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137 Sessions

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Sat | Nov 11 - Mon | Nov 13
Time Event Name
4 - 2 pm IAAPA Rookies: FEC 101
Institute Program
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Sun | Nov 12 - Mon | Nov 13
Time Event Name
8 am - 5 pm IAAPA Institute for Attractions Professionals
Institute Program
Ticketed
Sun | Nov 12
Time Event Name
5:30 - 10 pm EDUTour: Fun Spot America
EDUTour
Ticketed
Mon | Nov 13
Time Event Name
7:30 am - 12 pm EDUTour: Premium Guest Experiences and Revenue Streams at Universal’s Volcano Bay
EDUTour
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7:30 - 11 am EDUTour: Minion Land on Illumination Avenue at Universal Orlando Resort
EDUTour
Ticketed
8:30 - 9:30 am Quantifying Risk – How Much is Too Much?
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Breaking Through Digital Realities: Illusions in Next-Level Live Shows & Experience Design
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Finding Your Revenue
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Marketing Presents: A Simple Guide to Short-Form Video: TikToks, Reels & Shorts
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8:30 - 9:30 am Beyond the Blockbuster: Exploring New Platforms for Visitor Experiences
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am 24 "Do It Today" Food & Beverage Ideas for '24
EDUSession
9:35 - 9:55 am Power of Recurring Revenue Through Subscription Offerings
EDUTalk
10 - 11:30 am The 7 Most Common Guest Service Challenges and How to Solve Them
EDUSession
10 - 11:30 am Emerging Technologies: What's Next in Immersive Experiences?
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10 - 11:30 am Fix Your Train Wreck: Strategies for Creating Engaging Training Programs to Increase Your Workplace Performance
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10 - 11 am Top Trending Communications Topics in Our Industry for 2024 (and how to navigate them!)
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10 - 11:30 am Speaking the Language of Company & Group Events
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10 - 11:30 am Merchandising & Flashing Activations
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10:10 - 10:30 am 12 Best Practices to Prevent Chargebacks and Reduce Fees
EDUTalk
10:45 - 11:05 am The Cashless Solution
EDUTalk
12 - 2 pm Lunch and Learn: Walt Disney Imagineering - Bringing Story-Driven Experiences to Global Audiences
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
1:30 - 5:30 pm Zoos and Aquariums Community Experience
Special Event
Ticketed
1:40 - 2 pm What Themed Entertainment Can Learn from Destination and Placemaking Design
EDUTalk
2:15 - 2:35 pm How to Create, Build and Operate A Festival: A Case Study of Superfly Festivals Outside Lands, Clusterfest and Bonnaroo
EDUTalk
2:30 - 3:30 pm The Power of Digital Signage – Considerations and a Roadmap to Implementation
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Low Cap Experiences: Small Investment, Big Reward
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm How to Expo Like a YoPro: Engaging the Future: Connecting with Young Professionals in Our Industry
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm The Anatomy of A High-Performing Arcade
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Leslie Iwerks on Themed Entertainment: Innovation, Storytelling, and Breaking Boundaries
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Food Trends 2023
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Unlocking the Power of Experience: How Capturing, Analyzing and Acting on Maintenance and Operations Data Can Enhance Guest Experience
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Harnessing The Power of PR to Elevate Your Brand, Boost Content and Drive Attendance
EDUSession
2:50 - 3:10 pm Expanding Your Seasons With Events
EDUTalk
3:25 - 3:45 pm 15 More Leadership Ideas in 15 Minutes
EDUTalk
4 - 5:30 pm Closing the Loop: Managing Guest Feedback at Every Point Along the Circle
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm In Park Leadership: Creating Extraordinary Attractions by Growing Extraordinary Leaders
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm Burnout and Mental Health… What We SHOULD Be Talking About
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4 - 5:30 pm Shall We Play a Game? Using Gamification In Your Experiences
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4 - 5 pm Accessibility and Inclusivity in Water Park Planning & Design
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm Games & Merchandise Roundtable
EDUSession
4 - 4:20 pm We’re Hiring! Recent Legal Developments For Job Ads, Interviews, and Applications
EDUTalk
4 - 5:30 pm Entertainment Professionals Network
EDUSession
4:35 - 4:55 pm Landing The Perfect Mentor: The Secrets to Finding an Extraordinary Match
EDUTalk
Tue | Nov 14
Time Event Name
7:45 am - 12:30 pm EDUTour: Pipeline The Surf Coaster
EDUTour
Ticketed
8:30 - 10 am Digital Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
EDUSession
8:30 - 10 am Yes And! Improv for Executives & Industry Leaders
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Food & Beverage Case Studies
EDUSession
8:30 - 10 am Employee Engagement Comes Before Guest Engagement
EDUSession
8:30 - 10 am Beat the Cheats: Countering Theft and Scams in the Amusement Industry
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am The Big 4 to Create More Storytellers For Your Attraction!
