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IFEA MEMBER
USERNAME & PASSWORD
Interested in purchasing a book or signing up for a webinar at the Member rate? Or how about checking out the membership directory online? To do this, all you need is your Member Username & Password to log-in to the member section of the IFEA website. For your reference, this information is provided for you here:
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2008-2009 Membership Directory - Update In Progress
The 2008-2009 IFEA Membership Directory & Buyer's Guide - The Who's Who in Festivals & Events is currently being updated. Personalized directory update forms have been mailed out to all current members in North America with an emailed format to be sent out this week. International members will receive notification via email of your directory update information, so please keep an eye out in your email inbox.
Membership records can be updated either by returning the printed copy mailed to you, or by updating your record online. For IFEA Membership Directory questions, Contact: Julie@ifea.com |
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IFEA BOOKSTORE 
This book and more, available at the IFEA Bookstore and Resource Center |
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Enter Your Event Information in IFEA's Event Calendar |
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As a member benefit, IFEA Members are able to post their event dates, information, website etc. on the IFEA's Calendar of Events. Have you posted yours on the Event Calendar section yet?
To get started, simply do the following:
STEP 1 - Go to www.ifea.com
STEP 2 - Click on Event Calendar in the top navigation bar
STEP 3 - Click on "Add Your Event" in the left navigation bar
STEP 4 - Enter "ifea_cal" for your ID and "ifea2007" for the password
STEP 5 - Follow the on screen directions |
| New Positions Posted on Job Bank
- Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs, Douglas WY
For more information, on the IFEA Job Bank, Click Here |
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Share Your Event Treasures with the IFEA Souvenir Shop
What creates more space in your office, generates new money-making ideas for you and your fellow IFEA members, and adds value to your IFEA membership, all at the same time? Click Here to Find Out! Questions? Contact - Beth Petersen at beth@ifea.com. |
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Hotel Registration Information for IFEA Convention
If you're planning on attending the IFEA's 53rd Annual Convention & Expo, Presented by Festival Media Corporation, September 8-12, 2008, then you'll wanted to make your hotel reservation now! September is a beautiful time of year in Boise and hotels fill up fast. To make reservations or for more information, click here. |
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Recruiting Speakers and/or Topic Ideas for 2008 IFEA Convention
Do you know of someone who would make a great speaker at the IFEA's 53rd Annual Convention & Expo in Boise, Idaho this year? Or do you have a topic in mind that you'd like to hear presented? If so, now is the time to let us know while we're in the planning stages for the convention.
Please send any and all speaker and topic ideas to Nia Forster, Director of Marketing & Communications at nia@ifea.com |
| Recruiting Speakers to Present IFEA Webinars
The IFEA Webinar Series, is currently recruiting speakers to present Webinars in November and December of 2008. If you're looking to present a topic, or know someone that does, and you don't even want to leave your desk to do it . . a Webinar is the perfect solution.
For more information, contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing & Communications at nia@ifea.com |
Recruiting Articles for June Issue of "ie" Magazine
If you're interested in writing an article for IFEA's ie magazine or have a subject matter you'd like to read more about, we'd like to hear from you. For more information, contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing at nia@ifea.com or Click Here for more information. | |
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IFEA's NEXT WEBINAR:
"Stakeholder Risks & Rewards" Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 11:00 am MST
(10:00 am PST/ 12:00 pm CST/ 1:00 pm EST) (MST=GMT: -07:00)
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Presented by Julia Rutherford Silvers, CSEP, author of Risk Management for Meetings and Events (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008) and Professional Event Coordination (Wiley, 2004)
 Stakeholder management is a powerful tool event organizers can use to manage risk and maximize opportunities by building relationships with all those individuals and organizations that will contribute to or challenge your ability to produce a successful event. Julia will examine the nature of an event's stakeholders and provide strategies to identify, analyze, and manage these potential champions or adversaries.
Formerly the Fair Manager of the New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair and President and Creative Director for Expo Events, Inc., Julia, a Certified Special Events Professional, is an internationally recognized authority on events management. She originated the Event Management Body of Knowledge (EMBOK) Project and is a four-time ISES Esprit Award winner for Best Industry Contribution. (Read more about Julia here)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
DEADLINE TO REGISTER:
5 p.m. MST, WEDNESDAY, April 16th, 2008
IFEA Member Registration Rate: $59
Association Alliance Member Registration Rate: $59
Non-IFEA Member Registration Rate: $99
View the presentation online from the comfort of your own computer and listen to the presentation over your own phone - without even leaving your desk! Registration cost is based on per computer terminal, so why not gather additional staff, volunteers, or board members around your computer and phone so they too can join you for this learning experience - just for one registration fee! Questions? Contact: Nia Forster, Director of Marketing & Communications at nia@ifea.com |
Enter the 2008 Pinnacle Competition Today!
Deadline - Monday, June 30th, 2008
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 Time is ticking by and before you know it the deadline will be here for the 2008 IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Competition. Don't wait til the last minute to get started on your entries as they always take a little longer than you think they'll take to put together! Take time now to put together the best entries you can that shows your peers why you are the best at what you do!
