Agenda
Spend a weekend with other IABC keeners from across Western Canada daring to lead your chapter from May 27-29, 2011 in Vancouver, BC. Download the detailed agenda.
Friday, May 27 at 7pm –Opening evening reception at Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (670 Smithe St. at Granville St.)
Meet up with your fellow IABCers from across Western Canada. Enjoy some nosh and libations. Participate in the proverbial icebreaker to help you get to know some new colleagues. The highlight: BC wine tasting.
Consider organizing a dinner or pub crawl for your chapter attendees before or after the reception. Ask your local hosts for recommendations.Note: You’re on Granville St., the heart of the city’s Entertainment District, for pubs and clubs, and within easy walking distance of restaurants, Yaletown, the West End or Gastown for other gastronomical delights or people watching.
Saturday, May 28 from 8am to 4pm. Bring on the learning and sharing with a full-day of interactive education. Download the full day's agenda here. From experienced chapter leaders, including local Master Communicators, learn:
Cap off the day with a fun Pecha Kucha rapid-fire presentation from our region’s most experienced leaders about their lessons learned for having fun and getting the job done IABC-style.
Saturday at 6pm - Dine Around: Meet in the Hotel Lobby
Throughout Saturday, be sure to sign up for one of the locally hosted Dine Around dinners. Sign-up sheets will be located at the registration desk. There are a variety of restaurant types, locations and price-points. Learn more.
Dine Around is a pay-your-own-way dinner at a local restaurant within walking distance. You’ll be hosted by a local IABC member who will get you there and get the conversation started (not real hard with IABCers). After dinner, he/she will make recommendations for nearby nightlife and you’re on your own for getting back to the hotel. Just remember: Sunday breakfast/social media keynote starts at 9:30am – sharp!
Sunday, May 29 from 9:30am – Hear from Social media guru Dave Teixeria who will take your social media skills and understanding to the next level in his session titled Social Media: WTF? So, what's the focus (WTF) of your social media program? Wrap up the weekend re-connecting with your local chapter leaders to come up with a plan on how you’ll implement all the new ideas you’ve learned at Dare to Lead.
Throughout the weekend, be prepared for lots of laughs, networking, ‘ah ha’ moments, budding new friendships and time to simply talk and think about the year ahead providing leadership for your IABC chapter.
Friday, May 27 at 7pm –Opening evening reception at Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (670 Smithe St. at Granville St.)
Meet up with your fellow IABCers from across Western Canada. Enjoy some nosh and libations. Participate in the proverbial icebreaker to help you get to know some new colleagues. The highlight: BC wine tasting.
Consider organizing a dinner or pub crawl for your chapter attendees before or after the reception. Ask your local hosts for recommendations.Note: You’re on Granville St., the heart of the city’s Entertainment District, for pubs and clubs, and within easy walking distance of restaurants, Yaletown, the West End or Gastown for other gastronomical delights or people watching.
Saturday, May 28 from 8am to 4pm. Bring on the learning and sharing with a full-day of interactive education. Download the full day's agenda here. From experienced chapter leaders, including local Master Communicators, learn:
- how to manage volunteers, starting with recruitment through to having to ‘fire’ some
- portfolio directorship 101: where to start; how to avoid burnout; the joys of delegating; and grooming a successor
- how to turn events into programming
- show me the money: everything you need to know about sponsorship and managing your portfolio’s finances – made easy for communicators!
- membership recruitment and retention: your chapter’s bread & butter
- how to measure your chapter’s and portfolio’s success: because if you don’t measure how do you know you hit your mark?
- social media for chapters: beyond the basics
- niche programming: when luncheons just aren’t enough from book clubs, strategic interest groups, to Toastmasters
Cap off the day with a fun Pecha Kucha rapid-fire presentation from our region’s most experienced leaders about their lessons learned for having fun and getting the job done IABC-style.
Saturday at 6pm - Dine Around: Meet in the Hotel Lobby
Throughout Saturday, be sure to sign up for one of the locally hosted Dine Around dinners. Sign-up sheets will be located at the registration desk. There are a variety of restaurant types, locations and price-points. Learn more.
Dine Around is a pay-your-own-way dinner at a local restaurant within walking distance. You’ll be hosted by a local IABC member who will get you there and get the conversation started (not real hard with IABCers). After dinner, he/she will make recommendations for nearby nightlife and you’re on your own for getting back to the hotel. Just remember: Sunday breakfast/social media keynote starts at 9:30am – sharp!
Sunday, May 29 from 9:30am – Hear from Social media guru Dave Teixeria who will take your social media skills and understanding to the next level in his session titled Social Media: WTF? So, what's the focus (WTF) of your social media program? Wrap up the weekend re-connecting with your local chapter leaders to come up with a plan on how you’ll implement all the new ideas you’ve learned at Dare to Lead.
Throughout the weekend, be prepared for lots of laughs, networking, ‘ah ha’ moments, budding new friendships and time to simply talk and think about the year ahead providing leadership for your IABC chapter.
