TECNA Conference 2011

Atlanta, Georgia August 3-5, 2011

Sponsored By:

www.technologycouncils.org

CONFERENCE PRICING AND ACCOMODATIONS

CONFERENCE PRICING

TECNA 2011 Members* - CEO - $0 - Staff - $300 per person

*Small Scholarships to cover travel and hotel costs are available for Member Technology Councils with special economic challenges. Send requests to Matt Nemerson mnemerson@ct.org Non-Member Prospects* - CEO or Staff $600 per person *Learn more about TECNA at the conference and then decide. Note: Conference pricing does not include flights, accommodation, incidental expenses and select meals (see itinerary for details).

Accommodations

Hotel Renaissance Midtown

866 West Peachtree St. NW

Atlanta, GA 30308

Group Rate: $139.00 per night

Online reservations: http://bit.ly/jIXsKH

DEADLINES

July 8 – deadline for accommodation special pricing

Conference Coordinator: Katie Sewell, Katie@tagonline.org

Arrival Day – August 3, 2011

Time Audience Description & Location

All Day All

Arrivals and Hotel check-in

11:00–2:00pm

TECNA

Executive

Committee

TECNA Executive Committee Meeting*

*Open to Executive Committee Members only

Location: Woodruff Boardroom

6-8:00pm All Welcome Reception

Sponsored by : (tbc)

Location: Hotel Renaissance Ballroom A

8:00pm All Free Time. Dinner/Evening Activities

Attendee’s individual preference and at own cost

*50+ restaurants and walking distance from the hotel.

Day Two – August 4, 2011

Time Audience Description & Location Speaker

7:30–8:00am

All

Registration & Breakfast

Location: tbd

8:00 – 8:45 All Welcome & Introductions

One representative from each technology council

introduce their team

Location: tbd

Matthew Nemerson, TECNA Chair

Tino Mantella - Conference Host

8:45 – 9:30 All Keynote speaker: Industry Trends, Chad Doiron,

North Highland

Location: tbd

Facilitator: Tino Mantella – Conference Host

9:30 – 9:45 All Break

9:45-10:45 CEO Stream Part A: 2 CEOs discuss major

challenges/opportunities Mark Lewis and Susan Sigl

Location: tbd

Facilitator: Mark Lewis

Day Two Continued

Time Audience Description & Location Speaker

9:45-10:45 Staff Stream 2 staff discuss major challenges/opportunities (break off into groups) Mike Scricca and Keanin Loomis Location: tbd

Facilitator: Katie Sewell

10:45–11:45 CEO Stream Part B: 2 New CEOs discuss challenge/opportunities Sharon Webb and Doug Robertson

Location: tbd

Facilitator: Mark Lewis

10:45–11:45 Staff Stream What’s on your mind? Staff Q&A

Moderator: Avvey Peters

Location: tbd

Facilitator: Avvey Peters

11:45 - 1 All Lunch – Sponsors to Present on Building a Service

Oriented Business Culture

Dave Jaworsky, RIM and John Reed, Robert Half Technology

Location: tbd

Facilitator: Tino Mantella – Conference Host

1:15 – 2:45 CEO Stream Cracker Barrel – take one idea to bring back home Moderator: Brad Nellis Location: tbd

Facilitator: Brad Nellis

1:15 – 2:45 Staff Stream Cracker Barrel – take one idea to bring back home Moderator: Paige Rasid Location: tbd

Facilitator: Avvey Peters

2:45 – 4:15 CEO Stream Marty Gupta – Strategic Alignment and Business Growth Location: tbd

Facilitator: Tino Mantella – Conference Host

Day Two Continued

Time Audience Description & Location Speaker

2:45 – 4:15 Staff Stream How do you know you’re meeting your members’ needs? Kathy Mahoney and Walter Noble Location: tbd

Facilitator: Avvey Peters

4:15 – 5:15 All Presentation on social media trends Dave McMullen, RedPepper Location: tbd

Facilitator: Katie Sewell

5:15 - 5:30 All BREAK

5:45 – 6:45 All Tour Turner Broadcasting

Sponsored by: Turner Broadcasting, Inc.

7 –10:00 All Dinner at Metro Atlanta Chamber Rooftop – 1 One representative from each group introduces team and

share a good story from the previous year

Sponsor: Metro Atlanta Chamber

10-til All Hotel Renaissance Rooftop

Day Three – August 5, 2011

Time Audience Description & Location Speaker

7:30 - 8:00am All Breakfast

Location: tbd

8:05 - 9:15 All Building a technology based economy Renee Winsky, Melanie Brandt, Matthew Nemerson and Mark Skinner Location: tbd

Facilitator: Maxine Ballen

9:20 - 10:30 All Membership/Sponsorship Panel Era Williams: Director, Corporate Relations &Retention Barbara Ells: Manager, Programs and Member Services Amy Norman: President & CEO, Tampa Bay Tech Forum Brooks Raiford: President & CEO, NCTA Location: tbd

Facilitator: Tino Mantella

10:30 - 10:45 All

BREAK

Day Three Continued

Staying in town and looking for something to do?

Local restaurant information will be made available for your reference.

For additional information, contact Katie Sewell at Katie@tagonline.org.

Time Audience Description & Location Speaker

10:45 – 11:45 All International Panel – General Trends

Ari Huczkowski, Jaime Parada Location: tbd

Facilitator: Doug Robertson

11:45-12:00 All Survey Facilitator: Matthew Nemerson

12:00 – 12:30 All Strategic Initiatives; US and Canada group split

Location: tbd

Facilitator: Matthew Nemerson for US group, Iain

Klugman for Canadian group

12:30 - 1:30 All Lunch Business Meeting – discuss TECNA business

for first 20 minutes Location: tbd

Facilitator: Tino Mantella

1:30 Conference Ends