Lisa Arnold, Ma Email & Phone Number

Bedford, VA, US

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

ConferenceDirect is a leading provider of global meeting planning solutions. Our services include Site Selection & Contract Negotiation, Conference Management Services, Housing & Registration Services, Strategic Meetings Management Programs and Event Mobile Applications. We help clients save time and money by securing the best hotel accommodations, meeting.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events
• Lead execution of 5-7 conferences per year, ranging from 100 to 3,200 attendees
• Implement programming requirements resulting from collaboration with AAS Vice-Presidents
• Review and provide guidance for meetings-related policies and procedures, including strategic recommendations for the future
• Utilize extensive corporate knowledge to mentor, provide guidance, and answer questions from staff, leadership, and clients
• Acting department lead in absence of current Director

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events
• Lead execution of 5-7 conferences per year, ranging from 75 to 3,200 attendees
• Implement programming requirements resulting from collaboration with AAS Committee on Meetings
• Utilize extensive corporate knowledge to mentor, provide guidance, and answer questions from staff, leadership, and clients
• Establish conference budgets ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million in coordination with CFOO
• Oversee conference spending during the planning and execution process

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events
• Train and provide support to Abstracts Administrator position
• Implement programming determined by collaboration with AAS Committee on Meetings
• Lead execution of 4-5 conferences per year, ranging from 300 to 3,000 attendees
• Establish conference budgets ranging from $100,000 to over $1 million in coordination with CFO
• Oversee conference spending during the planning and execution process

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manage meeting logistics pertaining to general meeting space, food and beverage, and audio visual for the science program, splinter meetings, and events
• Abstract and speaker management using the Online Abstract Submission and Invitation System (OASIS)
• Assist with meeting publications
• Meetings website content management using Drupal CMS
• Organize billing and invoicing of vendors and clients
• Volunteer coordination and supervision

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organized and scheduled volunteers for the bi-annual meeting

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Museology/Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public/Applied History

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Sorority