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2021 IFEA WEBINAR SERIES
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Festival & Event specific education just a click away! Hosted by industry leaders, the IFEA Webinar Series covers a wide variety of topics important to your organizations success, brought to you, at your computer, tablet, smartphone . . or wherever you may be! Keep reading to discover the fantastic line-up of Speakers we have in store for you this year! |
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LIVE WEBINAR PRESENTATIONS FREE TO IFEA MEMBERS
All of the LIVE presentations of the 2021 IFEA Webinar Series are available to current IFEA Members for FREE, as one of the many valuable benefits for being a member of the IFEA.
(A $944 Value for Members | A $1584 Value for Non-Members!)
Free Member Registration includes the LIVE Presentation only. Webinar Recording available for purchase.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Re-Imagine Everything:
Finding Ways to Improve
All Aspects of Your Event
Nothing usually excites event professionals like a blank canvas of change and new possibilities...that we control! If we find that it may realistically be 1 to 3 years before a large, mass-gathering event can safely reopen, this committee explored and researched how we can successfully manage the likely new regulations and hurdles that we will all face as an industry (e.g., safe-distancing, mask requirements, sanitation and other services, temperature checks, limited capacities, et al.) and how we can/might still create/present a new event model(s) that are able to provide the energy, creativity, community participation, sponsor support and activation, etc., that we all desire, while also maintaining financial sustainability.
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Committee Member:
Hayden Kramer
Director of Parks & Recreation
Town of Indian Trail
Indian Trail, NC
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Festivals - The Drivers to
Re-Connecting Our Communities
Perhaps one of the most positive outcomes of this global pandemic, has been the (re)opening of doors/conversations with many community stakeholders that we may have lost touch with, or never thought to work in partnership with before. We know what our events contribute to our respective communities and that is usually one of the primary personal drivers/rewards for those in our industry. This committee addressed how our events/organizations might lead the efforts to keep our communities bonded during these difficult times, to ensure the long-term health of all events, and how we might work more closely with our cities, other events and organizations, volunteers, artists and vendors, sponsors, et al. to help all of our communities come through this storm stronger and keep all of our events financially secure and healthy.
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Committee Co-Chair:
Stephen King, CFEE
Executive Director
Des Moines Arts Festival
Des Moines, IA
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Committee Co-Chair
Keli O'Neill Wenzel, CFEE, President & CEO
O'Neill Marketing & Event Management
Kansas City, MO
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THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021
Sponsorship: On the Road to Recovery
Bruce Erley, CFEE, APR, President & CEO
Creative Strategies Group, Denver, CO
After a year of remarkable disruption to festivals and special events, you don’t want your sponsorships to become a casualty during recovery. Bruce will share new sales strategies and tactics CSG has implemented to rebuild sponsorship revenue for their various event clients. Specific case studies will be shared.
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Complimentary Registration to the LIVE Presentation of this Webinar is now available to all IFEA Members. |
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021
How ArtsQuest Successfully Pivoted Amid the Challenges of 2020
Curt Mosel, Chief Operating Officer
ArtsQuest, Bethlehem, PA
On March 19, 2020 Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered all non-life-sustaining businesses to close across the commonwealth to help stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Not only would ArtsQuest be one of the first organizations to close its doors and one of the last to fully reopen, we needed a plan that would allow us to overcome these most challenging times. We had to change course immediately to preserve the organization and at the same time continue to offer access to the arts as a way of helping small businesses and the community at large. While the pandemic has had a devastating impact for all arts and cultural organizations across the globe, there is always opportunity even in the most desperate situations.
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Complimentary Registration to the LIVE Presentation of this Webinar is now available to all IFEA Members. |
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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021
Bridging Troubled Financial Waters During the Covid Crisis
Jeff Curtis, CEO
Tanya Wilkins, Finance Manager
Portland Rose Festival Foundation
Portland, OR
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When the COVID crisis erupted, event organizations like the Portland Rose Festival Foundation were forced to refocus their entire operations, including their financial management. Learn how a 5.9 million dollar nonprofit festival avoided depletion of vital financial reserves by creating cash management bridges that spanned months where traditional revenue went unrealized. Rose Festival leaders share the deceptively simple systems now in place to budget and forecast the cash available to pay for the overhead and operations of Oregon's largest event. Attendees will learn more about establishing new budget philosophy while working with essential Board oversight, as well as the resource management and revenue retention techniques the Rose Festival successfully used to ensure the tenured festival's endurance. |
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Complimentary Registration to the LIVE Presentation of this Webinar is now available to all IFEA Members. |
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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021
Virtual Volunteering: The Game-Changer That's Here to Stay
Isabel Reed, Sales Coordinator
VolunteerLocal
Des Moines, IA
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, March 16, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, April 15, 2021
Social Media 2021: A New Landscape for Events Organizations
David Ramirez, User Generated Content Evangelist, TINT
San Antonio, TX
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, March 16, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021
Prosperity During a Pandemic: How Christmas in the Park Thrived in 2020
Cassie Dispenza,
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
Saffire, Austin, TX
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Jason Minsky,
Executive Director
Christmas in the Park
San Jose, CA
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, March 16, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021
Right Now is the Perfect Time to Update Your Access Plan for People with Disabilities!
