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Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Dr Gerry Patnode
Secret Keys to Success
Dr Gerry Patnode
Maximum Potential Corp
(717) 815-6497 • gerry@themaximumpotential
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

Ever wonder why some people succeed and others, even though talented, don’t? Is there a key that opens the door to success? You can bet on it, or better yet, get the secret first hand. Dr. Gerry Patnode will help you in this session tap your hidden potential . Help you make healthy mistakes, and make you develop positive self-image.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Ari Nisman
MAJOR CONCERTS: A detailed walkthrough from start to end
Ari Nisman
Degy Booking International
(732) 263-1000 • ari@degy.com
Level: Basic Audience: Students

Concert buying, the music business, and more! From the offer process, through contracts and riders, handling promotions and marketing, to talent handholding and ticket sales, this session will take you step-by-step through the process of building a successful major concert event. Pick up a national concert pricing list, examples of offer sheets,concert schedules, and many more helpful handouts!
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Clint Cora
Kick Down Diversity Barriers For Campus
& Career Success
Clint Cora
Free Spirit Gallery Publishing
(905) 814-5763 • contact@clintcora.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

• What diversity is & why it's important for both your school & career success
• Real life diversity success examplesfrom the business world
• Multiple benefits of developing diversity skills
• Stereotype awareness and what to avoid in diversity
• How you develop skills useful in a diverse world
• Fun group activities exploring diversity including martial arts!
• Taught by Karate World Champion & former business executive experienced in diverse settings
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Del Suggs
60 Ideas in 50 Minutes
Del Suggs
(800) 323-1976 • Del@DelSuggs.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Need some new ideas for your programs? Got some
great ideas you want to share? Then this session is
just for you! We’ll churn up sixty great program ideas
during this session-- low cost, easy, effective programs.
This is brainstorming at it’s best! Come and get some
new program ideas, perfect for your campus. ….
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Del Suggs
Branding Your Program Board
Del Suggs
(800) 323-1976 • Del@DelSuggs.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

You know your program board ROCKS. So why doesn’t anybody else know it? Come to this session and learn how to brand your program board into the minds of your student body. If it works for Victoria’s Secret and Coca-Cola, it’ll work for CAB!
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Del Suggs
Forget Advertising-- Try Guerrilla Marketing!
Del Suggs
800) 323-1976 • Del@DelSuggs.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Advertising is the easiest thing in the world-- you just buy some big ads. But what if you don't have the budget? Are you destined to have poor attendance at your shows?

Absolutely not! Consider “Guerrilla Marketing”— promoting your events for next to nothing! Here are some proven techniques to promote your programs and events without going broke.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Del Suggs
Expresso Yourself with a Great Coffeehouse Series
Del Suggs
(800) 323-1976 • Del@DelSuggs.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

How do you present solo artists, comedians, small bands, films, poetry readings, and open mic shows in the same program series? That's easy-- it's called A Coffeehouse Series. The hottest new program idea is coming straight out of the past, even if it's decaf and smoke-free!
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Del Suggs
Bigger Crowds and Better Shows!
Del Suggs
(800) 323-1976 • Del@DelSuggs.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

It takes more than just booking Jack Johnson or Dave Matthews to have a great concert. Okay, bad example. But what if you can't afford major acts? Are your programs destined to fail? Absolutely not! This session is a potpourri of promotion, production, scheduling,and planning ideas to help lift your programs out of the doldrums. Relevant to any type of program from major concert to coffeehouse to comedy club.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Doug Hall
Understanding Agents
Doug Hall
TalentPlus Entertainment
dhall@talent-plus.com
Audience: Graduate Students Level: Basic
Dealing with an agent for the first time is like visiting a foreign country; if you don’t understand the language, you could find yourself lost. But it doesn’t need to be a frustrating experience. The truth is, most agents are actually quite easy to work with. Complete with the booking process ins and outs, this session runs though the terminology and the simple steps that will assure you get exactly what you’re looking for (without surprises) when dealing with an agent. From small bookings to major productions, this crash course on “agent speak” will help you make the next phone call far less intimidating and a lot more beneficial to you and your campus.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Erika Dietz
Outfitted for Success: Essential Gear for the Adventure of Life
Erika Dietz
(518) 490-1240 erika@erikadietz.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Ever wonder if the path you're on will lead to what you truly want out of
life? Do you sense deep down that you're meant to do something great, but
just aren't sure what it is? Could you use some reliable tools for
overcoming adversity or fear? This session is faced-paced, fun and full of
insights you can apply immediately to school, work, leadership and life.
Learn how to create your most authentic life, transcend limitations, turn
obstacles into opportunity, discover your purpose, and get more enjoyment
out of everything you do.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jason Leader
Exceptional Programming for Less!
Southeastern Louisiana University
(985) 549-3805 • jleader@selu.edu
Level: Basic Audience: Students

