Spring Meeting 2008
Event Date
- 5/4/2008 - 5/7/2008
Time
- -
Location
- La Quinta Resort and Club
Address
- 49-499 Eisenhower Drive
La Quinta, California 92253
Click HERE for Spring Meeting Agenda
Spring Meeting 2008
May 4 - 7, 2008
La Quinta Resort and Club
La Quinta, CA
NEW PATHS TO SUCCESS:
Meeting the challenges of leading an innovative organization.
During these uncertain economic times, innovation is a critical key to success, and there is one place where you can turn to find out how to maximize current revenues, how other B to B companies are forecasting future revenues, and the latest in Digital Revenue building Technologies, that’s ABM’s Spring Meeting.
Join us to find out how ABM and its members are talking about new approaches to attract advertisers, increase audiences across all platforms, and deliver new streams of revenue and profit. Come face to face with ABM’s Government Affairs Committee who is working on policies that will affect the industry and your bottom line. ABM’s Spring Meeting is one event you won’t want to miss, bringing together the top business leaders from around the world under one roof.
NEW PATHS TO SUCCESS
The Leadership Imperative
| Sunday May 4, 2008 |
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| 9:00- 10:30 am |
Government Affairs Meeting (Flores 1) |
| 10:30 am- noon |
Board Meeting (Flores 2) |
| 12:30- 2:00 pm |
BPEF Luncheon (Flores 3) |
| 4:30- 6:00pm |
Talent Management- A smaller Publishers Program Stirring the pot... reaching outside traditional venues for tomorrow's leaders Moderator: Bob Dowling, President, The Bob Dowling Group and Former Publisher/ Editor in Chief of The Hollywood Reporter Panelists: David Parsha, VP Interactive Platforms, Cygnus Business Media Dick Ryan, CEO, Zweig White Greg Watt, President/ CEO, Watt Publishing |
| 6:30 pm |
Welcome Reception Waterfall Courtyard |
| 8:00 pm |
It's a Wonderful Life... Board of Directors New Member Welcome Dinner (invite only) Frank Capra Room |
| Monday May 5, 2008 |
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| 7:30- 8:30 am |
Digital Breakfast- Show Me the Money... Real Successes, Real Revenue Hear from companies generating big dollars with video and other assets. (Fiesta Rooms) |
| Moderator: Ralph Monti, President, Special Interest Media, Inc. Panelists: Steve Morris, EVP, Advanstar Cimarron Buser, Senior Vice President, Texterity |
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| 8:30- 9:30 am |
Annual Meeting Your Member- Driven Association - Announcement of new Board Members - Announcement of new Officers - Member Awards (Flores Ballroom) |
| 9:30- 10:00 am |
David Calhoun, Chairman/ CEO, The Nielsen Company New Leaders for New Times How the new leaders are changing the dynamics of B-2-B information companies |
| 10:00- 10:30 am |
Ed Abrams, VP Marketing, IBM General Business- Express Advantage and Business Solutions |
| 10:30- 11:00 am |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 am- 11:30 am |
Bob Walker, Chairman, Wexler & Walker and former Chief Deputy Republican Whip Hear from ABM's new voice on The Hill discuss the upcoming election and how it will affect our industry. |
| 11:30 am- 12:15 pm |
Sustainability as a Business Driver- Eco- Responsibility Doing well, by doing good! |
| Moderator: Pete May, President/ Publisher, Greener World Media, Inc. Panelists: Dave Barhmuss, Group Manager, Western Region, Environment & Energy Communications, General Motors Corp. Paul Ligon, Sr. Director, Business Development & Strategy, Waste Management Upstream Angela Nahikian, Director, Global Environmental Sustainability, Steelcase, Inc. |
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| 12:15- 1:30pm |
Luncheon Speaker Joseph Kasputyz, Chair/ President/ CEO, Global Insight, Inc. Look at America's place in the global economy and its impact on our industry Fiesta Rooms |
| 2:30- 3:30 pm |
Salons |
| 1. Talent Management... The New Hiring Paradigm Flores 1 William H. Harper, VP, Human Resources, The McGraw- Hill Companies Doug Manoni, CEO, BlackRock Information Harry Somerdyk, Senior Director, Global Media Practice, Spencer Stuart Christine Snyder, VP, Talent Attraction, LexisNexis Group |
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| 2. Going Real Green: How to Integrate sustainability into the workplace Pete May, President/Publisher, Greener World Media, Inc. Panelists: Dave Barthmuss, Group Manager, Western Region, Environment & Energy Communications, General Motors Corp. Paul Ligon, Sr Director, Business Development & Strategy, Waste Management Upstream Angela Nahikian, Director, Global Environmental Sustainability, Steelcase, Inc. Flores 2 |
