Networking: Even more opportunities in 2019!This year’s conference will offer you an unprecedented 8 networking events with peers and senior leaders in institutional advancement! Whether you’re nurturing existing relationships or want to make new connections, you can do that at SPARK.Bring plenty of business cards and be ready to make meaningful connections!
Wednesday, April 10
Welcome Reception, 6:00 – 8:00 pmJust after the opening plenary, join meeting attendees and AAMC leadership for food, live musical performances, and conversations with old friends and new colleagues.
Thursday, April 11
Networking Breakfasts by Discipline, 8:00 – 9:00 amConnect with colleagues within your discipline at the beginning at the conference breakfast. Disciplines include:
Sponsor & Exhibitor Happy Half-Hour, 4:30 – 5:00 pmJoin the conference sponsors and exhibitors for drinks in the exhibit area and learn more about how their services and resources can improve your institution.Institutional Advancement Film Festival, 5:00 – 6:00 pmBack for a sixth year, the Institutional Advancement Film Festival showcases a variety of videos put together by your peers in the field. Whether you work in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, public affairs, or community relations, come be and be inspired by the stories your colleagues will share through film.Dine-Around Dinners, 6:30 – 8:30 pmA fun way to network while dining at one of Orlando’s many restaurants. The AAMC is holding reservations at several restaurants so groups can enjoy a Dutch-treat dinner together.
Late-Night Hospitality Suite, 9:00 -11:00 pmCome by and share a drink with friends, old and new, at the GIA hospitality suite. Open to all conference attendees.
Friday, April 12Poolside Networking Reception, 5:00 – 7:00 pmExpand your network with new and existing colleagues poolside. And, dancing, too!
Saturday, April 13Networking Breakfast, 8:00 - 8:45 amConnect with colleagues one final time over breakfast.
WellnessJoin your colleagues in the morning for yoga or power walking. You can also enjoy the many amenities of the Hyatt Regency Orlando to rejuvenate and relax.
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