EDUSession
12 - 2 pm Latin America, Caribbean Lunch & Learn - Challenges and Opportunities of Today's Leadership: The New Generations of the Attractions Industry.
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
12 - 2 pm FEC Lunch: Power-Packed 'Idea-a-Minute' Tips to Recruit, Reward, and Retain Rock Stars!
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
12 - 2 pm Operators Roundtable Lunch
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
1:30 - 1:50 pm People Stories: Perspective in Intergenerational Communication
EDUTalk
2:05 - 2:25 pm The Lion, The Witch, and Emotional Intelligence
EDUTalk
2:30 - 3:30 pm Taking the Madness Out of Birthday Parties: Tips for Managing Increasing Guest Expectations
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm The Intersection of Guest and Employee Experience
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2:30 - 3:30 pm Building a Food Safety Culture
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm How To: Standardizing Best Practices Across Aquatic Facilities
EDUSession
2:40 - 3 pm People Stories: How to be a Pro at Pronouns
EDUTalk
3:15 - 3:35 pm Good Hospitality Starts with You - Implementing a Culture of Connection
EDUTalk
3:50 - 4:10 pm Unraveling the Mystery of Lobbying and Government Affairs
EDUTalk
4 - 5:30 pm Risk Assessment: Real Industry Examples and Experience from Owners and Operators
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm IDEA (Inclusivity Diversity Equity Accessibility) Roundtable
EDUSession
4 - 5 pm Let’s Get Social!
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4 - 5:30 pm 5S Methodology Applied to Operations
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4 - 5:30 pm Food & Beverage Operators Roundtable
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4 - 5:30 pm Failure to Launch: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls for Maximum ROI
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm Emerging Leaders Roundtable
EDUSession
4:25 - 4:45 pm Demystifying Dynamic Pricing
EDUTalk
5 - 5:20 pm Benchmarking as a Superpower: 10 Principles for Perfecting Your Performance
EDUTalk
Tue | Nov 14 - Wed | Nov 15
Time Event Name
8 am - 5 pm Leadership Symposium: Presented by the IAAPA HR Subcommittee
Symposium
Ticketed
Wed | Nov 15
Time Event Name
8:30 - 9:30 am How to Keep Your New Leader Onboarding from Flying Off the Rails
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Using AI for Personalization
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Building and Implementing a Successful Training Program
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am The Metaverse and The Future of Live Entertainment
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Criminal Liability for Amusement Accidents and the Impact of Social Media
EDUSession
8:30 - 10 am Leadership Breakfast
Learning Breakfast
Ticketed
9:35 - 9:55 am Creating an Impactful Brand From the Inside Out
EDUTalk
10 - 11:30 am Interactive Guest Experiences - What is Being Offered Now, and What Can Guests Expect in the Future
EDUSession
10 - 11:30 am Develop Brand Heroes - How Empowered Team Members Live Positive Culture Out Loud!
EDUSession
10 - 11:30 am Maintaining Water Parks from Fiberglass to Steel
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10 - 11:30 am Walt Disney Imagineering: Constructing the Impossible; designing fantasy elements to become real through technology
EDUSession
10 - 11 am How Cubic Feet - Not Square Feet - May Be Your Answer To Profitability
EDUSession
10:10 - 10:30 am How to Design a Unique Character and Develop its Storyline
EDUTalk
10:45 - 11:05 am On Your Trademark, Get Set, Go!: Branding Protection Steps for Success
EDUTalk
11:20 - 11:40 am How Online Surveys Should Be Used As We Head Into 2024 and… Are QR Codes Dead?
EDUTalk
11:55 am - 12:15 pm Introduction to eCommerce Optimization
EDUTalk
12 - 2 pm Amusement Park and Attractions Constituency Lunch
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
12 - 2 pm FEC Lunch: Revolutionizing Marketing for LBEs and FECs: Leveraging the Power of Emerging Technologies
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
12 - 2 pm Water Park Operators’ Lunch and Learn: Liseberg’s Oceana
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
1 - 4 pm Finance Forum: Finding Capital for Your Business
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm When Is A Crisis A Crisis?
