2005 SOCAP ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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Sunday, October 9.......................................................................
3:00 - 8:00 SOCAP Conference Registration Desk and Bookstore Open
4:00 - 5:30 Chapter Officers' Forum
5:30 - 6:30 First-Timer/New Member Orientation
7:00 - 8:00 Welcome Reception
Monday, October 10.....................................................................
7:30 - 5:30 SOCAP Conference Registration Desk and Bookstore Open
7:30 - 8:30 SOCAP Committee Breakfasts
7:30 - 8:30 Exhibits Open & Coffee Service
8:30 - 8:45 Opening Ceremonies
8:45 -10:15 Keynote Speaker
Tim Sanders, Yahoo.com!
What's Likability Got to Do With It? Switching from Psychological Warrior (Old School) Style to New School Culture
10:00 - 12:00 Exhibits Open
11:00 - 12:00 General Session
Renee Mauborgne. Professor, INSEAD University, France
Blue Ocean Strategy for Differentiation and Value Innovation
12:15 - 2:00 Luncheon
SOCAP Landmark Studies 2005

2:00 -- 5:30 Exhibits Open
2:30 - 5:30 ROI Afternoon Workshop Part I: Building a Business Case for Customer Care Through Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting (A Panel)
2:30 - 3:45 Concurrent Workshops:
1) Internal Customer Panel: What Your Internal Partners Need From You
2) Online Dispute Resolution: An eBay Case Study
3) Hiring the Best CSRs and Keeping Them
4) Customer Care 101
5) Small Call Center Clinic Panel
6) The Customer Respect Index
4:15 - 5:30 Concurrent Workshops:
1) Risk Management Panel
2) Call Center Innovations/Self-Service Panel
3) Writing Customer-Focused Scripts
4) Can Offshore Be Off-the-Hook Without Going Off-Your-Rocker?
5) Staff Ambassadors: Linking Employee Behavior to Customer Behavior
6) Negotiating With Customers: Internal and External
5:30 - 6:30 Exhibit Happy Hour
6:30 - Free Evening

Tuesday, October 11........................................................................

7:30 - 5:30 SOCAP Conference Registration Desk and Bookstore Open
7:30 - 9:00 Special Affinity Network Group Think Tank Breakfasts
8:00 - 9:00 Exhibits Open & Coffee Service
9:00 -10:00 General Session
Bill Price
The Changing Landscape of Outsourcing
10:00 - 12:00 Exhibits Open
10:45 - 11:45 General Session
Cindy Solomon
Creating Courageous Leadership
12:00 - 2:00 Annual Business Meeting & Luncheon
2:00 - 4:00 Exhibits Open
2:30 - 5:30 ROI Afternoon Workshop Part II: Implementing the Voice of the Customer and Measuring Success and Next Generation ROI (A Panel)
2:45 - 4:45 Food Allergen Panel: Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004
2:30 - 3:45 Concurrent Workshops:
1) Globalization Panel
2) Doing More With Less
3) Call and Email Monitoring Panel
4) Effective Communication for Diplomatic Success
5) Designing the Customer Experience
6) Dealing With Online Consumer Feedback: Blogs, Forums and Online Discussions
4:15 - 5:30 Concurrent Workshops:
1) Brand Aligned Service
2) Real-World Tactics and Reality-Based Motivation for Increasing Productivity and Job Satisfaction
3) ConsumerRevenge.com
4) Training for Non-Trainers
5) Vendor Selection and Management: Getting the Most From Your Partnership
6) How the New Bioterrorism Act Will Affect Consumer Affairs

6:30 - 10:30 Conference Social Finale!
Hornblower Yacht Cruise

Wednesday, October 12.........................................................

8:30 - 11:30 Bonus Half-Day Seminars:

1) Clinic for Contact Center Supervisors: Best Practices in Call Monitoring and Coaching
2) Emerging Strategies in Customer Care Integration
3) Training Makeover Clinic
4) Best Practices: Survey Design for Maximum Application

OPTIONAL AFTERNOON CALL CENTER TOURS:
  • California State Automobile Association
  • LifeScan

 

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