Convention
Programming
The IFEA provides the best in professional education offering up to 90% new topics and speakers each year, insuring that attendees at all levels - first timers and repeat attendees, new to the industry or seasoned professionals - can all find the answers and creative new ideas that they are looking for. Sessions cover a wide variety of issues and may include many of the topics below:
- The Business
of Festivals & Events o Your Image, Your Message, Your MarketInternet
Marketing 2.0
- Board Leadership
- Keys to
a Successful Food & Beverage Program
- Cooking
Up Success: Key Questions in Creating or Reinventing an Event
- Understanding
and Controlling Insurance Cost Factors
- New Approaches
to Sponsorship Proposals and Follow-Up Reports
- The Keys
to Effective and Successful Media Relations
- The New
World of Automated Sponsorship
- Harnessing
Creativity
- Time Management
& Personal Management: Prioritizing, Balance and Leadership
- Sponsorship
Valuation: Defining the Value of Your Event
- Adding an
International Element to Enhance Your Event
- Creating
An Effective Inventory Management and Maintenance System
- Affordable
Economic Evaluation: Why, How and Using the Results
- Reality
Based Sponsorship
- Time Management
& Getting Organized: Skills, Tools and Technology
- Keys to
Successful Volunteer Management
- Quality
Family Entertainment is Alive, Well and Affordable
- Event Management
Software: Is it Right for Your Event?
- Building
Big Sponsor Appeal Into a Small Event
- Microsoft
Outlook Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts:
- Maximizing
the Marketing Partnership Between Tourism and Events
- Creating
Event Ambiance on a Limited Budget
- The Power
and Value of Quality Photography
- Crowd Forecasting
and Attendance Estimates
- Creating
Volunteer Job Descriptions and Manuals
- New Challenges
in Booking and Promoting Entertainment
- The Critical
Partnership Between Sponsorship/Marketing and Event Design/Content
- Human Resource
Management: What You Must Have; What is Optional
- Common Ground:
Partnership Opportunities for Festivals & Fairs
- Effective
Ticketing Sales and Control
