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IFEA 57th Annual Convention

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8:00am

CFEE Continental Breakfast Aspen Amphitheatre CFEE Check-In On-Site Aspen Amphitheatre

9:00am

Operations / Risk Management Aspen Amphitheatre

12:00pm

Lunch On Own Hotel or Tech Center Area

1:00pm

Operations / Risk Management Aspen Amphitheatre

4:00pm

Free Evening for Attendees Denver and Surrounding Areas

8:00am

CFEE Continental Breakfast Aspen Amphitheatre

9:00am

Non-Sponsorship Revenue Aspen Amphitheatre

12:00pm

Lunch On Own Hotel or Tech Center Area

1:00pm

Non-Sponsorship Revenue Aspen Amphitheatre

4:00pm

Free Evening for Attendees Denver and Surrounding Areas

8:00am

CFEE Continental Breakfast Aspen Amphitheatre

9:00am

Project Management Aspen Amphitheatre

12:00pm

Lunch On Own Hotel or Tech Center Area Connections International Café (coffee served all day) Registration Foyer IFEA Registration Desk Open Registration Foyer

1:00pm

Project Management Aspen Amphitheatre

5:00pm

First-Timer's Convention Compass Aspen Amphitheatre

6:00pm

dfest®/Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Happy Hour Welcome Presidential Suite

8:00pm

Free Evening for Attendees Denver and Surrounding Areas

7:00am

Connections International Café (coffee served all day) Registration Foyer IFEA Registration Desk Open Registration Foyer

8:00am

Opening Morning Breakfast Reception Atrium

9:00am

57th Annual IFEA Convention Opening Rocky Mountain Event Center

10:00am

This Is Your Moment: Resparking the Creativity in Your Event! Rocky Mountain Event Center

11:15am

Condemned to Success – The Challenge of Securing the London 2012 Olympic Games Evergreen A Everyone is Fried…Finding Greater Life Balance through Time Management Evergreen B Meeting the Pro Sponsorship Challenge Evergreen C Speed Meeting: Growing Your IFEA Professional Network Firsthand Evergreen D The Powerful Partnership Between Events and Destination Marketing Organizations Evergreen E

12:30pm

IFEA Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon Rocky Mountain Event Center

2:15pm

Affinity Group: Arts Events Evergreen A Affinity Group: Board Directors Crestone Peak Affinity Group: CEO's Evergreen B Affinity Group: Event Education Maroon Peak Affinity Group: Municipalities / Tourism Agencies Evergreen C Affinity Group: Operations Evergreen E Affinity Group: Parades Longs Peak Affinity Group: Sponsorship Evergreen D Affinity Group: Volunteer Programs Humboldt Peak Affinity Group: Young Professionals (Under 40) Blanca Peak Affinity Groups: 'Common Grounds' Discussions See Room Assignments for each Affinity Group Vendor Orientation Meeting and Training - Maximizing Your IFEA Expo Experience Aspen Amphitheatre

4:00pm

IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Pinnacle Awards Rocky Mountain Event Center

6:00pm

Colorado Rockies MLB Baseball Game and Zambelli Fireworks Spectacular Coors Field

10:30pm

dfest®/Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite

7:00am

Pinnacle Awards Viewing Registration Foyer Connections International Café (coffee served all day) Registration Foyer IFEA Registration Desk Open Registration Foyer

8:00am

'Leading Edge' Roundtable Discussions Atrium Building for the Future - One City's Efforts to Create a New Model for Events Evergreen A Creating a Healthy Event Evergreen B Creativity: Maximizing its Exponential Power Evergreen C Everyone Still Hates Lawyers, No Matter What I Say: Legal Basics for Festivals & Events Evergreen D Points-of-Impact: Sponsorship Proposals, Activation & Follow-up Reports Evergreen E Roundtable: 'Making Your Point' with Event Attendees Atrium Roundtable: 'My Best Idea' Exchange Atrium Roundtable: Avenues to Better Venues Atrium Roundtable: Exploring International Cooperation between Events and Countries Atrium Roundtable: Making the Jump from Professional Employee to Professional Consultant Atrium Roundtable: Maximum Creativity with Minimum Cost Atrium Roundtable: Packaging Events with Hotel Marketing Partners Atrium Roundtable: Screening: What, When, Where, Why and How Atrium Roundtable: Sponsorship Clinic: The Doctor is IN Atrium Roundtable: The Power and Importance of Economic Impact Studies Atrium Roundtable: Ticketing and Analytics: Why You Need Data to Market Effectively Atrium

