SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE - Year 2008

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Director:
Becky Krieger

Committee Members:
Dana Brewer; Christine Christiansen; Kristin Garrett; Craig Jergenson; Joe Larkin; Pete Ludwig and Laura Seymour

Fostering Trust:
Open communication lines between committee and our members to enhance our program through their feedback. Provide regular updates and seek support from our Board of Directors.

Vision:
To provide educational enrichment and foster relationships that will enhance our members’ personal and professional growth.

Developing Strategies:

• Lock in dates and secure facilities
  
• • Measured by signed contract and deposit
    
  • Anticipated completion time - January 15
    
• Review Evaluations to gather ideas and suggestions
  • Anticipated completion time - January 5
  • Measured by rough outline of 2008 event that feels even more exciting than 2007
  • Fit in 5 year plan - There is such great momentum from all the good work in past years, it is critical that we strive to make each one better and bigger to capitalize on this momentum and build the goodwill and awareness of FPA of MN
    
• Develop an exciting program with top notch speakers
  
  • Anticipated completion time - February 28
    
  • Measured by having tentative topic/speaker agenda with keynote speakers confirmed
    
• Finalize and launch marketing & promotion plan
  
  • Anticipated completion time - March 31
    
  • Measured by having attendance of 350
    
  • Benchmarks: published in industry magazines, local related professional magazines; other associations; large local firms
• Exhibitor/Sponsor support increased by retuning participants, word of mouth and solicitation by FPA Board & Committee members
  • Anticipated completion time - April 30
  • Measured by comments from partners/exhibitors that this is the event to be at and they are returning next year
  • All available booths sold
• Recruit additional committee members
  • Anticipated completion time - May 31
  • Measured by committee maintaining 10 - all active and involved
• Assign task leaders for each major component of the event
  • Anticipated completion time - May 31
  • Measured by making sure everything is covered: Logistics-food, beverage, set-up; Speaker Hosts; Partners; Exhibitors; Marketing; PR; Event Operations; Technology

Engergizing Alliances and Measuring Results:
Listed above within strategies