Seminars and Workshops
In an effort to keep travel costs low and bring affordable educational programming near you, SFEA will produce several One-Day seminars throughout the southeast. If you produce a festival or special event, interested to obtain additional sponsorship support or need creative ways to market your event, then consider attending these seminars. The seminars are open to everyone including festival managers and event planners, parks and recreations professionals, government agencies, chambers and CVB’s, amusement attractions, arts organizations or students interested in special events planning. Come network, share ideas and learn loads of great tips to assist you with your festival or event.
One-Day Seminar
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Statesboro, Georgia
The Southeast Festivals and Events Association (SFEA) will host a One-Day Seminar on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Statesboro, GA. If you work in festivals and events, or have interest in this industry, please plan to join us on this day!
Schedule
9:00a EST Registration
9:30a - 10:45a Everything you ever wanted to know about a small town festival…but were afraid to ask!
In this segment we will explore festivals from a small-town perspective, from; ‘Why have a festival?’ to ‘What hurdles you may have to jump to get your community behind the event.’ Richard Williams, Events Coordinator at the Vidalia Area CVB, will help shed some light on these and many more aspects of planning a festival in a small town.
11:00a – Noon Partnering With Your State Agency: Help Them, Help You
Carey Ferrara, Regional Tourism Representative at GA Dept of Economic Development, will discuss the benefits of working with your state agency and what services they offer in support of your festival or event. What better way to ensure you are using all your available resources when promoting your event!
Noon – 12:45p Lunch
1:00p – 2:00p Researching The Best Festivals and Events For Your City: Spotlighting Savannah Events
Joe Marinelli, President of Visit Savannah (the convention and visitors bureau for Savannah), will speak about how his organization played a leadership role in the creation/addition of two new and very successful events for Savannah:
- The Savannah Craft Brew Fest Weekend – This event was created to generate new tourism activity for the traditionally slow Labor Day weekend.
- The Rock ‘n Roll Savannah Marathon and Half-Marathon – In its inaugural race in Savannah in November, this event doubled its expectations for registrations (23,000) and had an overall economic impact of over $25 million.
2:15p-3:15p CST Brainstorm Bash
Did you not have quite enough time to network and talk amongst your peers at lunch? Still looking for that “A-Ha!” moment for your event? Share your hurdles, as well as your successes, knowing that you’re among industry friends and have the best audience for developing some new ideas and solutions. GA Southern Students will also be given an opportunity to ask questions related to the festivals and events industry.
One-Day Seminar
- SFEA Member $45
- SFEA Non-Member $60
- Full-Time Students $10*
Pricing includes sessions and lunch. *Pricing for students does not include lunch
Directions
The SFEA Seminar will take place on the campus of Ogeechee Technical College, in the auditorium of the Joseph E. Kennedy Building.
One Joseph E. Kennedy Blvd
Statesboro, GA 30458
For Driving Directions, click here. For a Map of the Campus, click here.
In order to tell us a little more about your event, we also encourage you to bring any old or new brochures, pamphlets, postcards etc. that you may want to share with fellow attendees.
Download registration form here.
"Just wanted to let you know how great the Rivers & Spires Behind the Scenes was last weekend. Doug and the volunteers did a fantastic job. It was very informative, very thorough and enjoyable. It was well worth our time and money. I encourage SFEA to continue to offer these types of learning experiences. Thanks for a wonderful conference"
Brenda Pierce, Executive Director, Maury County Convention & Visitors Bureau