SAVE THE DATE!

ABC Fall Southeast Regional Meeting
“Exploring the Past, Building the Future”
August 20 through August 22, 2010
Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village
St. Augustine, Florida
http://www.worldgolfrenaissance.com/

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Friday
Optional Sandals training session 4:00 – 6:30 pm (click here for info)
Welcome Reception 6:30-7:30 pm
sponsored by Central Florida East LNG
Dinner on your own

Saturday Educational Sessions
Scheduled Speakers:
Ana Cruz and Linnyette Richardson-Hall
plus 6 additional breakout presentations! (see program descriptions below)

Saturday Night
Off-site event in historic downtown St. Augustine

Sunday
Expanding Horizons: Etiquette and Service Revival
(we’ll wrap by 3:30 pm to allow travel time home)

Early Registration: $265 (through May 15th)
Registration Includes breakfast and lunch both days and the Saturday off-site event!
Guest rooms are available at the Renaissance Resort for $109 single/$129 double per night
(Call 800-266-9432 to make your reservation or click here)

General Sessions/Keynote Speakers

Shining Bright and Standing Out
Ana Cruz, Ana Cruz Event Planning

Join Celebrity Wedding Planner, Ana Cruz, from the Style Network’s, “Whose Wedding is it Anyway?” and “Married Away”, to learn about how she started and grew her successful planning business. Ana will share her views on reaching the right clients and building strong relationships with vendors. From being involved with the community to gaining media attention to becoming a brand Ana will share her secrets on how every planner can shine.

Destiny – What’s Yours?
Linnyette Richardson-Hall, Premiere Event Management

There are a lot of people in this game of wedding planning, but many have no true idea of what their “calling” is.  Destiny is the path laid out for you – the key is discovering what steps and turns you need to take along the journey in order to be truly successful….

Breakout Sessions

Establishing Your Wedding Day Time Line
Anna Marie Wintercorn MBC, Elegant Weddings & Events

Each wedding is unique. Brides/Grooms want to be able to have their dreams and desires fulfilled. That is why they hired a bridal consultant to orchestrate their wedding. Master Bridal Consultant Anna Marie Wintercorn will discuss the reasons she allocates periods of time throughout the different schedules pertaining to special events before, during and after the wedding day. Upon viewing the different timelines from several weddings, a question and answer period will follow. Upon completion of this session, attendee will be able to develop a thorough and accurate timeline for each wedding event with input from the B/G, families and vendors involved.

2010 Internet Strategy for Your Business
Joe Lemire President/Chief Innovator, Elyk Innovation, Inc

Presentation highlights:
Your business website should accomplish 3 primary goals
a.Attract new clients
b.Serve existing clients
c.Increase the productivity of your team

Revisit your current site to make sure the basics are in place.
1.Search engine friendly.
2.What is Google looking for in a website? ( non-technical )

Move forward with a few simple changes.

1.Go mobile
2.Web applications.
3.Social Networking.
4.Extending your brand.

Branding Yourself to Stand Out in the Social Network Ocean
David Hanscom, Mentor To Winners & Y? Entertainment, Inc.

Social media has taken our personal and professional lives by storm.  You can not be anywhere without seeing “Join our Facebook Group here”, “Follow us on Twitter there”.  Every movie, every singer, every company has the ability to contact their clients in way previously either impossible or too pricey.  With great opportunity comes great challenge.  Just like these opportunities are available to you, they are equally available to each and everyone of your competitors and people are becoming more “socially savvy” than ever.  So how do you separate yourself from the rest, how do you stand above your competition so that a prospect will discover your originality?  Join me as I share the latest tricks, techniques and suggestions to take your “same as everyone else” approach to social networking and sky rocket above the rest.

Linen Practical Skills
Connie Duglin Linen

Guidance For Your Brides As They Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Lynette Self, Rose of Sharon European Florists

The floral decor for weddings and receptions is the cherry on top. However, many brides are not clear on the preparation needed before they meet with a florist to determine her style, design and decor. Lynette Self, owner of Rose of Sharon European Florist, will give insightful information about what your bride should have prepared before meeting with a florist, how to select a qualified florist, and the what to expect from her florist from their first consultation to the wedding day.

Cashing In on Customer Service
Elisa Delgardio CSEP, PBC, A Flair for Affairs