ACCE Convention Notebook 2008 - (Page 38)

Saturday, August 2 Performance Management Systems Convention Center: Room 306 When developing a strong performance management system, you must carefully consider the design and how it will be used. Learn how a clear understanding of job expectations, regular performance feedback, and distinct steps for improving performance can beneﬁt your employees…and your organization! Speaker: Sherry L. Nufer, Partner, Pareto Consulting, LLC Peer-To-Peer Member Networking Convention Center: Room 304 Roundtables are popular chamber networking programs that are a proven member beneﬁt. Interested in establishing them in your organization? Discover the essential details for peer-topeer participant selection and purpose identiﬁcation, and learn how to engage and care for these groups to ensure ongoing communication. Speaker: Jacob A. Rouch, Vice President, Economic Development, Erie (PA) Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership Tiered Dues Analysis Convention Center: Room 319/320/321 Tiered dues systems are the wave of the future, but are they right for your chamber today? This session will explore if converting to tiered dues is the right solution right now for your chamber. Learn how to create meaningful tiers that your customers will embrace, and explore a template that will simplify creating tiers. Gain a stronger understanding of what’s at stake and what to expect if you decide to move forward. Designed for membership directors, chamber executives or anyone else responsible for driving revenue through delivery of value-added beneﬁts, this session will take a predominantly operational view of tiers although sales strategies will be touched on. Speaker: Kyle J. Sexton, Director of Member Services, Salem (OR) Area Chamber of Commerce Communicating a Regional Agenda Convention Center: Room 310/311 Regional cooperation is key to successfully addressing major issues, but getting diverse public, private, and non-proﬁt stakeholders from the cities, towns, and counties that make up your region to buy in to a regional agenda is not going to be easy. Join us as experienced practitioners explain the communications tools, strategies, and messages necessary to bring people together and promote your region. Speakers: Robert J. Grow, Management Senior Council, Envision Utah; Richard C.D. Fleming, President and CEO, St. Louis (MO) Regional Chamber and Growth Association; Betty Nokes, President and CEO, Bellevue (WA) Chamber of Commerce What’s So “Special” About Your Special Events? Convention Center: Room 318 Chamber events are in competition with so many other nonproﬁt events in the community that it is getting increasingly difﬁcult to get the attention of members and prospects. What viral marketing techniques are chambers using to set themselves apart from the masses? Learn how to make sure yours are the must-attend events in your community. Speaker: Patrick Galvin, Chief Galvinizer, Galvin Communications Using National Research to Recruit and Retain Convention Center: Room 301/302/303 The Schapiro report released in 2007, the ﬁndings from the National Chamber Image Campaign, and the recent ACCE press release bringing to light the Fortune Best Places to Work companies that are members of their local chambers: these are just a few of many research tools a membership salesperson can use to demonstrate the importance and cachet of belonging to the local chamber. Discover what’s out there and how your organization can use this cutting-edge information to its advantage. Speaker: Douglas S. Holman, Vice President, Membership, San Diego (CA) Regional Chamber of Commerce Work the Issues That Matter Convention Center: Room 317 If you and your chamber are active on the policy front— providing legislative and advocacy leadership in your region— you are probably barraged from inside (loud board members) and outside (would-be partners) when trying to determine which issues to work on. Forging consensus around your priority issues while keeping the list reasonable in size and tied to your mission can be tough. How do you get there and how to you fend off those who want you to make their priorities your priorities? Moderator: Sarah Hubbard, Vice President, Government Relations, Detroit (MI) Regional Chamber Speaker: Bernard Koch, Vice President, Government Relations, Wichita (KS) Metro Chamber of Commerce 38 ACCE Convention 2008: INNOVATE! Changing Your Status Quo to Status Grow: Supercharging Your Chamber Convention Center: Room 315/316 In this humorous and highly interactive workshop, you will gain insights into innovative and exciting ways to create growth for your organization. Discover the methods, tricks, and secrets used by America’s most successful organizations to market, sell, and brand products and services. Speaker: Kordell Norton, Speaker, Author, Facilitator/ Consultant, President, Synergy Solutions

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ACCE Convention Notebook 2008 - DEMO Contents Schedule at a Glance Westin and Convention Center Maps On-Site Convention Information Keynote Speakers Issue Forums: Speakers Regional Strategies Forum 2008: Schedule Convention Schedule/Session Detail Destination Innovation Map Destination Innovation Workshops Notes ACCE Year in Review Official Corporate Sponsors Convention Sponsors & Exhibitors Exhibitor Index Exhibit Hall Map 2008–2009 ACCE Board of Directors ARS Board of Directors CGEF Board of Directors FBI Board of Directors Benefit Trustees CCE Commission ACCE Division Chairs ECD Supporters List CPG Chairs 2008 CCE Class ACCE Staff Top 10 Member Benefits

ACCE Convention Notebook 2008 - DEMO

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