NAEP Considering Pennsylvania for 2014 Conference.

[JoeMusil]

The NAEP Annual Conference location is on a ten year rotating cycle. They have a slot available for 2014 and are considering the Baltimore, Philadelphia and NYC areas. If we can get a team together to investigate alternatives site locations and make a formal proposal to the NAEP, we may be able to co-sponsor thae 2014 conference. Does anyone have any ideas regarding location and hotels? The NAEP needs at least four breakout rooms for 50-100 people plus a main room to host 350 people for the morning kickoff meetings and lunch. With PAEP participation the conference could hit over 500 people. The conference is normally a five day affair with one day of classes, three days for the conference and one day for wrap up meetings.

[DuanePeters]

Joe,

What support would NAEP offer us to do this? In the past, we have used a consultant to assist with the nuts and bolts of the Conference. Would NAEP pass along funds to establish the conference? Also, what would be PAEP's return on the event?

[JoeMusil]

NAEP has their own conference planner who will do 80% of the work. Local chapter has to provide people to help with handing out registrations, providing AV support, lining up local tours, helping to identify hotel and location for main dinner, identifying a keynote speaker or two, and helps line up local corporate sponsors for booths. NAEP typically earns about 30-50k in profits from their conference and shares 20% with the local chapter. Chapters provide Chariperson and Co-Chairperson. NAEP will also provide their own track chairs who manage the speakers although the chapters are encouraged to participate. The chapter does have to come up with the theme.

[DuanePeters]

Would NAEP consider doing a joint conference with PAEP? It would be great to bring NAEP into PA, but that would mean that our own Annual Conference may suffer. Perhaps we can take the lead on the Conference with advertising and speaker recruiting support from NAEP? Just spit balling here....

[JoeMusil]

Yes, a joint conference also works. That is what they did with California and several other Chapters.