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Workshops and Continuing Education

This is your resource for online articles, workshop listings, and a wide variety of useful information, geared with you in mind. Here are our current resources for continuing education:

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MFEA FALL CONFERENCE

was held at BEST WESTERN COUNTRY INN
WHITE BEAR LAKE  October 22, 2009 7:30 am - 7:00 pm

“Inspired Partnerships...Creating a Win-Win”


Sponsorship Through A Sponsor’s Eyes


Forecast from Explore Minnesota Tourism


Roundtable Discussions:
• Green Gatherings • Non-Sponsored Revenues •
• Working Vendors • Social Marketing •


Working w/ Cities vs Production Companies


Partnership Secrets of the St Paul Saints

Thank you 2009 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

*Apres*      *Ziegler CAT*     *On Site Sanitation*

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 Presented November 2008

MFEA Festival Forum "2009...??"

Impact of the current economy on our Sponsors:

Thank you to Sylvia Allen, IFEA Partnership Marketing Director

Impact of the current economy on our Vendor/Partners:

Thank you to Kent Gustafson, U of M Tourism Extension Professor

Impact of the current economy on our Consumers:

Thank you to John Edman, Explore MN Tourism Director

Impact of the current economy on Us:

Thank you to Samantha Yocum, Green Gatherings

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Presented June 2008

"Seven Sponsorship Steps for Weathering the Economic Storm"

presented by Sylvia Allen.

International Festival and Events Association (IFEA) 7-part webinar course

Hosted by Minnesota Festivals and Events Association,

St Paul Festival Association and

the University of Minnesota Tourism Center

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Give us a try!
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Questions - call or e-mail Randy Gutzmann

651-261-0028 or rwgutz@aol.com

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Workshop

• Festival and Event Management I
• Festival and Event Management I Online
• Festival and Event Management II
• Festival and Event Management III

Online Articles

Coming Soon! If you have an article that you'd like to submit for posting on our website, please submit it to info@mfea.net. We welcome your participation!


Festival and Event Management I
Dates: September 24-26, 2009
Location: St Paul Campus - University of Minnesota
Registration: Early-Bird Registration: $299. After September 1, 2009: $315  Online Registration Information
Contact:
More Info: Kent Gustafson, 612-625-8274 or 612-624-4947or kgustaf@umn.edu

Register now

Festival and Event Management II
Dates: October 1-3, 2009
Location: St Paul Campus - University of Minnesota
Registration: Early-Bird Registration: $299. After September 1, 2009: $315  Online Registration Information
Contact: More Info: Kent Gustafson, 612-625-8274 or 612-624-4947 or kgustaf@umn.edu

In addition to the prepared curriculum, there will be special resource persons and a “behind-the-scenes” look

at A Taste Of Grand Avenue-Restyled.

This comprehensive, 36-hour program provides event staff, festival organizers and volunteers

with the essential knowledge and organizational tools to successfully operate. Content is

divided into three, easy-to-master classes that complement one another, creating a complete

festival management package. Further, electronic list serves create and maintain a network

of other event professionals.

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Festival and Event Management III
Dates: October 3, 2009 (afternoon) The capstone seminar relates to “Greening Your Event” and will feature such events as The Living Green Expo, the Eco Experience (Minnesota State Fair), and the St. Paul Bike Classic.
Location: St Paul Campus - University of Minnesota
Registration: Early-Bird Registration: $139. After September 1, 2009: $145  Online Registration Information
Contact: More Info: Kent Gustafson, 612-625-8274 or 612-624-4947 or kgustaf@umn.edu

Register for all three courses in Festival and Event Management (I,II,III):

            $737.00  or $775.00 after September 1, 2009   Online Registration Information

Scholarships

There are two scholarship programs for the Certificate in Festival and Event Management

Program.The first is for residents of St. Paul and is offered by the St. Paul Festivals Association.

The second is offered by the Minnesota Festival and Events Association and is available to its

members. Please contact Tourism Center staff (tourism@umn.edu) to request further information

about both scholarship programs.

Festival and Event Management I Online
Dates: Online course: May 11 - June 29, 2009
Location: Online
Registration:   Online Registration Information
Contact: More Info: Kent Gustafson, 612-625-8274 or 612-624-4947 or kgustaf@umn.edu

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     Past Conference topics have included

  • 2008 - "2009....??"

      •  2004 - "Accessibility Issues for Festivals and Events"
           •  2003 - "The Holidazzle Parade: Responding to an Event Crisis"
  
   •  2002 - "Let's Go to the Fair" (Case analysis of the Hennepin County Fair)
      •  2001 - "Sponsorship"

 
 

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