IACC2011: Talking with John Potterton

KiKi L'Italien talks with John Potterton about the IACC 2011 Thought Leaders Summit.

John Potterton is President of Potterton & Associates LLC, a firm specializing in providing conference centers and hotels with creative solutions to their most pressing needs. Potterton has spent the past 22 years operating, marketing and selling conference centers in New York and Chicago.

During that period of time he has demonstrated expertise in executive leadership, management, sales, marketing and employee development. He has received numerous industry honors and recognitions including Supplier of the Year by Meeting Professionals International Chicago, the Mel Hosansky Award from IACC and Rising Star recognition from Meeting News. John has a passion for education, a strong commitment to excellence and has a keen sense of creating the proper conditions for adults to learn and grow professionally and personally.

In addition to his role of managing and directing conference centers in New York and Chicago, John also serves as an adjunct professor in Roosevelt University's School of Hospitality and Hotel Management. He has a Masters degree in Counseling from Fairfield University and spends a week a year working with teens on service mission trips to Kentucky and Mississippi.

Dates: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Times: 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Leesburg, VA
URL: http://events.iacconline.org/2011annual/

IACC's Third Thought Leader Summit will be broadcast live to The National Conference Center and webcast around the world from the Kellogg Center at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.

The theme is "Creating Compelling Meeting Experiences." The event will focus on brain-compatible learning, creating productive and memorable experiences, and measuring their impact.

The diverse panel includes an authority on fully engaged adult learning and conference design; an expert on breakthrough learning; a member of the Steering Committee of the much-anticipated "Project Meeting Architecture"; a designer of furnishings and meeting spaces; a seasoned planner at an IACC conference center; and KiKi L'Italien, a guru on incorporating social media into the meeting experience.

The panel will be facilitated by John Potterton, winner of IACC's Award of Excellence, Pyramid Award, and Mel Hosansky Award for Distinguished Service.

Audience members will be able to send comments and questions to the panel in real time via Twitter using #IACC2011

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