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S a c r a m e n t oSociety of GovernmentMeeting professionals
Volume 1, No. 85chartered
june 8, 1988
april/May 2002
Welcomet oS p r i n g !by Wend i
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g r e a t t i m e o f y e a r t o s e e n e w l i f ecom ing up a l l a round us . A l l t h ep l a n t i n g y o u d i d l a s t f a l l i sb e g i n n i n g t o b l o o m . M a n y o f y o uhave he lped the chap te r p l an t somev e r y i m p o r t a n t s e e d s f o r t h e f u t u r eh e a l t h o f t h e c h a p t e r. I a m f i n d i n gi t h a r d t o f i n d t h e r i g h t w o r d s t oe x p r e s s m y d e e p e s t t h a n k s t o t h o s ew h o w o r k e d s o h a r d t o p r o d u c e o n eo f t he bes t Educa t i on Con f e r encesa n d Tra d e s h ows a ny o f u s h aveeve r a t t ended . The eva lua t i onss p e a k f o r t h e m s e l v e s . I h a v er e ce i v ed many phone ca l l s , e -ma i l sa n d c a r d s w i t h h i g h p r a i s e f o r t h ecoo rd ina t i on o f t h i s e ven t . I hopea l l t ha t vo lun t ee r ed had a goodexpe r i ence and w i l l i n sp i r e morem e m b e r s t o s t e p u p a n d g e tinvo lved .
M o s t o f y o u k n o w t h a t I r e p r e s e n tt h e S a c r a m e n t o C h a p t e r b ypa r t i c i pa t i ng i n t he Chap te rP r e s i den t s Round tab l e . Th i sround tab l e p rov ides consu l t a t i onand adv i c e t o t he Na t i ona l Boa rda n d a f o r u m f o r c h a p t e r s t oe x c h a n g e i d e a s a n d p r a c t i c e s ,wh i ch s e r ve t o improve the qua l i t yo f m e m b e rs h i p i n t h e S o c i e t y. E a c h
c h a p t e r p r e s i d e n t w a s a s k e d t o“ vo lun t ee r ” t o e i t he r l ead o r bep a r t o f a c o m m i t t e e t o i m p r o v e t h eo r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e s e a s s i g n m e n t sva r i ed f r om he lp i ng t o r e -wr i t e t h eChap t e r p r e s i d en t ’ s handbook t ohe lp ing t o deve lop f u tu re l eade r s .S o , b y n o w y o u p r o b a b l y k n o ww h e r e t h i s i s g o i n g . D o n ’ t w o r r y Iw o n ’ t t r y a n d t u r n y o u a l l i n t ol e a d e r s . M y f o c u s w i l l b e o ndeve lop ing vo lun t ee r s . P l ease l ogon to ou r webs i t e :w w w. s g m p s a c . o rg a n d c o m p l e t et h e v o l u n t e e r a s s e s s m e n t f o r m .Each chap t e r may even tua l l ypa r t i c i pa t e i n t h i s a s s e s smen t ,l e ad ing u s t o improve a l l chap t e r sa n d g r o w o u r m e m b e r s h i pn a t i o nw i d e. Yo u r i n p u t i s t h e key too u r s u c c e s s . I k n o w t h eS a c r a m e n t o c h a p t e r w i l l b e a g o o dte s t p i l o t .
M y p a r t n e r s o n t h i s p r o j e c t a r eG e o rg e S m i t h , At l a n ta C h a p t e r,D e l i a P e n g , S a n F r a n c i s c o C h a p t e rand Nancy Ah lb i n , G r ea t e r O regonC h a p t e r. T h i s i s a b i g u n d e r ta k i n g ,bu t I b e l i e v e we have t he r i gh t s t u f fa n d t h e t i m e i s r i g h t . I g u e s sH i l l a r y w a s r i g h t ; i t r e a l l y d o e sta ke a v i l l a g e ! Wa tc h fo r m o rei n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g o u rvo lun tee r deve lopmen t campa ign .
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We l l i t ’ s t h a t t i m e fo r yo u a n d t h a t s p e c i a l g u e s t to a t t e n d o u r M ay m e e t i n g a t t h eHawtho rne Su i t e s . A spec i a l powe r p r e sen ta t i on w i l l b e r eady f o r you t o v i ew the bene f i t s o f b e i nga S G M P m e m b e r ! P l a n n e r s b r i n g a n e w p l a n n e r a n d r e c e i v e a g i f t . A n y n e w p l a n n e r w h o r e g i s t e r st h a t n i g h t w i l l b e i n a s p e c i a l d r a w i n g f o r a M y s t e r y G r a n d P r i z e .
