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South Shore Expo 2006

November 2, 2006
Lantana
Randolph, MA

Register to Attend

Showcase your business and Get Connected
at the
 South Shore Women’s Business Network Expo!

• Gain a competitive edge in this every changing technological business world with the displays of over 65 exhibitors
• Attend technology driven workshops and keynote sessions
• Innovative products and services to experience
• Network and make new connections

Schedule of Events

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - New Member Reception

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Luncheon -  featuring keynote speaker Gail Goodman, Constant Contact                    

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM - Exhibition Hours                     

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM - Workshop #1 - Search Engine Optimization featuring Beth Sobiloff, Birchwood Enterprises

4:30 PM - 5:15PM - Technology Panel Discussion - Developing an E-Marketing Campaign, with a panel from the Constant Contact E-Marketing Team

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Business After Hours - Networking  

6:30 to 7:30 PM - Business After Hours w/Loretta LaRoche - Stress Expert & Humorist

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE

Gail Goodman, CEO, Constant Contact

Gail Goodman, Chief Executive Officer of Constant Contact®, is a seasoned software executive with senior management, marketing, product management, business development and management consulting experience at Constant Contact, Open Market, Progress Software, Dun & Bradstreet Software and Bain & Co.

Since Gail took leadership of Constant Contact in April 1999, the company has grown more than five-fold (3019%) earning its ranking as the ninth fastest growing technology company in New England for 2003 by Deloitte & Touche. With more than 75,000 customers, and recently rated the most popular email marketing tool in a Web Marketing Today® survey, Constant Contact, is now the leading permission Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing® service for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and associations.

At Constant Contact, Gail develops and tracks best practices in email marketing, focused specifically on permission-based email and stopping spam. She works closely with the Email Service Provider Coalition charting the direction for an industry-wide spam solution, known as Project Lumos. She is a frequent speaker at industry events.

Gail holds a BA from The University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Software Council and a Steering Committee member of the Email Service Provider Coalition

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS - Special Event

Loretta LaRoche, renowned humorist

Loretta is an international stress management and humor consultant whose wit, and irreverent humor, has, for over 30 years raised the humor potential in all of us. She is a member of faculty at the Mind/Body Medical Institute in Boston. She writes a weekly newspaper column called, 'Get a Life'...She is a contributing writer for Diane Magazine (Rodale Press)... She is also featured as a stress management expert on LLuminari.com, a community wellness website.

Loretta is founder and president of The Humor Potential, Inc, a company offering programs and products for life style management. Her special brand of optimistic psychology has an incontestable positive effect on the health of all that are exposed to her. Organizations worldwide use Loretta's prescription for laughter to manage stress in the workplace and improve morale.

Loretta's energetic meeting openings, trainings and keynotes serve to improve learning skills and put a room in an enthusiastic frame of mind. Corporate clients such as IBM, The New York Times, Fidelity Investments, Microsoft and NASA, just to name a few, have used her material to defeat stress in the workplace. She is also a well-recognized TV personality on PBS and best selling author. She has had six one-woman television specials air in 80 PBS stations across the country. She has been nominated for local and prime time Emmy Awards, has appeared on CNN, ABC and NBC affiliates. She has authored 6 books, The Joy Journal, Happy Talk, Relax: You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left, Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal and, Life Is Short- Wear Your Party Pants, Squeeze the Day and her latest book Kick Up Heels Before You're Too Short to Wear Them will be out in March 2007.

WORKSHOPS

Beth Sobiloff , Birchwood Enterprises
Workshop:  Search Engine Optimization

Creator of the DVD "Search Engine Optimization  - How to grab your customer online," Beth has been working with clients for many years to create exciting web pages, e-marketing newsletters and most importantly working to highlight their presence online.   She has worked with many small business owners to simplify the sometimes confusing process and technology language of web optimization, creating step by step plans to improve their web communications and ultimately drive sales!

Beth has been working with computers in professional settings for over thirty years, since her graduation from Smith College in 1972. Her artistic flair was developed through professional cake decorating, until she went back to school and received her Webmaster Certificate from Clark University. In addition, Beth has owned a restaurant, and played viola semi-professionally for many years.

An avid reader and lover of knowledge, Beth has studied the success tactics of such well-known entrepreneurs as Robert G. Allen, Mark Victor Hanson, Brian Tracy, Robert Kiyosaki and Ted Nicholas.

Constant Contact E-Marketing Team
Workshop:  Developing an E-Marketing Campaign

With more than 70,000 customers, Constant Contact is the leading email marketing service for small businesses, associations, and nonprofits. Constant Contact is a web-based email marketing solution that enables small organizations to easily create and send professional email newsletters, promotions, announcements and more with no technical expertise required. Designed and priced for SMBs, Constant Contact is affordable, easy-to-use and includes a free 60-day trial at www.constantcontact.com. The service is marketed through over 1,500 Business Partners and more than 100 marquee channel partners including American Express OPEN, AOL, Corel, FTD, IBM, Web.com, Network Solutions, Register.com, Website Pros and Yahoo Search Marketing. Constant Contact is a founding member of the Email Sender and Provider Coalition (ESPC), a group formed to fight spam while protecting the delivery of legitimate email.
 
Exhibitor Booth Rates ~ Booths will be assigned on a first come basis

• Members: $390.00 (includes one lunch) 
• Non-Members: $590.00 (includes one lunch & one discounted annual SSWBN membership)

Booth Specifics 

• 6 ft. deep x 8 ft. wide booth, one company sign, one 6 ft table, two chairs, one wastebasket, professional pipe & draping, electricity, Event Program listing, and free training.  
• Limited booth sharing available

Exhibit Hall Hours

• Exhibitors can begin booth set up at 8:00 AM, must load through Lantana’s loading dock 
• Exhibitors are required to have their booth set up no later than 12:00 Noon 
• Break down must not begin until after 6:00 PM 
• Exhibitors are required to have their booths staffed during Exhibition Hours 

Business After Hours ~  featuring Loretta LaRoche, Stress Expert and Renowned Humorist

• Networking ~ 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Loretta LaRoche ~ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• Exhibitor Tickets - $30.00 (20% discount) no limit  ~ Non-exhibitors tickets - $38.00

Attendee Passes: 

• Exhibit Hall Full Day Discount Pass - $75.00 (includes luncheon, two workshops and Business After Hours)
• Business After Hours with Loretta LaRoche - $38.00
• Luncheon:  $45.00 with keynote speaker, Gail Goodman, Constant Contact
• Exhibit Hall only – Free of Charge
• Workshops:  Free of charge to Exhibit Hall Attendees   

To secure your booth for EXPO 2006:

• Complete the registration form in its entirety including three choices for booths space (see floor plan)
• Fax to SSWBN Office # 781-749-3130
• Contact SSWBN Office #781-749-8883 to confirm space and payment

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Exhibitor Information Sheet

Exhibit Booth Registration Form

Exhibition Hall Floor Plan

Exhibitor Q & A

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