Past Regional News from Region 2
From ACCED-I Connections, November-December 2009
Region 2’s fall meeting was hosted by director-elect Jason Walley at UCLA this year. In addition to excellent facilities and great food, the meeting featured a seminar on marketing using web-based social media led by Patti Shock, director of distance learning at UNLV’s Harrah College of Hotel Administration. Patti’s well-received seminar was conducted via video conference from her office at UNLV to the meeting room at UCLA. Those who attended are now well-informed and ready to tackle this new marketing tool. Patti’s blog, about all things meeting-related, can be found at http://pattishockstuff.blogspot.com. She can also be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pattishock and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pattishock.
Region 2 has some great candidates for director-elect and will be conducting elections soon! Watch for news in your inbox.
From ACCED-I Connections, September-October 2009
Fall Regional Meeting
The Region 2 fall meeting will take place on October 8th. Since budget constraints are on everyone’s mind, Director-Elect Jason Walley has planned a meeting designed to keep costs low.
Just one day – to reduce the need for overnight accommodations.
Two locations – hopefully within driving distance for most, to eliminate the need for air travel.
We will meet on the campuses of UC Davis and UCLA with a guest speaker linked to both locations. (Every time I say that the voice in my head continues with “…via the miracle of modern technology!”).
Mark Thursday, October 8th on your calendar right now!
If you need information, please contact Jason Walley at jwalley@ha.ucla.edu.
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Member News
From: Trish Carlson, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Gary Bolton and Trish Carlson both celebrated 10 years of service at LMU this year!
The biggest test this summer was controlling the flu breakout on campus with the young adults. We had groups taking temperatures on a daily basis, guests being isolated and extra cleaning protocols that had to take place. What a challenge!
From: Phil Gin, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Stanford Conference Services had a very successful conference season hosting almost 270 conferences including more new clients this summer than we have typically seen before. Our challenges this summer included influenza-like illnesses in several of our programs, in numbers ranging from just one to over 30 in one program. We also hosted the Senior Games this summer...around 10,000 athletes and another 10,000 spectators over a two week period! It was great to see 92 year olds pole vaulting, among other events!
On the horizon...our new conference center (managed by Stanford Conferences) with a great hall and nine break-out rooms opens next month. We also recently received word that we will be managing the medical school’s new conference center that will open next summer! Stanford Conferences has officially entered the conference center management business!
From: Andrew Smith, Regional Sales Manager, Certain Software
Certain Software, provider of online course registration, event management and attendee management solutions, remains dedicated to ACCED-I and will be exhibiting at the 2010 conference in Louisville. We are developing some great new functionality that will be shown next spring. Of special interest will be the enhancements to functionality for Continuing Education organizations. Stay tuned, and keep up the good work!
Campus Spotlight: University of San Diego
We love summer here at the University of San Diego; it is our busiest season of the year! It gets a little hectic from time to time, but we like to keep busy and very much enjoy working with all of the different conferences. From educational to business to community outreach programs, this summer Manchester Executive Conference Center hosted over 1,000 people who used our hotel-quality meeting rooms featuring expansive windows, an auditorium equipped with state of the art technology, and an atrium lobby perfect for registration and/or breaks. Conferees also enjoyed our award-winning catering company and were well served by our warm and hospitable staff.
Manchester Executive Conference Center is also the home of USD’s Corporate and Professional Programs. This past June our Certificate in Event Management Summer Intensive Program brought students from the United Kingdom, Philippines, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and many US states; a great group dynamic was seen amongst the students. The Certificate is comprised of a standardized curriculum which offers a one-of-a kind graduate level education designed for beginning, as well as experienced, event managers. The USD Certificate in Event Management also hosted a free open house on August 18, 2009 where we discussed career opportunities in event management.
Students from the Summer Intensive Program
For more information about:
Manchester Executive Conference Center
Contact: Pamela Cappiello
(619)260-4772 / pcappiello@sandiego.edu
Certificate in Event Management
Contact: Monica Phelps-Zambrano
(619)260-5988 / monica@sandiego.edu
From ACCED-I Connections, June-August 2009
From Lina Layiktez, director, campus events and visitor services, University of California, Davis:
Chuck Salem and Tony McGuirt from Unique Venues ventured west to provide consultation services to the team at UC Davis. Tony and Chuck spent three days on the UC Davis campus reviewing our marketing and sales plans. In addition, the duo reviewed the campus event management process, conducting over 17 interviews with over 40 of the key players in the UC Davis event management process. During their stay, they also toured the various meeting facilities on campus, including the soon to open UC Davis Conference Center and the Russell Ranch Hamm House, a Victorian home that UC Davis is evaluating for event use. Their input will be valuable as our operation continues to grow.