I e n c o u r a g e a l l o f y o u t o a t t e n d , a n d l e t s h a v e a g r e a t t i m e t o g e t h e r ! The add r e s s i s :
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R e v i e w o f t h e S a c r a m e n t o C h a p t e r E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c eR e v i e w o f t h e S a c r a m e n t o C h a p t e r E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c eR e v i e w o f t h e S a c r a m e n t o C h a p t e r E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c eR e v i e w o f t h e S a c r a m e n t o C h a p t e r E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c eR e v i e w o f t h e S a c r a m e n t o C h a p t e r E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c eby Rob in Wi l son , CMP
S e v e r a l o f t h e S a n F r a n c i s c o C h a p t e r m e m b e r sa t t ended the annua l educa t i on con f e r ence i nS a c ra m e n to o n Fe b r u a r y 8 a t t h e H o l i d ay I n nNor theas t . A pa t r i o t i c r ed , wh i t e and b lue t hemew a s c a r r i e d o u t a t t h e t a b l e s a n d t r a d e s h o wsuppor t i ng t he t i t l e “Chang ing T imes i nGove rnmen t Mee t i ngs . ” The h i gh l i gh t o f t hecon f e r ence was a “Bes t P r a c t i c e s ” b i nde r w i t hu s e f u l s a m p l e s o f t o o l s t o m a x i m i z e y o u ro r g a n i z a t i o n o f a m e e t i n g . T h e r ew e r e c h a r t s , l i s t s a n d R F Ps a m p l e s a l l a r r a n g e d t o u s e a s ad e s k r e f e r e n c e . T h e f i r s t s e s s i o nw a s a p a n e l o f p l a n n e r e x p e r t swho exp l a ined the bes t p rac t i c e stha t made up t he s e c t i ons o f t h eb i n d e r. I t wa s a t e r r i f i c h a n d s - o nd e m o n s t r a t i o n o f s h a r i n g t h ep r o c e s s e s t h a t w o r k .C o i n c i d e n ta l l y, S a l l y M a rc u s i sc u r r e n t l y w o r k i n g o n a s i m i l a rs a m p l e s e t t o i n s e r t i n o u r o w nC h a p t e r d e s k r e f e r e n c e b i n d e r s ,wh i ch w i l l b e handed ou t a t ou rchap t e r con f e r ence on March 28 .W h a t d o t h e y s a y a b o u t g r e a tm inds t h i nk ing a l i k e !
The e t i que t t e queen , Sh i r l eyWi l l ey, en l i gh t ened the g roupw i th t i p s f o r ea t i ng w i th t hep r o p e r f o r k , d r e s s i n g i n b u s i n e s ss t y l e a n d t h e c o r r e c t f o r m s o fa d d r e s s a n d i n t r o d u c t i o n s . S h eh a d b e e n p a r t o f t h e S a nF ranc i s co educa t i on con f e r encei n 1 9 9 9 , b u t i t w a s o b v i o u s t h a twe s t i l l c an l ea rn some th ing newf r o m h e r h u m o r o u s p r e s e n t a t i o n .Sh i r l ey be l i e ve s t ha t goodm a n n e r s a n d c o m m o n s e n s e a r ethe co rne r s t ones o f bus i ne s ss u c c e s s .
T h e f i n a l s e s s i o n w a s a n i n d u s t r yround tab l e d i s cuss i on w i thsupp l i e r s and p l anne r s answer ingq u e s t i o n s a b o u t h o w t h e a t t a c k o n A m e r i c a h a se f f e c t e d t h e i r j o b s . T h e c o n s e n s u s w a s t h a t t h egove rnmen t con t i nues t o t r ave l and t o p l anmee t i ng s and t he hosp i t a l i t y i ndus t r y i s com ingou t o f t he do l d rums . A l t hough c e r t a i n l y t he
i m m e d i a t e e f f e c t s t o t h e i n d u s t r y w e r e v e r ys e r i o u s , i t s e e m s w e a r e o n a n u p h i l l c l i m b t or e s t o r e o u r o c c u p a n c y r a t e s .
A l i v e l y t r ade show fo l l owed the con f e r ence andmany f am i l i a r supp l i e r s e xh i b i t ed . Ou r ownM a r y R i l ey, G ro s ve n o r H o t e l , N a o m i S a to a n dC r i s t i n a L o p e z o f R a d i s s o n H o t e l s , a n d L e i s e lS o l l m a n , R e n o S i l v e r L e g a c y w e r e t h e r e a s w e l l
a s l o t s o f S a c r a m e n t oChap t e r supp l i e r s . Iunde r s t and t ha t i n sp i t e o ft h e p o u r i n g r a i n ( o r m a y b ebecause o f i t ) t he f e s t i v i t i e sl a s t ed un t i l l a t e i n theeven ing .
T h i s w a s a w e l l - o r g a n i z e d ,ve ry i n f o rma t i v e and use fu lcon f e r ence . The a t t endeesw e r e m o s t l y s t a t e p l a n n e r sand t he numbe r s s e tr e c o r d s . T h e c h a p t e r h a d i t s“ C h a p t e r S u c c e s s ” t a b l e s e tu p i n t h e b a c k o f t h e r o o ms h o w i n g w h a t s t r i d e s t h e y
h ave m a d e i n t h e p a s t ye a r. O u r h a tsa r e o f f t o t h i s s i s t e r C a l i f o r n i a c h a p t e rf o r a j o b w e l l d o n e . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t oChap te r P re s i den t Wend i Wi l l i amsonand he r educa t i on commi t t e e .
