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SPEAKERS
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Joan Eisenstodt
Joan Eisenstodt founded Eisenstodt Associates, a Washington, DC-based meetings and consulting and training company in 1981. She brings 35+ years experience to her work with associations, corporations, hotel companies and DMOs, to facilitate and design meetings, conduct training, perform departmental audits, negotiate contracts and serve as an expert witness. Among her industry activities, she serves as chair of ASAE’s Ethics Committee. Her passions for meeting preparation and excellence, risk anticipation, contingency planning, and ethical practices have been well-recognized by MPI, HSMAI, PCMA, and NSA; as an inductee into the CIC Hall of Leaders, by PCMA’s Foundation for Lifetime Achievement as an Educator, and by IACC with the Pyramid Award and the Mel Hosansky Award for Distinguished Service.
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W516
Show and Tell: Presenting Yourself Professionally
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W504
Times and Fashion Change, Ethics Never Go Out of Style
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T501
Why Can't We Just Get Along? An Interactive Conversation about the Challenges of the Multi-Generational Workplace
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T408
Meetings Beyond Logistics: Principles, Practices & Play
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R402
Defending Your (Contract) Clauses!
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Anthony Erpelding
Anthony Erpelding, VP of Creative Services/Principal of Group Delphi, has over 30 years experience in the design of exhibitions, themed environments, special events, architectural interiors and corporate trade shows. He has been responsible for the creative direction of Space Odyssey for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, which the Museum is calling “the most significant project in our 100-year history.” Space Odyssey is breaking new ground in museum exhibitions by seamlessly integrating immersion environments, interactive exhibits, media and live performance. Tony built his reputation on projects as diverse as the Aid & Comfort benefit concert, to commercial interior design for AT&T and Seton Medical Center, to the SONY E3 Party. During his association with Group Delphi, Tony has pioneered some of the most creative exhibits designs in the industry for Accom, Scitex Digital Video, Apple Computer, SONY and many others. For corporations such as Hallmark and NutraSweet, he designed products and developed exhibit and retail programs. His interdisciplinary approach to projects provides unique, integrated creative solutions using the latest technologies and storytelling techniques. Tony studied engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and environmental design at the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC).
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W705
Developing a Global Exhibit Program - Creativity and Consensus Building
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Richard Erschik
Richard Erschik has been referred to as the stand-up comedian in trade show exhibitor education. From his anecdotal comments, unprecedented statistics, and humorous real-world exhibiting scenarios, attendees of his seminars and webinars can immediately tell that he has personal exhibiting experience from his previous life. Richard is listed in Trade Show Executive’s Who’s Who in Specialty Service Contractors in the specific area of Exhibitor Education. He has authored numerous feature articles in marketing and sales related publications, and served on the advisory boards of some significant exhibiting companies.
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R112
Get the Most from Pre-During-Post
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Leeann Essai
Leeann has 20+ years of experience in delivering integrated marketing communications programs for B2B, with 14 years in the healthcare IT industry and the balance in the lottery and defense industries. In her capacity with Siemens, Leeann manages a team that delivers complex marketing communications programs for more than 30 Siemens hospital IT-related platforms, services, and solutions for the U.S. in a regulated environment. In addition to delivering program tactics like brochures, multimedia, case studies, presentations, Internet and Intranet management, branding, and events support, Leeann’s team is also responsible for managing the print advertising, digital advertising, and social media strategies for the Health Services unit.
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T401
Hybrid Events - A Success Story
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