Meeting and Tweeting: How to use Social Media to
Build Attendance, Connections and Awareness at Meetings

Want to attract more people to your meetings? Looking for innovative, yet inexpensive ways to help your attendees connect before, during and after your conference? Need simple, yet effective communication methods for reaching and educating your attendees? Find out from three seasoned planners how they use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube to have a positive impact on their meetings.

By attending this program, you will be able to:

• Identify new ways of increasing attendance at your meetings.
• Use social media to improve communication with registrants and attendees.
• Facilitate the building of relationships between attendees.

Cara Tracy, CMP, CMM is the Director of Professional Development for the National Speakers Association. She has over 19 years experience in the meetings and hospitality industry, is a past president of MPI Arizona Sunbelt Chapter and was name Planner of the Year in 2002-03.

Carol A. Stambaugh, MSW, LCSW, CAE is Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers, Arizona Chapter. She is a past president of the Arizona Society of Association Executives, is a Certified Association Executive and was honored this past December with AZSAE's highest honor, Executive of the Year.

Jen Merkel has planned conferences within the financial, manufacturing, medical and hospitality industries for over 20 years. In her current position as operations manager for CMI Resources she also manages the day-to-day operation of the business. She is Operations Manager for CMI Resources, a Travel Management Company that specializes in the management and coordination of meetings, conferences and travel incentives throughout the U.S. and internationally.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PROGRAM WILL BE WEBCAST LIVE.

This event will be a combined program with AZSAE, The Arizona Society of Association Executives. The AZSAE is the nonprofit membership organization for professional engaged in the management of trade, professional, technical and charitable organizations in Arizona.

Free Bonus Program:
Want to implement all of the cool things you learned at the luncheon session? Stick around and our technology gurus will help you set up an account on Facebook or LinkedIn and get started with Twitter and YouTube. Advanced sign up is required and you must bring your own laptop.

Our host property is the Radisson Fort McDowell Resort. Conveniently located less that 30 minutes from the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and is Scottsdale's only AAA, Four Diamond destination resort. Owned by the Yavapai Fort McDowell Nation, the resort combines Native American Culture with the warmth and beauty of the desert southwest. The resort offers 246 luxurious guestrooms, complimentary wireless internet throughout the entire resort, a 23,000 sq. ft. conference center and 25,000 sq. ft. of beautiful outdoor poolside and courtyard options. We-ko-pa Golf Club is home to 36-holes of championship fold and guests can "kick up their heels" at Fort McDowell Adventures with horseback riding, jeep tours, teambuilding, and dinner and concert venues in the beautiful Arizona desert.

Our program sponsor is Hot Air Expeditions. Hot Air Expeditions is pleased to offer Hot Air Balloon flights locally and now also in beautiful Monument Valley! As the sun rises, you are greeted by a Navajo native who shares with you the history of the area you are about to float through. Lifting off in the balloon, you absorb the breathtaking Monuments of the backcountry. Upon landing visit a Hogan! The memories will stay with you forever! Hot Air Expeditions offer daily flights May through October. www.hotairexpeditions.com