Attendee Information

Pre-Conference Information

**First Time Attendee Tip**

Plan ahead and determine the educational sessions you'll attend that will provide you with the best return on your investment. You will be way ahead of the game if you load up on the sessions and plan strategically, and bring the handouts that will be provided online before the conference.

Host Hotel /Reservations

Walt Disney World Dolphin

1500 Epcot Resort Boulevard

Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Phone: (407) 934-4000

Twitter

Get Involved and follow us (@NCURA) on Twitter, search for the "hashtag" #FRA2012 for all the up to date information regarding our 13th Annual Financial Research Administration Conference.

Volunteer Sign up

Volunteering at FRA is a great opportunity to meet people, as you work side by side with other attendees! The FRA Conference provides many opportunities. As we get closer to the meeting, Myrta Stager at stager@ncura.edu will be sending a call for volunteers and we hope you will consider joining in!

Weather

The average temperature for Orlando, FL in March is a high of 78 and a low of 55

Orlando

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During the Conference

Check-In/ Material Pick Up

Your badge will be mailed to you. Make sure you pack this and bring it to the NCURA Concierge, and you can pick up your attendee packet.

Sunday, March 25, 2012	3:00 pm-6:00 pm
Monday, March 26, 2012	7:30 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday, March 27, 2012	7:30 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 28, 2012	7:30 am-4:00 pm

Badge Assistance
If you do not have your badge or you need to make a change to your badge, please go to the "Badge Assistance" desk to have a badge printed for you.

Your Professional Network Powered by NCURA

At FRA 2012, there will be numerous opportunities for you to mingle with new and old colleagues.

Reception
Start to mingle with your colleagues before the start of the conference. Monday, March 26th, we will be hosting a Welcome Reception from 5:45-6:30 pm.

Dining Out Groups of members will be heading out on the town for dinner on Tuesday night. Check out the restaurants, sign up onsite, and enjoy a great evening with your colleagues.

Tips!

• Sitting with new people at meals creates an opportunity to expand your peer network. So join us at our "Eat Across Organizations" luncheons!
• Great icebreakers are asking others what sessions they will attend, or did attend that day. Find out why they chose it and what they got out of it.
• Be open to meeting people - listen for comments made by those in sessions (speakers and audience members) and connect around those comments - ask questions.
• When you see everyone hugging and greeting each other, and feel like everyone there knows each other but you, don't worry. It's the relationships that power NCURA. We were all new once, and someone got to know us after we introduced ourselves. Don't be shy! We are all here to reacquaint, as well as meet new colleagues. Tell people you are new, and ask for help meeting people. They will help.
• Go to sessions. Exchange cards with everyone you meet in each one. You all chose the same sessions so you have shared interests.
• Enjoy yourself!

Browse the Market Place

Take the opportunity to browse through NCURA's publications at the Marketplace. Make sure to check out NCURA's A-110, A-21 and A-133 mini guides, perfect for easy reference and priced to provide one for everyone in your office.

Evaluations

We appreciate your feedback. After each day you will receive an electronic evaluation in your e-mail, please evaluate the sessions you attended each day.

CPEs

For CPAs who require CPE certification, you can pick up a CPE form at the NCURA Concierge desk when you check in. In order to receive credit make sure you turn in your slips after each session.
See the CPE/CEU page for more details.