Come to this ROUNDTABLE discussion to hear about the hottest trends in programming that look like they cost a fortune (but don’t). Be ready to share and take home cool ideas.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jason Leader
Off the Wall Promotions RoundTABLE!
Jason Leader
Southeastern Louisiana University
(985) 549-3805 • jleader@selu.edu
Level: Basic Audience: Students

Share creative ways to promote your event DURING this ROUNDTABLE discussion. Come ready to share and take home cool ideas.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jeff Hyman
Yes, There is Such a Thing as a Successful Cafeteria Show!
Jeff Hyman
Auburn Moon Agency
(217) 359-4243 • jeff@auburnmoonagency.com
Level: Basic Audience: Graduate Students

This session discusses ideas and ways to make the
most out of a multi-use space, your dining facility.
Using the presenters experience and attendee
participation, students and staff alike will walk out
with great ideas to have a successful cafeteria series!
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jennifer Furner
Leadership Development Programs on Campus
Jennifer Furner
Keuka College
(315) 694-0561 • jfurner@keuka.edu
Level: Intermediate Audience: All
Session highlighting Keuka College's current leadership curriculum on campus, club/organization leadership retreat an training, CAB retreat, Leadership Council, President's Leadership Circle, Sigma Alpha Pi (leadership honor society) and the development of our leadership certificate program. Schedules, curriculums, will be shared along with our campus collaborations.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jennifer Furner & Jeff Foote
Activities Advisor Roundtable
Jennifer Furner •Keuka College
(315) 279-5264 •jfurner@keuka.edu
Jeff Foote • SUNY Cobleskill
(518) 255-5300• footejc@cobleskill.edu
Advisors & Graduate Students
For graduate students and advisors. Come and share ideas of how to handle crisis situations, student conflicts, student apathy and living your life outside of thejob. This session is meant to invigorate and recharge you! Ideas are expected from all participants. So, bring your complaints, complimnets, concerns and thinking caps.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jon Vroman
Getting Students Engaged On Campus Events
Jon vroman
front Row
(757)351-0368 • jon@jonvroman.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Getting loads of people at an event is one thing, but getting
them to show up “right” is a whole other topic. On a 1-10 scale, 10 being excellent, how involved are your students on campus? Do they show up ready to “play full out? ”What’s preventing them from stepping up and immersing themselves fully in your events? In this workshop, the not so obvious secrets to getting both introverts and extroverts playing at a peak level are shared.
Students will learn…
• How to speak with people, not at them
• The top-secret info straight from the states largest recruiting organization of college students in the US
•How to get others to want to help
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Jon Vroman
Recruiting Talented, Passionate And Committed Students for Campus Organizations
Jon Vroman
Front Row
(757)351-0368 • jon@jonvroman.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Why do some organizations thrive and others don’t? Whatis the secret ingredient to reaching the “tipping point” as Malcom Gladwell puts it? What makes some organizations legendary? Simple: The quality of the people involved. A team is only as great as the people that make it up. In the
book Good to Great by Jim Collins, he says, “you’ve got to get the right people on the bus.” Who’s on your bus? In this session, strategies are revealed to help you staff organizations that are built to last are revealed.
Students will learn:
• Why the 80/20 rule rules all rules
• How to structure your cause so that others are begging to join
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jon Vroman
Recruiting Talented, Passionate And Committed Students for Campus Organizations
Jon Vroman
Front Row
(757)351-0368 • jon@jonvroman.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Why do some organizations thrive and others don’t? Whatis the secret ingredient to reaching the “tipping point” as Malcom Gladwell puts it? What makes some organizations legendary? Simple: The quality of the people involved. A team is only as great as the people that make it up. In the
book Good to Great by Jim Collins, he says, “you’ve got to get the right people on the bus.” Who’s on your bus? In this session, strategies are revealed to help you staff organizations that are built to last are revealed.
Students will learn:
• Why the 80/20 rule rules all rules
• How to structure your cause so that others are begging to join
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jonathan Sprinkles
How to Lead So They Follow You…Right to Your Events
Jonathan Sprinkles
JSprinkles.Com
(866) 735-3588 • jonathan@jsprinkles.com
Audience: All Level: Basic

