2012 Conference Information

 

Rates: 

Suites at theHOTEL (2 rooms, 1.5 bath) – $99/night

Rooms in the Mandalay Bay – $69/night

(theHotel is an add-on to the Mandalay Bay Hotel that was added quite recently and is connected through the casino & convention center) Both room rates are great deals, and great places to stay!

**Remember** book early so you can get the great group rate! and don’t forget to Register for the conference too!

The conference is for ASIP Members only (joining ASIP costs only $250 for your company). Conference costs $250 for your company to attend (cost includes all speaker sessions, cocktail party, breakfast, and luncheon). Check or Credit Cards for payment only.

Amenities:

• Huge swimming pool, wave pool and lazy river included
• Free in-room wireless
• Cardio/Exercise room
• LOTS of great restaurants – Irish Pub, Burger Bar, Minus 5 Ice Bar, Steakhouse, RM Seafood and many with Happy Hour options
• Eye Candy Sound Lounge in the middle of the casino
• The Tuesday night cocktail party will be at The Mix (64 floors up!) with a great view of Vegas. Should be a blast!

 

Agenda:

Tuesday

• Welcome Reception
  6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
  Location: The Mix – Floor 64

Wednesday (updated 9/17)

• Continental Breakfast
  8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
  Location: Palm B
• Session 1 – Identifying and Working with Different Leadership Styles (Gorski)
• 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
  Location: Palm C
• Session 2 - Developing Your Product/Event to Appeal to Sponsorship (Shade)
  10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
  Location: Palm C
• Session 3 - Retail Design for Millennials (Rehfuss)
  11:15 PM – 12:15 PM
  Location: Palm C
• Spirit Industry Trends and Forecast Luncheon
  12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
  Location: Palm B
• Depart following the luncheon

 

Speakers

We are pleased to announce that ASIP has finalized a group of OUTSTANDING speakers to present at this year’s national conference, which is taking place September 18-19 in Las Vegas.

Prior to founding Shade Global, Sheryl served as Vice President of Worldwide Advertising at Hawaiian Tropic and VP of Strategic Alliances and National Promotions at Walt Disney Pictures. Sheryl’s presentation will include an overview of sports representation, identifying and evaluating sponsorship opportunities for your company and developing a product or event that is attractive and beneficial to sponsors.

Linda Webber Gorski, former Dean of Students and Spirit Coordinator at Sam Houston State University has presented at hundreds of workshops and seminars across the country specializing in leadership development. Her session at ASIP will allow you to learn how to use the diversity in your team’s personalities to maximize productivity, job satisfaction and teamwork. She will identify four broad personality styles and talk about what each personality type brings to the team.

Linda will then help you determine your natural coaching/leadership style, and show you how you can best interact with, motivate and develop your employees.

Nicole Rehfuss, a Senior Retail Visual Strategist at Little, is involved in multiple aspects of retail design including marketing, trend analysis, strategic branding, conceptual design and development, fixture design, product development, product assortment planning and space allocation, visual merchandising and store implementation. With more than 18 years in the industry, Nicole’s experience spans from big box and department stores to food and specialty retail. She will be speaking on Millenials and Technology.

Today’s millenial shoppers spend more time “pinning” ideas online for their dose of retail therapy in lieu of spending money in stores. Join Nicole for an exploration of how to make stores more appealing to millenials without alienating other demographics in the process.