2012 agenda

We're excited about the great agenda for this year's conference! While we are confirming speakers, here's a peek at what we've got planned. As soon as things are finalized, we'll post more details.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6TH

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration, Silent Auction & Raffles
1:00 – 1:15 PM	Welcome to Vancouver
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Opening Session “State of the Industry”
2:30 – 3:30 PM	Welcome First Time Attendees
3:30 - 5:30 PM	EAMC Teambuilding Olympics
7:30 PM	Evening Event TBD

Thursday, June 7th

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration, Silent Auction & Raffles
8:30 – 9:30 AM	Breakfast Sponsored by Batman Live Tour
9:30 - 10:00 AM	Welcome, Gigi and Hall of Fame Award Presentations
10:00 – 11:00 AM	KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Peter Van Stolk, Founder of Jones Soda & Marketing Guru Low Budget, No Budget - Innovative Marketing & Customer Focused Strategies Rejecting traditional PR and marketing tactics, and with virtually no money, van Stolk launched Jones Soda and attracted endless media attention. Van Stolk explains how his brash, innovative and incredibly successful approach to marketing and publicity works.
11:15 – 12:30 PM	General Session
12:30 – 1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions
2:30 – 3:30 PM	Brainstorming Breakouts Per Market Size
3:45 – 4:30 PM	Roundtable Discussion Session #1
4:35 – 5:20 PM	Roundtable Discussion Session #2
5:25 - 6:10 PM	Roundtable Discussion Session #3
7:30 PM	Evening Event TBD

Friday, June 8th

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration, Silent Auction & Raffles
9:00 – 10:00 AM	Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00 AM	General Session
11:05 - 11:40 AM	Tour/Sponsor Presentations Session #1
11:45 AM - 12:20 PM	Tour/Sponsor Presentations Session #2
12:25 - 12:55 PM	Tour/Sponsor Presentations Session #3
1:00 - 2:00 PM	Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 PM	Panel Discussions SPONSORSHIP/MARKETING: In House Sponsorships & Naming Rights (quantifying assets, creating packages, selling and fulfillment) GROUP SALES: Local Leader Panel PR/MARKETING: Keeping Your Audiences Attention and Creating an Event Experience PROMOTER: Trends & Challenges for Promoters
3:00 – 3:15 PM	Networking Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM	Panel Discussions PUBLIC RELATIONS: PR Events that Pop! MARKETING: Alternative Ways to Leverage and Promote Your Event GROUP SALES: Making the Big Score
4:15 – 5:15 PM	GENERAL SESSION Managing Marketing Time Now that you have all these great ideas, how do you make time to implement them? What can you do to save and manage time? Karen Turner has helped managers, executives, and employees apply critical efficiency principals. On average, Turner's clients gain an average of an hour a day, or 6 weeks a year. Spend an hour with Karen and learn how to gain five hours next week! Speaker: Karen Turner (Turner Efficiency Coaching)
5:30 – 6:00 PM	Conference Feedback Sessions
6:00 - 6:30 PM	2013 EAMC Conference Planning Meeting
7:00 PM	Evening Event TBD

Saturday, June 9th

9:00 – 10:30 AM	Silent auction and raffle prizes available for pick-up
9:00 - 9:45 AM	Breakfast
Time TBD	Off-Site Activity TBD