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For the past several
months SGMP has
been working with
LRS, Inc. to redo the
SGMP web site. As of
March 12th, the new
SGMP web site is
online. Among the
features on the web
site are an updateable
billboard section to
highlight news and
activities, and a Mem-
bers Only section.
This section is not yet
operational. When it
is , it will include such
things as tools for the
meetings professional
and a searchable
directory of members.
All of the links and
features that were
available on the old
site have been incorpo-
88888 t ht ht ht ht h A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e & Te n c e & Te n c e & Te n c e & Te n c e & Trrrrr adeshoadeshoadeshoadeshoadeshowwwwwA R e s o u n d i n g S u c c e s sA R e s o u n d i n g S u c c e s sA R e s o u n d i n g S u c c e s sA R e s o u n d i n g S u c c e s sA R e s o u n d i n g S u c c e s s
B y R i c k L e s o n , C M PB y R i c k L e s o n , C M PB y R i c k L e s o n , C M PB y R i c k L e s o n , C M PB y R i c k L e s o n , C M PThe Sac r amen to Chap t e r o f SGMP r e cen t l y he l d i t s Annua l
E d u c a t i o n C o n f e re n c e a n d Tra d e s h ow o n Fe b r u a r y 8 a t t h e H o l i d ay I n nN o r t h e a s t . T h i s y e a r ’ s t o p i c w a s “ T h e C h a n g i n g T i m e s o f G o v e r n m e n tM e e t i n g s ” a n d t h e n e w h a l f - d a y f o r m a t c o n t r i b u t e d t o r e c o r da t t e n d a n c e f r o m b o t h P l a n n e r s a n d S u p p l i e r s .
Gove rnmen t Mee t i ng P l anne r s we re t r ea t ed t o a comp l imen ta ryluncheon and a f f o rded t he oppo r tun i t y t o ne twork w i t h Supp l i e r s f r omt h ro u g h o u t C a l i fo r n i a a n d a s fa r a s La s Ve g a s . T h e E d u c a t i o nCon f e r ence a l l owed f o r i n t e r a c t i on among t he P l anne r s and Supp l i e r s a sw e e n t e r a n e w e r a o f r e d u c e d s t a t e b u d g e t s a n d f e w e r m e e t i n go p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e f o r u m s p r o v i d e d a m e a n s f o r t h e e x c h a n g e o f i d e a sa n d l e d t o a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f w h a t t h e n e x t f e w m o n t h s h o l d i ns to re fo r t h e g ove r n m e n t m e e t i n g s i n d u s t r y.
T h i s y e a r ’ s t r a d e s h o w s e t a n e w r e c o r d f o r t h e n u m b e r o f b o o t h ss o l d , w i t h o v e r 6 0 c o m p a n i e s c h o o s i n g t o e x h i b i t . S u p p l i e r s w e r e a b l et o showcase t he i r i nd i v i dua l p rope r t i e s and demons t r a t e t he i r d e s i r e t ow o r k w i t h g o v e r n m e n t P l a n n e r s . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e M o d e s t oConven t i on & V i s i t o r s Bu r eau and t he Ho l i day I nn on t he Bay i n SanD i ego f o r t h e i r c r ea t i v i t y i n deco ra t i ng t he i r boo th space . Bo th o f t h e see x h i b i t o r s w o n c o m p l i m e n t a r y b o o t h s p a c e a t n e x t y e a r ’ s c o n f e r e n c e .
The chap t e r w i shes t o t hank t he Supp l i e r s f o r t he i r pa r t i c i pa t i ona t t h i s e ven t . Because o f t he i r con t i nued suppo r t , t he chap t e r w i l l b ea b l e t o p r o v i d e s c h o l a r s h i p o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r m e m b e r s t o t h i s y e a r ’ sNa t i ona l Educa t i on Conven t i on i n No r fo l k , V i rg i n i a . We w i l l a l so beab l e t o con t i nue t o p rov i de educa t i ona l p rog rams t o ou r membe r s i n t hec o m i n g ye a r. A s p e c i a l t h a n k yo u a l s o g o e s to t h e s ta f f o f t h e H o l i d ayI n n S a c ra m e n to N E fo r a c c o m m o d a t i n g o u r g ro u p o n Fe b r u a r y 8 . Asa lways , t hey d i d an exce l l en t j ob i n hos t i ng t h i s e ven t and p rov i d i ng t hep e r f e c t a t m o s p h e r e f o r l e a r n i n g .
