All Districts Conference

Now that the district year has come to a close, it is time to review and commemorate this past year while starting to plan for 2010-11. What better way to do this than to meet with your district peers on August 3-4 in Cleveland, OH for the annual District Leadership Conference. This year’s event will be jam-packed with networking opportunities, educational sessions on improving the effectiveness of your district and advice from your peer officers on how to replicate their successful district events!

Leadership Conference Agenda:

August 3, 2010

3:00 p.m.         Welcome and State of PMA and Industry

4:30 p.m.         Awards and Recognition

5:00 p.m.         Depart for dinner at Lolita, 900 Literary Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113

6:00 p.m.         Networking Dinner

August 4, 2010

8:00 a.m.         Breakfast

8:30 a.m.         Kordell Norton, president, Synergy Solutions

Topics to be discussed included:

·         Effective ways to organize your local district

·         How to motivate volunteers

·         Recruitment techniques

·         How to run a successful and professional meeting

12:00 p.m.       Networking Lunch

1:00 p.m.         District Successes and Challenges

2:00 p.m.         Planning for 2010 and 2011

2:30 p.m.         Adjourn

Discounted hotel accommodations are available at the Holiday Inn Independence at a rate of $87. Please make your hotel reservations directly with the hotel (216)-524-8050) and reference PMA to receive discounted rate. A complimentary shuttle service will be available to and from PMA headquarters and also to the airport. We aim to have all districts represented, so please send a minimum of one person from your district!

For more information or to register for this free networking leadership conference, please contact Allison Grealis at agrealis@pma.org or 216-901-8800 by July 30.

We look forward to meeting with our experienced district officers and new officers volunteering for the first time!

Allison Grealis, Janet Krall, Amy Thacker and Cindy Minn
PMA District Coordinators