: Successful Event Excecution
  Presented by Alison Ducharme, University of Victoria
  (Additional handout: Graduation Manual)
• Playing Your Hand: Maximizing Your Marketing Resources
  Presented by Perry Hacker, CMP, University of Utah and Chuck Salem, Unique Venues
  (Additional handout: Sales Action Plan Worksheet)
• Pomp, Circumstance...and the President
  Presented by Kathleen Pantalone, Saint Vincent College
• Secret Shopping the Competition – New Research into the Conference Buying Process
  Presented by Tim Copeland, SunGard Higher Education
• Target Marketing - A Sure Bet
  Presented by Sonja Hyde, University of California, Riverside
• Teaming for Success: Building Your Sport Camp Supervisory Program – Open Forum
  Presented by Barbara Pierpont and Laurin Gierman, Michigan State University
• The First Amendment in the Context of University Events
  Presented by Jack Raab, UCLA Events Office
• The House Always Wins: Hiring and Retaining the Best Conference Staff
  Presented by Sherry Ebrahimi and Jane Hershman, Emory University
• This is Not Your Mother's Campus Calendar; Creating the Next Generation of Calendar of Events
  

  Presented by Betsy Metzgar, UCLA Events Office
• Training Your Staff, Faculty, and Students to Use Your Internal Event Planning System
  Presented by Michelle Eicher Whiteside, University of Richmond
  (Additional handouts: Clearinghouse letter, Event Planning presentation for Staff, Event Planning presentation for Students, Student Organization Workshop, Event Planning 101
• Transforming Your Conference Operation through eCommerce
  Presented by Jeff Marson and Bob Van Zant, Stanford University Conference Services
  (Additional handout: Questionnaire for registration services clients
• Who Do You Think You Are - A Buyer's View of Academic Conference Venues
  Presented by David Meli, University of Leeds and Chairman, VENUEMASTERS Board of Directors