�E d u c a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e W i n n e rE d u c a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e W i n n e rE d u c a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e W i n n e rE d u c a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e W i n n e rE d u c a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e W i n n e r
by J u l i e Ve rd u z c o M e m b e rs h i p C h a i r
Now wasn ’ t t h i s j u s t t h e be s t Educa t i ona l Con f e r ence e ve r ? I amp l e a s e d to a n n o u c e o u r Ra m o n a Fe r n a n d e z o f D e p a r t m e n t o f Wa t e rR e s o u r c e s a s t h e g r a n d p r i z e w i n n e r . T h e p r i z e w a s d o n a t e d b yS u n s t o n e H o t e l I n v e s t o r s , L L C . & S o u t h w e s t A i r l i n e s a n d c o n t a i n e d a ( 2 )R o u n d t r i p t i c k e t s t o S a n D i e g o , ( C o u r t e s y o f S o u t h w e s t A i r l i n e s ) a nA m e r i c a n E x p r e s s v o u c h e r f o r c a r r e n t a l e x p e n s e s , a ( 2 ) N i g h t s t a y a tt h e H o l i d ay I n n H a r b o r V i ew w i t h t wo t i c ke ts to S e a Wo r l d , a l o n g w i t h a( 1 ) O v e r n i g h t S t a y a t t h e H o l i d a y I n n S e l e c t R i v e r s i d e f o r a b e a u t i f u la p p o i n t e d g u e s t r o o m , $ 4 0 . 0 0 d i n n e r v o u c h e r f o r t h e M a r k e t P l a c e G r i l la n d Ave d a S p a M a n i c u re a n d Pe d i c u re fo r t wo ( 2 ) , a ½ h o u r re l a xa t i o nm a s s a g e o r b o d y e x f o l i a t i n g t r e a t m e n t f o r ( 2 ) , a f i n i s h i n g t o u c h u pm a ke - u p a n d s k i n c o n s u l t a t i o n fo r h e r a n d a Av e d a Ro s e m a r y M i n ta w a k e n i n g t r e a t m e n t f o r h i m .
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Cer t i f i ed Mee t i ng P ro f e s s i ona lE xa m i n a t i o n S t u d y We e ke n dt o o c c u r A p r i l 1 2 – 1 4 , 2 0 0 2
by Kev in Nanney
Walnut Creek, California - The Nor thern
Californian Chapter of Meeting Professionals
International (NCCMPI) announced today
the 2002 Spring Certified Meeting Professional
(CMP) S tudy Weekend. The CMP Study
We e ken d i s a p ro g ra m d e s i g n e d to
h e l p p r e p a r e m e e t i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s
f o r t h e ex a m i na t i o n l e a d i n g t o C M P
cer t i f i c a t ion .
The C MP ce r t i f i c a t ion d es i g nat io ns i g n i f i e s p ro f e s s i o na l i s m a n d ah ig h s t a n d a rd o f exc e l l en c e i n t h em e e t i n g s an d ex p o s i t i o n s i nd u s t r y.T h e n ex t s t u d y we eken d w i l l b e h e l dAp r i l 12-14 a t Ch aminad e Ho t e l i nt h e S a n t a C r u z M o un t a i ns .
The CMP examinat ion i s admin is tered
b y t h e C o n v e n t i o n I n d u s t r y C o u n c i l
( C I C ) , a n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e
CIC is composed of 30 leading nat ional
and international organizations representing
more than 81,000 individuals and 13,000
f i r m s o r p r o p e r t i e s i n v o l v e d i n t h e
m e e t i n g s , c o n v e n t i o n s , e x p o s i t i o n s
a n d t r a v e l a n d t o u r i s m i n d u s t r i e s . I t
provides an important forum for member
organizations to work together to enhance
t h e i n d u s t r y. T h o s e w h o a re n ew to
the meetings profession should contact
t h e C I C i n M c Le a n , VA ( ( 703 ) 610 -
9030; www.cmponline.org) and request
an application to determine exam qualification.
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Be ing a mee t i ng p ro f e s s i ona l , we a l l r ea l i z ethe magn i t ude o f t h e se e ven t s can ’ tpos s i b l y be o rches t ra t ed s i ng l e handed l y.The r e a r e so many componen t s t ha t go i n t othe de s i gn , p l ann ing , d eve l opmen t andimp l emen ta t i on o f an e ven t , no ma t t e r howla rge o r sma l l .
Th ink back , f o r a momen t , o f t h e f i r s t e ven tt ha t you coo rd ina t ed . I ’m su r e t he r e wassomeone show ing you t he l oops , he l p i ngyou a l ong . You l ea rned , yo ug rew, you became moreknow ledgeab l e and morecon f i d en t . B e f o r e you knew i t ,you we re pas s i ng a l ong you rbes t p rac t i c e s , h e l p fu l h i n t sand sho r tcu ts and , o f cou rse,r e l y i ng heav i l y on some o f t h econ tac t s and r e l a t i onsh ip syou made a l ong t he way.
So , ba s i ca l l y, SGMP i s a l l abou t bu i l d i ngand ma in ta i n i ng re l a t i onsh ip s. We s eem toth r i v e on s ymb io t i c (mu tua l l yadvan tageous ) re l a t i onsh ip s . We needeach o the r and boy, i t su re he l p s maketh ings more p l ea san t when we a r e a l l on t hesame page ! We s t r i ve fo r have a we l l -ba l anced and ha rmon ious r e l a t i onsh ip .L i f e i s good i n SGMP.
We ga the r on a mon th l y bas i s to exchangein fo rma t i on and i d eas . We commun i ca t eou r needs to each o the r. We l ea rn f romeach o the r. Who knows abou t t h i s b e t t e rt han you? Tha t i s why vo lun t ee r i ng you rt ime, know ledge and expe r i ence to SGMP i sso impo r t an t and r eward ing .
