#BIF2018 Storytellers

SCHEDULE

Wednesday 9/12/2018 – Storyteller Dinner

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Private Storyteller Dinner at the home of Susan and Saul Kaplan.  Transportation provided from The Hotel Providence to/from the Storyteller Dinner.

Saturday 9/15/2018 – Post Summit Workshop

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
BIF is hosting a post-summit workshop at our office in Providence, RI. We will share impressions about the stories we’ve just heard, the random collisions we’ve had, and the connections among storytellers, participants, and ideas. Attendees will be broken into small groups led by BIF’s Experience Labs. These groups will give our guests the space to discuss stories and learnings and what they mean for education, healthcare, or public services.

TRAVEL

The Business Innovation Factory will pay for travel expenses for each storyteller. Please remember to save your receipts. We will need them to process your reimbursement for travel-related expenses. Because BIF is a non-profit, we ask that you be judicious when making your travel plans. For directions and more in-depth travel related information please click on the Getting to RI tab. For organizations with an allocated travel budget that choose to cover your cost of travel, we thank you in advance for your generosity.

Please confirm your Flight Itinerary via the form here.

We recommend taking a taxi from the airport to the hotel (please save your receipt). We will provide round trip transportation from the hotel to the storyteller dinner on Wednesday, September 12. The venue is a 3 block walk from the hotel.

You are welcome to use your own expense report or feel free to use ours available here. The form can be saved locally by clicking on “File” and then “Make A Copy”. Please send report and copies of receipts to vguck@businessinnovationfactory.com. Please submit all expenses by November 1st.

HOTEL

Hotel Providence
311 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401.861.8000; 800.861.8990
Web: www.hotelprovidence.com

We will make a reservation for you for the following two nights. Please let us know if you need to make any changes, or will not need a hotel room at all. Your room will be direct billed to BIF.

Check-In: Wednesday, September 12
Check-Out: Friday, September 14

VENUE

Trinity Repertory Company
201 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 351-4242
www.trinityrep.com

The Summit will take place in the 500 seat Chace Theater at Trinity Rep.

Directions and Parking

STORYTELLING

The Basics:

• Each storyteller will have 15 minutes on stage.
• There will be no lectern or podium.
• Each storyteller will be outfitted with a wireless lavalier microphone.
• We will have a projector and screen if you choose to use multimedia.
• The foot of the stage will have a video monitor that you can view your multimedia through.
• A countdown clock will also be viewable through a video monitor.

Ground rules for storytelling:

• A company history or sales pitch is not a personal story.
• Make it personal by discussing how you and/or your organization were affected by an innovation experience.
• Talk about something you have not presented before.
• Share failures as well as success.
• Describe something you would like to pursue in the future.
• No corporate decks, please! Multimedia that supports your story is fine, but leave the bullet points behind.
• Speak in a conversational manner.
• Dress is casual. Leave the suit and tie at home.

VIDEO

The Summit will be videotaped. We’ve compiled are a few examples of past videos, to give you a sense of the stories people share.

These videos have proven to be an invaluable resource for many. If you have concerns about filming, please let us know as soon as possible.

Download, print, sign and return this release form when you sign in on the day you are speaking. If you forget to bring your signed release, we will ask you to sign the form while you are being mic’d during the break before your session.

A/V

For those storytellers who wish to include multimedia with their story we will have a PC and a Mac laptop off stage. The computers will be connected via a wireless remote and monitored by our a/v team. Ideally, please e-mail your files a week in advance to Tori. At the latest we would like to get a copy to load and test the morning of your session. We will provide a wireless remote for you to control your presentation.

Some helpful specifications to get you started:

• Windows Powerpoint, Mac Keynote/Powerpoint, or PDF is fine.
• We use a 16:9 widescreen projector – 1280×720 or 1920×1080 are good presentation sizes to start with. 4:3 is also ok, please let us know in advance if using a resolution of this type.
• If you are using any video/images make sure to also include them in a folder when submitting your presentation in case we need to adjust something to fit the A/V setup.
• Please also include all fonts used in your presentation.
• Acceptable video formats: Windows: WMV Mac: Quicktime MOV, MP4, M4V

BOOKSTORE AND SIGNING

For the authors in our group, our local Barnes & Noble will be selling books at the venue. We hope that after your session you will take a few minutes to sign books in the front lobby. Please let us know if you have a specific title you would like us to make available.

JOIN OUR BIF SOCIAL NETWORKS

Social media brings the Summit to our network who can’t be in the room. Our fabulous bloggers will be spreading the word using #BIF2018– don’t forget to find us on Twitter and Facebook.

COMPLIMENTARY TICKET FOR A GUEST

In appreciation of your commitment, we are offering you a complimentary ticket to the Summit for a colleague of your choice. Please e-mail Victoria with the name and contact info of your guest and she will get them registered.