Michelle Dial, Cmp, Des Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Carrboro, NC

• Manage planning and operations for annual international congresses of 8,000 - 10,000 attendees
• Oversee financial aspects of congress expenses of over $11 million, including budget development, staying within budget parameters, providing quarterly projections, and quick and accurate reconciliation of vendor.
• Source and manage social events for annual congress including board meetings, congress chair dinner, charity race and all-congress networking event
• Ensure clear communications with a large and varied international groups of stake holders
• Work closely and coordinate with regional PCOs who assist in sponsorship implementation in the country where congress is planned
• Manage all logistics for regional workshops, including sourcing hotel and/or venue, creating and overseeing budget, exhibitor implementation and attendee experience in locations around the world

Durham, NC

• Manage approximately 6-8 conferences a year ranging in size from 200 to 1300 attendees, as well as 3-4 regional schools around the United States.
• Collaborate with planning committee and program manager to determine best location for future events
• Plan and coordinate meetings for conference planning committee leading up to event
• Oversee conference planning team leading up to event to ensure all deadlines and requirements are met
• Develop requirements for F&B, AV, meeting room sets, and all other needs with the venue and related vendors, then working with those venues and vendors to finalize and execute requirements properly
• Manage exhibit hall, including executing all sponsorship deliverables according to exact contract specifications

Durham, NC

• Plan approximately 60 committee meetings per year around the country ranging in size from 10 – 50 ppl, working with liaisons and volunteer members of the committee to ensure a positive and productive meeting.
• Plan conferences ranging in size from 100 – 400 people for the AICPA and Beta Alpha Psi
• Proven track record in effective contract negotiations to provide maximum benefit with minimum risk
• Collaborate with outside clients on various conferences.
• Manage the budgets for all meetings, conferences and events in my portfolio, consistently providing accurate forecasts.
• Manage tradeshow floor for Beta Alpha Psi Annual meeting – growing exhibitor attendance and overall sponsorship sales over the past 3 years

Durham, NC

• Plan approximately 70 committee meetings per year around the country ranging in size from 10 – 50 ppl
• Work with liaisons to determine best location and venue for budget and needs
• Negotiate with hotels to provide members best possible price and experience.
• Negotiate, review and sign hotel contracts
• Arrange local transportation, lodging, dining and activities for AICPA members traveling to the Raleigh/Durham area
• Reconcile and pay invoices for meetings, conference and events.

Department Of Medicine, Division Of Nephrology & Hypertension

• Data coordination
• Designing all visual materials for presentations or public distribution
• Meeting and conference coordination
• Website administrator
• Oversight of 15 sub-sites for the FSGS Clinical Trial
• Sub-site training