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Information Insights’ senior consultants have a decade of experience in aspects of conference, summit, and similar large group, multi-day event planning. Our consultants use a variety of facilitation styles for a wide range of purposes, such as:
- Public process facilitation
- Large group process design
- Strategic planning
- Board retreats & staff in-service
- Mediation
- Open Space facilitation
- Consensor™ group response technology for meeting facilitation
Information Insights has assembled a multi-disciplinary experienced team, each with relevant experience to handle multiple aspects of conference planning. The team led by Brenda Holden is also cross-trained, which assures adequate staffing levels for each task and can provide back up in case of emergencies or vacation schedules. Because we understand the forces at play in planning complex conference events, we can anticipate needs and establish a sound plan for addressing them that is well documented for future use. Formal evaluation results, informal comments and changing needs will also be incorporated into planning.
Information Insights has experience in planning meetings and conferences in both urban and rural Alaskan communities. Our staff has experience in assisting Alaskans from all over the state with travel arrangements to meetings and conferences. They recently completed travel arrangements for the 55 delegates to the Conference of Young Alaskans which involved not only air travel from remote communities, but also arranging for chaperones for delegates who are younger than 18. We also regularly arrange travel for the members of the Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance and the OCS Citizens Review Panel for their meetings around the state.
Recent conference coordination efforts appear below.
Information Insights was a delight to work with – the staff really went out of their way to make our annual event a success. They were always flexible to meet our needs, and I’ll not forget their thoughtfulness.
– Sonta Roach, Director, Future Educators of Alaska, UA Statewide
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Conference & Event Planning Projects
| Project | Client |
|---|---|
| Alaska Strategic Traffic Enforcement Partnership | ASTEP |
| Conference of Young Alaskans (COYA) 2009 | UA |
| ALPHA Business Services | |
| ALPHA Health Summit 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | ALPHA |
| ATCA Administrative Support | ATCA |
| Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) | AK DHSS |
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News
Fairbanks Community Economic Development Survey Launched
July 2nd, 2010
Interior residents will have a chance to share their insights on the Fairbanks economy through an effort sponsored by the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The web based survey, which went live today, will allow Fairbanksans to share their thoughts and insights on the area’s economy for the Fairbanks Community Economic Development Visioning Project. Interested members of the public can complete the survey online until Friday, July 23. Survey questions are designed to solicit ideas from local residents on what’s working well in our economy, what might be upcoming opportunities and what barriers could stand in the way. Continue Reading »
Bristol Bay Region Visioning Project
April 28th, 2010
Information Insights will be helping Bristol Bay residents develop a region-wide vision. Five regional organizations – BBNC, BBNA, BBEDC, BBHA and BBAHC – are partnering to make the project happen. Information Insights will work to engage residents in every village in the region through community meetings to be held this fall and winter. At the meetings, Information Insights facilitators will seek to identify the underlying principles that unify the people of the region in order to develop a common vision that will give voice to their shared values. The visioning process will be transparent, neutral and inclusive for all residents of the region. Consensor™ audience response technology will be used to ensure that all participants have an equal voice. Lead project staff at Information Insights are senior consultants Sherry Modrow and Cady Lister and project consultants Jane Angvik and Dr. Steve Langdon. Other project staff include Brenda Holden, Chris Rogers and Jessica Holden. Jana Peirce will develop a project website and social media presence to reach out to younger Bristol Bay area residents.
Scenic Byways Project Completed
March 25th, 2010
Information Insights just completed a media kit for the Alaska Scenic Byways program. See a clip of the final video on YouTube. The video is both a marketing and education piece on Alaska’s most scenic byways and includes footage from all eleven byways. The video is part of an integrated communication plan that Information Insights recently completed for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to help increase awareness of the state’s 16-year-old byways program. Continue Reading »