Don't delay any longer, Download the 2008 Brochure today. Read More
2008 Entry Deadline - Monday, June 30th, 2008. Late fee entries accepted until Friday, July 18, 2008.
Questions? Contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing & Communications at nia@ifea.com |
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Gain a New Idea, Then Share an Idea at the IFEA Template Section.
Have you been there lately?
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Need examples of how to write a contract? Interested in what other festival volunteer handbooks include? Curious about how your organization's operations and marketing materials compare with others in the industry? You'll find this information and more with IFEA's online "Template Files." To view the Template files, just click here to log-in to the member section.
One of the most valuable benefits of our association is the willingness of IFEA members to share information with one another. Seeing others' examples can offer reassurance that you're on the right path, spark ideas for new directions, provide a starting point where you may have previously had none, and open new doors for problem-solving where there was only a wall before.
If you have templates you would like to share with the IFEA Membership, contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing, at nia@ifea.com. |
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VENDORS! Be Listed Multiple Times in the 2008-2009 IFEA Membership Directory
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As a member of the IFEA, all vendors receive a complimentary listing in the 2008-09 IFEA Membership Directory and Buyers Guide - The Who's Who of Festivals and Events. We know that many of you fill more than one role in the festivals and events industry and would like to communicate that to the IFEA membership as a whole. So, new for 2008, you can upgrade to an advanced listing package for only $195 and have SIX additional listings. Pick from our extensive list of categories, or provide us with your own. Simply check the boxes on the Directory Update form that was mailed to you last week indicating your choices and return to the IFEA with your payment, or make the changes online at www.ifea.com. Deadline for the upgrade is May 23, 2008, so don't delay! |
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Scholarships Now Available for IFEA Annual Convention
Deadline for Application: July 4, 2008
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The International Festivals and Events Association Foundation seeks to encourage professionalism within the festivals and events industry. To enable those individuals and organizations that might not otherwise be able to attend professional development seminars and IFEA conventions, the IFEA Foundation provides individual scholarships to a limited number of deserving applicants to support the payment of registration fees to those events.
The International Festivals & Events Association Foundation is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for festival and event professionals and aspiring professionals to earn a scholarship for attendance to the 53rd Annual IFEA Convention & Expo, presented by Festival Media Corporation, September 8th - 12th, 2008 in Boise, Idaho, USA.
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Lock In Your Prime Expo Location Now - Spaces Going Fast for IFEA Expo
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Exhibition space is already filling up fast for the 53rd Annual IFEA Expo this September 11 & 12 in Boise, Idaho. Booth space is assigned on a first come, first served basis, and prime space is limited, so sign up today! All that is required at this time to secure your booth space is a non-refundable $495 deposit. We'll invoice you for the rest!
The IFEA Expo is the leading feature of the IFEA Annual Convention and is the top trade show in our industry for bringing together the creative products, services, and solutions of our suppliers with the leadership and decision makers who call the shots for festivals and events around the world. Don't miss this great face-to-face opportunity! Download Expo Registration Form Here
Questions? Contact Shauna Spencer, Director of Advertising & Expo at shauna@ifea.com. |
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It's Time To Honor and Recognize The Leaders of Our Industry
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 Now accepting nominations for the 2008 IFEA Hall of Fame
Do you know someone who, through their work and achievements, has a made significant contribution to the festivals and events industry? Someone who has made a profound difference in the communities and industry they serve? Well, now is the time to help us honor and recognize that outstanding leader in our industry and submit your nomination for the IFEA's most prestigious honor, the IFEA Hall of Fame Award.
Take a few minutes today to download the Nomination and Criteria Form and submit your nomination for this "Honor of a Lifetime." Read More
ENTRY DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. MST, Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Questions? Contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing at nia@ifea.com |
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Nominate Your Exceptional Volunteer Today
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 Now accepting nominations for the 2008 IFEA/Zambelli Fireworks Internationale Volunteer of the Year Award
Does your event have a volunteer that's consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty and performed extraordinary service year after year? If so, then now is the time to do something special for that person by nominating them for the 2008 IFEA/Zambelli Fireworks Internationale Volunteer of the Year Award.
Take a few minutes today to download the Nomination and Criteria Form and submit your exceptional volunteer! Read More
ENTRY DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. MST, Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Questions? Contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing at nia@ifea.com |
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Be Recognized For Your Sponsorship Success
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 Now accepting nominations for the 2008 IFEA/Festival Media Corporation Sponsorship Success Award
Do you have an outstanding sponsorship program? Are your sponsors coming back year after year due to the high level of planning and execution of your program? Are you meeting or exceeding your sponsor's business goals? If the answer is 'yes,' why not gain the international recognition you deserve for having such a high caliber Sponsorship Program and enter the 2008 IFEA/FMC Sponsorship Success Award! Read More
ENTRY DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m. MST, Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Questions? Contact Nia Forster, Director of Marketing at nia@ifea.com
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