From Jason Walley, Region 2 director-elect and director, conferences, catering & marketing, UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services:
Since many of us or our members have said it may not be feasible to attend this year’s fall regional meeting, we are looking at offering a hybrid meeting: half virtual, half traditional. The plan would be to have two locations, UCLA and UC Davis, with a video conferencing link between the two. It will most likely last one full day so there will be no need for a hotel stay, unless you’d like to. We are still determining the most beneficial content as well as the best date for this meeting. Please let me know if you feel this will be a format that will allow most of our colleagues to attend. A simple YES or NO response will do, but I’m happy to hear your thoughts on this, too.
From Carol McDoniel, Region 2 director and associate director, Titan Student Union, California State University Fullerton:
Summer conference season is in full swing across our region. Reading our membership list, I am struck by the diversity of our member institutions, both public and private, large and small. Just for fun, I asked a few of our members to provide data about their summer programs. I owe a big “Thanks” to George McKernan, Chris Gordon, Phil Gin, and Jason Walley for providing these stats during such a busy time. Here’s a “snapshot” of Region 2 conference business, from small to large:
The number of summer conferences hosted ranges from 30 to 300
Total summer guests: from 2,000 to 18,000
Size of largest group: from 200 to 1,500
Institutional enrollment: from 1,400 to 38,000
Number of beds available: from 100 to 8,000
While the numbers may vary widely, it’s important to remember that we’re all involved in the same work. Thank you, Region 2, for proving that “meeting excellence on campus” takes place daily, whether accommodating 15 or 1500. Keep up the good work, and have a great summer!
And finally …
2008 Region 2 Director, Jessica Way, along with husband John and son Bradley, welcomed Ella Way into their family. Ella is healthy and arrived at 8 pounds, 10 ounces. Congratulations, Way Family!!! Jessica is Director of Conference and Event Services at Sonoma State University.
From ACCED-I Connections, April/May 2009
Submitted by Carol McDoniel and Jason Walley:
Region 2 was well represented at the ACCED-I 29th Annual Conference in Boston. We had the third highest attendance of all regions. The only regions with higher attendance were the host region and the one next door.
Among our 34 annual conference attendees, we had:
• 11 first timers!
• 8 members present special interest sessions, including Heather Quilici from CSU Chico who was a member of the team presenting the Sustainability Institute.
• 6 members on the Conference Committee, including Jack Raab who served as Conference Chair.
• Ngoc Nguyen of Cal Poly Pomona was the award winner for Outstanding New Conference and Event Professional.
• Jim Raney of San Francisco State was an award nominee for Outstanding Individual Achievement.
• Trish Carlson of Loyola Marymount University began her term on the ACCED-I Board of Directors.
• Phil Gin of Stanford University began his term as ACCED-I President-Elect.
Thank you to all who attended and congratulations to all who represented Region 2 so well on the national level.
Region 2 members at ACCED-I 29th Annual Conference in Boston, MA
In leadership news, Jessica Way of Sonoma State has completed her term as regional director. For the second time, Jessica stepped into this role in mid-term. Thank you, Jessica, for your willingness to step in!
Carol McDoniel of Cal State Fullerton is now regional director and Jason Walley of UCLA is now director-elect. Look for news from us on upcoming activities, including the always popular regional meeting next Fall!
In other news from around the region:
UC Davis Campus Events & Visitor Services
Linaflor Layiktez, director, University of California Davis Campus Events & Visitor Services reports that UC Davis will welcome a new conference center, expected to open in the Fall of 2009. The UC Davis Conference Center facility will occupy approximately 1.5 acres, consist of approximately 55,000 sf, and will include a restaurant, lobby, gift shop, a ballroom; support space, meeting rooms and office space. The conference center will be joined to the new Hyatt Park Place hotel (opening early 2010) by covered walkway and a large courtyard. The Hyatt Place hotel, with a combination of 75 guest rooms and suites, lobby and outdoor pool, will occupy approximately one acre and comprise approximately 28,000 sf. The hotel and conference center will work in combination with the existing Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, and additional existing campus event facilities to function as a full-service meeting environment.
