Nominate a Best Restored Shore!
There are three important items that require your attention. Please read on below.
1) Membership: if you have not already done so, please renew your ASBPA memberships for 2019. Memberships run on a calendar year basis. I will be working with Kate & Ken (ASBPA Managing Directors) to pinpoint lapsed memberships before they completely sunset. Those individuals will receive a special message from yours truly!
2) Chapter Meetings: the Chapter will host lunch-and-learn style meetings on the third Thursday of March (Alabama), June (Louisiana), and September (Mississippi). All meetings will be conducted from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (Central). Lunch will be provided for a nominal fee. Speakers will be solicited, mainly from our regional membership, and encouraged to provide a presentation that is approximately 45 minutes in length. Specific hosting locations are still TBD, but the specific dates/times are provided below. Note that we will likely identify at least two desirable presentations for each meeting in order to accommodate cancellations.
- March 21, 2019: Alabama Meeting (11:30 – 1:00)
- June 20, 2019: Louisiana Meeting (11:30 – 1:00)
- September 19, 2019: Mississippi Meeting (11:30 – 1:00)
If you would like to give a presentation at one of these meetings, please use the link below and complete the Google form.
Speaker Sign-up Form: https://goo.gl/forms/59Z9FDobEOTPeamr2
3) Annual Chapter Conference: a special committee is being formed to develop an implementation plan for hosting an annual, day-long, technical ASBPA workshop/conference within our region. Planning will occur in 2019 with a specific goal of hosting our first regional conference sometime in 2020. We are looking for volunteers to participate on that committee. Please contact me directly (email/phone below) if you would like to serve on that committee. That work will be limited to a one-year appointment with an option to continue your work as part of a standing conference planning committee.