The Spring Conference was held at Water’s Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, CT.
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Agenda
| NEACE Business Program | |
| Saturday, May 21, 2016 | |
| NOON – 4:00 PM | Board of Directors Pre-Conference Meeting – Stannard Room |
| Sunday, May 22, 2016 | |
| 4:00 PM | Vendor Set-Up – Salon Ballroom Bob DiMatties, NEACE Director, Circulation Director John Harrison, NEACE Director, Marketing and Sales- Tecnavia |
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Past Presidents’ Reception – Lower Terrance Cocktail Hour 6:00PM Dinner and Program 7:00PM to 9:00PM Grand Ballroom Business Casual Dress Host – Michael Smith, NEACE President, Director of Consumer Sales & Retention – New Haven Register, CT Everybody is invited to mix, mingle, and pay tribute to our Past Presidents! 2016 -2017 Board of Director Nominations Michael Smith, NEACE President, Director of Consumer Sales & Retention – New Haven Register, CT William Hoar Excellence Award NEACE Spouses Program-Sign up at NEACE Registration Desk NEACE Business Program (Meetings are business casual dress) |
| Monday, May 23, 2016 | |
| 7:00 – 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast – Salon Ballroom |
| 8:00 – 10:00 AM | Conference Registration – Salon Ballroom Ed Winters, NEACE Treasurer, VP & Asst Treasurer-Republican-American, CT David Sangiorgio, NEACE Secretary, Publisher-The Concord Monitor, NH |
| 8:00 – 8:20 AM | Early Bird Drawings – Salon Ballroom Bob DiMatties, NEACE Director, Circulation Director |
| 8:20 – 8:40 AM | Conference Kick-off – Salon Ballroom Invocation – Warren Dews, NEACE Director, VP of Audience Development, Sales & Marketing, (NENI) New England Newspapers Inc., Pittsfield, MA Introduction of NEACE Board Members Michael Smith, NEACE President, Director of Consumer Sales & Retention – New Haven Register, CT Conference Outline – Michael Sheehan, NEACE Executive Vice President, VP of Circulation Lowell Sun Group, Lowell MA |
| 8:40 – 9:00 AM | Welcome to Westbrook, CT |
| 9:00 – 10:00 AM | The Latest Update on AAM download pdf |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Break – Network with other NEACE Colleagues Meet someone new |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | NEACE.com Update. Update on Facebook and Linkedin Robert Mahoney, NEACE Director, Delivery Department Mgr – The Boston Globe Lori Gardiner Retail, Amenity, & Educational Sales Dow Jones |
| 10:30 – 12:00 PM | Thank You to Our Valued Business Partners & Sponsors Vendor Introductions & Presentations Kevin LaMagdelaine, NEACE Vice-President, Circulation Director – The Recorder, MA Bob DiMatties, NEACE Director, Circulation Director John Harrison, NEACE Director, Marketing & Sales – Tecnavia |
| 12:00 – 1:15 PM | Vendor Appreciation Luncheon – Royal Terrace Valor Awards – John Brennan, Publisher’s Circulation Fulfillment Golf Tournament Awards – Gary Reach, TeleReach, Inc. |
| 1:15 – 2:15 PM | Event Marketing – Dan Cotter- Director of Sales Development & Training Gatehouse Media New England download pdf |
| 2:15 – 3:15 PM | Other Revenue Streams; What’s working at Gannett – Tony Simmons, Gannett Publishing Services download pdf |
| 3:15 – 3:30 PM | Break – Visit with our Valued Vendors |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM | The Shifting Media Environment – Krista Goodwin, Sales & Marketing Director for Newspapers Subscription Services download pdf |
| 4:30 – 4:45 PM | NEACE Business Session Treasurer’s Report, Ed Winters, NEACE Treasurer, VP & Assistant Treasurer – Republican-American, CT Distribution of Committee Reports President’s Closing Comments Michael Smith, NEACE President, Director of Consumer Sales & Retention – New Haven Register, CT Election of NEACE Officers |
| 4:45 PM | Adjourn Business Meeting |
| 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception – Royal Terrace |
| 7:00 PM until… | NEACE Banquet – Business Formal – Royal Ballroom Michael Smith, NEACE President, Director of Consumer Sales & Retention – New Haven Register, CT Promotional Awards Scholarship Awards Sponsorship Drawing After Glow – Hosted by Mike and Kara Smith – Fenwick NEACE Business Program (Meetings are business casual dress) |
| Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | |
| 7:00 – 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast – Grand Foyer |
| 8:00 – 10:00 AM | Conference Registration – Grand Ballroom Ed Winters, NEACE Treasurer, VP & Asst Treasurer-Republican-American, CT David Sangiorgio, NEACE Secretary, Publisher- The Concord Monitor, NH |
| 8:00 – 8:15 AM | Early Bird Drawings – Grand Ballroom Bob DiMatties, NEACE Director, Circulation Director |
| 8:15 – 8:30 AM | Invocation – Warren Dews, NEACE Director, VP of Audience Development, Sales & Marketing, (NENI) New England Newspapers Inc. Pittsfield, MA Thank You to Our Valued Business Partners & Sponsors – Kevin LaMagdelaine, NEACE Director, Circulation Director – The Recorder, MA |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | Circulation Profitability and Our Value of Profitability – Tom Wiley, Publlsher download pdf |
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | Metered Digital Subscribers Digital Apps – Matthew Ipsan Executive Vice President CNHI (Community News Holdings Inc.) download pdf |
| 9:30 – 10:30 AM | Improving Circulation profitability – Matthew Lulay Director for Mather’s Economics, Atlanta Ga download pdf |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 – 12:00 PM | Digital Audience Trends and Opportunities – Ernesto Burden, VP of Digital with `Newspapers of New England download pdf |
| 12:00 PM | Business Program Closing Remarks/adjourn |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Board of Directors Post-Conference Meeting – Executive Boardroom |