UCSB Conference Services
Sally Vito, associate director, conference services, University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) reports that in the fall of 2008, we were requested to schedule and manage the Loma Pelona Center, an 8000-square-foot multipurpose facility with two auditorium style rooms with sliding partitions and an outdoor patio with views of the campus lagoon and ocean. The facility features state-of-the-art media equipment including 15 high definition displays with surround sound. Student Facility Services Operators were hired to set-up and operate audio-visual equipment for all meeting and event needs. This student resource building has become revenue-generating during times of low student usage.
On March 5th, UCSB Conference Services completed a website redesign that includes the following new components: a photo gallery; residence hall, apartment, and dining commons fact sheets; a conference planning checklist and timeline; a conferee campus guide; a catering events planning guide; a special events location guide; and an overview of our service packages. www.housing.ucsb.edu/conferences
UCLA Events Office
Jack Raab, director, UCLA Events office reports that Betsy Metzgar, assistant director of the UCLA Events Office has completed 25 years of service to UCLA. Jack, Chair of the Annual Conference Planning Committee, also reports that feedback on the 29th Annual Conference held in Boston has been extremely positive. Of particular note for Region 2 is our own Heather Quilici CA State University, Chico who co-presented the highly rated Sustainability Institute.
From ACCED-I Connections, January - March 2009 
Our regional meeting took place at Sonoma State University (SSU) on October 23 and 24. I give my great thanks to Carol for all of the work she put into making this event successful! Thank you to all that attended and gave feedback. The survey you completed will be helpful for planning next year’s meeting.
Congratulations are in order. First, congratulations to Jason Walley for his election as Region 2 Direct-Elect. Next, congratulations to Phil Gin for his election to ACCED-I Board of Directors President-Elect. I am hoping to soon be congratulating Trish Carlson for her election to the ACCED-I Board of Directors. Please remember to vote by January 13!
University of San Diego (USD) is proud to introduce the new conference coordinator for the Douglas F.
USD’s Manchester Executive Conference Center would also like to take this opportunity to invite companies, organizations, and meeting planners to book an event with them in 2009 by January 15, 2009 to receive a 30% off total room charge.
We invite you to step into our beautiful campus and walk through the doors of our conference center….we promise we’ll make you feel at home. For more information call (619)260-4772 or email pcappiello@sandiego.edu. See you soon!
UC Santa Barbara Conference Services was able to grow our office and now have three new stellar employees working with us:
Angelica Diaz, conference manager
Matt Erickson, conference manager
Nestor Covarrubias, hospitality services manager
Sonoma State University’s Office of Conferences, Events and Catering is now Conference & Event Services. Catering has moved back to be housed under our University Dining Services. This follows the results from a division wide assessment. While we welcome the change in services, Patti Sinclair has moved over to dining to head up this new area. It is an exciting opportunity for Patti, however we will miss her greatly. Yes, she will only be one building over but it just won’t be the same.
UC Davis is presenting “Plan Green” on February 18, 2009. Be part of the solution! Join us for the first annual Plan Green Conference at UC Davis. Whether you plan small staff meetings, award banquets, or large scale trade events and conferences, Plan Green will provide you with the tools and information you need to plan sustainable events. Learn from nationally recognized experts in the event planning industry on how making big or small changes in your event planning process can make a positive impact on our world. To register, and for more information, please go to plangreen.ucdavis.edu.
Stanford Conferences has promoted two of our team members. Kelvina Cheung has been promoted from an associate position to conference account coordinator. Kelvina joined the Stanford Conferences team back in March, 2008 and quickly demonstrated the necessary “can do” spirit, resourcefulness, and skills required to be a successful coordinator. She is well-prepared for her 30+ client base and 40+ conferences this summer.
Additionally, Carolyn Tomlin has been promoted to a conference account manager role in Stanford Conferences. As a result of her promotion, Carolyn will be introduced to a number of additional, complex conferences to coordinate this summer, and she will assume sales management and other responsibilities as a manager/leader in our organization.
In the midst of many efforts to budget cut in response to the current economy, these two promotions are very welcomed in Stanford Conferences!