The r e a r e so many ways t o g e t i n vo l v edw i th SGMP. I t ta ke s t he ta l en ts o f manyvo lun t ee r s t o pu t t oge the r ou r mon th l ymee t i ng s . Unde r t he new l eade r sh ip o fWend i W i l l i amson , we have s ta r t edro t a t i ng t he r e spons i b i l i t y o f t h e mon th l ychap t e r mee t i ng s . Each mon th , a d i f f e r en tBoa rd Membe r w i l l s e r v e a s t he mee t i ngl i a i son . One o f ou r g ene rous supp l i e r s ( and
we ’ ve neve r had a sho r t age ) hos t s t hemee t i ng . They vo lun t ee r t he i r s e r v i c e s t ohe lp u s g e t e ve ry th ing s e t up and runn ingsmoo th l y. Vo lun t ee rs f rom bo th p l anne rand supp l i e r s egmen t s become the mee t i ngmode ra to r s , wh i l e o the r vo lun t ee r s o f f e ra s s i s t ance w i t h r eg i s t r a t i on , f und ra i s i ngand o the r mon th l y r i t ua l s .
Vo lun t ee r i ng to wo rk on a commi t t e e w i l lopen you r eyes t o t he ha rd work and e f f o r tt ha t goe s i n to t he succe s se s we c e l eb ra t e.I t a l so has an added bene f i t o f g e t t i ng t omee t new peop l e and bu i l d pos i t i v e
r e l a t i onsh ip s w i t h o the r s whom youmigh t no t have had a chance t owork . No t on l y t ha t , bu t you a r er ea l l y do ing some th ing wonde r fu lf o r you r se l f , e v en more t han t he“cause” , b e cause you have anoppo r tun i t y t o b r eak away f r omyour comfo r t zone t o t r y new th i ngs .You ge t to show you r c rea t i v i t y ( o r
l a ck t he r eo f ) ( g r i n ) ; you have t heoppo r tun i t y t o ga in t he t r u s t o f o the r s , andthe oppo r tun i t y t o add a new d imens i on t oyou r s k i l l ba se !
So , i f you a r e i n t e r e s t ed i n i n c r eas i ng you rexposu re w i t h i n t he f i e l d o f mee t i ngp l ann ing , d i s cove r i ng and deve l op ing s k i l l syou p robab l y d i dn ’ t e ven know tha t youhad , and con t r i bu t i ng t o t he ove ra l ladvancemen t o f t h e Soc i e t y o f Gove rnmen tMee t i ng P ro f e s s i ona l s , t h en ge t w i t h i t !g e t w i t h i t !g e t w i t h i t !g e t w i t h i t !g e t w i t h i t !The Sac ramen to Chap t e r i s t h e s e condl a r ge s t chap t e r and Ca l i f o rn i a i s t he f i f t hl a r ge s t e conomy i n t he wor l d , s o you knowhow impor t an t and app rec i a t ed you r workw i l l b e. I t ’ s a g rea t f e e l i ng to l ook back onhas been accomp l i shed . And t a l k abou tre tu rn on you r i n ve s tmen t ! ! ! To f i nd ou tmore ways t o g e t i n vo l v ed , con tac t any o ft he Boa rd Membe rs . We w i l l pu t you tow o r k !
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by r ema in ing wha t we a r e . "by r ema in ing wha t we a r e . "by r ema in ing wha t we a r e . "by r ema in ing wha t we a r e . "by r ema in ing wha t we a r e . "
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S G M P ’ s A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 2 H i g h l i g h t sS G M P ’ s A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 2 H i g h l i g h t sS G M P ’ s A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 2 H i g h l i g h t sS G M P ’ s A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 2 H i g h l i g h t sS G M P ’ s A n n u a l E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e 2 0 0 2 H i g h l i g h t sby G lo r i a Ande r son
Who shou ld a t t end?· M e e t i n g m a n a g e r s a n d m e e t i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l s i n g o v e r n m e n t - a l l f a c e t s a n d e x p e r i e n c e
leve l s !· Ho t e l i e r s , c a r r en t a l compan i e s , a i r l i n e s , conven t i on bu r eaus - anyone who p rov i de s
se r v i c e s and supp l i e s t o t he gove rnmen t mee t i ng i ndus t r y !W h a t g o e s o n ?
· Three f u l l days o f educa t i ona l oppo r tun i t i e s - P e r sona l d eve l opmen t , cu s tomer s e r v i c e ,c o n t r a c t s , m e e t i n g m a n a g e m e n t . . . o v e r 3 5 w o r k s h o p s c o v e r i n g t o p i c s i m p o r t a n t t o u s i nou r p ro f e s s i ona l and pe r sona l l i v e s .
· A n i n d u s t r y f o r u m - b o t h s i d e s o f o u r i n d u s t r y c a n t a l k o v e r i s s u e s t h a t a r e i n c r e d i b l yi m p o r t a n t t o w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r a n d m a k i n g s o u n d d e c i s i o n s .
