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2013 Schedule of EventsDownload a PDF version of the Events Schedule, Color Coded by Tracks here (broken down by Eastern USA, UK and Australia time zones) OR Visit Here to See Track Groupings and Click Here for Session Descriptions
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| 8:00am | Expo Opening and Launch Plenary Session | |
| 8:30am | Twitter 101 | Rachel Strella |
| 9:30am | Art of Selling – Sales for Non Sales People | Lucy Brazier |
| 10:30am | Getting Started With WordPress: The 5 Essential Ingredients | Ben Cope |
| 11:30am | How to Attract New Clients and Generate Immediate Income with Speaking | AmondaRose Igoe |
| 12:30pm |
Networking | Free / Open Session |
| 1:00 pm |
What Makes You Unique: How to Distinguish Yourself from Your Competitors | Stephanie Middleton-Foster |
| 2:00pm | Top 5 Ways to Get (and keep!) More Clients for Your VA Business | Susan Baroncini-Moe |
| 3:00pm | Technology Makes Everything Possible | Alicia Rittenhouse |
| 4:00pm | Open Panel – Introduction to the VA Industry / Networking | Free / Open Session |
| 5:00pm | How to Supercharge Your Business Results | Melanie Benson Strick |
| 6:00pm | Relationship Marketing – The New SEO | Lyn Askin |
| 8:00pm | Providing Virtual Book Tour Services for Your Author Clients | D’vorah Lansky |
| 9:00pm | A4VB Australian Virtual Assistants | Free / Open Session |
| 10:00pm | Building On & Offline Relationships | Hazel Theocharous |
| 11:00pm | Subcontracting, the Win-Win Situation | Collette Schultz |
| 12 Midnight | Closing | |
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| 8.00am | Opening Session/Networking | Free / Open Session |
| 8:30am | United Kingdom Virtual Assistants Session |
Free / Open Session |
| 9:30am | Learn to Work in the Value-Based Business Model and Stop Trading Hours for Dollars | Donna Toothaker |
| 12:30pm | Networking / Sponsor Session | Free / Open Session |
| 1:00pm | How to Leverage Pinterest for Business | Denise Griffitts |
| 2:00pm | Digital Marketing Toolkit | Dawn Jensen |
| 3:00pm | 5 Steps to Creating Business Video Without a Camera, Without the Overwhelm & Without Wasting Time | Lynn Ruby |
| 4:30pm | Break In Sessions | |
| 5:00pm | International Virtual Assistants Day Celebration | |
| 7:00pm | 7 Secrets of Successful Start-ups |
Tina Marie Hilton |
| 8:00pm | Panel Discussion – Ask the Seasoned Virtual Assistant | Free / Open Session |
| 9:00pm | Marketing Your Virtual Assistant Business on a Shoestring Budget | Sharon Williams |
| 11:00pm | Exploring the Global Village and Its Impact | Rosie Shilo |
| 12:00pm | Closing | |
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| 8:00 am | Opening / Networking | Free / Open Session |
| 8:30am | Pricing for Profits | Denise Griffitts |
| 9:30am | Getting Email Done | Andrea Cannavina |
| 10:30am | Case Study: How to Attract $35,000+ in High End Clients with Twitter | Mande White |
| 11:30am | Social Media – No Longer a “Nice to Have” – A Case Study | Lucy Brazier |
| 12:30pm | Open Networking | Free / Open Session |
| 1:00pm | Adapting Mobile Technology & Apps for Your Business |
Ben Cope |
| 2:00pm |
Be the Resource “Go To” Expert Using Mind Mapping & Sharing via Social Media (2 hour session) | Cindy Rack |
| 4:00pm | Thrive and Get Results from Your Networking – Basic 101 & Advanced 102 | Carmen MacDougall |
| 5:00pm | Creating Your Basis Written Business Plan | Sharon Williams |
| 6:00pm | Expand Your Business While Growing Your Team | Hazel Theocharous |
| 7:00pm | How to Set Up and Maintain Your Bookkeeping Records | Kylie Short |
| 8:00pm | Open Networking | Open Networking |
| 8:30pm | Social Media Disaster! Are you Killing Your Online Reputation? | Lyn Prowse-Bishop |
| 9:30pm | Using LinkedIn to Build Your Profile |
Kathie Thomas |
| 10:30pm | LinkedIn Leverage – How to Use LinkedIn to Build Your Network & Be Sought After |
Jo Saunders |
| 11:30 pm | Closing | |
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