Events Committee – August 26, 2011
Ross Rector, Steven Paluch, Caitlin Horner
BOD - Committee Bootcamp
- Overnight Work Session – Motion
Communication Avenues – Reply Alls vs. Another Solution
BOD Responsibilities @ Events - Caitlin
Objectives for FLC and LTC – The Same?
Changes for next year to distinguish between the two events when they are run very differently
FLC –
Conference Objectives
1. Leadership development and employability skill workshops for students
2. Student to student and teacher to teacher networking
3. Exchange information between the state office and advisors
4. Involve local business/industry as presenters
5. Elect the Regional Officer Team for the current school-year.
Discussion:
- Sessions for advisors
o PDP
o Carl Perkins – Not extracurricular – STANDARDS!
o Relevant to daily class – not extra things to be done
o 2011Advisor Sessions
 Advisor Updates
 Region Planning Meetings
 Session for new chapters
LTC –
Conference Objectives
1. Provide leadership development workshops for students
2. Allow time for students to network with other students and advisors to meet and exchange ideas with peers
3. Exchange information between state office and advisors
4. Conduct Regional planning meetings
Discussion:
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New Session Ideas
o Utilizing the gym areas more during sessions
 What event to do?
o More former members talk to kids – younger alumni
 Non State Officers
o Earlier? Utilize outside areas more. Flip flop FLC and LTC
o Open Mic night / Talent Night instead of “bonfire”
o Session on College/Tech Institutes/Financial Aid
 Trade Schools
 Workforce
 Part of another Session: Goal Setting
o Session on Nationals – For Advisors
 EVENTS instead of just Nationals
Events Committee – August 26, 2011
Ross Rector, Steven Paluch, Caitlin Horner
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o Alumni session to show how to get involved after HS
 For kids
o Contest information day for Advisors
 Round table about different contests
 Have tech standards printed out
 National Contest/State Contest Projects
Hypnotist? 2 Years since he did it?
Dynamic Speaker – Travis Hearn Year 1
o 2nd year Blah
o Probably Not
Real Colors - Smaller
National Officer Training? Probably Not per Caitlin
o Running for a State office
Alumni Event
- BBQ / Social
- State Specific Alumni Assoc
- They should be giving back
- Cooler Months
- Alumni 1 Day event
- At Championships - Dinner?
- Can’t happen with restricted timeline
- Volunteerism at Championships?
- Using Advisors as contact points
- State pays for event
- Summer Conference
- Regionals