UCLA was the host of this year’s Annual UC System-wide Conference December 3-5. The theme of this year’s event was “Marketing with Web 2.0” along with “Business and Consumer Trends”. Chuck Salem, President of Unique Venues, was the guest speaker. He provided the group of 30+ with advice on how to maximize the use of all the latest Web 2.0 tools to achieve greater sales and maintain contact with current and prospective customers. The group also had the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of UCLA’s emergency personnel related to event planning, emergency preparedness and overall campus safety related to visitors on campus during special events and summer conferences. Finally, the group took a bus excursion down to Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade for fun and merriment along with an opening night reception hosted by the Hotel Angeleno of Joie de Vivre hotel group. Next year’s conference will be held at UC Berkeley December 2-4.
From ACCED-I Connections, November - December 2008
Thank you for welcoming me back as your new director. We wish Nicholas the best in his new career. Thankfully Carol has made the transition easy and fun. We are looking forward to seeing many of you at our regional meeting!
News from University of Nevada Las Vegas:
In a city that never sleeps, the
Wrapping up the successful summer 2008 conference season was just the kick-start to new changes and exciting opportunities. The Scheduling & Conferences office has welcomed several new staff members in the past 6 months including:
* Elaine Richards, assistant director
* Beth Pouska, sales & marketing coordinator
* Shawn Dewey, event coordinator
* Stacey Chambliss, conference housing coordinator
* Veronica Freeman, reservations coordinator
With three brand new full-time positions added to our team, we are quickly ramping up to make the most of our newly established year-round conference housing opportunities, including a remodel to create executive suites for individual stays. With two meeting and event facilities entering their second year of operation, we have high hopes of getting the UNLV name out more in the world of meeting and event planning.
News from California State University, Northridge:
The Coordinator of Conference Services, Brooke Yeager, has moved on to another job in the local community and is no longer working for the university. We are beginning the process of hiring someone in that position but it will probably not happen until November or December of this year.
Right before the conference season began, we moved into a new office. This will be the first time that the Conference Service staff will have their own office (see photo at right).
We were very busy this year with summer conferences and filled most of our available space. I think we have several new groups that will be returning in summer 2009.
The conference office is going to have one large challenge in summer 2009; the cafeteria, located here in housing, will be undergoing a million dollar plus renovation. The good news is we will have a lovely new food facility in summer 2010. We are searching for other food venues at this time.
News from UCLA Conference Services:
We did a fair bit of scrambling to accommodate Nicholas' absence, but all in all it was a great summer that came in over $500K above budget. We hope to have Nick's position filled by the first of October and we have many exciting marketing/sales initiatives that we will be green lighting this year. On the negative side, we are undergoing major construction and losing valuable meeting space, so the future looks a little less rosy. However, the team here is up for the challenge and I am confident our contribution to UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services will remain vigorous.
From ACCED-I Connections, September - October 2008
Staff News - Stanford Conference Services, Stanford University
After a five-year hiatus from conferencing, Suzanne Bennett has returned to the industry and ACCED-I! Suzanne was a conference coordinator at Stanford prior to accepting a position in Student Housing. In May, Suzanne returned to Stanford Conference Services as the assistant director for conference business operations.
Phil Gin, past Region 2 director and current treasurer for the ACCED-I Board of Directors is the director of Stanford conference services.
LinkedIn Region 2 Group
Want to know more about your Region 2 colleagues and who they know? Want to stay connected and expand your industry network? Join the ACCED-I Region 2 LinkedIn group today: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/164374/56D5581D5349.
LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) is a terrific tool for networking with team members, industry colleagues, and customers. Think of it as a business version of Facebook: more professional and less drama. It will provide greater visibility for your venue and for you as a professional. Additionally, you can learn more about your colleagues and region members (such as their experience, their strengths, and accomplishments).
This LinkedIn group was started by Region 2 member Jason Walley, director of conference services at UCLA's Housing & Hospitality Services. This is Jason's third summer directing one of the largest university summer conference programs in the country (yes, Phil, Stanford is just as big).
New Member Highlight: Monterey Institute of International Studies
The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) was founded in 1955 with a focus on promoting international understanding through the study of language and culture. By the 1990s, the institute was widely recognized as one of the most academically prestigious language and international policy studies schools in the country. The institute's graduates are prominent in US Foreign Service, language teaching leadership, and the international business community.
MIIS has begun its second half-century with a new partner. In 2005, it affiliated with Middlebury College of Vermont, a leader in language education, international economics, and environmental studies.
This year MIIS is planning to welcome a new President, Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy, Middlebury College dean for faculty development and research and the Frederick C. Dirks Professor of International Economics. Ramaswamy will succeed Clara Yu, who will retire on December 31 after serving three years as Monterey's president. In a short period of time, Dr. Yu achieved her objective of setting the stage for the Institute's next phase of growth. She believes that Monterey Institute is stable, strong and prepared for this next phase. Ramaswamy will assume his new duties January 1, 2009.
