Overview
Attend the Premier Meeting Designed Specifically for Graduate Management Education Professionals
For more than 30 years the Graduate Management Admission Council has been bringing together professionals from the graduate business and management industry to gain insight and knowledge from colleagues and experts. This event takes place over a three-day period and includes a wide variety of concurrent sessions, networking opportunities, and speakers as well as the sought after Expo where companies showcase their graduate management products and services.
Who Should Attend?
Graduate management admission administrators of all levels are encouraged to attend. Past programming has been targeted to those in admissions, recruiting, marketing, and MBA program management, and even student, alumni and career services professionals have found value in the conference.
Conference Format
The GMAC Annual Conference occurs over a three-day period and includes a wide variety of concurrent sessions, networking opportunities, and speakers. Attendees can create their own schedule by choosing from a number of concurrent sessions and networking events. Back for its second year, is our Expo where you can interact with service providers offering products and services to help you plan, recruit, and execute your next class.
Keynotes
Keynote Speakers
Lindsey Pollak | Opening Keynote Speaker | Thursday, June 23
Millennial Workplace Consultant
Lindsey Pollak is widely recognized as the leading voice on millennials in the workplace. Often called a “translator,” she advises both young professionals looking to succeed in today’s work environment and the organizations that want to recruit, retain and market to them. Lindsey is the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders and Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World. Her consulting clients and keynote speaking audiences have included over 200 corporations, conferences, universities and business schools, including Barclays, Citi, Estee Lauder, LinkedIn, PwC, the Wharton School, MIT Sloan and the Johnson School at Cornell. Her advice and opinions have appeared in such media outlets as The TODAY Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and NPR. Lindsey is a graduate of Yale University and is currently based in New York City.
Jenn Lim | Closing Keynote Speaker | Friday, June 24
CEO and Chief Happiness Officer of Delivering Happiness
Jenn Lim has been a consultant with Zappos from its start-up days in 2003 to the $2B business it is today. She created the Zappos Culture Book, an embodiment of how companies can use happiness as a business model to increase productivity and profitability. Jenn’s experience with Zappos, combined with her development of scientific frameworks for workplace happiness, created the evidence that happier employees = happier customers = successful companies (and meaningful lives). What’s more, she discovered that every organization can have similar results.
Hotel & Travel
Hotel & Travel Information
Conference Hotel Room Rate & Reservation Information
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Marriott Marquis, Washington DC
901 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001 USA
+1 (202) 824-9200
The Annual Conference room block is now closed. The hotel may still have availability but the Conference rate of US$ 249 + cannot be guaranteed.
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Additional Conference Hotels
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Hyatt Place Washington DC / White House
1522 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005 USA
+1 (202) 830-1900
The Annual Conference room block is now closed. The hotel may still have availability but the Conference rate of US$ 289 + cannot be guaranteed.
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Hyatt Place Washington DC / US Capitol
33 New York Ave, NE
Washington, DC 20002
+1 (202) 289-5599
The Annual Conference room block is now closed. The hotel may still have availability but the Conference rate of US$ 289 + cannot be guaranteed.
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Transportation
Airports
The conference hotel is approximately 5 miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 27 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and 32 miles from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).
Train
The Marriott Marquis is located 1.4 miles from Union Station.
Metro Stations
These metro stations are the closest to the Marriott Marquis
- Gallery Place/ Chinatown (Red Line) 0.5 miles SE
- Mt. Vernon Square 7th St. / Convention Ctr (Green & Yellow Lines) 0.1 miles E
Information for attendees from GMAC Member schools
GMAC Annual Meeting of Member Schools | Wednesday, June 22| 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Deans and primary and alternate representatives from GMAC Member schools will convene to discuss the overall direction of GMAC with the Council's board of directors and management.
All representative changes must be completed by March 31, 2016. Questions should be sent to governance@gmac.com.
- Sign-in for the Annual Meeting will be on Wednesday from 5 – 5:30 pm
- The Annual Meeting will be held from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
- Primary and alternate representatives are required to attend this meeting.
Travel Information for GMAC Primary & Alternate Representatives
For travel information and to reserve your travel, review our Member Representative Reimbursement Policy.
Top Things to Do in Washington, DC
Members
Information for attendees from GMAC Member schools.
GMAC Annual Meeting of Member Schools | Wednesday, June 22| 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Deans and primary and alternate representatives from GMAC Member schools will convene to discuss the overall direction of GMAC with the Council's board of directors and management.
All representative changes must be completed by March 31, 2016. Questions should be sent to governance@gmac.com.
- Sign-in for the Annual Meeting will be on Wednesday from 5 – 5:30 pm
- The Annual Meeting will be held from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
- Primary and alternate representatives are required to attend this meeting
Travel Information for GMAC Primary & Alternate Representatives
For travel information and to reserve your travel, review our Member Representative Reimbursement Policy.
Advisory Group
Advisory Group
GMAC wishes to thank the following professionals who are contributing their time and talents as members of the 2016 Annual Conference Advisory Group:
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Natalia Antsiferova
Program Manager
Stockholm School of Economics
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Steven Burton
Managing Director, Executive Degree Programmes
INSEAD
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Lawrence Chan
Director, Marketing and Student Recruiting
MBA Programes
Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Tami Fassinger
Chief Recruiting Officer
Owen Graduate School of Management
Vanderbilt University
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Amy Mitson
Senior Associate Director, Recruitment
and Communications, Admissions
Tuck School of Business
Dartmouth College
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Dalia Pineda
Director, Graduate Admissions
and Recruitment
Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
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Mary Theresa Taglang
Program Director, Masters in Management
College of Business and Economics
Lehigh University
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Expo
Thinking about Exhibiting?
Exhibiting opportunities for the 2016 GMAC Annual Conference are sold out!
Save the Date!
The 2017 GMAC Annual Conference will be held in San Francisco, CA June 21 - 23.
If you are interested in information on the 2017 GMAC Annual Conference Expo please provide your contact information to us and you will be added to our mailing list.
Who Attends?
The GMAC Annual Conference is attended by graduate management professionals from around the globe.
Exhibiting gives you the opportunity to showcase your products and services to graduate management admission professionals. Attendees want to speak with exhibitors who provide solutions in admissions, marketing, recruiting, student/career services and more.
Expo & Highlights
Conference Expo, Exhibitors, Sponsors & Highlights
Enhance your conference experience!
Expo
Meet with companies that provide solutions to the challenges you may be facing. Lean more about the products and services these companies have to offer. This year's Expo features 30+ sponsors and exhibitors, make sure to stop by during these hours:
- Wednesday, June 22 from 3 - 8:30 pm
- Thursday, June 23 from 10 am - 6:30 pm
Thank You to our Conference Sponsors!
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Exhibitors
GMAC Headshot Lounge
Need a headshot? Want to update your current one? Stop by the GMAC Headshot Lounge and have one of the skilled makeup artists get you ready for a sitting with our professional photographer. After the conference your headshot will be emailed directly to you.
The GMAC Headshot Lounge will be open Thursday, June 23 from 10 am - 6:30 pm and will be located near the GMAC Expo.