W h e n . . .· We d n e s d ay, M ay 1 5 e n d i n g w i t h a m a r ve l o u s eve n t o n S a t u rd ay, M ay 1 8 . . s o s c h e d u l e yo u r
d e p a r t u r e o n S u n d a y , M a y 1 9 , 2 0 0 2 .· W h e r e . . .
N o r fo l k Wa t e rs i d e M a r r i o t t H o t e l 2 3 5 E . M a i n S t re e t N o r fo l k , VA 2 3 510S h e ra to n N o r fo l k Wa t e r s i d e H o t e l 7 7 7 Wa t e rs i d e D r i ve N o r fo l k , VA 2 3 510R o o m R a t e s : P l a n n e r $ 9 9 . 0 0 p l u s t a x S u p p l i e r $ 1 2 9 . 0 0 p l u s t a x
· W hy. . . S G M P i s c o m m i t t e d to i t s m e m b e rs , t h e i r e d u c a t i o n , t h e i r n e t wo r k i n g , t h e i r p e rs o n a la n d p r o f e s s i o n a l g r o w t h . . . y o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n !
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�S a c r a m e n t o S G M P E m a i l L i s t
by G lo r i a Ande r son
To d a t e, o n l y a b o u t h a l f o f o u r m e m b e rs h ave s u b s c i b e d to o u r n ew e m a i l l i s t . T h e p u r p o s eo f t he ema i l l i s t i s t o s end you mee t i ng r em inde r s , adv i s e you when t he news l e t t e r i s a va i l ab l ef ro m w w w. s g m p s a c . o rg , a n d to ke e p yo u i n fo r m e d b e t we e n m e e t i n g s a n d n ews l e t t e rs .
Wo n ’ t yo u p l e a s e ta ke a m i n u t e a n d s u b s c r i b e to d ay ? H e re ’s 2 s i m p l e ways tog e t o n t h e e m a i l l i s t : 1 ) S e n d a n e m a i l t o s a c s g m p - s u b s c r i b e @ t o p i c a . c o m , o r 2 ) G o t ow w w. s g m p s a c . o rg . C l i c k o n M e m b e rs h i p I n fo a n d s c ro l l d ow n to t h e b ox w h e re yo u s i m p l y e n t e ryo u r e m a i l a d d re s s to s u b s c r i b e. We h o p e to h e a r f ro m yo u s o o n . I f yo u h ave a ny q u e s t i o n s a b o u tthe ema i ll i s t , p l e a s e c o n ta c t G l o r i a A n d e rs o n a t : g l o r i a a n d e rs o n @ we b t v. n e t .
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S o c i e t y o f G o v e r n m e n t M e e t i n gPro fess iona l sRance R . Wi l l i s Educa t ionF o u n d a t i o nP.O . Box 627M e n l o P a r k , C A 9 4 0 2 6
D e a r S G M P P l a n n e r M e m b e r :D e a r S G M P P l a n n e r M e m b e r :D e a r S G M P P l a n n e r M e m b e r :D e a r S G M P P l a n n e r M e m b e r :D e a r S G M P P l a n n e r M e m b e r :T h i s y e a r w e a r e a g a i n a s k i n g f o ryou r dona t i on t o t he annua l S i l en tAuc t i on a t t he Na t i ona l SGMPEduca t i on Con f e rence. We havea l r e a d y s e n t r e q u e s t s t o t h e C h a p t e rP r e s i d e n t s f o r a c h a p t e r d o n a t i o na n d t o a l l s u p p l i e r m e m b e r s f o rsupp l i e r dona t i ons , bu t now wew o u l d l i k e t o a s k o u r p l a n n e rm e m b e r s f o r a d o n a t i o n , t o o .
� D o y o u h a v e a c r a f t o r h o b b yi t e m t h a t y o u c o u l d s h a r e f o rthe auc t ion?
� D o e s y o u r a r e a h a v e aspec i a l t y p roduc t you wou ldl i k e t o dona t e ?
� D o e s y o u r a g e n c y o r c o m p a n yh a v e a l o g o i t e m t o d o n a t e ?
N o m a t t e r h o w s m a l l , a n y i t e m y o ut h i n k m i g h t b e o f i n t e r e s t f o r b i d d i n ga t t he auc t i on wou ld be app rec i a t ed .The s i l en t auc t i on o f f e r s some th ingf o r e v e r y o n e ’ s p o c k e t b o o k .The Rance R . W i l l i s Educa t i onFo unda t i on adds va l ue to t he SGMPb y o f f e r i n g :
• t h e C M P s t u d y g ro u p , “ Ta kethe P ro f e s s i ona l L eap”
• t h e y e a r - l o n g p e r s o n a ld e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m ,“ L o o k i n g f o r L e a d e r s ”
• a s p e a k e r s b u r e a u f o r C h a p t e rp r o g r a m s a n d f u n d s f o r t h e s es p e a k e r s ’ t r a v e l
• r e imbursemen t p l anne r s whop a s s t h e C M P e x a m i n a t i o n
• s u p p o r t f o r “ C h a p t e rC e l e b r a t i o n o f S u c c e s s ”
• a c a d r e o f e x p e r t s t o c a l l o nf o r c h a p t e r a s s i s t a n c e .
