Conference and Event Planning

	   

	     
Conferences
Conventions
Panel Discussions
	     
Staff / Board Retreats
Special Events
Press Conferences
	     
Seminars
Forums
Annual Meetings
	   


Experience is the Key to Success

Zatz & Renfrew Consulting has extensive experience in coordinating and facilitating 
conferences and events which vary in size, venues, and target audiences. Producing 
a top-quality, professional conference, meeting, or event requires a lengthy time 
commitment and costly staff resources. Working with Zatz & Renfrew Consulting to 
coordinate event planning can result in valuable benefits:

    Venue, speakers, and workshops chosen for target audiences
    Coordination of logistics
    Creative and innovative program design
    Promotional materials
    Contacts and networks
    Press coverage
    Exciting and inspiring entertainment
    Program evaluation


Multigenerational Women's Conferences
Since 1999, Zatz & Renfrew Consulting has coordinated several Multigenerational Women's 
Conferences for LEAD International (Leadership Education Action Diversity) 
in New England and Canada. The conferences focus on bringing together women of different 
generations for a day of speakers, workshops, networking, and entertainment.  


Annual Town Meeting Conferences
Zatz & Renfrew Consulting has coordinated several annual Town Meeting Conferences 
for Equality VT, an organization dedicated to ensuring equality and civil rights for 
diverse communities. The Town Meeting Conferences provide Equality VT with the 
opportunity to facilitate the collaboration and networking among diverse communities. 


Crime Victim Awareness Week Awards Ceremony
Zatz & Renfrew Consulting coordinated the Crime Victims Awareness Week 
Awards Ceremony for the Vermont Center for Crime Victims Services. Community 
members, organizations, legislators, law enforcement officials, staff, and 
volunteers received awards for their exemplary service to victims of crime.


PATCH Community Partnership Conference
Zatz & Renfrew Consulting coordinated a multi-day conference that attracted 
local, national, and international speakers, presenters, and attendees. The 
conference highlighted the benefits of the successful PATCH community 
partnership model - to encourage local communities to pool resources and to
enable recipients of social services to access services in one central 
community location. 


Generation to Generation
Zatz & Renfrew Consulting facilitated the Generation to Generation programs 
in New England, California, and Canada. Local community organizations, college 
programs, and foundations participate in, and co-sponsor, the programs. 
Generation to Generation is a multigenerational program designed to bring 
together women of different generations to share thoughts, ideas, and experiences, 
and to learn from, and about, each other.


Marion Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund: Women's History Month Contest
Zatz & Renfrew Consulting coordinates the Marion Gray Memorial Scholarship Fund: 
Women's History Month Contest for Vermont high school seniors. This program combines 
the celebration of women leaders with the recognition of student achievement. 
The entries are judged by historians, educators, and community members. The 
winners are honored during Women's History Month.