MIDWEST LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE The ABC's of ACB Leadership a...@inebraska.com dh...@moblind.org A singularly effective means of increasing affiliate membership, training tomorrow's leaders, improving the ability of current leaders, and creating a vibrant, active and empowered state affiliate is in the holding of leadership training seminars. It is this concept that led to the initial contacting of several Midwestern states by one time Iowa President Mike Hoenig. With the initial conference call taking place August 25, 2010 with Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, & Kansas, the planning began. We are pleased to announce that with the enthusiastic endorsement of the leadership of the American Council of the Blind and agreed participation from Illinois and Indiana, the Midwest Leadership Training seminar is scheduled for the weekend of August 19-21 in St. Louis, MO at the St. Louis Marriott West located at 660 Maryville Centre Dr. St. Louis, MO 63141 It is the responsibility of each participant to secure their own room reservations by July 20, 2011. Please call 1-800-352-1175. To secure the discounted group rate of $70 per night plus applicable taxes, be sure to identify yourself as being with the Midwest Leadership Conference. For folks requiring ground transportation from either Lambert/St. Louis International Airport or Amtrak, please make your desires known on the enclosed registration form. For planning purposes, all registration forms must be postmarked, with a payment of $20.00 included for each participant, no later than July 20, 2011 (See the registration form for the complete mailing address.) http://www.moblind.org/events/mlc/registration The Midwest Leadership Conference will begin on Friday afternoon with registration beginning the afternoon of August 19 at 4:00 and continue through Sunday, August 21 at 12:00 noon. (See the program agenda below for the planned activities.) The theme for this Midwest Leadership conference is the "ABC's of ACB Leadership." Each agenda item works around this theme to provide a cohesive and meaningful conference experience. Here are some highlights to which attendees will be introduced: . ACB History . Conducting an Effective business Meeting . Mentoring . Public Relations and Press Releases . Keeping and Maintaining Treasury Documents If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Denny Huff at dh...@moblind.org or Jim Jirak at a...@inebraska.com. MIDWEST LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THE ABC'S OF ACB LEADERSHIP Sponsored by: Illinois Council of the Blind President Ray Campbell Kansas Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired President, Ann Byington Missouri Council of the Blind President, Denny Huff ACB of Nebraska President, Jim Jirak ACB of Indiana John Huffman, President August 19 - 21, 2011 St. Louis Marriott West 660 Maryville Centre Dr. St. Louis, MO 63141 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/stlwe-st-louis-marriott-west/ Friday, August 19 4:00pm - 5:00pm Registration Dinner on your own & Group Hospitality 7:00pm Ice Breaker - Michael Byington - "Who is Your Assistive Technology Device?" Michael has a degree in drama therapy. Topic involves getting the group members to discuss and/or role plays their assistive devices, i.e., white canes, bioptic lenses, other magnifiers, and occasionally guide dogs, as though they, devices, are people with human qualities. Saturday, August 20 Room TBA 8:00am Registration 9:00am Opening Remarks and Introductions 9:30am the importance of Fund Raising - Ronald Milliman 10:30am Break 10:45am The ABC's of an ACB Treasury - Chris Gray 11:15am Advocating for Legislative Matters - Ray Campbell 11:45am Announcements 12:00pm Lunch - Room TBA 1:00pm Boards and Affiliations - Chris Gray 1:30m The ABC's of Conducting an Effective Business Meeting - Brenda and Dan Dillon 2:15pm Writing an Effective Press Release - Ronald Milliman 3:15pm Break 3:30pm Mentoring Youth and Membership Retention - Brenda Dillon 4:15pm Project Assignments - Participants will be Divided into groups given "how to" assignments on topics presented. The group will elect a spokesperson to discuss step-by-step details on completing the assigned task Sunday morning. 6:00pm Pre-Banquet Social - Room TBA 6:30pm Banquet with Keynote on ACB history - Chris Gray Sunday, August 21 9:00am Focus Group Presentation 10:30am Break 10:45am The ABC's of ACB National Conventions - Ronald Milliman, Brenda and Dan Dillon, Chris Gray 12:00pm Adjourn Denny Huff & Jim Jirak Missouri & Nebraska Presidents
_______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