The key to being a leader who transforms campuses is developing “Irresistible Influence.” Discover how to be a leader with a magnetic personality who attracts people who follow you and attend your events .
Students will learn:
· Exactly which people skills will guarantee that people respond positively to you
· The 3 styles of leadership (and why not knowing YOUR style will doom your organization)
· How to earn the respect of key people on campus, even if you’re not the one in charge
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jonathan Sprinkles
Re-energize Your Organization
Jonathan Sprinkles
JSprinkles.Com
(866) 735-3588 • jonathan@jsprinkles.com
Audience: All Level: Basic

This is the ideal solution for getting your campus’ organizations on track and working like well-oiled machines. You can choose between a one-hour or full-day session to get your groups back into their peak-functioning mode. You will get “insider information” about what successful groups are doing daily to maintain five-star quality year round. Trust me, you’ve never seen marketing, delegation, and fundraising secrets explained like this! Sprinkled with real-world examples of how to implement the information to create immediate changes where they’re needed most, and incentive programs that inspire better teamwork, a collective vision and passion for the organization.
Students will learn:
· The secrets to conquering mid-year apathy and keeping members fired up all year long
· Where to find the best leaders…and how to put them to work
· How to select the types of fundraisers that will put THOUSANDS of dollars in their groups’ bank accounts

Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Jonathan Sprinkles
How to Influence, Motivate and Persuade Who Don’t Want to be Persuaded
Jonathan Sprinkles
JSprinkles.Com
(866) 735-3588 • jonathan@jsprinkles.com
Audience: All Level: Basic

This high-energy, highly-interactive workshop teaches you how to eloquently (and impressively) communicate your ideas and so you persuade people to show up … and bring someone else!
You will learn:
· How to quickly win people to your side…without “sucking up”
· How to effectively prepare for an important conversation (Hint—those that do this usually get their way!)
· ”Anchoring” strategies that eliminate the need for constantly repeating yourself
· The 3 keys to diffusing excuses before they begin. Say goodbye to bickering!
· The secret that strong-willed students won’t tell you that you must know in order to earn their respect


Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Kristin Logan & Pamela Wooten
Let's Talk Programming Series
Kirstin Logan and Pamela Weldon
Seton Hill University
Level: Basic Audience: All
Learn to create and sustain a successful series,
whether it be concerts, comedians, coffeehouses, or
novelty acts, from students who have done it and still
are. Take on a new direction for your programming
board that has guaranteed to be successful.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Lewis Harrison
How to Solve a Problem
Lewis Harrison • (212) 724-8782
Level: Basic Audience: Students
Everyone has one problem or another. A problem is anything that keeps you from doing what you want to do. It is that simple. This program shows a person how to define the problem, how to isolate its cause or causes and how to create a game plan for solving the problem. Through this presentation, students will learn how to isolate their own capabilities. It will show them how to leverage, conserve and maximize their natural gifts and talents. Students will also learn ways to shift their thinking and actions to take in order to avoid creating the same problem in the future.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Lisa Binkowski
Your Passport to better Attendances
Lisa Binkowski
Lourdes College
(419) 517-8870 • lbinkowski@lourdes.edu
Level: Basic Audience: All

Student's lives are busy with class, studying, work and family. How do you get them to come to the great events you've planned when their lives are so full? the passport program promotes student engagement and rewards them for it. learn how to implement a program for your campus that gets more students to your events, and recognizes their efforts. it's a win win situation for everyone!
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Miss Susan
Creating SMILES and Fun with Balloon Sculptures!
Miss Susan
Funny4money
(301) 253-0953 • miss_susan@comcast.net
Audience: Students Level: Basic

BLOW UP the fun at your campus events!
(and make great summer money)
Learning to create and entertain with balloons is exciting, fun and deinitely..causes SMILES! It can be an invaluable tool for adding a low cost, creative addition that your own board members can provide at any of your campus events. In this session, I will show you how to make quick, awesome Balloons, with simple tricks.

Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Paul Lehmann
Big Concert - Small School - No Problem
Paul Lehmann
Utica College
(315) 792-3037 • plehmann@utica.edu
Level: Intermediate Audience: All
Just because you are at a small school it doesn't mean you have to settle for small shows. Learn all that is involved in hosting a major concert from a school that has only 1000 residents but has hosted Kanye West, Dierks Bentley, Lupe Fiasco, Paramore, Third Eye Blind and more. Get tips on negotiating, venues, and dealing with riders. Get the behind the scene story before you commit to a show.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Stan Pearson II
Just Because I am, Doesn't Mean...
Stan Pearson II
Breathe Diversity
(888) 498-7826 • stan@stanpearson.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

This is an interactive engaging workshop about diversity and cross-cultural communication. Just because doesn't mean will open your mind and every participant will leave a different person. If you've ever had a thought that you weren't sure about or thought someone had thoughts about you then this is the program for you. If you were looking for real dialogue, then here it is.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Stan Pearson II
S.A.L.S.A, Support.Action.Leadership.Strength.Acceptance - How to Step Into Greatness
Stan Pearson II
Breathe Diversity
(888) 498-7826 • stan@stanpearson.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All


This program teaches everything from nonverbal communication to self-esteem & awareness. While learning how to dance Salsa participants will learn key tools to improve their communication, goals and depression to name a few. This is an engaging, exciting, fun diversity program that you will enjoy and grow from. Get ready and bring a friend or two.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Steve Hofstetter
Technology Forefront: Making Your Campus Easier
Steve Hofstetter
Sophie K
(212) 268-9583 • kate@sophiek.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

Steve Hofstetter has the record for Facebook friends, he's tearing up the Twitter-scape, and MySpace even had a meeting on how to handle his viral popularity. With an ever changing technology landscape, a keen understanding of what's out there will make your on-campus job easier. Fill events, foster a stronger community, and communicate with everyone from students to parents.

Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Steve Hofstetter
How to Fill a Room
Steve Hofstetter
Sophie K
(212) 268-9583 • kate@sophiek.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

No one likes to play to an empty room, and you can ensure that it won't be. Steve Hofstetter reached over half a million friends on facebook and myspace, and is syndicated on over 170 radio stations and in three dozen newspapers. How'd he do it? Learn his step-by-step techniques, viral theory, and strategic partnering.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Theresa Radley
The Second Time Around”
Theresa Radley
Cazenovia College
(315) 655-7343 • teradley@cazenovia.edu
Level: Basic: Audience: Undergraduate Students

Sick of the same routine? Struggling to keep motivated and afraid to try new things? You may be experiencing what some may say is the "Slump." This interactive session will answer these questions and much more on how to make your college experience a success.

Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Theresa Radley
Cut Costs, Not Programs
Theresa Radley
Cazenovia College
(315) 655-7343 • teradley@cazenovia.edu
Level: Basic Audience: Students

Programming has become more expensive. Now is the time to create your own events. This session teaches programming boards how to create entertaining programs that cost less. Examples of successful home grown events are provided. Participants have the opportunity to share ideas. This session breaks down key elements to implementing your own events, from brainstorming, budgeting and advertising.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Tom Krieglstein
Dance Floor Theory: How to Maintain Powerful Student Organizations
Tom Krieglstein
Swift Kick
(877) 479-4385 • sk@swiftkickonline.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

