Management Conference
Designed for upper level management staff, this program is only open to fair members. Program highlights include presentation of new CFEs, workshops and keynote speakers, committee meetings, a facility tour, and ample time for networking.
2011 Management Conference
2011 Management Conference will be held April 15-18, 2011 in Louisville, KY at the Hyatt Hotel. Do not miss the opportunity to see Thunder Over Louisville.
2010 Management Conference
Omni Richmond Hotel
Richmond, Virginia
Workshop session -- risk management strategy for social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), managing controversy, labor issues, and community relevance – these timely topics were covered and attendees walked away with information you can use immediately. Featured speakers included Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former head of OSHA as the United States Assistant Secretary of Labor, Matt Strassberg of the Consensus Building Institute, and Leslie White of Croydon Consulting. Workshop documents are listed below:
- Social Media Risk Management
- Employer-Employee Relationships: Yours and Your Contractors
- Reconciling Differences--You're Doing What in My Backyard?
- Achieving Operational Excellence Through Safety
- IAFE Presentation - 200 Years
2009 Management Conference Special Session Recordings
The recordings of three special sessions during the 2009 IAFE Spring Management Conference are available to IAFE members. The CD you receive will contain a recording of the session in "Webinar" format--the PowerPoint presentation show to the audience can be seen, as well as the audio recording from the session. The three sessions recorded are:
- Infrastructure Funding - Information on the US Federal Stimulus Funds
- Creating Accessible Events/Fairs - Updates on the American with Disabilities Acts and simple things fairs can do to make their events accessible
- Managing Hazardous Substances - Recent regulations developed by the Consumer Products Safety Commission can impact fairs when toys and other consumer products are used or sold.
