TECNA Conference 2011 Atlanta, Georgia August 3-5, 2011 Sponsored By:
www.technologycouncils.org
CONFERENCE PRICING AND ACCOMODATIONS CONFERENCE PRICING TECNA 2011 Members* - CEO - $0 - Staff - $300 per person *Small Scholarships to cover travel and hotel costs are available for Member Technology Councils with special economic challenges. Send requests to Matt Nemerson mnemerson@ct.org Non-Member Prospects* - CEO or Staff $600 per person *Learn more about TECNA at the conference and then decide. Note: Conference pricing does not include flights, accommodation, incidental expenses and select meals (see itinerary for details).
Accommodations Hotel Renaissance Midtown 866 West Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, GA 30308 Group Rate: $139.00 per night Online reservations: http://bit.ly/jIXsKH DEADLINES July 8 – deadline for accommodation special pricing
Conference Coordinator: Katie Sewell, Katie@tagonline.org
Arrival Day – August 3, 2011
Time
Audience
All Day
All
Description & Location
Arrivals and Hotel check-in 11:00–2:00pm
TECNA Executive Committee Meeting* TECNA Executive Committee
6-8:00pm
All
*Open to Executive Committee Members only Location: Woodruff Boardroom
Welcome Reception Sponsored by : (tbc) Location: Hotel Renaissance Ballroom A
8:00pm
All
Free Time. Dinner/Evening Activities Attendee’s individual preference and at own cost *50+ restaurants and walking distance from the hotel.
Day Two – August 4, 2011
Time
Audience
7:30–8:00am
Description & Location
Speaker
Registration & Breakfast All Location: tbd
8:00 – 8:45
All
Welcome & Introductions One representative from each technology council introduce their team Location: tbd
8:45 – 9:30
All
Keynote speaker: Industry Trends, Chad Doiron, North Highland
Location: tbd 9:30 – 9:45
All
9:45-10:45
CEO Stream
Matthew Nemerson, TECNA Chair Tino Mantella - Conference Host
Facilitator: Tino Mantella – Conference Host
Break
Part A: 2 CEOs discuss major challenges/opportunities Mark Lewis and Susan Sigl
Location: tbd
Facilitator: Mark Lewis
Day Two Continued
Time
Audience
9:45-10:45
Staff Stream
Description & Location 2 staff discuss major challenges/opportunities (break off into groups) Mike Scricca and Keanin Loomis Location: tbd
10:45–11:45
CEO Stream
Location: tbd Staff Stream
All
Facilitator: Mark Lewis
What’s on your mind? Staff Q&A Moderator: Avvey Peters Location: tbd
11:45 - 1
Facilitator: Katie Sewell
Part B: 2 New CEOs discuss challenge/opportunities Sharon Webb and Doug Robertson
10:45–11:45
Speaker
Facilitator: Avvey Peters
Lunch – Sponsors to Present on Building a Service Oriented Business Culture Dave Jaworsky, RIM and John Reed, Robert Half Technology
Facilitator: Tino Mantella – Conference Host
Location: tbd 1:15 – 2:45
CEO Stream
Cracker Barrel – take one idea to bring back home Moderator: Brad Nellis Location: tbd
1:15 – 2:45
Staff Stream
Cracker Barrel – take one idea to bring back home Moderator: Paige Rasid Location: tbd
2:45 – 4:15
CEO Stream
Facilitator: Brad Nellis
Marty Gupta – Strategic Alignment and Business Growth Location: tbd
Facilitator: Avvey Peters
Facilitator: Tino Mantella – Conference Host
Day Two Continued Time
Audience
2:45 – 4:15
Staff Stream
Description & Location How do you know you’re meeting your members’ needs? Kathy Mahoney and Walter Noble Location: tbd
4:15 – 5:15
All
Speaker
Facilitator: Avvey Peters
Presentation on social media trends Dave McMullen, RedPepper Location: tbd
5:15 - 5:30
All
BREAK
5:45 – 6:45
All
Tour Turner Broadcasting
Facilitator: Katie Sewell
Sponsored by: Turner Broadcasting, Inc. 7 –10:00
All
Dinner at Metro Atlanta Chamber Rooftop – 1 One representative from each group introduces team and share a good story from the previous year
10-til
All
Hotel Renaissance Rooftop
Sponsor: Metro Atlanta Chamber
Day Three – August 5, 2011 Time
Audience
7:30 - 8:00am
All
Description & Location
Speaker
Breakfast Location: tbd
8:05 - 9:15
All
Building a technology based economy Renee Winsky, Melanie Brandt, Matthew Nemerson and Mark Skinner Location: tbd
9:20 - 10:30
All
Membership/Sponsorship Panel Era Williams: Director, Corporate Relations &Retention Barbara Ells: Manager, Programs and Member Services Amy Norman: President & CEO, Tampa Bay Tech Forum Brooks Raiford: President & CEO, NCTA Location: tbd
10:30 - 10:45
Facilitator: Maxine Ballen
All
BREAK
Facilitator: Tino Mantella
Day Three Continued
Time
Audience
10:45 – 11:45
All
Description & Location
Speaker
International Panel – General Trends Ari Huczkowski, Jaime Parada Location: tbd Facilitator: Doug Robertson
11:45-12:00
12:00 – 12:30
All
All
Survey Strategic Initiatives; US and Canada group split Location: tbd
12:30 - 1:30
All
Facilitator: Matthew Nemerson for US group, Iain Klugman for Canadian group
Lunch Business Meeting – discuss TECNA business for first 20 minutes Location: tbd
1:30
Facilitator: Matthew Nemerson
Conference Ends
Staying in town and looking for something to do? Local restaurant information will be made available for your reference. For additional information, contact Katie Sewell at Katie@tagonline.org.
Facilitator: Tino Mantella