IFEA 54th Annual Convention & Expo

'Connections' International Cafe (Coffee served all day) Marriott B...

CFEE / Advanced Professional Continental Breakfast Room - Ind...

The Zero Waste Community Event Toolkit Room - Mic... Sponsorship Sales, Service & Success Room - Flo...

CFEE / Advanced Professional Lunch Room - Ind...

The Zero Waste Community Event Toolkit Room - Mic... Sponsorship Sales, Service & Success Room - Flo...

Attendee Free Evening

'dfest' / Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Presidenti...

'Connections' International Cafe (Coffee served all day) Marriott B...

CFEE / Advanced Professional Continental Breakfast Room - Lin...

Fully Connected: Maximizing Your Use of the Latest On-Line Social Media and Inte... Room - Lin... Marketing / Media Relations Room - Mic...

CFEE / Advanced Professional Lunch Circle Cit...

Fully Connected: Maximizing Your Use of the Latest On-Line Social Media and Inte... Room - Lin... Marketing / Media Relations Room - Mic...

'Ideas in the Round' Roundtable Sessions Room - Mar... Roundtable: 'CFEE' - Gaining Your Professional Certification Room - Mar... Roundtable: Adding an Educational Component to Your Year-Round Programming Room - Mar... Roundtable: Creating Event-Venue Partnerships Room - Mar... Roundtable: Event Anniversarys - Making Them Special Room - Mar... Roundtable: Growing a 'Green' Program at Your Event Room - Mar... Roundtable: IFEA's Cost-Effective Tools for Your Event & Organization Room - Mar... Roundtable: Making More Money for Your Fund-Raiser Room - Mar... Roundtable: Maximizing Event Technology in Event Management Room - Mar... Roundtable: May the 'Source' be With You...Turning Risk into Reality Room - Mar... Roundtable: Protecting Your Event from Media 'Spin-Off' Competition Room - Mar... Roundtable: Securing and Hosting Marching Bands for Your Parade Room - Mar... Roundtable: Sponsor Activation: What Works, What Doesn't Room - Mar... Roundtable: Stepping Up Your Parade Floats Cost Effectively Room - Mar... Roundtable: Tapping into Mobile Devices for Maximizing Sponsorship Revenues, Pre... Room - Mar... Roundtable: Using Events to Promote Community Institutions Room - Mar...

Keys to Successful Networking Room - Mar...

First-Timers Welcome, Convention Overview and IFEA Introduction Room - Mar...

IFEA Convention Opening Reception Room - Mar...

Attendee Free Evening

'dfest' / Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Presidenti...

'Connections' International Cafe (Coffee served all day) Marriott B...

Convention Opening: 'Ladies & Gentlemen, Re-Start Your Engines' Room - Mar...

Master of the Ceremonies: An Eventful Life Room - Mar...

Focus on Festivals & The Arts: Defining Hidden DNA Ties and New Opportunities Room - Lin... Focus on Safety: Proper Reaction - Preparing, Protecting and Responding to Healt... Room - Mar... Focus on Social Media Marketing: Understanding the Landscape, Benefits and Chall... Room - Mar... Focus on Sponsorship: Power Tools - Audience Research Surveys and Post-Event Rep... Room - Mar... Focus on the Environment: What Does it Mean to Be Green? Room - Mar...

IFEA Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon Room - Mar...

Expo Vendor Orientation Session TBA

Affinity Group 'Common Ground' Discussions Affinity Group: Arts Events Room - Mar... Affinity Group: CEO's Room - Lin... Affinity Group: Event Education Room - Mar... Affinity Group: Flower & Garden Events Room - Mar... Affinity Group: Municipalities / Tourism Agencies Room - Mar... Affinity Group: Operations Room - Mar... Affinity Group: Parades Room - Mar... Affinity Group: Sponsorship Room - Mar... Affinity Group:Volunteer Programs Room - Mar...

IFEA / Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Pinnacle Awards Room - Mar...

Attendee Free Evening

'dfest' / Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Presidenti...

'Connections' International Cafe (Coffee served all day) Marriott B...

Edutainment in Festival Programming Room - Mar... How to Turn Volunteers into Your Fan Club Room - Mar... Keeping Your Staff Motivated During Challenging Times Room - Mar... Shopping for Successful Grocery Partnerships Room - Mar... The Power of Events to Promote Destinations Room - Lin...

Choreographing a Spectacle: The Art of Crafting a Press Release WORKSHOP Room - Lin... Keeping Your Fans Happy Over the Long Haul Room - Mar... Mobile Marketing Partnerships: Best Practices to Maximize Revenue and Deliver th... Room - Mar... Risk Management: Knowing What to Insure Against Room - Mar... The Return of Corporate Social Responsibility to Sponsorship Room - Mar...

Bailouts & Politics: The Effect on Sponsorship and What It Means to You Marriott 1 Choreographing a Spectacle: The Art of Crafting a Press Release WORKSHOP (con't) Room - Lin... Don't Rain on My Parade: The New Challenges and Opportunities Facing Parade Prod... Room - Mar... Protecting Tourism in the New World Room - Mar... Trust and Communications: The Best Economic Stimulus Tools Room - Mar...

IFEA 'EXPO' - Day One (Lunch served) Marriott 5...

Sponsorship Success 2010: The New World Issues Marriott 1...

IFEA Foundation Night Party & Auction (Separate Ticket Required) Indianapol...

'dfest' / Dixie Flag Event Services Team Hospitality Suite Presidenti...

'Connections' International Cafe (Coffee served all day) Marriott B...

How to Improve Sponsor Service Through Your Web Site Room - Flo... Industry Compass: A Discussion of Global Trends, Issues and Opportunities Impact... Room - Mic... Leveraging the Internet to Market Your Event: An Event-Centric Focus on Search E... Room - Ind... Making Less into More Room - Lin... The Case for Investing in Sponsorship Activation Room - Ind...

Deposit or Withdrawal: The State of Banking Sponsorships Room - Ind... Developing or Improving an On-Site Revenue Tracking System Room - Flo... Industry Compass: A Discussion of Global Trends, Issues and Opportunities Impact... Room - Mic... Inside the Shambhala Music Festival - A Case Study in Social Media Success Room - Ind... Leveraging College and University Students for a Win-Win Outcome Room - Lin...

IFEA 'EXPO' - Day Two (Light Lunch served) Room - Mar...

Ensuring Community Value during Turbulent Times Room - Ind... Festival Design Studio Workshop Room - Lin... Keeping Your Event a Success: 10 Tips You Should Know before Working with the Co... Room - Mic... The Future of Newspapers and the Impact on Event Sponsorships Room - Ind... Trends & Forecasts on the Entertainment Front Room - Flo...

Festival Design Studio Workshop (con't) Room - Lin... Inside Perspective: The (Indianapolis) 500 Festival Room - Ind... Maximizing Merchandise Programs Room - Ind... New World Advice for Events from Inside City Hall Room - Mic... What You Need to Know about Grant Funding vs. Sponsorship Room - Flo...

Bringing the World's Youth Together through Sports Room - Flo... IRS Form 990: Red Tape and Bureaucracy. What's not to Love?! Room - Mic... Powering Your Sponsorship at Signature Events Room - Ind... Re-Configuring the Norm Room - Ind... Viral Involvement: Offering Audiences New Planning Options Through Technology Room - Lin...

2010 Convention Invite and IFEA Board Chair Comments Room - Ind...

Closing Keynote: I Didn't Know It Then, But I Wish I Had: Lessons Learned from a... Room - Ind...

Attendee Free Evening