Nov. 5 - 8, 2017   New Orleans, LA 

VisionServe Alliance invites you to come down to New Orleans November 5 – 8, 2017 where we’ll “Get Down To Business” at VisionServe’s 29^th Annual Fall Conference. Join your peers for great educational sessions, exciting networking opportunities in a fabulous setting, where you can also indulge in delicious cuisine, shop in historic neighborhoods and dance to the music pouring into the streets.

The agenda will have two strong keynotes and two learning tracks providing more opportunities for important presentations on cyber security, development/ fundraising, communications, organizational leadership and specialized round tables. Presenters will include Marios Damianides, Cyber Security Practice Lead at Ernst & Young worldwide who will open our conference, and international communications expert and author Dianna Booher, who will open the second day with "Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Inspire and Get Things Done."  Bring your Chief Development, Program, and Financial officers who will also benefit from this high-end learning, discussion tables, and networking including the presentation, "The CEO and Chief Development Officer: Creating a Bond" by Marc Barnes, VP of Advancement at Dillard University. Also just added is a session featuring OrCam with hands-on product demonstrations and special VSA Member discounts.

Vibrant and unique, the French Quarter is the cultural hub of New Orleans and why the city is loved by so many. Every corner offers fun – from the raucous party atmosphere of Bourbon Street to the bohemian elegance of Royal Street. Restaurants, bars, music venues, boutique shops and even voodoo temples – the French Quarter has it all. The conference hotel, the Omni Royal Orleans, offers luxury in the perfect location in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter.

So come down to New Orleans where we’ll “Get Down To Business!”

Register for the Omni Royal Orleans hotel HERE. NOTE: There are no rooms in the group room block available for Saturday, Nov. 4, but rooms for Saturday night can be purchased at the regular rate. Airport shuttles to and from the hotel may be booked in advance here.  Round trip fare will be approximately $40 and travel time is estimated bewtween 15-35 minutes.

Please visit our Dropbox to gain access to the agenda and other relevant conference materials.

Limited Scholarships are available for this conference. Applications are due Monday, September 25, 2017. Click HERE to download the conference scholarship application.

Registration Fees: Full Conference Attendee $400  Guest Conference Attendee $250 

*Click here to download a text file of the Fall 2017 Conference Sponsors

Conference Cancellation Policy

All registration cancellations and refund requests must be received at VisionServe Alliance via e-mail thirty (30) days before conference.

A refund of the conference fee, minus a $100.00 administrative fee will be given for cancellations received thirty (30) days before conference.

Please note: No refunds will be given after October 6, 2017. Written requests for cancellation and consideration of a refund after October 6th must be emailed to rmayros@visionservealliance.org