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2018 Joint Chapter Meeting
August 2, 2018 @ 12:00 am - August 3, 2018 @ 11:59 pm EDT
$150.00 – $200.00
7x24 Atlanta & Carolinas Chapters - Joint Meeting
Thursday, August 2, 2018
WiMCO Workshop
3:00 – 4:30 pm
http://7x24carolinas.org/event-2748348
First 30 Social
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Networking Event
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Friday, August 3, 2018
Breakfast & Registration
7:30 – 8:30 am
Summer Meeting
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Dismiss
12:30 pm
Keynote Speaker
John Formica, the "Ex-Disney Guy"
Learn Disney Leadership Strategies to Create a "Whistle While You Work"
John Formica is a leading authority on tourism, hospitality and service industries alike, while fast becoming a highly sought after internationally known keynote speaker, business and team trainer and small business consultant. John has inspired audiences across the globe with over 3,000 keynotes and seminars to associations, business communities, health care professionals, colleges and students, showing them how to create a Disney-like culture, positive leadership, team relationships, small business growth and transforming any existing service level into a Magical customer experience.
Prior to speaking, John acquired over 25 years of experience in top management positions with service industry leaders including:
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- Walt Disney World Resorts® • Hyatt Hotels
- Hilton • Adam’s Mark • Sunrise Senior Living
During his 10 years at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, John managed their top luxury resort properties and implemented “Disney’s” philosophy on creating a superior customer experience and people management to lead his teams to achieve:
- Highest guest satisfaction ratings among all Disney World Resort Hotels.
- Selected to Co-chair and assist in the company-wide rollout of “Disney’s Guest Satisfaction Program.”
- Delivered presentations for the Disney Institute on “Customer Loyalty” to audiences, companies and business professionals from all over the world.
Other Presentations
Steve Fairfax
President, Mtechnology Inc.
"Twenty Years of Data Center Reliability Analysis"
Steve Fairfax is President of MTechnology, Inc., consulting engineers specializing in power system engineering for demanding 21st century enterprises. MTech’s clients include manufacturers, designers, and users of power systems for the 7×24 world. MTech performs Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) of data center power and cooling systems, LNG liquefaction facilities, and hazardous process industries. MTech engineers conduct reliability analyses, failure investigations, failure modes and effects analyses, and provide expert testimony in patent, customs, and personal injury litigation. MTech develops and demonstrates highly reliable power systems for fuel cell power plants, battery replacements, DC microgrids, magnetic levitation track and vehicles, ore transportation systems, and semiconductor processing applications.
Steve joined MTech in 1997, but he has been working with multi-megawatt power systems since his undergraduate days at MIT. He began full-time study of power system reliability while working as Managing Engineer at Failure Analysis Associates. He served as head of Engineering and Operations for the Alcator C-MOD nuclear fusion reactor during its design and initial operation at the MIT Plasma Fusion Center, and as principal engineer in several Boston-area firms. Steve holds Master’s Degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Physics from MIT.
Rhonda Ascieto
VP Research, Uptime Institute
"Distruptive Data Center Technologies"
Rhonda Ascierto is Research Director for the Datacenters & Critical Infrastructure Channel at 451 Research. She has spent more than 15 years at the crossroads of IT and business as an analyst, speaker, adviser and editor covering the technology and competitive forces that shape the global IT industry. Rhonda’s focus is on innovation and disruptive technologies in datacenters and critical infrastructure, including those that enable the efficient use of all resources.
Before joining 451 Research, Rhonda was a senior analyst in energy and sustainability IT at Ovum. Previously, she had a successful career as an IT reporter and editor, mostly in Silicon Valley, at a number of well-known publications.
MEETING SPONSORS
HOTEL info - Only a few rooms left!
Hyatt Place & Hyatt House - Charleston/Historic District
560 King Street
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 414-4900
Rooms are available at Hyatt House and Hyatt Place. Both locations are attached to the event venue.
Use the links below to reserve your room online:
Hyatt House - $229/night
Hyatt Place - $209/night
PHONE RESERVATIONS: Call (843) 414-4900 and request the "7x24 Exchange Carolinas" group rate
ROOM RATE ENDS JULY 3rd