Dancing in the center of a dance floor alone is tough. The same applies to a student leader doing most the work. Sound familiar? It is possible to keep yourself and your student organizations connected and growing together. Learn to create a campus where people keep dancing after the music is gone and you've left the building. Your legacy is your gift to the world.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Tom Krieglstein
Dance Floor Theory: How to Solve Apathy on Your Campus
Tom Krieglstein
Swift Kick
(877) 479-4385 • sk@swiftkickonline.com
Level: Intermediate Audience: All

You can learn a lot from a dance floor. If you can build a great dance, you can build a great campus. As a student leader, how do you bring your campus from apathy to engagement? Play with leverage, momentum, and successful social management, then blend it together to forever change your campus marketing and programming.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Tom Krieglstein
Using Social Networking to Increase Involvement During Orientation and Beyond
Tom Krieglstein
Swift Kick
(877) 479-4385 • k@swiftkickonline.com
Level: Advanced Audience: Advisors
Facebook is changing the orientation game by allowing incoming students to keep their old friends. APCA's surveys of student affairs professionals found that understanding and using technology was the number one priority for professionals over the next three years. We will cover learnings from the Red Rover pilot program as well as the new developments with Facebook, texting and other emerging technologies. Technological literacy is a leadership skill. Come get your questions answered and learn about the new, ever changing tricks and power tools to meet your students where they are at.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Walter T. Mudu & Ratsack
Poetry Jams, Spokenword Slams & Green eggs with Ham
Walter T. Mudu & Ratsack
Mudu MultiMedia Enterprises
(718) 574-1458 • wt@mudumultimedia.com
Level: Basic Audience: Students

This session smacks around the misconceptions about us Poetry Heads. We discuss the pertinence of young people speaking to one another about issues relevant to them. Performance poetry, poetry slams or spoken word has influenced the entertainment industry and many eager young minds. From Mos Def featuring poet Jessica Care Moore to Ras Baraka on the "Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" to poets starring on HBO's The Wire, Oz and Def Poetry. Poets performed for 911 Memorials, Nick @ Nite, the 2007 NFL Draft, HBO's Brave New Voices and even the White House! You have an issue that needs more awareness? MAKE IT A THEME of your poetry show! How do you choose a poet with the lyrical dexterity & stage magnetism to move the crowd? Poets have contributed to social and educational causes simply by performing their words. So why aren't you using this dynamic artform to entertain and educate on your campus! Just say the Word!

Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Woody Knowles & Nancy Agan
What’s Your Leadership Style?
Woody Knowles & Nancy Agan
Corning Community College
studentlife@corning-c.edu
Level: Basic Audience: Students

Knowing your leadership style, and those in your organization, can help
you build lasting teams and develop healthy relationships. Are you a
Nurturer, Teacher, Warrior, Visionary or Sage? What are your WISDOMs
and what are your SHADOWs? A good leader plays to their strengths and
manages their weaknesses. Learn about yourself and your team members in
the fun activity for everyone. This session is based on “The Leadership
Wheel” by C. Clinton Sidle, director of the prestigious Roy H. Park
Leadership Fellows Program at the Johnson Graduate School of Management
at Cornell University.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Yo Jeff
Stop the GAME
Yo Jeff
RBG Promotions
(954) 441-4457 • jeff@rbgworld.com
Level: Basic Audience: Graduate Students

This workshop Jeff teaches people ways to use dating as a defensive tool. He will share his technique of dating which will help participants learn how to detect and avoid the lure of dating predators Specifically Pick-up artists, Gold Diggers and Players. Students will learn how to correct negative dating habits. In this workshop Jeff explains the Hip Hop Dating Codes and answers questions.
Date: Not yet announced  Room: Not yet announced  Time: 12:00 AM 
Zohra Sawari
Powerful Time Management Skills Every Student Must Know
Zohra Sawari
(415) 251-8734 • zohra@zohrasarwari.com
Level: Basic Audience: All

In this Educational Workshop, You will learn how as a student to manage your time, and be successful with your time. You will learn the number 1 reason why many students do poorly in College. You will learn when is the best time to study, this alone will increase your productivity by 50%. You will learn how to balance studies, work and a social life. Finally, the skills you get at this workshop will last you beyond your College years; it will will help you as you enter the real world.

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