Event Agenda Samples

Sample of a One Day Conference Agenda

Time

Event

9-9:40 a.m.

Breakfast

9:40-10:20 a.m.

Presentation 1
Stijn van Osselaer

The Human Appreciation Effect

10:20-10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30-11:10 a.m.

Presentation 2
Daniel Zane

When Others’ Experiential Consumption Motives Become My Own

11:10-11:20 a.m.

Break

11:20 a.m.-Noon

Presentation 3
Dinara Akchurina

Product release strategies for user onboarding: application to online education

Noon-1 p.m.

Lunch

1-2 p.m.

Keynote address
John G. Lynch

Inside Baseball

2-2:10 p.m.

Refreshment break

2:10-2:50 p.m.

Presentation 4
Stacey Finkelstein

Underpinnings of Vaccine Hesitancy

2:50-3 p.m.

Break

3-3:40 p.m.

Presentation 5
Sara Loughran Dommer

Received! The Effect of Acknowledgment on Customer Participation in the Circular Economy

3:40-3:50 p.m. 

Closing remarks

Sample of a Two-Day Conference Agenda

Day 1

Time

Event

11 a.m.

Busses leave hotel for conference: first bus at 11 a.m. and second bus at 11:20 a.m.

11 a.m.-noon

Lunch

Noon-12:10 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Ananth Iyer, Dean, University at Buffalo School of Management

12:10-1:55 p.m.

Session 1
Technological Investment and Accounting: A Demand-Side Perspective on Accounting Enrollment Declines
By: Henry Friedman, Andrew G. Sutherland, and Felix W. Vetter

1:55-2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15-4 p.m.

Session 2

The Effect of Female Director Representation on Workplace Gender Diversity, Women’s Earnings and Promotion Outcomes

By: Tanya Byker, Sara Malik, Elena Patel and Jason Sandvik

4-4:20 p.m.

Break

4:20-5:10 p.m.

Session 3

Employee Ownership and Private Firm Returns

By: John Aland, Heidi Packard and Douglas Stockbridge

5:25 p.m.

Buses leave conference center for hotel

5:55 p.m.

Buses leave hotel for dinner

6:30 p.m.

Dinner reception at Duende at Silo City (85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, N.Y. 14203)

Day 2

Time

Event

8 a.m.

Busses leave hotel for conference: first bus at 8 a.m. and second bus at 8:15 a.m.

8-9 a.m.  

Breakfast

9-10:30 a.m.

Session 4

The Value of Human Capital for Firm Performance: Roles of Expertise and Teamwork

By: Sudipta Basu, Xinjie Ma and Michael Shen

10:30-10:50 a.m.

Break

10:50 a.m.-
12:20 p.m.

Session 5
Rocket Fuel for Success? Labor Market Returns to Audit Experience
By: Jingwen Yang

12:20-1 p.m.

Boxed lunches available

1:30 p.m.

Optional excursion to Niagara Falls, U.S.

Sample of a One-Day Event Agenda

Time

What

Who

Notes

5/1/2024

Outside rentals arrive

Backyard Party Supply

10x10 tent, propane heaters, tables

Morning

Clean outside tables

Dick's Student Assistant (Brandon)

Clean off all permanent tables and chairs

Before 5 a.m.

UB rentals arrive

University Facilities

Trash bins (4), feathered flag (walkway from parking lot)

1:30 p.m.

Set up furniture

Man Wei/Will/Hailley/Caitlin

Tables: 2 bar, 1 carving station, 4 for the other items, 2 for registration. 15 bistro tables. 3 heaters. Move existing tables. Chair for guitarist. Step & Repeat with sandbags.

2 p.m.

Linens arrive

Blvd. Wedding Concepts

Bistro table linens x 15

3-3:30 p.m.

Balloons arrive

Balloon Masters

Balloon garland and 100 light-up numbers to be placed on stage. Need 1 outlet.

3-5 p.m.

Cake arrives

Ohlson's/Hailley

On bistro table near stage. Add candles and lighters.

3 p.m.

Set-up

Cindy/Man Wei/Maddie/Will

Registration Table - Nametags, check-in sheet, signs x2. Centerpieces out. Candy Jars on stand-by.

3 p.m.

Stage set-up

Caitlin

Mike needs outlet within 10'.  Podium, runner, microphone x2, microphone stand, award, 100 year sign

3 p.m.

Firepit Lit

Dave Costello

Cannot leave unattended

3:30-4 p.m.

Guitarist set-up

Mike Mainier

 

4 p.m.

Buffalo Chips arrive

Buffalo Chips

Warm-up in F/S lounge

4 p.m.

Three Pillars arrive

Three Pillars

 

4 p.m.

Sound check

Mike Marriner, Buffalo Chips, Caitlin, Cynthia

 

4 p.m.

Photographer arrives

Nancy Parisi

 

4:45 p.m.

Check-in

Cindy/Maddie/Man Wei/Will (@5p.m.)

Registration table for assistance w/ nametags

5 p.m.

Event Begins

 

 

5:45 p.m.

Formal remarks begin

Various

Cynthia to emcee

After toast

Cut and serve cake

Caitlin/Maddie/Hailley

Gloves, knives, plates, forks

During event

Transition check-in table

Cindy

Condense nametags, put out candy jars and change signs x2

6:30 p.m.

Setup DAC spaces

Will/Man Wei

205 Alfiero - refer to diagram sent in DAC email.

7 p.m.

Event Ends

 

 

7:15 p.m.

Breakdown

All staff

Centerpieces, stage items, linen bagged, registration table items, all tables and heaters, etc.