9:15am

Accruing Frequent Sponsor Points: How Airline Partners Can Use Events to Build Corporate Brand Evergreen A Behind the Boom: How Memorable Fireworks Shows are Created Evergreen B Events Central: A New Age of Partnership & Policy in Municipal Events Management Evergreen C Next Stop: Planning and Managing a Large Moveable Event Evergreen D Points-of-Impact: Sponsorship Proposals, Activation & Follow-up Reports (Con't) Evergreen E

10:30am

Contractual Risk Management and Understanding a Certificate of Insurance Evergreen A Exploring the Revenue Path Less Traveled: Fund-Raising and Grants Evergreen B Inside Perspective: Cherry Creek Arts Festival Evergreen E On the Shoulders of Experience... Lessons on Leading and Learning (PANEL) Evergreen D The Power of Creativity to Raise the Event Bar Evergreen C

11:30am

IFEA Expo Trade Show (Lunch Provided) Rocky Mountain Event Center

1:30pm

Creative Merchandise Programs Evergreen E Dubai: Leveraging the 'Community Capital' of Events to Build the Future Evergreen C Global Excursion: The Festive World of Caribbean Events Evergreen D Home Team Advantage: Marketing a Season of Events Evergreen B That Was Then;This Is Now: Protecting Your Event in a New World Evergreen A

2:45pm

Ready or Not: DHS Outdoor Events Information-Sharing Tabletop Exercise (WORKSHOP) Evergreen A Surviving the Future: What Leaders, Boards and Organizations Need to Do to Survive in a Changing World Evergreen E The Charitable Impact of Festivals & Events: It's Not Just about Corn Dogs and Cokes Anymore; You Also Need to Show Them You Care Evergreen B The Making of a Successful Social Media Campaign Evergreen C The Profit is in the Renewals - Keeping Your Sponsors Coming Back for More! Evergreen D

4:00pm

Are You Ready for Some Football? Inside the Playbook of the Denver Broncos NFL Game Day Production Evergreen B Global Visions: A Look at Future Trends, Issues and Opportunities Shaping the Festivals & Events Industry Worldwide (PANEL) Evergreen D Go Ahead…Make My Day: Success Secrets of Working with Sponsorship Agencies (PANEL) Evergreen E Ready or Not: DHS Outdoor Events Information-Sharing Tabletop Exercise (WORKSHOP) (con't) Evergreen A The Making of a Successful Social Media Campaign (con't) Evergreen C

5:00pm

IFEA Expo Trade Show Happy Hour Rocky Mountain Event Center

7:00pm

IFEA Foundation Night Team Party & Auction Atrium and 'The Lift'

10:30pm

dfest®/Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Presidential Suite

7:00am

Connections International Café (coffee served all day) Registration Foyer IFEA Registration Desk Open Registration Foyer

8:00am

Building a Business Plan for Future Success Evergreen C Event-City Partnerships: A Global Conversation (PANEL) Evergreen D Rock Star Strategies for Sponsorship Success Primrose Signal Strength…Building Trusted Media Relationships Evergreen B Staying In-Tune with the Live Entertainment Market (PANEL SESSION) Evergreen E

9:15am

Cultural Tourism: A Global Driver for Growing Attendance and Building Programs Primrose Event-City Partnerships: A Global Conversation (PANEL - Con't) Evergreen D Islands in the Sun: Hosting Events with the World Watching Evergreen B Keeping Your Volunteer Program Strong in a World of New Demands Evergreen C Safety Net: New Expectations in Risk Management (PANEL) Evergreen E

10:30am

150 Years of Preparation: Recreating the Battle of Gettysburg Evergreen B Building an Effective Board-Staff Partnership Evergreen C Degrees of Support: Strategies for Partnering with Colleges & Universities to Promote and Execute Your Event Primrose Inside Perspective: Dubai Summer Surprises and The Dubai Shopping Festival Evergreen D The Cards You're Dealt: Drawing a Full-House of Sponsorship Success Evergreen E

11:45am

Stories from 'festivalslab': How Design Thinking & Geek Culture Can Make Better Festivals Evergreen A

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