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Generate More Profit From Virtual Reality
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm Legends 2023
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4 - 5:30 pm Pursue Your Passions Workshop: Develop and Design Your Career Plan
EDUSession
4 - 5 pm Operational Health: How Efficiencies in Labor and Waste Drive Sustainability and Profitability
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4 - 5:30 pm Employee Support in 2023: The Care and Feeding of Your Employees
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4 - 5:30 pm Data, Automation, and the Guest Experience: How Top Attractions Solve Using Innovation and Technology
EDUSession
4 - 5 pm Restaurant Renovation for Any Size Budget
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm Family Matters 6.0
EDUSession
4:35 - 4:55 pm Marvelous Motivation Ideas for Excpetional Engagement - Making Funny into Money
EDUTalk
5:10 - 5:30 pm Food and Beverage and Retail - Leveraging Lines of Business
EDUTalk
7:30 - 9:30 pm Water Park Social
Special Event
Ticketed
Thu | Nov 16
Time Event Name
8:30 - 10 am Safety Exchange
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Managing Aquatic Related Emergencies – A Full Lifecycle Approach to Preparedness
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am Competitive Fun: Why Sport Themed Experiences Are Growing In The Eatertainment Social Gathering Industry
EDUSession
8:30 - 10 am Asia Pacific Breakfast
Learning Breakfast
Ticketed
8:30 - 9:30 am Dynamic vs Variable Pricing – The Great Pricing Debate & Why It Matters To Your Consumer (And You)
EDUSession
8:30 - 9:30 am 18 Creative Ways to Fill Your Downtime
EDUSession
8:30 - 10 am Brazilian Breakfast: The Future of Brand Experience
Learning Breakfast
Ticketed
8:30 - 10 am Canadian Breakfast
Learning Breakfast
Ticketed
9:35 - 9:55 am Unlocking the Next Great Source of Value (ahem, $$!) – making Procurement a Competitive Advantage
EDUTalk
10 - 11:30 am AI Panel: Emerging AI Trends in the Attractions & Theme Park Industry
EDUSession
10 - 11 am Show and Tell: Using Entertainment to Educate
EDUSession
10 - 11:30 am Breaking Down the Silos 2.0 - Can You See Me?
EDUSession
10 - 11:30 am Empowering Women in the Entertainment Industry: Insights from IAAPA Executives
EDUSession
10:10 - 10:30 am Kill Them with Kindness: How To Build A Positive Culture In an Unkind World
EDUTalk
10:45 - 11:05 am How to Build An Outstanding Team of Managers on Duty
EDUTalk
11:20 - 11:40 am “Water” You Doing To Survive The Staffing Shortage?
EDUTalk
11:55 am - 12:15 pm Women in Leadership
EDUTalk
12 - 2 pm FEC Lunch: The Business of Generosity
Learning Lunch
Ticketed
2:30 - 3:30 pm The Budgeting Mindset – An Insight into Budgeting and Forecasting Techniques, Cost Saving Ideas and the use of AI
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Soft World Building and Non-Linear Storytelling
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2:30 - 3:30 pm Boost Your Revenue by Raising Your Average Transaction Values
EDUSession
2:30 - 3:30 pm Money in Merchandising: Maximizing Sales from Analytics to Operations
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2:30 - 3:30 pm Navigating Food & Beverage: Learn to Control Costs While Building Relationships
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2:30 - 3:30 pm Leveraging Simulation To Power Your Labor Scheduling
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4 - 5:30 pm IAAPA Fireside Chat: Inspiring Minds of the Industry
EDUSession
4 - 5 pm Did Your Guest Leave Their Brain in the Car? Contingency Planning for Park Operations
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm The Future of eCommerce: How to Create a Frictionless Visitor Experience
EDUSession
4 - 5:30 pm Career Slam: Explore Diverse Industry Pathways Through this Mentoring Event.
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4 - 5:30 pm Create Your Own Dark Festival Workshop
EDUSession
4 - 5 pm What Type of Screening Do I Need? Rider Screening Strategies For Ride Operations
EDUSession
4 - 5 pm The Ultimate Guide to Driving ROI Through Marketing Automation
EDUSession
4:35 - 4:55 pm Food and Beverage Cost Controls
EDUTalk
5:10 - 5:30 pm Latest Outlook for Location Based Entertainment and Its Trends
EDUTalk