A Short but Informative Newsletter Covering These Topics:
• SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT—Dot.Jobs forum set for Spring Member Congress
• Congress Sponsorships—build brand visibility and stature in the industry
• 2010 Spring Member Congress—now more than ever, a program you mustn’t miss!
Special IAEWS Member Only Dot.Jobs Forum
The IAEWS is pleased to announce that it will host a special forum on the dot.jobs initiative at the DirectEmployers Association (DEA). The forum will now kick off the Spring Member Congress on March 15th in San Diego, CA.
DEA CEO Bill Warren will be out of the country during the Congress, but he has agreed to send VP Chad Sowash and others for a private, candid discussion with IAEWS Members. The forum will be moderated by IAEWS Executive Director Peter Weddle and take place in the plenary meeting hall of the Congress.
To accommodate the meeting, the registration desk times and the agenda for the Congress have been changed as follows.
Revised Member Congress Agenda
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Registration & Networking
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
IAEWS Dot.Jobs Forum
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
New IAEWS Member Orientation
1:00 PM
Member Congress begins (please see below for details)
This special forum is an integral part of the Spring Member Congress, so only IAEWS Members who have registered for the Congress may attend. Please direct any questions to Peter Weddle at 203.964.1888.
Report on the January Dot.Jobs Meeting at DirectEmployers
As previously announced, IAEWS Executive Director Peter Weddle represented the Association at a meeting convened by DirectEmployers at its headquarters in Indianapolis, IN on January 28th. The purpose of the meeting was to provide information and answer questions about its dot.jobs initiative. A report on that meeting will appear in the next Member newsletter.
Sponsorships at the Spring Member Congress
If history is any guide, the movers and shakers in the online employment services industry will be in attendance at the IAEWS Spring Member Congress in San Diego, CA. As a result, there’s simply no better venue to build the visibility and stature of your organization’s brand.
Even better, there is a wide range of promotional sponsorships with which to do so. They include:
• Gold Sponsorship
• Silver Sponsorship
Each of the above sponsorships covers BOTH the Spring Member Congress in March and the Fall Member Congress in October, effectively giving your organization year-long publicity.
• Keynote Sponsorship (providing the visibility of introducing the Keynote Speaker and your organization to the delegates)
• Coffee Break Sponsorship
• Lanyard Sponsorship
• Streaming Video: Taken—Boxwood
• Delegate Packet Insert
For information on pricing, please contact Peter Weddle at 203.964.1888 or director@employmentwebsites.org.
Don’t delay! These are extraordinary promotional opportunities and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
IAEWS Spring Member Congress Agenda
The IAEWS Spring Member Congress will be held on March 15, 2010 in San Diego, CA. It is the only conference in the world where the entire program is dedicated to advancing the success of online employment service providers.
The agenda for the Spring Member Congress is shown below:
Registration & Networking
9:00 AM-1:00 PM (Lunch on your own)
IAEWS Dot.Jobs Forum
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
New IAEWS Member Orientation
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
(Please call the Executive Director to sign up for this session.)
Congress Opening & Welcome by the Chair
Constance Melrose, MD-eFinancialCareers.com, a Dice Holdings Company
1:00 PM
Keynote: Talent Trends in 2010—What Do They Mean for Our Industry?
Kevin Wheeler, Founder-Future of Talent Institute
Keeping Sales Force Morale Up in a Down Economy
Terry Baker, Chief Revenue Officer-Adicio, Inc.
Round Robin: Interact with your peers on key business issues
Discussion Leader: Matt Hoffner, President-Jobg8.com US
Pumping Up Conversions With Stronger Site Design
Lee Marc: President-eDirect Publishing, Inc.
Future of the Industry Committee
Preliminary results from its 2010 survey of employers
Joint ERE-Member Cocktail Reception
A chance to get to know your peers in the industry
Registration
Unfortunately, we cannot accept on-site registrations, so please register right away. Registration is just $235 per delegate. And, if you register for both Congresses before March 14, 2010, you save $50.
To register, simply visit https://www.jobtarget.com/site/1765/register.cfm. We thank IAEWS Member JobTarget OneClick for developing the online registration functionality. If you have any questions, please call Peter Weddle at 203.964.1888.
Other Useful Information
Hotel Reservations.
To make reservations, please visit this link <http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sandt-san-diego-marriott-hotel-and-marina/?toDate=&groupCode=ereerei&fromDate=&app=resvlink> or call the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina at (800) 228-9290 and identify yourself as an attendee of ERE Sourcecon. Conference attendees will receive the discounted rate of $229.00 per night for a standard room, single occupancy. Additional occupants will be charged at $20 per person, per night. The room rate is subject to applicable taxes, totaling 12.5%.
The $229.00 room rate expires on February 19, 2010, so don’t delay, rooms at this rate are limited!
ERE Sponsorships.
The exhibit hall for the ERE conference is full, but there are still a number of sponsorships available for the conference. They are:
• Welcome Reception
• Networking Reception
• Day 1 Networking Lunch
• Coffee Break(s)
• Ice Cream Social
• Twitter
• Cyber Café
• Gold level branding sponsorship – signage only
Please contact Amy Berry, ERE’s Conference Coordinator, at (212) 671-1181 ext. 813 or amy@ere.net for details.
Your IAEWS Member Benefits
Take Advantage of the Members Only Area on the IAEWS Site
The IAEWS site offers an array of information and resources for Association Members. Click on the Members Only tab, enter your Member ID and password, and you’ll find:
• The Official IAEWS Member icon. Posting this icon on your site helps to reinforce the quality of your brand and differentiate your site from the riffraff on the Web;
• The Member Newsletter. An archive of the current and past IAEWS newsletters so you can stay abreast of the latest news in our industry and the Association;
• Content from Member Meetings & Congresses. Even if you’re not able to attend these events, this area will give you access to their content;
• Quarterly Research Findings. Tap into data and analysis from WEDDLE’s and the archive of the Association’s Research InSites publication;
• Industry News. Keep an eye on the competition and look for business opportunities by checking out the press releases posted by Association Members;
• Enterprises for Sale. If you’re in the market for an enterprise or want to sell your own, here’s one place to do so that’s a bit more discreet than other public forums.
• Employees in Transition. Post the resumes of those in your organization who have been affected by staff reductions and help them land on their feet.
• Post Your Own Releases. An easy way to send your press release to the IAEWS for posting on its site, which is one of the first places journalists check when writing about our industry; and
• Member Discussion Area. Join an ongoing conversation among your peers or start your own.
Posted in
- Login to post comments
