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Welcome to the July Newsletter. In this Issue In Other News Save money by registering early for the ImPAct Conference. Individuals who register before August 15th will receive a promotional rate of $100.00 ($50.00 off the standard price). Visit www.impacterie2008.com for more information. Pass it on Know anyone who might be interested in our newsletter? Click here to forward this email to up to 5 friends at once. |
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Register today for the 2008 ImPAct Conference and save $50.00! Individuals who register before August 15th can attend the September 12th - 14th Conference for $100.00 ($50.00 off the standard attendee price). The Conference committee also has partnered with VisitErie to offer attendees from outside of Erie County an additional incentive. The first twenty ImPAct registrants will receive a $20.00 Visa gift card for attending the Conference. ImPAct Luncheon Keynote Speaker Announced 
The ImPAct Conference has partnered with the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership to host Steven S. Little at our keynote luncheon and we invite you to attend. Little, an expert speaker, writer and business consultant, is the author of The Milkshake Moment and The 7 Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Mr. Little was President of three fast growth companies. Both FAME, Inc. and Erb Industries, Inc. achieved profitable growth rates of over 500% during Mr. Little's tenure. As President of The Queensboro Shirt Company, Steve helped to build one of the country's most successful sites for Internet commerce.
ImPAct Morning Keynote Announced 
Krista Canfield, public relations director for popular social networking site LinkedIn will provide the morning keynote address at the 2008 ImPAct Conference. Canfield's presentation is being sponsored by eBizITPA. Her presentation, entitled “Advance Your Career through Networking...the Old and the New Way!” will explore how online tools and social media outlets like LinkedIn, Naymz, Facebook, MySpace, and others have taken networking to a new level. She will describe successful ways young professionals have found jobs, broadened their horizons and understanding of their chosen industry, and taken their careers to the next level through these online channels. Are you a member of LinkedIn? Click here to join the ImPAct LinkedIn Group 
The ImPAct committee, in partnership with VisitErie and Bensur Creative Marketing Group, has developed a promotional video that highlights the events planned for the 2008 Conference. The video can be viewed on the ImPAct YouTube channel by clicking on the link below. Click here to view ImPAct video Best Practices Now Being Accepted 
Learning from the successes of young professional groups from across the Commonwealth is one of the most important components of the ImPAct Conference. The 2008 Conference will feature a best practices presentation session on Sunday morning at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Young professional groups from across the state are encouraged to submit their best practices to the Confernce committee for consideration during the program. If your group is interested in being part of the Conference and would like to submit your best practice, please fill out the form located at the ImPAct website. Click here to access the Best Practices Form All submissions must be received by August 8th and the selected groups will be notified by August 15th. ImPAct Road Tour - Coming to Altoona 
To build awareness for the Conference and increase attendance for the event, the Conference committee is developing several ImPAct Road Tour stops across the Commonwealth. With the assistance of local YP groups, our goal is to create informational sessions to encourage you and your members to attend the 2008 Conference. If your group has an upcoming event that we can attend or would like to host a new event, please contact Matt Wiertel or Rebecca Styn. Confirmed Tour Stops: August 7th - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Worried about missing the game? ImPAct is PSU and NFL friendly 
Are you a Penn State, Pittsburgh Steelers, or Philadelphia Eagles fan? If you are worried about missing any of the games during the Conference weekend, here is the schedule for September 13th - 15th. All of the Pennsylvania teams will be on the road that weekend - another reason to attend the ImPAct Conference! September 13th Penn State at Syracuse: 3:30 PM September 14th Pittsburgh at Cleveland: 8:15 PM September 15th Philadelphia at Dallas: 8:30 PM |
