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1. Branding the event2. Networking Audience - Includes local IT
businesses, AFCEA membership … specifically Young AFCEANs, /.NET User Groups, Facebook, local colleges/universities/technical schools, clients, customers, partners of our Diamond Sponsors
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3. Rotate venues sharing between Shreveport/Bossier Citya. Highlighting/exposing venues/programsb. Breaks for pricingc. Capitalize on program advertizing
4. Media plan … local TV, Radio, Newspaper
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5. Corporate partners/sponsors – CenturyLink ($2500 Quarterly) – food/beverage … decided on a happy hours timeframe as a departure from our luncheons
6. Centralized Themes tied to venues7. Not just bring in “outside” company/product
demos but also focus on highlighting what is actually in our own backyard … we help market what is going on here in our area
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8. Local hotels/casinos relationships … preferred rates below Government rates ($59 vs $70)
9. Demo company give-aways … Dell mini-netbooks, Apple iPads, iPhones, Show Tickets to events at CenturyTel Center
10. Involve everyone on your core planning teams especially academicians
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1. Branding the event 2. Audience includes local IT businesses, AFCEAN
membership, TechX20 members/.Net User Groups, local colleges/universities, clients/customers/partners of our Diamond Sponsors
Technology Demonstration Forum
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Next iteration:
Venue: Co-Habitat Theme: Involve the Warfighter – VignettesCollaboration: Accelerated Capabilities
Development ESC/XR; Air University, Future Learning and Innovation's Task Force/AFWI; LSUS Animation & Visual Effects – Visualization; Praeses/LSU Cognitive Information Management (Complex event processing/Detects patterns amongst
large amounts of data)