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DAY 1 - Tuesday, October 26, 2010


Time Activity Room Proudly Sponsored By:
07:30 - 08:25 am Breakfast + Registration Foyer  
08:30 - 08:45 am Welcome + Opening Remarks - Bruce Lee Chrome Room
08:45 - 09:45 am Opening Keynote 1:

The Decade Unfolds - A Review of 2010 and Look to 2011 - Brent Barootes, Partnership Group - Sponsorship Specialists™

Chrome Room
09:45 - 10:00 am Nutrition Break Foyer
10:00 - 10:55 am Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) Forget Fixed Activation to Rights Ratios - Leverage Measureable ROI to Drive Your Success - Don Mayo, IMI International - Suitable for Sponsors

2) We Puzzle: Activating a Sponsorship Experience - Mark McConnell, Flow Experience Inc. - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors

3) Philanthropy and Sponsorship - Complementary or Contradictory? - Ross Marsh, Ross W. Marsh & Associates - Suitable for Properties


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11:00 - 11:55 Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) The One that Got Away and other True Fish Tales and Case Studies - Judy Haber, Performance Sponsorship Group - Suitable for Properties

2) TBD

3) How to Leverage a Property's Brand and Generate Sponsorship Revenue from the Brand - Paolo Pastore, NBA Canada Inc. - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors


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12:00 - 12:55 pm Networking Lunch Chrome Room
1:00 - 2:00 pm Keynote 2

Guerrilla Marketing - How to Activate Sponsors and Drive Traffic for Your Event - Orvel Ray Wilson, The Guerrilla Group Inc.

Chrome Room
2:05 - 3:00 Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) How Social Media Platforms and Tools can benefit Properties and Sponsors - Jason Peck, eWayDirect - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors

2) Connecting People and Celebration: WestJet's Fun 'n Festivals Series - Sara Foster / Alyson Cameron, WestJet - Suitable for Properties

3) Expect the Unexpected: Fully Leveraging Partnerships - Sean Rodman, Royal BC Museum - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors


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3:05 - 3:25 pm Nutrition Break Foyer or Chrome Room
3:30 - 4:45 pm Panel Session

Discovery Session - Interactive Panel Discussion

Chrome Room
4:45 - 5:00 pm Closing Chrome Room
5:00 - 7:00 pm Hosted Reception Chrome Room


DAY 2 - Wednesday, October 27, 2010


Time Activity Room Proudly Sponsored By:
07:30 - 08:25 am Breakfast + Registration Foyer  
08:30 - 10:45 am Opening + Five Minute Pitch™ - Interactive Panel Session Chrome Room
10:45 - 11:00 am Nutrition Break Foyer
11:00 - 11:55 am Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) TBD - Ian MacGillivray, Oomph Events - Suitable for Properties

2) Dollars and $ense: Why Sponsorships can Work for any Organization - Ron Podbielski, SaskEnergy - Suitable for Sponsors

3) Web Based Sponsorship Applications Systems : Friend or Foe - Chrystal Robert, Manitoba Lotteries Corporation - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors


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12:00 - 12:55 pm Networking Lunch Chrome Room
1:00 - 1:55pm Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) Taking the "Common" out Sense and Sponsorship - Kim Maclean, KIVA Consulting - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors

2) A Sponsor's Perspective on what a Winning Proposal looks like - John Windwick ATB Financial - Suitable for Properties

3) Delivering Sponsor Results from a National Organization at a Local Level - Sharon Wood / Kate Munoz, Kid's Help Phone - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors


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2:00 - 2:55pm Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) Sponsorship Contract - What You Need to Know to Survive - Steven Indig, Centre for Sport and Law - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors

2) National Sponsorship Study Planning Session - Michael Harker Enigma Research Corporation - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors

3) TBD - Lucy Railton, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd.


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3:00 - 3:15 pm Nutrition Break Foyer
3:20 - 4:15pm Concurrent Workshop Session (Choose 1 of 3)

1) Closing the Deal - Creating a Sponsorship Deck that Works - Seamus O'Keefe, Partnership Group - Sponsorship Specialists™ & SOK Associates - Suitable for Properties

2) PepsiCo and Hockey Canada - Building a Long Term Partnership - Dale Hooper, PepsiCo Beverages Canada - Suitable for Properties + Sponsors

3) Getting your Prospect to tell you their Secrets - Shelly Smith-Hines, MS Society of Canada, Manitoba Division - Suitable for Properties


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4:15 - 4:30pm Prize Draw and Closing
Details coming soon
Chrome Room