The 2009 FFMA Annual Conference is scheduled for June 21-23, 2009.
More Information will be posted as it becomes available.
The Annual Conference will be held at:
Four Seasons Resort - Palm Beach
2800 South Ocean Avenue
Palm Beach, FL 33480
(561) 582-2800
(561) 547-1374 (fax)
http://www.fourseasons.com/palmbeach
Conference Schedule:
Note: Draft Agenda as of May 27, 2009 |
Sunday, June 21, 2009 |
| 8:00am - 11:30am |
Board of Directors Meeting |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm |
Registration |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
Opening Reception at
AEG Live - SE Offices
Sponsor: AEG Live, SE - John Valentino |
| 8:00pm - 11:00pm |
Hospitality Suite |
|
Monday, June 22, 2009 |
| 7:30am - 5:00pm |
Conference Registration |
| 7:30am - 8:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am - 8:10am |
Morning Welcome
"Helping Each Other Through Tough Times"
Mickey Farrell - FFMA President |
| 8:10am - 9:00am |
Ticketmaster Presentation
Tim O'Leary |
| 9:00am - 9:45am |
Session #2 - Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) |
| 9:45am - 10:00am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
"Retaining Customers & Generating New Business In Today's Economy"
Bill Sutton - President
Bill Sutton & Associates
|
| 11:00am - 11:45am |
"Sharing Best Practices for Cost Cutting" - Panel Discussion.
Kim Stone - GM, AmericanAirlines Arena
Rose Rundel - GM, Harborside Event Center
Judy Joseph - VP of Programming, TBPAC
Bill Becker - Retired Past President, FFMA |
| 11:45am - 1:30pm |
Lunch on Own |
| 1:30pm - 2:15pm |
"Buildings Have Feelings, Too"
Russ Simons, Senior Principal
Populous
|
| 2:15pm - 2:45pm |
"Mega Shelter Assistance Team - A Great Resource For Facilities"
Russ Simons, Senior Principal,
Populous
Rose Rundel, GM, Harborside Event Center
|
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:00pm - 3:45pm |
Florida Legislative Report -
Q&A with Wayne Malaney, P.A., FFMA General Counsel |
| 3:45pm - 4:15pm |
"Launch of FFMA's New Website"
Eric Staufer, FFMA Webmaster |
| 6:30pm - 9:00pm |
Reception & Dinner at
Four Seasons Resort |
| 9:00pm - 11:00pm |
Hospitality Suite |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
| 7:30am - 8:00am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am - 2:00pm |
Networking Opportunity
Sponsor: Centerplate
Sponsor: StageRight
|
| 10:00am - 1:30pm |
Florida's Presenters Meeting
Sponsor: Kravis Center, Lee Bell
|
| 2:00pm - 2:45pm |
"Rewriting Your Event Contracts to Provide Tax Protections."
Wayne Malaney, P.A., FFMA General Counsel |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
Coffee Break |
| 3:00pm - 3:45pm |
FFMA Business Meeting |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Agents/Promoters Panel |
| 6:30pm - 7:00pm |
Reception at Hotel |
| 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
Dinner at Hotel |
| 8:30pm - 11:00pm |
Hospitality Suite |
Conference Registration:
| Early Bird Registration (by May 20th) |
Members |
$175.00 |
|
Spouse/Other |
$100.00 |
|
Non-Members |
$225.00 |
|
Child |
$50.00 |
Ages 13-18 - Ages 12 and Younger are Free
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| Regular Registration (after May 20th) |
Members |
$200.00 |
|
Spouse/Other |
$100.00 |
|
Non-Members |
$250.00 |
|
Child |
$50.00 |
Ages 13-18 - Ages 12 and Younger are Free
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Employees within member facilities, who are not FFMA members, must register at the non-member rate. Golf is extra. Golf club rental is the golfer's expense.
Florida Presenters, who are not FFMA members, must register at the non-member rate. Golf is extra. Golf club rental is the golfer's expense.
Note: A $35.00 handling fee will be charged for any cancellations made after June 6th, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Cherie Dubay at 352-338-2947 or email at cdubay@binary.net.
Conference Forms:
Hotel Information:
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