Region 2 member Linae Ishii-Devine has been the manager of events and advancement services since 2001. She plans and implements institutional events across campus and manages development operations. Linae earned her bachelor's degree in Public Administration at San Diego State University and is currently a candidate for the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) January exam.
Let's give MIIS, and Linae, a warm Region 2 welcome!
Region 2 Fall Regional Conference – SAVE THE DATE!
Finally, the news you've been waiting for! The fall regional meeting will be held October 23-24 at beautiful Sonoma State University (www.sonoma.edu). Registration, hotel, and travel information will be coming to you soon. You'll also be receiving far too many emails from Carol concerning program content, so please provide as much feedback as necessary in order to make this meeting meet YOUR needs.
We can't wait to see you in October! 2 Rocks!
From ACCED-I Connections, April/May 2008
Huge CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU once again to everyone who helped make the hospitality "experience" everything that it was at the recent Annual Conference in Las Vegas. I have heard nothing but great things about what Region 2 pulled off in "The Buzz." Kudos Region 2! Huge thanks also to Jack Raab for his vision of the hospitality room design. Special thanks to Phil Gin and Trish Carlson for the two plus years of leadership as co-chairs of the Hospitality committee! This wouldn't have been possible with out your leadership.
In other Annual Conference news, you should know that we had 70 members of Region 2 in attendance and 29 of that 70 were first timers! Awesome! Members of Region 2 also presented 12 sessions during the conference including the pre-conference workshop "Events 101." Jack Raab was also the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award at the Annual Conference. Congratulations Jack!
Plans are under way for our Region 2 fall meeting to be held in October. Please stay tuned for more information on the location, dates, topics, and focus. In addition if you have topics of interest you would like to see covered at this meeting, or if you would like to present please contact the regional director.
More to follow. Until then, continue to Rock Region 2!
From ACCED-I Connections, January - March 2008
Region 2 has just completed their elections for director-elect. Carol McDoniel from Cal State Fullerton has been elected as our new regional director-elect, she and Nick Bonora, the new regional director from UCLA, will be leading our fearless group in 2008.
Carol McDoniel is currently serving as associate director of the Titan Student Union at Cal State Fullerton. She oversees the University Conference Center, Information Services, and Operations. Her responsibilities also include overseeing the custodial and food service contracts and capital equipment purchases.
Prior to joining the TSU, Carol was the director of Campus Services at California Baptist University in Riverside for over ten years. That department managed all campus events, facility rentals, including summer conferences, and audio visual services.
Carol served on ACCED-I's One-Stop Shop project team in 2006-2007 and will be presenting an event-focused special interest session at the 2008 Annual Conference in Las Vegas
From ACCED-I Connections, October - December 2007
Congratulations to Tanya Williams, UCLA Conference Services. She gave birth to a baby boy on Friday, September 14, 2007. He weighed 10 pounds and 1 ounce and was 20 inches long. His name is Bryce Antonio Williams and we welcome him into the world.
Sonoma State University has received a significant new gift from Jean Schultz, the wife of cartoonist Charles Schultz. Jean is an alumna of Sonoma State University and a long time community volunteer and philanthropist. To honor the Schultz gift a newly proposed recital hall will be called 'Schroeder's Recital Hall' after the cartoon legend.
The $100 million Green Music Center, with construction halfway complete is modeled after the Boston Symphony Orchestra's home in Western Massachusetts. The building will feature a 1,400 seat concert hall, with a 250 seat recital hall. The project is due to be completed in the next two years and will be a great addition to Sonoma State and to conference guests as well.
From e-Communique, August/September 2007
Submitted by Sonja Hyde
Loyola Marymount University hosted the Kobe Bryant Basketball camp this summer, with meals, housing, and of course, basketball. According to Trish Carlson, assistant director of conference and events services, "It was an interesting time, but overall it was a great experience."
The University of Redlands partnered with College Summit this year to host two workshops. Tired of seeing students "graduate" from a teen center to the streets, J.B. Schram became determined to help admissions offices see students the way he saw them. These workshops are designed to help bright, low-income students who, with the right support during the post-secondary transition, could propel their lives in a positive direction and enter college.
