3:15 – 4:20 PM SESSION

Date: Oct 21, 2023

Time: 3:15 PM - 4:20 PM

Location(s):

Red Lion Pasco

Category(s):

WSFA Convention

3:15 – 4:20 PM SESSION
SESSION 1 Creating Successful Events for Your Community off season. A panel presentation. PINE ROOM
Greg Lybeck, CFE, General Manager,
Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days
Jim McKiernan, Director, Grant County Fair
Aric Gaither, Fair Manager, Skagit County Fair
SESSION 2 Build a Better Now Workshop OLYMPIC/GOLD
with Keynote Speaker Greg Bennick
In this interactive session, we will have a talk about how we can
best explore the future we want and bring it into action. Greg’s
“Build a Better Now” approach talks about seven strategies that
we can use to enhance the moment, build connections with others
(think Fair board and service members) and together develop and grow. Attendees will hear ideas about ways to enhance
relationships and focus, and we will have fun doing it.
SESSION 3 The ability to make decisions with incomplete information PROJECT ROOM
“Do you have FOBO (Fear of Better Options)? Or are you crippled by the anxiety of making the wrong decision, especially with a time crunch on top of it? It’s easy to struggle with these things even when we have ALL the information we could hope for. So, what are we supposed to do when we don’t even have all the
information? Come to this session and let’s talk about some
perspectives that just might help us during those moments.”
Kady Porterfield, Director, Kittitas Valley Event Center
SESSION 4 Idea Swap Creative Sponsorship for your Fair and Fairground OAK ROOM
FAIRS- PLEASE BRING SAMPLES OR BE PREPARED TO SHARE HOW YOUR FAIR MANAGES THIS TOPIC. Erin Gurtel, IFMG, Immediate WSFA Past President and Director, Spokane County Interstate Fair
SESSION 5 Super Saturday Super School Session DESIGN ROOM
Judging Systems: Blue, Red, White or 1st, 2nd, 3rd — Danish, American or group method of judging; how do you decide? Judging requires basic rules and standards.
Sherry Stovner, Evergreen State Fair