Newcomer Reception

As always, an opening reception will kick off our annual conference. At the reception, sample a variety of cuisine, greet old friends, and meet new ones. You will also be treated to late-breaking results in our poster session. Presenters will be there to discuss their posters with you in this informal setting.

Extra (guest) tickets are available through conference registration for $45 each.

Ask, Don't Sell! Communication Strategies for High Impact Results

Dr. Deanna Berg, Ed. D.
President, Innovation Strategies International

Dinner at The Grand Ballroom of the Grove Park Inn

Many of our biggest challenges for the New Millennium are not really new. No surprises here -- selling design ideas, communicating research results that inspire action, creating shared vision for user experience and collaboration in work/team relationships - these are still key success factors for every usability professional seeking to have a positive impact on both product design and team collaboration. Dr. Deanna Berg will share her stories about working with Fortune 500/1000 clients to develop strategies for successful communication and innovative product designs. In short examples and audience participation scenarios, Dr. Berg shows us how to create the high impact results we want in our work and personal lives and relationships.

Dr. Deanna Berg is an internationally known consultant, speaker and coach to business organizations. She is President of Innovation Strategies International, an Atlanta-based firm known for producing significant improvements for its clients and for unique approaches to the critical areas of change, innovation, and team performance.

Deanna is a recognized expert in creative learning strategies. She combines psychology and extensive corporate experience to unleash hidden talents and help people move beyond their accustomed ways of thinking and perceived limits.

Deanna is a published author and charter member of the The Society for Organizational Learning, The International Alliance, the National Speakers Association and the International Federation of Professional Speakers. She is past president of the Georgia Speaker's Association, on the Innovation Network Board of Directors and Faculty Chair of Innovation University. She is an advisor to Atlanta Women's Network and an Associate of The Learning Circle, a Boston-based network of leading thinkers and practitioners in the area of organizational learning.

The dinner will be in the Grand Ballroom of the Grove Park Inn. It was originally scheduled for the Biltmore Estate, but the Biltmore is unavailable due to filming for a sequel to Silence of the Lambs.

Extra (guest) tickets are available through conference registration for $75 each. If you want a vegetarian meal, please indicate this in the "special needs" section of the payment page in the registration process.

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