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You Are Invited!
2007 Fall Conference & Banquet, Fort Worth November 10, 2007 Host:
Sponsors: ConocoPhillips Dow Chemical Company Lockheed Martin University of Texas at Austin WHAT: Our Fall meeting allows us to come together - board members, volunteers and alliance representatives - to help keep the organization mindful of industry trends that affect our goals and develop creative and effective solutions so we can continue growing, offering our services to an even greater number of K-12 students across our state. Please join us so TAME can benefit from the expertise of all of our valued volunteers. WHERE: All of the conference meetings will take place at the Lockheed Martin Recreation Facility, located at 3400 Bryant Irvin Blvd., Fort Worth, TX, 76109. The Saturday evening banquet will be held at the River Park Pavilion located on the Lockheed Martin Recreation Facility grounds. Discounted hotel rates have been secured at the nearby La Quinta Inn & Suites - when you make your reservations, just ask for the TAME rate ($89). The deadline to make your reservations at La Quinta at the reduced rate of $89 is Friday, October 26th (regular rates run upwards of $130, so we encourage you to reserve your rooms well in advance to take advantage of this significant discount). Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging arrangements. Good news! This year's registration fee is only $30, largely due to the fact that our gracious host, Lockheed Martin, will be covering the majority of the event cost - we are so fortunate to have their continued support! Your registration fee is due no later than upon your arrival, though we encourage you to submit payment in advance by check or using Paypal: We understand the financial burden placed on our alliance representatives who do not have financial resources available. Thanks to ongoing funding we receive from ConocoPhillips, we will offer up to $100 to reimburse eligible travel, hotel and/or registration expenses incurred by an active alliance representative - one per alliance - to help offset some of the expenses of attending. To receive the subsidy, the following procedure must be followed so we can properly account for the subsidy: 1) The alliance representative (one per alliance) must mark the appropriate box on his/her registration form; 2) alliance rep must pay for the expenses (hotel, registration and/or travel); 3) alliance treasurer must submit an RFP to the state office after the event with original receipts attached showing payment has been made. Once we receive the RFP we will issue payment up to $100 to the individual as requested by the treasurer. Board members: If any board members wish to sponsor an alliance officer's registration fee, you can do so by paying your $30 registration fee and one additional fee - indicate your intention on the RSVP so we can offer your generous support to alliance members who request it. The more participation we have, the better our meeting, the stronger our organization. Fort Worth, Texas
CONFERENCE AGENDA OVERVIEW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 pm arrival Saturday, November 10 7-8:15am Breakfast 8:30am-5pm Meetings 7pm-11pm TAME Fiesta!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Check out (no later than Friday, October 26th) I will be in attendance ($30 registration fee)I will not be attending this year's conference and will contact our chairman, Emanuel Guidry, directly to provide my input prior to the conference. I understand I am responsible for reserving and paying the hotel directly for my lodging. I plan to reserve a room at the La Quinta Inn & Suites for the following nights prior to the October 26th deadline:Friday Saturday Name: email: I serve TAME as a(n): Board member Alliance Officer Alliance: Other Please specify: Several board members support our alliances by offering to pay their own registration fee plus one additional fee to cover this cost for one alliance representative. I would like to sponsor an alliance registration fee ($30) to help support one alliance representative and will include the additional amount in my registration payment.We always appreciate your donated raffle and silent auction items! My company or I will be providing an item to be included in the raffle (item must be valued at $40-$99). I understand it is my responsibility to provide the following to the state office NO LATER THAN Friday, October 26th if I wish to be recognized in printed materials for my contribution: a description of the item, its exact value, and the name by which I wish to be recognized. My company or I will be providing an item to be included in the silent auction (item must be valued at over $100). I understand it is my responsibility to provide the following to the state office NO LATER THAN Friday, October 26th if I wish to be recognized in printed materials for my contribution: a description of the item, its exact value, and the name by which I wish to be recognized. I have special dietary requirements as follows: I will be bringing a guest with me. His/her name is: I would like my guest to join me for the following meals (choose all that apply) and will add that amount to my registration fee: ONLY CHECK THE BOXES BELOW IF a) you are bringing a guest, and b) have listed the guest's name above.
Saturday banquet ($20pp) $ Total due (Your registration fee of $30, additional $30 registration fee sponsorship if applicable, guest meals if applicable). Subsidies and fee waivers are provided to active, certified alliances as requested on a first-come first-served basis and only if available. I am attending the conference as a representative of my alliance and would appreciate up to $100 in reimbursement (one per alliance). I have read the procedure for obtaining the subsidy (included in paragraphs above). I am attending the conference as a representative of my alliance and request a registration fee waiver, if available. I understand I will receive an email confirmation if I have received the waiver telling me who has sponsored my registration fee. |
