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8.00 am
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Registration, SEC Glasgow
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8.30 am
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First Timers session with Lyndsey Rafferty
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9.00 am
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Opening Ceremony – moderator Patrick Delaney, SoolNua
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9.15 am
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MEET THE FUTURE OF…..SALES
Make the Rain Keynote – presented by KWC Rainmaker who present high energy, interactive sessions with a particular focus on personal development. Delegates will also have access to 12 months’ Rain Truffle extras including sales tips, techniques and motivational pieces post-conference.
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10.45 am
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Coffee break
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11.15 am
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Breakout sessions, choose between:
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MEET THE FUTURE OF…..TIME MANAGEMENT
Presented by Shocklogic on “Tech Tools for Time Management” - You work in the events industry. Your job is fast-paced, your to-do lists are endless, your deadlines are tight, and urgent last-minute demands crop up at every turn. In fact, jobs in the meetings sector are consistently listed among the top 5 most stressful careers. This means that good time management skills are essential for us to do our jobs well. This session will discuss the benefits of effective time management and share various tools and apps that can help you accomplish more in less time, meet deadlines with time to spare, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
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MEET THE FUTURE OF…..ACCESSIBILITY
“How accessibility enhancements increased participation in Belfast”, presented by ICC Belfast and Visit Belfast. ICC Belfast was able to deliver an exceptional, interactive, accessible conference thanks to the significant expansion of its technical infrastructure and investment in enhancements such as Glisser. This platform complemented a fully accessible summit website and delegate app designed for attendees with sight impairments to access materials easily. Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) was also provided for those with hearing difficulties and a Social Narrative Access video was produced to support attendees in navigating their surroundings.
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11.45 pm
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MEET THE FUTURE OF…..ENERGY
(session details to be confirmed)
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12.30 pm
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Lunch
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1.30 pm
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Afternoon session commences
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1.35 pm
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MEET THE FUTURE OF…..TECH
“Future Thinking 2050”, presented by Leeds Beckett University. A fully interactive workshop using scenarios to imagine a future for MICE industries including‘Ruling Robots’; ‘Awesome Energy’; ‘Immeasurable Metaverse’; and ‘Retirement Re-worked’.
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2.20 pm
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MEET THE FUTURE OF …… LEGACY
An interactive debate…..”The house believes that conference legacy is just hot air”.
Working with the debating societies at University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow, 2 teams will engage 2 teams in this exciting discussion.
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3 pm
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Coffee break
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3.30 pm
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MEET THE FUTURE OF…… TALENT
University driven session with professors and students giving mini TedTalks about their favourite topics followed by round table discussion.
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4.10 pm
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MEET THE FUTURE OF……. COMMUNICATION AND ACCESSIBILITY
The Future of Communication and Accessibility – presented by Conference Leeds and Communication Matters. Presentation regarding the International Augmentative and Alternative Communication conference itself, the work the University of Leeds has done to ensure they are making this conference accessible for all and the work they have done in the city, followed by a short table workshop/discussion regarding what venues/destinations/organisations can do to further this work in their own cities.
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4.40 pm
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Summary and close of day 1 sessions
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5 pm
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Day 1 finishes.
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6.45 pm
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Piper from Crowne Plaza to Glasgow Science Centre to lead delegates to the Conference Dinner. Meet in lobby at Crowne Plaza.
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7 pm
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Evening at Glasgow Science Centre including welcome drinks, planetarium show, dinner, ceilidh and disco.
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11 pm
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Carriages
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