QUICKSTART 2010 CONFERENCE

Past attendees have called QuickStart one of the most useful PRSA leadership preparation programs available. See for yourself how much QuickStart can benefit 2011 chapter presidents and other key leaders! We will be meeting Saturday, September 25, 2010, at the Hilton Gardens Inn in Perrysburg, OH, with a social outing the evening before.  Watch here for full details, but go ahead and mark your calendars and plan to attend this outstanding event.
 
You need to make your own hotel reservations by Friday, September 3, if you need overnight accommodations at the Hilton Gardens Inn, Perrysburg. A block of rooms has been reserved under "PRSAE." Rooms must be reserved before September 3, 2010. Please call 1-419-873-0700 for reservations and indicate you are with our room block.
 
You need to complete the registration form and send it to the East Central District, PO Box 13604, Charleston, WV  25360, by September 10, 2010.
 
Here is our tentative agenda:

Friday, September 24, 2010
5:30 p.m. Networking Event (Bar Louie)
6:30 p.m. Dinner (Blue Pacific Grill)
 
Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:00 a.m. Breakfast - Hotel lobby breakfast area
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Jennifer Day, APR, ECD Chair-elect
8:30 a.m. The Challenge of Leading your Chapter in Challenging Times
Rich Donley, APR, 2010 President, Detroit Chapter (Invited)
9:00 a.m. Jump Start Your Year
Michelle Lantz, ECD Immediate Past Chair
9:30 a.m.   Leadership
Speaker TBA
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Administration Do’s and Don’ts
Roberts Rules of Order, Jennifer Day, APR, ECD Chair-elect
Financial Reports, Karen Stiffler, APR, ECD Treasurer
10:45 a.m. Best Practices Programming
Round table discussion
11:45 a.m. Lunch
Noon State Newslines (Conference Sponsor)
Paul Helmick
12:20 p.m. Chapter Excellence
Jim Tabaczynski, ECD Director
12:30 p.m. PRSA National Overview
Candice Bellitterra, PRSA
1:15 p.m. Social Media to Promote Your Chapter
Denise Clark, ECD Secretary
1:45 p.m. ECD Overview: How Can We Serve You Better
Joe Gollehon, APR, ECD Chair
2:15 p.m. Determining Your Goals, Thinking About Your Year
Jennifer Day, APR, ECD Chair-elect
2:45 p.m. Wrap-up
Jennifer Day, APR, ECD Chair-elect
3:00 p.m. Adjourn

Please see highlights of last year's event below:
 
“President!  Who?  Me?”
Saturday, October 3, 2009 

sponsored by:

 

ECD Overview
Michelle Lantz, APR
PRSA National Overview
Catherine Huggins, APR
Strategic Planning – It’s easier than you think!
Mary Cusick, APR (past president PRSA)
Jump-Start Your Year – Now I’m in charge!
Michelle Lantz, APR
Robert’s Rules of Order – Rules?  What Rules?  No one said anything about
rules!
Jennifer Day, APR
Administrative Do’s & Don’ts – How do I keep my butt out of trouble?
Pam Greer-Ullrich, APR
 
Financial Reports – The job no one wants to do!
Jennifer Day, APR
 
Social Media – A chapter success story and how it can work for your chapter
Lara Kretler ( Central Ohio Chapter)
State Newslines (conference sponsor) 
Paul Helmick
Chapter Excellence Award presentations
Jim Tabaczynski
Best Practices – A Roundtable Discussion
Joe Gollehon, APR
 
 
Our Masters Program – Another chapter success story
M.J. Clark, APR ( Central Ohio Chapter)
Your Action Plan – Prioritizing your goals & finalizing your plans
Joe Gollehon, APR