Summer Conference • September 18th-20th
Summer Conference 2008 - Abilene Residents
The “Way Out West” Summer Leadership Conference is for any business or advertising professional.
Day passes for Friday and Saturday are $25.00 a person per day. This includes breakfast, lunch, speakers and all workshops at the MCM Elegante (This includes all activities from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
The Friday Night Pass includes Cocktail hour and tours at Frontier Texas and the NCCIL (National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature), Perini’s Ranch Steakhouse dinner of tenderloin, fried shrimp, hominy, mixed salad, sourdough bread and Jack Daniel’s bread pudding, speaker and owner Tom Perini, and transportation to these locations. We will load buses in front of the MCM Elegante at 4:30 Friday night. Cost for a Friday Night Pass is $80.00 per person
You can register by e-mailing Callie Morris at cmorris@zachryinc.com or calling 325-677-1342 ext. 120. Pay with check or cash only.
Summer Conference Schedule*
Activity Schedule
Thursday, September 18th
3:00-8:00 Registration
5:00-8:00 Welcome Reception
6:00 Official Welcome
Friday, September 19th
8:00-12:00 Registration
8:00-9:00 Breakfast at MCM Elegante Lobby/Speaker: Jeff Salmon-Exec Director of Frontier Texas
9:30-10:15 Workshop Sessions A, B and C
Workshop A: Kent Dean-“True Colors”
Workshop B: Eddie Rains-Goal Setting and Attaining
Workshop C: District Addy’s Workshop-Marc Eisenberg
10:30-11:15 Workshop Sessions A, B and C
Workshop A: Jeff Warr-Research
Workshop B: Paul Maynard-Trade Show Insight
Workshop C: Joe Faulkner-Jingles
11:45-1:15 Lunch at MCM Elegante Atrium/Jeff Crilley-Emmy Award Winner Journalist from Fox
1:30-2:15 Workshop Sessions A, B and C
Workshop A: Kent Dean
Workshop B: District Addy’s Workshop- Marc Eisenberg
Workshop C: Eddie Rains-Goal Setting and Attaining
2:30-3:15 Workshop Sessions A, B and C
Workshop A: Jeff Warr-Research
Workshop B: Paul Maynard-Trade Show Insight
Workshop C: Joe Faulkner: Jingles
3:15 District 10 Committee Meetings around the hotel
4:30 Load Buses in Lobby
5:00-5:45 National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) downtown Abilene
6:00-7:00 Frontier Texas! cocktail hour and tour in downtown Abilene
7:00-7:15 Load Buses and head for Perini Ranch Steakhouse
7:45-10:30 Perini Ranch Steakhouse with dinner speaker and owner, Tom Perini
10:30 Load Buses & travel back to the hotel
11:00-12:00 Hospitality Suite hosted by AAF-San Antonio and AAF-Houston
Saturday, September 20th
7:30-8:15 Past Governor’s Breakfast at MCM Elegante
8:00-9:00 Breakfast at MCM Elegante Lobby/Orientation: Orientation Committee
9:30-10:15 Workshop Sessions D, E and F
Workshop D: Addy Workshop Melissa Burnett
Workshop E: Chad Rea, Founder of ecopop
Workshop F: How to Host a Convention Panel Discussion
10:30-11:15 Workshop Sessions D, E and F
Workshop D: Addy Workshop Melissa Burnett
Workshop E: Chad Rea, Founder of ecopop
Workshop F: How to Host a Convention Panel Discussion
11:45-1:00 Lunch at MCM Elegante Atrium/Speaker: Chad Rea Founder of ecopop
1:15-3:30 Regional Business Meeting/Closing Remarks