The University of California in Riverside has begun a new chapter. They are building a new dining commons with twice the square footage, several lounges and nine conference rooms (including one that will seat 1,000 people). There will be many outdoor usable spaces, plenty of work space for student organizations, and advanced technology capabilities. It will be a great addition to an already excellent campus.
California State University, Northridge created a new conference coordinator position and hired Brooke Yeager to fill the position. Brooke has been on the Residential Life side of Student Housing for several years and is fitting perfectly into our world of conferences. CSUN has also hired Karla La Rosa as manager of conference and hospitality services. Karla has many years of experience renting space to film crews and off campus groups at CSUN, so her expertise will come in handy in her new role.
Our regional meeting is coming in October! The Region 2 meeting will be at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to continue planning for the 2008 ACCED-I Annual Conference. The dates of the meeting will be Wednesday, October 10, and Thursday, October 11, 2007. The hospitality committee will stay and meet on Friday, October 12. Anyone wishing to help with the Annual Conference is welcome to attend. There is a room block at the Embassy Suites, near the university, from October 9-11, for $159.00/night. You can call the hotel directly at 702-795-2800 or 1-800-Embassy. The block is being held until September 17, 2007.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Region 2!
From e-Communique, June/July 2007
Submitted by Sonja Hyde
Region 2 is preparing to host the ACCED-I conference in Las Vegas for 2008. Our Hospitality leaders, Phil Gin, Stanford University, and Trish Carlson, Loyola Marymount University, are coordinating Region 2 staff to facilitate a great welcome for all ACCED-I members.
Another exciting note from Region 2 is that Jack Raab, the director of the events office at UCLA, will be coordinating workshops and programs at the 2008 conference directed specifically toward event professionals. There has been much discussion in our organization regarding this subject, and the differences between coordinating events or conferences. ACCED-I seeks to meet the needs of all of our members and is looking to expand services to the event professionals segment of our profession. Hope to see you all in Las Vegas.
From e-Communique, April/May 2007
Submitted by Sonja Hyde
Region 2 wants to thank Trish Carlson, from Loyola Marymount, for her service to ACCED-I this past year as the Regional Director. She has taken the role of hospitality committee co-chair, along with Phil Gin this year, as our region will be the host region for the 2008 Annual Conference in Las Vegas. I hope you had a chance to greet Elvis in Baltimore, as Elvis was in the house on several occasions. We expect you have already made plans to attend the Annual Cnference in Vegas, and we are looking forward to greeting each one of you.
Our new Regional Director is Sonja Hyde, from the University of Redlands. She served as the Director-Elect last year and we held our first regional conference in Las Vegas that year. Our regional meeting will be held on October 11-12 in Las Vegas, with our new regional Director-Elect, Nick Bonora, from UCLA heading up the festivities.
Viva Las Vegas!
From e-Communique, October-December 2006
Happy Fall Region 2,
We now have a regional website at http://www.acced-i.org/region2. The website is a new forum for us to communicate. If at any time you would like to post news or announcements, please e-mail me and I will make sure it gets posted on the website.
A big thank you to Jack Raab for organizing and hosting our 2008 Annual Conference Hospitality Committee meeting at UCLA on September 22, 2006. This was the first major step in our plans as “hosts” for the Las Vegas Annual Conference.
I am pleased to welcome the following members to the best region in ACCED-I: Jeff Fehrn from California State University, Fullerton, Carrie McIntyre from Vanguard University and Kam Morrella from Stanford University. We are so glad to have you.
From e-Communique, August/September 2006
Our regional conference has been scheduled for October 26-27 at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Hotel accommodations will be available at the Hard Rock Hotel at a rate of $129.00 per night for ACCED-I members.
Call In Reservation Procedure - All guests are to call in to the room reservations department at 800.HRD.ROCK. All guests are to mention they are with ACCED-I to receive the contracted group rate. All guests need to call in by 9/24/2006. Any unused rooms will be released back to the hotel and any additional rooms needed after the cut off date will be subject to availability and prevailing rack rate. *All changes can be made through room reservations up to 24 hours prior to arrival unless it is an emergency.
Those of you who have volunteered for the 2008 Annual Conference Hospitality Committee are asked to arrive one day early and join us in Las Vegas for a planning meeting on October 25th.
All meeting date times are scheduled to start at 9 am so please plan travel accordingly. Details and itinerary will follow at a later date.
After this scorching hot summer I look forward to seeing all of you in the cooler temps of the fall.
All the best!