Laura Grunfeld, Founder
Everyone's Invited
Sheffield, MA
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, April 13, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
PIVOT
Tavi Fulkerson, Founder
The Fulkerson Group
Detroit, MI
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, April 13, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021
Insuring Events During a Pandemic - What Coverages Should We Have?
David Olivares, CFEE
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Kaliff Insurance, San Antonio, TX
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, April 13, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021
Restoring Customer Confidence
Geoff Hinds
Executive Director
Deschutes County Fair & Expo
Redmond, OR
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, May 11, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021
Booking International Artists: State of the Union
Robert Baird
President
BAM! Baird Artists Management Consulting
Toronto, Canada
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, May 11, 2021. |
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
Virtual Volunteering: The Game-Changer That's Here to Stay
Warwick Hall, CFEE
Operational Risk Consultant
Safety Set Consulting / Section 646
Taupo, New Zealand
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Complimentary registration to the LIVE presentation of this Webinar is available to all current IFEA Members, starting Tuesday, May 11, 2021. |
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NOT ABLE TO MAKE ALL THE LIVE WEBINARS? |
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Are you not able to make all of the 2021 Live IFEA Webinar Presentations and would like to still view the Webinar? All IFEA’s Webinars are recorded and are available for purchase as On Demand Webinar presentations to watch at your leisure! It's just like being there for the live presentation, but now you can press pause! |
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PROFESSIONAL:
Offering online educational sessions hosted by industry leaders, the IFEA Task Force Webinar Series covers a wide variety of topics important to your organization's success.
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AFFORDABLE:
You can't get more affordable than FREE, to IFEA Members for the Live Presentation of each Webinar during this Series. But if you can't make the Live Presentation, each recording is only $59(M) or $99(NM).
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CONVENIENT:
Webinars are easy to attend. Let us bring the education to you! View and listen to the presentation online right at your computer, tablet, smartphone, wherever you may be! No Travel Required.
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EFFICIENT:
With no travel time to attend the Webinar and one easy click to log-in, give us 60 minutes and we'll give you an hour full of valuable festival and event industry education.
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VALUABLE:
Get the most out of your registration fee. All paid Webinar Registrations receive access to the live Webinar, in addition to the Webinar recording and supporting documents.
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International Festivals & Events Association
2603 W. Eastover Terrace, Boise, ID 83706 U.S.A.
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About the IFEA:
The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) is The Premier Association Supporting and Enabling Festival & Event Professionals Worldwide. With a target audience that includes all those who produce and support quality celebrations for the benefit of their respective "communities," the IFEA's primary focus is identifying and providing access to the professional resources and networks that will inspire and enable those in our industry to realize their dreams, build community and sustain success through celebration. Membership in the IFEA provides value from all directions, including invaluable contacts and cash budget savings worth many times the membership investment. The more you use them, the higher your return.
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ABOUT THE IFEA TASK FORCE
In 2020, the IFEA created a Task Force series made up of many of your global peers in order to conduct research on how we can Re-Present, Re-Open, Re-Connect, Re-Imagine and protect the financial sustainability of our Festivals & Events looking forward, both short and long term. Final findings were created and can be found on the IFEA Website. Moving forward, we will be creating additional Task Force groups to address important industry topics. If you're interested in being involved, please contact: Nia Hovde, CFEE, Vice President/ Director of Marketing & Communications at E: nia@ifea.com
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STAY INFORMED - STAY CONNECTED - JOIN THE IFEA TODAY! |
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The IFEA is here to support you, share resources with you, help educate you, provide important information updates to you, help establish and strengthen your industry connections, and so much more! Gain access to important and valuable member benefits and resources - Join the IFEA today!
Now through Feb 28, 2021 - join the IFEA as a New Member for only $200!
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Thank You to Our Association Endorsed Partners: The IFEA would like to thank the following partners for their dedicated support of the association. Association Endorsed Partners have made a commitment to the continued success of our association, our members, and our industry through their umbrella sponsorship support of all IFEA programs and services. Show your support for these dedicated providers to our industry by getting to know them, and the high-quality products and services that they supply, better.
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