October 2010 schedule

January 2010 Schedule

The rooms have been paid for.

Thanks to Phoenix Innovation Foundation (PIF) for their help with that.

The agenda has been set.

Thanks to Mark Dudlik for making that pretty.

The sessions are ready to go.

Thanks to the session sponsors for that.

In addition to their donations, Rhonda Bannard of Inspired Connections and JoMarie MacDonald sent out information to their distribution lists (Rhonda sent it to 500 contacts alone). Nick Bastian wrote a great blog post on Raillife.com. CenPho.TV mentioned it in their weekly vlog. Downtown Phoenix Journal published a really fantastic story. Joan Koerber-Walker opened her network to us.

We thank you for that.

Jim McPherson and Steve Weiss from Downtown Voices Coalition invited Yuri to present to their monthly Steering Committee Meeting as well as the Visioning Conference. Jim also posted the event on the DVC website. Jeff Moriarty mentioned us at Social Media Club.

Thanks for that.

Izzy Video let us borrow one of his camcorders. Gangplank lent us two coolers.

Thanks to you both.

Also, thanks to Don Crossland and kontaktmag for getting me to care about downtown Phoenix in the first place.

Thanks to Katie Charland for editing the session descriptions.

Thanks to Dean Callahan for trusting us not to tear up his building.

A HUGE thanks to all the speakers and panelists. They are the shining stars of this event.

See you on Saturday!

Look on the right sidebar. Yep, right where it says donate.

If you’re a sponsor or philanthropic citizen, that’s the best way to get your hard-earned cash to the Phoenix Innovation Foundation (PIF), who is working with us to handle the financial complexities of CenPhoCamp.

Your money, while not tax deductible, will pay the $500 fee Cronkite is charging us, while the rest will go to our after party. Sponsors, please email Tyler a copy of your receipt so we can record it.

If you’d like to pay by check or cash, please email tyler@tdhurst.com and he’ll be able to help you out.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Building a successful business isn’t just about profits. It’s not just about sales.

It’s about community. It’s about solving customer problems and connecting them in order to do the same.

CenPhoCamp has a track for just that. We’ll show you how large universities can improve business, how to repeat, non-local customers and how civic involvement can connect you to your community, and in turn, turn them into customers.

So show up. As with the Beginner Track and Technology Track, each are designed to be mixed and matched. Apply what you learn from one in another, as the lessons are universal.

See you on January 23.

Yeah, another camp. Another meeting. Yet one more group planning instead of doing.

There’s simply so much ground to cover. Businesses still don’t get it. They must be slowly introduced, not dragged kicking and screaming.

We must show them where they’re at, show them where they need to go and then, how to get there.

It’s important.

We’re looking for a few good speakers.

Each 60-minute slot¹ will be teaching sessions designed to complement and improve the attendees’ existing marketing and sales efforts. There will be a learning track, so if you’re a complete newbie, follow that track in order to get the most from your time.

Speakers will be presenting topics such as: “How businesses can attract return suburban customers” to “How to create and implement a company-wide social media plan” and “How civic involvement can improve your community” to “No– and low-cost methods for salesmen”. A series of more technology-oriented topics will also be addressed along its own track.

Three presentations will be scheduled per hour, with a few speakers repeating their sessions in an effort to cater to the beginning track.

In order to cover the widest variety of topics, presentations will be determined beforehand. If you have an idea or would like to present, please email us or leave a comment.

All speakers will have a projector and wireless mic. Please bring your own laptop,² a VGA connector and/or USB drive. You will have internet access during your presentation. Presentations do NOT have to be Powerpoint/Keynote based, but we do suggest visual aids of some kind.

1. 45 for speaking, 15 for questions
2. Let us know if you need to borrow one