Spring Conference

2023 AENC SPRING CONFERENCE

May 4-5, 2023 | Hilton Raleigh North Hills | Raleigh, NC

(In person or virtual, your choice!)

Pricing: $85 (members) | $35 (retired members) | $100 (non-members)

Schedule (In-Person)

Thursday, May 4, 2023

All Tracks

12:30 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Registration, Networking with Exhibitors

5:15 P.M. - 6:30 P.M. Networking Social

Track 1

1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Microsoft Bootcamp: Outlook and Excel

2:00 P.M. - 2:15 P.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

3:30 P.M. - 3:45 P.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

Track 2

1:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. Helping Hands: AENC FUEL Young Professionals Edition (FUEL Young Professionals Only, pre-registration required, limited to 20) | Sponsored by Visit Raleigh

3:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

4:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Experience EDUTAINMENT: Pairing Education with The Wine Detective

Track 3

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Breakout Session

Option 1: Communications Workshop: A Chat Among Friends (streamed for virtual audience)
Option 2: Meeting Planner Roundtable (Meeting Planners Only) | Sponsored by Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort

2:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. General Session 1: Connecting Communications to Strategy

3:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

4:00 P.M. - 5:15 P.M. Experience EDUTAINMENT: Pairing Education with The Wine Detective

Friday, May 5, 2023

8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Breakfast with Exhibitors

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. General Session 3: The Ultimate Tech Stack; Thinking like 2023 and Beyond

10:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. General Session 4: Understanding of the Ease and Effectiveness of Grassroots Legislative Advocacy

11:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Networking Break with Exhibitors

12:00 P.M. - 12:15 P.M. AENC President Updates

12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Lunch Live Interviews - Innovative Ideas for Meeting

Schedule (Virtual)

Thursday, May 4, 2023

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Communications Workshop: A Chat Among Friends

2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. General Session 1: Connecting Communications to Strategy

Friday, May 5, 2023

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. General Session 3: The Ultimate Tech Stack; Thinking like 2023 and Beyond

10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M. General Session 4: Understanding of the Ease and Effectiveness of Grassroots Legislative Advocacy

12:00 P.M. - 12:15 P.M. AENC President Updates

12:15 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Lunch Live Interviews - Innovative Ideas for Meeting

Education

3.5 - 7.25 CEUs possible depending on your track selection!

Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Virtual
3.5 CAE & CMP	7.25 CAE & 7.0 CMP	6.75 CAE & 6.5 CMP	5.5 CAE & CMP

TRACKS: (Choose 1 of 3)

Track 1: Microsoft Bootcamp: Outlook and Excel

Instructor: Ginny Hupp, New Horizons Raleigh

In this session, participants will get an overview of Mail and Calendar with some exciting tips and tricks then dive into Excel with a deeper understanding of formulas and functions with a focus on excel worksheet formatting and workbook management.

Track 2: Helping Hands: AENC FUEL Young Professionals Edition

(FUEL Young Professionals Only, pre-registration required, limited to 20)

Sponsored by: Visit Raleigh

Moderator: Meg Palumbo, Director of Customer Strategy, Novi AMS

A brand new session concept aimed at providing a safe space for AENC/FUEL Members to work together to help solve each other’s “real-time” business-related problems. The session will be moderator-led and will follow a protocol to ensure a disciplined and focused approach. All Members participating will hear from colleagues and will benefit from the sharing of collective knowledge and Members will have a chance to gain a deeper connection with fellow AENC Members/Colleagues. Click here for more details (including process and structure of the session).

Track 3: Choice of 1 Roundtable

Option 1: Communications Workshop: A Chat Among Friends (streamed virtually)

Moderator: Mike Collins, The Perfect Workday Company

What if you were relaxing with a group of friends and someone said, “I’m having a challenge at work. What should I do?” In “A Chat Among Friends” we’ll discuss a number of workplace and life issues suggested by AENC members and provide program participants opportunities to suggest practical—or, imaginative—solutions to the challenges. This program will be a wonderful opportunity to both give and receive ideas that may help others and yourself.

Option 2: Meeting Planner Roundtable - Negotiating Now: New Challenges, New Partners and New Contracts (Meeting Planners Only)

Sponsored by: Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort

Moderator: Lindsay Myers, Director of Global Sales, Associated Luxury Hotels International

Join Lindsay Myers with Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) for a brainstorming solution session. Lindsay will lead an interactive discussion where all are invited to share negotiation learnings, experiences, and challenges.

General Sessions

General Session 1 - Connecting Communications to Strategy

Available to Track 3 only

Speaker: Frank Williams, Pioneer Strategies

Every communication activity should be designed to help achieve your overall organizational strategy. Frank Williams will discuss practical ways to ensure that your communication program is aligned with your overall strategic plan.

General Session 2 - Experience EDUTAINMENT: Pairing Education with The Wine Detective

Available to Tracks 2 & 3 only

Instructor: Danielle Galmore, Touchpoint Wines

Join us for a unique experience showcasing how we pair education with a reinforcing wine experience. After an abbreviated education portion around collaboration and decision making, you will play Wine Detective. Wine Detective Experience: YOU are the detectives! Using a blind wine tasting format, you will work in small groups to solve the case, putting into practice what you learned around collaboration and decision making.

General Session 3 – The Ultimate Tech Stack; Thinking like 2023 and Beyond

Speaker: Aubie Knight, CIC, CRM, CEO, IIANC

Learn how one leading association is incorporating cutting-edge technology to improve efficiencies and enhance the member experience.

General Session 4 – Understanding of the Ease and Effectiveness of Grassroots Legislative Advocacy

Speaker: Patrick Haggerty, Keynote Speaker, patrickhaggerty.com

Motivate your members to be SUCCESSFUL and ENTHUSIASTIC grassroots legislative advocates in both Raleigh and Washington, DC.

General Session 5 – Lunch Live Interviews – Innovative Ideas for Meetings

Talk show style interviews where two industry experts will join Jennifer on stage to discuss innovative ideas for meetings within their respective roles.

With Jennifer Johnson, The Johnson Meetings Group

Featuring: Keri Epps-Rashad, NC REALTORS®; Lisa Prince, NC Egg Association; Molly Johnson, CMP Fellow, Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau; Rebecca Bolton, Durham Convention Center, Oak View Group; Melissa Klingberg, CAE, THM, Your Association Management Professionals; Jill Santa Lucia, Catering Works