AEP 2009
The Third Academic Event Professional
Conference, AEP 2009, will take place alongside The Special
Event Show in San Diego on Monday January 26, 2009. The
UC San Diego, in the spectacular setting of La Jolla will
kindly host the conference.
AEP 2009 addresses the need for event education
and networking within our market sector by providing a cost-effective
forum with leading campus planners and event industry speakers
to run immediately prior to TSE. AEP continues to grow year
on year following outstanding success in both LA and Atlanta.
The program commences on Sunday January 25 with
a welcome reception at the host hotel, the Sheraton La Jolla from 6pm – 7:30pm.
A full day educational program will take place on Monday January
26 at UC San Diego, immediately followed by a networking
reception, with views over the Pacific, at the spectacular
Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 5.30pm
to 7.30pm
The total cost for the full program, excluding
hotel accommodation, is only $225. ($150 if you are attending
TSE with an Educational Package – see Special Event
Show page for details)
AEP 2009 will also feature a Collateral Exhibition.
This is an opportunity for attendees to bring examples of
creative, budget conscious or innovative event materials and
collaterals they have used/developed to share with their peers.
AEP 2009 will take place on the first day of
The Special Event Show, before the educational sessions begin,
and there will be a ‘lessons learned/outcomes’ session
on Thursday January 29 at TSE as an inclusive part of the program.
Registration
Attendance to AEP 2009 is only $225 which includes:
Sunday January 25, 2009
- Welcome reception at host hotel, Sheraton
La Jolla,
6pm – 7:30pm
Monday January 26, 2009
- Return transport from the host hotel to UCSD
- Full day educational program
- Lunch & breaks
- Post conference networking reception at the
Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday January 29, 2009
- Follow-up session with wrap up cocktails*
*for those TSE attendees with educational
packs
If you are an attendee of The Special Event Show,
$75 of your registration fee for AEP 2009 will be deducted
from the cost of your TSE Educational Pack. Please refer to
The Special Event Show page for details on how to claim your
reduced registration fee to TSE.
CLICK
HERE TO REGISTER FOR AEP 2009
Background
The inaugural AEP conference
took place at USC in Los Angeles in 2007 and AEP 2008 took
place at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Both events
were highly successful and have provided almost 300 campus
planners from over 62 colleges and universities an incredible
educational and networking opportunity at minimal cost to
their institution.
A full program of general and breakouts sessions covered an
extensive range of campus specific topics click
here. The program encouraged lively, interactive feedback
between speakers and attendees, with participants giving their
own real life experiences and solutions to a range of event
challenges.
Comments from attendees included:
“Wonderful! The networking alone is worth the registration
fee”.
“Great job! This is a hidden jewel – I’m
glad I found it!”
“Great session, presenters were well prepared. This
is the best educational conference I have attended”.
“I love that this event exists – it works so well
paired with TSE”.
The day was complimented by the innovative ‘TEAM AEP
luncheon in the Georgia State Sports Area where a ‘white
paper’ was collated, the result of which can be viewed
here.. Attendees were invited to join topic specific
tables covering the subjects of the day, each of which was
facilitated by an AEP faculty member with a pre-set list of
questions. Answers and solutions were collated by a student
Ambassador from UGA and collated into a white paper. The white
paper and session presentations can be downloaded for free,
and can be found in the program section under each session title.
AEP 2009, has become a must attend conference for any campus
event planner, providing an environment where ideas can truly
prosper. The AEP committee look forward to welcoming you to
the conference in San Diego 2009.
AEP 2009 is kindly sponsored by:
 
Planning Committee
Chair:
Sally Webb, CSEP
CEO, The Special Event Company
Executive in Residence, Temple University
T: 919 395 9623
E: sally@specialeventco.com
Speaker Selection Committee:
Chair:
Nancy
Hobbs
Director of Dean's Events
University of Michigan Medical Schools
T: 734-615-3101
E: nhobbs@umich.edu
Carolyn
Ent, CSEP
Director of Events, President's Office,
Elon University
T: 607 254-6511
E: cent@elon.edu
Kathy
Nelson, CMP, CSEP
Assistant Professor
Tourism & Convention Dept,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
T: 702 895 3931
E: kathy.nelson@unlv.edu
Judy
Lane
Deputy Director, Special Events and Protocol
University of California, San Diego
T: 858-822-1773
E: jlane@ucsd.edu
Richard
Williams
Director of Special Events
Loyola University Chicago
T: 312 915-7290
E: rwilli8@luc.edu
Programming Committe:
Chair:
Jenny
Jones
Director of Special Events
Duke University Medical Center
T: 919 667 2517
E: jenny.jones@duke.edu
Rita
Manning
Executive Director of Special Events,
University of Georgia
T: 706 542-7619
E: rmanning@uga.edu
Geni
Greiner
Director of University Events
Purdue University
T: 765 496 6911
E: ghgreiner@purdue.edu
Suzi
Sterner
Deputy Director Special Events and Protocol
University of CA, San Diego
T: 858-822-1773
E: ssterner@ucsd.edu
Jim
Hooker
Executive Director, Office of Protocol &
Events
University of Southern California
T: 213 740 6786
E: jhooker@usc.edu
Kim
Garcia
Director, Development Special Events
Duke Universtiy
T: 919 681 0476
E: kim.garcia@dev.duke.edu
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