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Date Host, Theme, Sponsor
Fall 2011
Host: Shippensburg University
Topic: Establishing Gift Capacity Ratings
Speaker: Anna Sheehan, Director of Research & PM,Medical and Health Sciences Foundation, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Topic: Fundraising Success, Being a Strategic Partner
Speaker: Deborah Reinhardt Youmans, CFRE, Director, Advancement Research, Le Moyne College
Sponsor: Equilar
Fall 2010
Host: University of Delaware, Wilmington Campus
Topic: Shameless Self Promotion for Prospect Researchers
Speaker: Armando Zumaya
Topic: Data Mining
Speaker: Peter Wylie
Sponsor: Alumni Finder and Noza
Fall 2009
Host: Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA
Topic: Social Media
Speaker: Elizabeth Harty from the Hazelden Foundation
Topic: Prospect Management
Speaker: Chris Cannon, CFRE from Bentz Whaley Flessner
Fall 2008
Host: Franklin & Marshall College
Topic:  Advancing the Profile and Relevance of Research
Speaker: Christina Pulawski
Topic: Buddy Can You Spare a $Million?
Speaker: David Lamb

NOTE: This conference marked PREP/APRA's first two-day conference
Fall 2007
Host: Philadelphia University
Topic:  Exploring the Relationship Between Research and Development
Speaker: Andrew Brown
Sponsor: DonorSearch
Spring 2007
Host: Lebanon Valley College
Topic: Research for Campaigns - Before, During, and After
Speaker: Shelby Radcliffe McClintock
Sponsor: iWave Information Systems
Fall 2006
Host: Lehigh University
Topic: Prospect Management and Tracking: Keys to a Successful Fundraising Program
Speaker: Joshua M. Birkholtz
Sponsor: Blackbaud
Spring 2006
Host: West Chester University
Topic: The Art of Google-Fu: How to Master Search Engines and Make Them Do What You Want
Speaker: Steven Hupp
Sponsor: HEP Development
Fall 2005
Host: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Topic: Nuts and Bolts of Prospect Management Policies: The Tried and True and What Will Work for You
Speaker: Lisa A. Thomas
Topic: Predictors of Philanthropy: A Study by WealthEngine
Speaker: Bill Tedesco
Sponsor: WealthEngine
Spring 2005
Host: Franklin & Marshall College
Topic: Using Blogs and Push Technology to Identify Prospects
Managing the Researcher/Fundraiser Relationship
Speaker: Cathleen Parsons-Nikolic and Jennifer Fuges
Sponsor: Target America
Fall 2004
Host: College Misericordia
Topic: Campaigns: A View from Both Sides
Speakers: Nora Blessner, Paul Strunk, and Joyce Matthews
Sponsor: Community Counseling Services
Spring 2004
Host: Alvernia College
Topic: Money, Politics and Philanthropy:Is There a Llink?
Ready, Set, Rate: Techniques, Tools and Insights for Rating Your Prospects
Speakers: Abbey Silberman and David Shanton
Sponsor: Marts & Lundy
Fall 2003
Host: Franklin & Marshall College
Topic: Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together: Turning Private Wealth into Public Gifts
Speaker: David Lawson
Sponsor: Prospect Information Network LLC (P!N)
Spring 2003
Host: Lafayette College
Topic: Mining for Gold: Using Your Database to Identify Your Best Prospects
Speaker: Jeff Zufelt
Sponsor: Target America
Fall 2002
Host: Lehigh University
Topic: International Research and Fundraising
Sponsor: Wealth Engine
Fall 2001
Postponed to Spring 2002 due to September 11, 2001
Spring 2002 Host: Millersville University
Topic: The Invisible Web
Speakers: Chris Sherman and Gary Price
Sponsor: Lexis-Nexis for Development Professionals
Spring 2001
Host: Muhlenberg College
Sponsor: HEP Development
Fall 2000
Host: King's College
Sponsor: Info USA
Spring 2000
Host: Franklin & Marshall College
Topic: Private Company Valuation/Salaries in the Financial Services Sector
Sponsor: Core Data services
Fall 1999
Host: Dickinson College
Sponsor: Target America
Spring 1999
Host: York College
Sponsor: P!N and Foundation Center FC-Search
Fall 1998
Host: Keystone College
Sponsor: Foundation Grantseekers Information Service (FGIS)
Spring 1998
Host: Elizabethtown College
Sponsor: Automated Data Collections Solutions (ADCS)
Fall 1997
Host: Bucknell University
Topic: Wall Street for Fundraisers
Sponsor: CDA Investnet
Spring 1997
Unknown
Fall 1996
Unknown
July 1996
Host: Lycoming College
Sponsor: Bentz Whaley Flessner
March 1996
Host: Shippensurg University
Sponsor: Marts & Lundy
October 1995
Host: Wilkes University
July 1995
Host: Lafayette College
October 1994
Host: Franklin & Marshall College
May 1994
Host: Elizabethtown College
October 1993
Host: Muhlenberg College
March 1993
Host: Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary
October 1992
Host: Kutztown University
July 1992
Host: Bryn Mawr College
March 1992
Host: West Chester University
September 1991
Host: Moravian College
June 1991
Host: Millersville University