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"Implications of Reputation:
How Intangibles Can Drive Performance and Build Strategic Advantage"


The 2005 Annual Conference
The Silverado Resort, Napa Valley, California
September 18-20, 2005



Annual Conference -- Day 1
Sunday, September 18

Welcome, Thomas Martin, ITT Industries, Arthur W. Page Society, President

Opening Remarks, Bill Margaritis, FedEx Corporation, Conference Chair

Keynote Address
"Five Performance Drivers of the World's Fastest, Most Productive and Best Performing Companies"
Speaker: Jason Jennings

Images from Day One



Annual Conference - Day 2
Monday, September 19

"Community and Reputation Building on the Internet"
Speaker: Joe Trippi

"The Value and Values of Reputation for Customers"
Speakers: Fred Crawford & Pam Cohen Kalafut

"Reputation and China: Going in, Coming Out"
Speaker: Shirley Young

"Page Roundtable Discussion: Reputation Capital in the Workplace"
Participants: Joan Wainwright, Anne McCarthy, and Gary Grates

"Executive Reputation: A Catalyst for Change"
Speaker: John Wareham

Images from Day Two



Annual Conference - Day 3
Tuesday, September 20

"CEO and Lessons Learned Along the Way"
Speaker: David D'Alessandro

"Cultivating Credibility with the Media: A Two-Way Street"
Speaker: Geoff Colvin

"Reputation Challenges for U.S. Companies in the Global Arena"
Speakers: Stephen Richter and Robert Tappan

Images from Day Three



Other 2005 Conference Highlights

Board of Trustees Visits Fantesca Estate & Winery Photos

Graphic Representations of Sessions

Reputation Quotes

New Member Orientation and Reception with Board of Trustees

New Page Society Members in Attendance at Annual Conference

Awards Luncheon

2005 Arthur W. Page Society Hall of Fame Award

The Hall of Fame Award honors a leading practitioner for career achievements an outstanding contributions to the profession.

Recipient: James E. Murphy

2005 Hall of Fame Award Acceptance Speech

2005 Hall of Fame Award Acceptance Photo

2005 Page Principles Award

The Page Principles Award recognizes outstanding communications programming of an organization in which the communications officer is a member of the Arthur W.Page Society. The program selected for this award must represent one of more of the Page Principles in its development and/or implementation and demonstrate the critical importance of effective communications strategy and execution.

Recipient: America's Pharmaceutical Companies

Accepting the 2005 Page Principles Award: Cathy Babington and Bill Nielsen, for America's Pharmaceutical Companies and Margery Kraus, CEO, APCO Worldwide

2005 Page Principles Award Photo

Dinner and Visit to the Niebaum-Coppola Winery and Cinema Museum Photo

Business Meeting

Remarks from Page Society President Tom Martin



About the 2005 Annual Conference

Conference Chair, William G. Margaritis,
Corporate Vice President - Worldwide Communications and Investor Relations, FedEx Corporation

Chairman's Perspective

Conference Co-chair, Maril Gagen MacDonald,
Chief Executive Officer, Gagen MacDonald, LLC

Co-Chair's Perspective

2005 Annual Conference Committee Members

Conference Staff

Corporate Sponsors

Special Acknowledgement



Members Comment and React: 2005 Annual Conference Blog

2006 Annual Conference Info