Rhonda Scharf

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• 25 Mai 2019 (Samedi)

  14:55

  Conference Production - Why, How, and What to do!

  Looking for a new income stream?  Have you thought about moving into conference production, featuring… you!  Do you know how to offer public seminars, niche-specific conferences, and create great experiences?  Rhonda Scharf, CSP, HoF has been offering a series of public workshops across Canada, United States, and England for more than 15 years. She has just successfully launched her first signature conference in 2019. Shari Bricks, CMP is an association executive and International meeting planner extraordinaire (and GSF Executive Director) who has played a key role in the last two GSS events as well as all CAPS National Conventions (and approximately 15 other large-scale events each year). Together they will save you money, headache, and frustration. <ul> <li>How to get the best deal with the venue – what is and isn’t negotiable</li> <li>Understanding the fine print – maximizing your venue contract in favour of <strong>YOU!</strong></li> <li>Marketing - how to get those seats filled</li> <li>Beyond Borders – staying local or expanding out of your home country</li> <li>Working with other speakers (yes, your friends and colleagues!)</li> <li>Making money or high profile? What do you want?</li> </ul> … and more! If you want to start to “own” your space with your niche market, you need to be the name they think of. Hosting a high-profile conference is the way to do that!