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�The Founda t i onp ro v id e s a l l t h e s es e r v i c e s t o chap t e r s andmembe r s w i t hou t anyfund s f r om SGMPNat i ona l . We a resuppo r t ed s o l e l yth r ough t h e moneyr a i s e d a t t h e S i l e n tAuc t i on . Th i s e v en t i sc r i t i ca l f o r u s t oc on t i nue t o p r o v id e y ouw i th ca r e e r andpe r s ona l o ppo r t un i t i e sf o r g row th . We can ’ t doi t w i t h o u t y ou r h e l p !
�P l e a s e f i l l o u t t h e a t t a c h e dDona t i on Fo rm and m a i l i tw i t h any c e r t i f i ca t e s t o Rob inWi l son , PO Box 627 , Men loPark , CA 94026 b y A p r i l 1 ,b y A p r i l 1 ,b y A p r i l 1 ,b y A p r i l 1 ,b y A p r i l 1 ,2002 .2002 .2002 .2002 .2 0 0 2 . I f y o u h a v e a b a s k e t o ro th e r phy s i ca l dona t i on ,p l e a s e b r i n g i t w i t h y o u t o t h econ f e r ence o r ca l l me (650329-4008 o r ema i lr sw i l son@usgs .gov ) f o r anaddre s s t o sh ip t o .
�Thank you f o r your he l p insuppo r t ing the Rance R .Wi l l i s Educat ionFounda t i on
Sacramento SGMP Board ofDirectors:
President:Wendi Williamson
1st Vice President:Janice Hayden
2nd Vice President:Sal Bonnello, CMP
Secretary:Raquel Correa
Treasurer:Janeen Mennealy
Director:Julie Verduzco
Director:Richard Leson, CMP
Director:Melissa Laporte
Immediate Past President:Gloria Anderson
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P O Box 188204Sacramento, CA 95818
Webmaster:Guy Bennett
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P l a n n e r D o n a t i o n F o r mS o c i e t y o f G o v e r n m e n t M e e t i n g P r o f e s s i o n a l s
R a n c e R . W i l l i s E d u c a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n2 0 0 2 S i l e n t A u c t i o n
P l e a s e f i l l o u t t h i s f o r m a n d m a i l ( w i t h a n y d o n a t e d c e r t i f i c a t e ) b yA p r i l 1 , 2 0 0 2 t o R o b i n W i l s o n , C M P , P O B o x 6 2 7 , M e n l o P a r k , C A 9 4 0 2 6 .T h a n k y o u !
N a m e o f P l a n n e r : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A g e n c y / C o m p a n y : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A d d r e s s : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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v D e s c r i p t i o n o f D o n a t i o n : ( T h i s i s t h e i n f o r m a t i o n u s e d i n t h eb r o c h u r e . )
v E x p i r a t i o n : I f a p p l i c a b l e - N O T E : P l e a s e m a k e e x p i r a t i o n f o r o n e y e a ra f t e r t h e d a t e o f t h e c o n f e r e n c e , i . e . , J u n e , 2 0 0 3 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I f y o u w o u l d p r e f e r t o m a k e a m o n e t a r y d o n a t i o n t o t h e R a n c e R . W i l l i sE d u c a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n , p l e a s e r e t u r n t h e f o r m w i t h y o u r c h e c k m a d e o u t t o“ E d u c a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n . ”
Q u e s t i o n s ? C a l l R o b i n W i l s o n 6 5 0 - 3 2 9 - 4 0 0 8 o r e m a i l r s w i l s o n @ u s g s . g o v o rf a x 6 5 0 3 6 9 - 7 3 5 7 .
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P l a n n e r(Pl ea s e f a x t o 916 -327 -6939 o r ema i l t o s a c s gmp@ao l . com )
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C i t y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S t a t e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Z i p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Te l e p h o n e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fa x _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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1 . How long have you been a Government Meet ing P l anner ? ______________
2 . A r e yo u a r e g u l a r m e m b e r o f S G M P ? Ye s _ No Have you be en a membe r f o r one fu l l y e a r a s o f June 1 , 2002 ? Ye s No3 . L i s t the agency /depa r tment f o r wh i ch you have worked , da t e s o f emp loyment and
capac i t y, f o r the l a s t f i v e ye a r s .Fr o m - To Agency/Depar tment Ti t l e /Po s i t i on
4 . Ce r t i f i ed Mee t ing P ro f e s s i ona l (CMP)Have you r e c e i v ed the de s i gna t ion o f Ce r t i f i ed Mee t ing P ro f e s s i ona l ?
Ye s No I f y e s , wha t i s th e da t e o f c e r t i f i c a t i on ? Month Ye a r5 . Ach i evement s f o r Employ ing Agency /Depa r tment .
P l e a s e l i s t a c t i v i t i e s tha t have invo l v ed you pe r sona l l y and f rom wh i ch you be l i e v e youremploy ing agency /depa r tment have bene f i t ed . Inc lude a ch i evement s in a l l a spec t s o f yourpo s i t i on a s we l l f o r the St a t e Agency. De s c r ib e ne w p rog r ams o r innova t i ve p ro j e c t s f o rwh ich you have been r e spons ib l e . Inc lude any honor s tha t you may have r e c e i v ed f romyour agency/depar tment .
