ESSAE Offers 2nd Annual Meetings Institute in March

ESSAE will be offering its 2nd annual Meetings Institute Wednesday March 11, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Albany Marriott, Albany New York.

A panel of professional ESSAE members will discuss New Conference Models for Associations and how to incorporate unique and creative aspects from conception to execution. Panel includes Amy Baldovin, director of programs and events, NY Association of Convenience Stores, Christine Trimarchi, communications and events coordinator, Pharmacists Society of the State of NY, Johanna Geiger, deputy director, NY Library Association, Paul Hook, director of marketing, Zone 5, Melissa Carrier, vice president, Total Events, LLC and Chip Lacure, vice president of business development, CMI Communications. Professional speaker Jay Gubrud will cover the Supplier/Planner Relationship: Strategies to improve productivity and connections with clientele.

A pow-wow will follow lunch with the topic of Contracts and Attrition Clauses in Today's Economy, moderated by Tedi DeMartino, associate director of educational planning, NY Association of Homes & Services for the Aging. Information can be found at ESSAE's web site: www.essae.org.ESSAE is a 590-member association based in Albany, N.Y. that represents executives employed by trade, business and professional associations.

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