Event: American Strategic Management Institute

September 15-19, 2008 | Washington, DC

Agenda

Day One

8:00
Registration and Continental Breakfast

Creating your Event from Planning to Scheduling

Establishing and Managing a Budget for your Event

Selecting your Event Site

Understanding Vendor Selection and Management

Developing and Maintaining Speaker Relations

Utilizing Effective Marketing and Promotion Techniques

4:00
Day One Adjourns

Day Two

8:30
Continental Breakfast

Managing Travel Arrangement with Poise

Creating Concrete Documents and Creative Signage

Mastering the Onsite Management of Your Event

Troubleshooting Obstacles and Finding Solutions

Understanding and Utilizing Post-Event Reports and Communication

4:00
Day Two Adjourns

Day Three

8:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

PROJECT INITIATION

4:00
Day Three Adjourns

Day Four

8:30
Continental Breakfast

Developing a Work Breakdown Structure

Developing a Preliminary Schedule and Network Diagram

4:00
Day Four Adjourns

Day Five

8:30
Continental Breakfast

PLANNING PHASE II

EXECUTION PHASE

CLOSE-OUT PHASE

4:00
Day Five Adjourns

Venue and Hotel

Project Management and Event Planning Certification Week will be held at The Performance Institute in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the Courthouse Metro stop on the Orange Line. A public parking garage is located just inside of the building.

Th e Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Road, Sixth Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0481
www.PerformanceWeb.org

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott at the prevailing rate of $ 154.00 until August 18, 2008. Please call the hotel directly for reservations and reference code Project Management for Administrative Assistants. Th e hotel is conveniently located three blocks from the Rosslyn Metro station. Please ask the hotel about a complimentary shuttle that is also available for your convenience.

Arlington Rosslyn Courtyard by Marriott
1533 Clarendon Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
703-528-2222
www.CourtyardArlingtonRosslyn.com

Tuition

Event Planning and Design Course: $999
Project Management Course: $999
Full Week: $1999

Group Discounts

The Performance Institute off ers reduced tuition to groups of three or more. For more information, please contact Melvin Hall at 703-894-0481 or Hall@PerformanceWeb.org.

Cancellations and Quality Assurance
The American Strategic Management Institute strives to provide you with the most productive and effective educational experience possible. If after completing the course you feel there is some way we can improve, please write your comments on the evaluation form provided upon your arrival. Should you feel dissatisfied with your learning experience and wish to request a credit or refund, please submit it in writing no later than 10 business days after the end of the training to: Amy Shioji, VP of Education Services, ASMI, 1515 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201. We will evaluate individual complaints in a context of collective comments from the event.

Note: A $150 service fee will be charged on cancellations received less than four weeks from the date of the event. A credit memo will also be sent reflective of that amount, which can be used for a future conference. If you do not cancel your registration before the day of the event, you will be charged for the full conference amount. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The American Strategic Management Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.

If for any reason ASMI decides to cancel this conference, ASMI accepts no responsibility for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by registrants, including delegates, sponsors and guests.