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| 3. Technical Hands on: Site Retention Strategies Diane Burley, Industry Specialist, Nstien Alec Dann, General Manager, Magazine/Information Group, Hanley Wood, LLC Flores 3 |
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| 6:30 pm |
Networking Reception |
| 7:30pm |
Networking Dinner An Evening Under the Stars filled with delights at the Dunes |
| Tuesday May 6, 2008 |
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| 8:00- 9:30 am |
Committee and Council Breakfast Don't miss some of the biggest business ideas coming from our Committees and Councils (Fiesta Rooms 8, 10, 13, 14) |
| 9:30- 10:40 am |
B-2- B's New Owners Learn whats motivating the industry's new investors |
| Moderator: Jeffrey T. Stevenson, Managing Partner, Veronis Suhler Stevenson Panelists: Gordon Crovitz, Former Publisher, The Wall Street Journal Michael Hannon, Managing Director, CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC Philip Thompson, General Partner, Alta Communications |
|
| 10:40- 11:00 am |
Networking Cofee Break |
| 11:00- 11:45 am |
Face to Face: A Keystone to a Fully Integrated Program Find out how events can expand your brand |
| Moderator: Galen Poss, President, Hanley Wood Exhibitions Panelists: Mary Dolaher, CEO, IDG World Expo Eric Faurot, Sr VP, TechWeb Darlene Gudea, Publisher/Editor, Trade Show Executive magazine |
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| 11:45 am- 12:30pm |
CEO Roundtable Lean how these leaders are driving business with important new strategic initiatives |
| Moderator: Neal Vitale, CEO, 1105 Media Inc. Panelists: Charlie McCurdy, Chairman/ CEO, Cannon Communications David Mather, President, Hoover's Inc Tony Uphoff, CEO, TechWeb |
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| 12:30- 2:00 pm |
Silicon Valley meets Madison Avenue Luncheon speakers: David Bell, Sr. Advisor to Google and Jean-Philippe Maheu, CDO, Ogilvy North America will be interviewed by David Klein, VP, Publisher/Editorial Director-Ad Age Group, Crain Communications Inc (Fiesta Rooms) |
| 2:30- 3:30pm |
Salons |
| 1. Where Social Media and Publishing Collide to Drive Value Hear leading experts in social media talk about the best practices and actual case studies on how the publishing community is leveraging social media to drive readership and advertising dollars Moderator: Joe Pulizzi, Founder/ Chief Content Officer, Junta24 Panelists: Jason Breed, Sr. Director of Sales, Neighborhood America Laura Chavoen, SVP of Digital Media, Imagination Jeremy Morris, Executive Vice President, Director Digital and Custom Publishing, Campbell-Ewald Michael Weisfeld, Senior Internet Strategist, Business Online Flores 1 |
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| 2. Rich Data- Business Information Learn how the latest models are driving revenue Speakers: Bill Pollak, President and CEO, ALM Marion Minor, President & CEO, M2Media360 Megan St. John, Managing Director, Infocommerce Group Flores 2 |
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| 3. Maximizing your Global Opportunities Speakers: Dieter Flechsenberger, CEO, DVV Media David Hill, President/CEO, Intl. Publishing Services, IDG Chander Rai, President, Cross Border Media, Inc. Flores 3 |
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| 6:30pm |
The Green Guide to the Global Road Networking Reception (Foyer Flores Ballroom) |
| 7:30pm |
The Green Guide to the Global Road Networking Dinner (Flores Ballroom) |
| Wednesday May 7, 2008 |
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| 8:00 - 9:30 am |
Breakfast (To Stay or to Go) |
For reservations at La Quinta Resort & Club, call 1-800-598-3828 and mention the "ABM Spring Meeting 2008" to ensure the special room rate of $265 per night. The room rate for ABM members will expire April 2, 2008. To reserve rooms online please click here.
The closest airport is Palm Springs International Airport. Ground transportation available includes: car rental, car service: West Coast Transportation- 888- 862- 1218, or cabs are available (approximately $70) curbside.
processing fee. Registrations will be accepted and substitutions may be made after April 2, 2008 but no refunds will be made after that date for any reason.