Sunday January 22

11:00 am - 1:00 pm


1:15 pm


1:45 pm

1:00 - 2:00 pm


2:00 pm 


2:15 pm












3:30 pm

4:00 pm

4:15 pm













5:00 pm

5:30 - 7:00 pm


6:30 - 7:30 pm



Monday January 23

8:00 - 8:30 am


8:30 am




9:00 - 10:15 am



























10:15 - 10:30 am


10:30 - 11:45 am



11:45 am -  12:45 pm


12:45 - 1:45 pm


2:00 - 3:30 pm



































3:30 - 3:45 pm


3:45 - 4:50 pm



4:50 - 5:00 pm
  
5:00 - 7:00 pm




Tuesday January 24

10:00 - 11:30 am

Registration
Hyatt Regency Tampa Lobby

Buses begin departing from Hyatt Regency Tampa for Stetson Law Center

Last bus departs from Hyatt Regency Tampa

Registration
Stetson University Law Center (1500 N. Tampa St.)

Welcome
Sally Webb Berry, CSEP, AEP Committee Chair

Panel Discussion: Using Corporate Design Techniques to Deliver Successful Academic Programs
Stetson University Law Center, Tampa

Moderated by Sally Webb, CSEP
Panelists:
     David Fischette, CEO, GO West Creative
     Kenneth Kristoffersen, President & Creative Director, POP 
        Kollaborative, Inc.
     Jill Moran, CSEP, President, jsmoran special events and 
        Director, Special Events Institute
     Warren Dietel, President, Puff 'n Stuff Events Catering

Q&A with Panel

Break

Panel Discussion: Special Events Councils & Other Forms of Networking

Moderated by Jenny Jones, Director of Alumni Affairs, Duke University 
     School of Medicine
Panelists:
     Khadine McNeill,  Assistant Director of Conference & Event         
          Services, Duke University         
     Jill Townsend, Deputy Director of Special Events & Protocol,        
        University of California, San Diego
     Melissa Werner, Director of University Ceremonies, Arizona 
        State University

Q&A

Reception
Stetson University Law Center, 2nd Floor

Buses depart from Stetson University Law Center for Hyatt Regency Tampa




Breakfast & Late Registration
Galleria B, 2nd Floor Hyatt Regency Tampa

Welcome & Recap
Regency Ballroom I
Kathy Wright, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
Richard Williams, Loyola University Chicago

Breakouts

Shovels and Red Ribbon and New Buildings… Oh My!
Regency Ballroom III
Jessica Brummer, Associate Director of Special Events and 
   Community Outreach, University of Nebraska Median Center   
   Dept of Public Relations

Building an Office of Events
Regency Ballroom V
Susan Hopkins, Director of University Advancement Events,
   California State University Bakersfield

Alumni Relations & Volunteer Engagement
Regency Ballroom VI
 Heather Hawes, Director of Special Events, Spelman College
 LaurieAnn Russell, Director of Affinity Programs, Hamilton College

BlueBash: Involving the Campus Community in Launching a Capital Campaign
Regency Ballroom VII
 Eric Dicken, Senior Executive Director of Donor Relations,    
   University Events and Presidential Protocol, Case Western
   Reserve University
Lara Kalafatis, Vice-President for University Relations, Case   
   Western Reserve University


Break
Galleria B

Breakouts

All breakouts will be repeated in the same rooms.

Exhibit Hall Break
Galleria B

Discussion Lunch
Regency Ballroom I

Discussion Breakout Sessions
The afternoon discussion sessions will be broken into three groups, small institutions (population of less than 5,000), medium institutions (population between 5,000 and 15,000) and large institutions (population over 15,000).  Please attend the group in which your institution falls.

Small Schools (Less than 5,000)
 Regency Ballroom V
 Moderated by: 
   Julie Morrison, Director of University Events, La Salle University
   Shea Patterson Young, Administrator for Special Events, 
     University of North Texas Health Science Center
   Steve Whyte, Director of University Events, University of the       
     Pacific
 
Medium Schools (5,000-15,000)
Regency Ballroom VI
Moderated by:      
   Melissa Robinson, Special Events Associate, St. Edward's     
     University  
   Nancy Strutzenberg, Development Event Coordinator, Drake
     University  
   Debbie Wood, Director of Special Events, The University of Texas           
     at Tyler


Large Schools (Greater than 15,000)
Regency Ballroom VII
Moderated by:
   Leila Eid, Associate Director of Events, Northeastern University      
   Mary Jo Ross, CSEP, CPCE, Department of Food & Lodging 
     Management, University of Central Florida
   Jessie Steward, Director of Special Events for University      
     Advancement, University of California, Irvine

Break
Galleria B

General Discussion Forum
Regency Ballroom I
Jim Hooker, USC Office of Cultural Relations and University Events

Closing Remarks

Exhibit Hall Cocktail Reception
Galleria B





Follow-up Session at The Special Event*
Featuring a special keynote presentation, The Influence of High-Touch Event Communication on Donor Support, presented by Jim Hooker
Tampa Convention Center, Room 14




* To attend this session  you must purchase an education pass to The Special Event, available here: The Special Event 2012