Kevin Smith, Executive VPArkLaTex Chapter

(318) 841-3148Kevin.smith@praeses.com

1. Branding the event2. Networking Audience - Includes local IT

businesses, AFCEA membership … specifically Young AFCEANs, /.NET User Groups, Facebook, local colleges/universities/technical schools, clients, customers, partners of our Diamond Sponsors

3. Rotate venues sharing between Shreveport/Bossier Citya. Highlighting/exposing venues/programsb. Breaks for pricingc. Capitalize on program advertizing

4. Media plan … local TV, Radio, Newspaper

5. Corporate partners/sponsors – CenturyLink ($2500 Quarterly) – food/beverage … decided on a happy hours timeframe as a departure from our luncheons

6. Centralized Themes tied to venues7. Not just bring in “outside” company/product

demos but also focus on highlighting what is actually in our own backyard … we help market what is going on here in our area

8. Local hotels/casinos relationships … preferred rates below Government rates ($59 vs $70)

9. Demo company give-aways … Dell mini-netbooks, Apple iPads, iPhones, Show Tickets to events at CenturyTel Center

10. Involve everyone on your core planning teams especially academicians

1. Branding the event 2. Audience includes local IT businesses, AFCEAN

membership, TechX20 members/.Net User Groups, local colleges/universities, clients/customers/partners of our Diamond Sponsors

Technology Demonstration Forum

Next iteration:

Venue: Co-Habitat Theme: Involve the Warfighter – VignettesCollaboration: Accelerated Capabilities

Development ESC/XR; Air University, Future Learning and Innovation's Task Force/AFWI; LSUS Animation & Visual Effects – Visualization; Praeses/LSU Cognitive Information Management (Complex event processing/Detects patterns amongst

large amounts of data)