Special Events

Registration and Happy Hour Welcome Reception
Sunday Evening (5:00 PM - 8:30 PM)

Pick up your name badge and Conference materials and then mingle with other Conference participants while you enjoy light appetizers and a no-host bar.

Networking Bingo & Tweetup
Sunday Evening (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
Tweetup Host: Michelle Long

Networking at its finest! Do you follow colleagues on Twitter? Would you like to meet the men and women behind their handles? This event is a great opportunity to meet and talk informally with all your Twitter friends and make new friends. Or perhaps you have not quite figured out how this Twitter thing works? A formal Twitter list will be created for all to follow, and for anyone who wants a Twitter mentor/friend, one will be assigned and introduced. Bring your smart phone and before it is over you will have many new Twitter friends to follow.
Special thanks to for sponsoring the 2011 Tweetup!

Spouse / Partner Meet 'n Greet
Monday Afternoon (4:30 PM - 5:00 PM)

If you brought your partner or spouse with you to the Conference, this special event will be a great opportunity for them to meet, mingle, and find fun things to do while we're all attending sessions.

Newcomers Meet 'n Greet
Monday (5:15 - 6:00 PM)

If this is your first Sleeter Conference, come meet Doug Sleeter and the Sleeter Group Team. Find out more about The Sleeter Group, the Conference, our network of experts, and get some tips on some of the best sessions to attend. We look forward to meeting you and helping you get the most from the conference.

Viva Las Vegas Conference Reception and Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Monday Evening (5:15 PM - 7:30 PM)

The Conference reception is a must-attend.
Enjoy a social atmosphere while visiting exhibits, meeting other attendees, and enjoying good food and drinks.

Exhibit Hall Walking Tours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Join Greg LaFollette, CPA.CITP, and Melody Steelman, Managing Editor of the CPA Practice Advisor, on a tour of select vendors in the Exhibit Halls. You will learn a bit about each of these vendor’s solutions.  Earn 1 CPE for each tour. You must be “scanned” in for the Walking Tour to receive CPE. 

There are three separate tours. We'll visit different exhibitors on each tour.

Tours start in the Chelsea General Session Room
Tour 1 - Monday 6:15p-7:15p --- Tomorrow's Platforms — Today!
Tour 2 - Tuesday 11:00am-12 --- The Best Keep Getting' Better!
Tour 3 - Weds 10:45-11:45 --- Collaboration is NOT a Four Letter Word!

Sponsored by the CPA TechnologyAdvisor.

Sleeter Labs with Charlie Russell and Bonnie Nagayama

Do you have questions about the best way to use QuickBooks, add-ons, or other accounting applications? Want some insight as to how to handle a client's specific problem? The Sleeter Lab is an open session where you can talk with Bonnie Nagayama (Chief Sleeter Group Consultant) and Charlie Russell (Editor of the QuickBooks and Beyond Blog) about anything dealing with QuickBooks, add-ons, client management, best practices, or whatever is keeping you up at night. We can't guarantee to have the answer, but we're here to help, so please stop by and see us. We'll also invite product managers and ProAdvisor reps from Intuit and other companies to stop by and help out with questions that are specific to their programs. You never know, you might just get that impossible question all figured out right at the conference!

Birds-of-a-Feather Luncheons

A section of the lunch tables in each of the Exhibit Halls will include signage listing a few “Birds-of-a-Feather” topics from which to choose. Birds-of-a-Feather luncheons are not moderated but will provide you with an opportunity to network with colleagues about an industry, product, market, or technology area. Topics in the Chelsea Exhibit Hall include: Cloud Accounting, Retail & Point of Sale, Not-for-Profit, Construction, Real Estate, Reporting, and Hosted Apps vs. SaaS. Topics in the Mont Royal Exhibit Hall include: Teaching QuickBooks, ISPs, Payroll, Tax and IRS, Social Networking.

Cardio Boot Camp
Tuesday Morning (6:15 AM - 7:00 AM)
Leader: MB Raimondi

Start your day off right with a 45 minute cardio boot camp. Led by MB Raimondi, AFAA certified instructor, this class is a great way to get your blood flowing and calories burning before a full day of learning. We will run, hop, jump, lunge, squat, plank, and more and have lots of fun doing it! All levels of participants invited. You can work at your own pace and modifications will be given.

The Sleeter Consultants' Annual Banquet & Maggie Awards
Tuesday Evening (6:15 PM - 9:00 PM)

Join your fellow Sleeter Consultants for the Roaring '20s Flappers and Gangsters Banquet & Magnificent Member Awards. Check out the banquet menu. Dress as your favorite Las Vegas gangster or flapper. No time to prepare a costume? No worries - we'll provide a variety of gangster hats and feather boas. Don't even feel like wearing a costume? Don't fret - costumes are completely optional and there will be other folks there in regular business attire. Want to join in the costume fun? There will be contest for Best Costume and you might win a one year membership renewal. Advanced ticket purchase is required

Namaste Yoga
Wednesday Morning (6:15 AM - 7:00 AM)
Yoga Leader: Liz Fleming

Join Sleeter Group Member Liz Fleming in an early morning yoga session to clear your mind before diving back into a full day of accounting technology education!

Conference Grand Prize Drawing
Wednesday Afternoon

The Grand Prize winner's name will be drawn and announced Wednesday afternoon during the last keynote session. Complete the Grand Prize Passport by visiting participating Exhibitors and have your passport stamped. One lucky attendee will win a 2012 Conference pass and three nights hotel accommodations (attendance at the drawing is not required in order to win).

Special thanks to Platinum Sponsor BigTime Software, Inc. for sponsoring the Conference Grand Prize for the third year in a row!

2nd Annual Hoover Dam Adventure (Optional Activity)
Thursday - All Day

Join us at the 2nd annual Hoover Dam Adventure, including a tour of the Dam and raft float down the beautiful Colorado River. Advanced ticket purchase required - limited availability. Click here for details.