6. Specia l Serv ices to and/or Leadership in other Profess ional Societ ies and Associat ions .Please l i s t memberships in other profess ional soc iet ies or associat ions . Descr ibe your at ta inments as a leader oryour contr ibut ions a s a member in these organizat ions . Inc lude any honors or awards you may have rece ived asa re su l t o f your achievements .
7 . Contr ibut ions to SGMP and / or Government Agency.Please l i s t your contr ibut ions to SGMP and/or a f f i l i a te s that have added to the profes s ion of governmentmeet ing p lanning / hospi ta l i ty industry in genera l . For example : Serv ice on committees , boards , a s s i s tance toother government agencies , speaking a t convent ions and meet ings , and wr i t ing for government and/or industrypubl ica t ions . Inc lude any honors or awards you may have rece ived as a re su l t o f those achievements orcontr ibut ions .
8 . Pos i t ion of Leadersh ip.Please l i s t achievements in c iv ic or char i table organizat ions , serv ice c lubs , advi sory counci l s , publ ic of f ice ,pol i t ica l par t ies , corporat ions , the profess ional s , the mi l i tar y, e tc . Inc lude any other a t ta inments ,contr ibut ions , honors or awards that you be l ieve mer i t cons iderat ion.
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Supp l i e r (P l e a s e f a x t o 916 -327 -6939 o r ema i l t o s a c s gmp@ao l . com)
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A d d r e s s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C i t y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S t a t e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Z i p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Te l e p h o n e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fa x _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
E m a i l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
1 . How long have you been in the Hosp i t a l i t y Indus t ry ?______________
2 . Are you a regu l a r member o f SGMP? Ye s______No________
Have you been a member fo r one fu l l y ea r a s o f June 1 , 2002? Ye s____No______
3. L i s t the company/organiza t ions for which you have worked, date s o f employment and capac i ty, for the l a s tf ive years .
From-To Employing Organizat ion Title/Posit ion
4. Cert i f ied Meet ing Profess ional (CMP), Cert i f ied Hote l Sa les Execut ive (CHSE)Have you rece ived the des ignat ion of Cert i f i ed Meet ing Profes s iona l ?Ye s NoI f ye s , what i s the da te o f ce r t i f i ca t ion? Month________Year_____
Have you rece ived the des ignat ion of Cer t i f i ed Hote l Sa le s Execut ive? Ye s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I f ye s , what i s the da te o f ce r t i f i ca t ion? Mo n t h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ye a r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. Achievements for Employing Company / Organizat ion. P lea se l i s t ac t iv i t i e s tha t have invo lved you per sona l ly and f rom which you be l i eve your employ ing company/organiza t ion have benef i t t ed . Inc lude achievements in a l l a spect s o f your pos i t ion a s we l l a s the Hospi ta l i ty Indus t r y. Descr ibe new programs or innovat ive pro jec t s for which you have been re spons ib le . Inc lude any honors that you may have rece ived f rom your company/organiza t ion.6. Specia l Serv ices to and/or Leadership in other Profess ional Societ ies and Associat ions .
Please l i s t memberships in other profess ional soc iet ies or associat ions . Descr ibe your at ta inments as a leader oryour contr ibut ions a s a member in these organizat ions . Inc lude any honors or awards you may have rece ived asa re su l t o f your achievements .
7 . Contr ibut ions to SGMP and / or the Hospi ta l i ty Indust r y.P lease l i s t your contr ibut ions to SGMP and/or a f f i l i a te s that have added to the profes s ion of governmentmeet ing p lanning / hospi ta l i ty industry in genera l . For example : Serv ice on committees , boards , a s s i s tance toother government agencies , speaking a t convent ions and meet ings , and wr i t ing for government and/or industrypubl ica t ions . Inc lude any honors or awards you may have rece ived as a re su l t o f those achievements orcontr ibut ions .
8 . Pos i t ion of Leadership.Please l i s t achievements in c iv ic or char i table organizat ions , serv ice c lubs , advi sory counci l s , publ ic of f ice ,pol i t ica l par t ies , corporat ions , the profess ional s , the mi l i tary, e tc . Inc lude any other at ta inments ,contr ibut ions , honors or awards that you be l ieve mer i t cons iderat ion.
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Sacramento Chapter Upcoming Meet ings
D a t e P l a ce & T ime C o n t a c t To p i cAp r i l 10 , 2002 Rad i s son Ho t e l Sa l Bonne l l o , CMP “S i l en t Auc t i on Fund ra i s e r, Cas i no N i gh t ”
5 : 3 0 – 9 : 3 0May 2 , 2002 Hawtho rne Su i t e s J u l i e Ve rduzco "SGMP Membe rsh ip - You r RO I "
4 : 3 0 – 6 : 3 0June 13 , 2002 Embassy Su i t e s Wend i W i l l i amson “Membe rsh ip Awa rds and Recogn i t i on”
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Oak Pub l i sh ing Company
