Calendar 2011-12
Mark your calendar for the following dates. Check back often for updates. The meeting sponsor is the location host unless otherwise noted. Wednesday, Sept. 14
Improving the Quality & Cost-Effectiveness of Government Meetings
Speaker: Charles S. Sadler CGMP, CHSP, CHSC, Executive Director and CEO, SGMP »bio
Sheraton Raleigh | 421 South Salisbury Street · Raleigh 27601 »printable directions
Meetings have been part of our state and federal process since the inception of the United States. The scope, impact and cost effects every meeting that must be planned by a government agency. We can go back as far as the Constitutional Convention in 1787 or right up to an upcoming meeting of the North Carolina Governor’s Conference for Women scheduled for Nov. 2, 2011, to understand the execution and planning is just as important as the content. The service government meeting planners provide to elected officials, the public at large and government employees is essential for the transparent operations of government when it comes to training, programs and initiatives, promoting, celebrating, communicating and serving the public. All being done with public funds and under a watchful eye of citizens and media to make the task a little more stressful. It doesn’t matter if your meeting is crafting the Constitution or providing a forum for women’s issues, each meeting is highly significant to have been allocated public funds. Our goal today is to look at how we perform as government planners and evaluate the tools and resources that can help you improve the quality and cost effectiveness of your government meetings.
Special note: There are sleeping rooms available at the government rate for the night before and night of the meeting. To reserve a room, email Max Silver (Maxine@sheratonraleigh.com)
Registration Deadline: Friday, Sept. 9
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Celebrating the Society of Government Meeting Professionals' 30th Anniversary
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Holiday Inn Raleigh Crabtree Valley | 4100 Glenwood Avenue · Raleigh 27612
History of SGMP 1981-2011: Once upon a time, the Evolution of SGMP, Economic Influences, Impact of Technology on Meetings, Changes and more.
Registration Deadline: Friday, Oct. 7
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Making Your Meetings Interactive by Using Audience Response Systems (ARS)
Speaker: Debbi Hillman MS Ed RH Ed, Assistant Director, Continuing Medical Education, Wake Area Health Education Center (AHEC) »bio
McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education | 1101 Gorman Street · Raleigh, NC 27695
This session will introduce participants to the Audience Response System (ARS) as a way to incorporate technology and interaction into meetings.
At the end of the session, participants will be able to
1) Discuss the purpose of using ARS;
2) Describe the key features of ARS and
3) Demonstrate creating and running an ARS slide set.
Registration Deadline: Friday, Nov. 4
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Mid-Winter Meeting & Silent Auction
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center | 4700 Emperor Blvd · I-40 At Exit 282 (Page Rd) · Durham, NC 27703
Lodging
The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center is offering those attending the Mid-Winter meeting a special room rate of $69.50 plus tax for the night of Wednesday, Dec. 1. To make a reservation, call (919) 941-5050 and mention NC SGMP to reserve this rate.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
January Chapter Educational Lunch Meeting
Central Contractor Registration (CCR)is Going Away: The Changing Face of Federal Procurement
Speaker: Fran Perez-Wilhite »bio
Embassy Suites Charlotte/Concord Golf Resort & Spa | 5400 John Q. Hammons Dr. NW · Concord NC 28027
Lodging & Carpool
It will be a day trip for most, but if you require an overnight, please contact Traci Burnett at traci.burnett@jqh.com.
A carpool will be available. It will depart Raleigh at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Please note on your registration that you are interested in carpool and you will be contacted for further details.
Site Tours
- Embassy Suites Charlotte/Concord Golf Resort & Spa: available after lunch for planners who would like to see the hotel and guest rooms.
- Great Wolf Lodge Charlotte/Concord: a van will pick up the planners at 1:30 p.m. to travel to Great Wolf for site tours.
Free Chair Massages
The Embassy Suites Concord will offer complementary chair massages during the networking and registration times. They will also offer a 15% discount to the spa for those interested.
Registration Deadline: Friday, Jan. 6
Wednesday, Feb. 8
February Chapter Educational Lunch Meeting
The Government Meeting Planners Toolbox
Speaker: Diane Godwin, Principal Meeting Planner, North Carolina League of Municipalities »bio
Cobblestone Hall | City Market · 215 Wolfe Street, Suite 100 · Raleigh, NC 27601
SGMP is the perfect organization to assist government meeting planners with planning more cost-effective government meetings. Could your meeting planning skills or tools need a little updating? Learn how earning the CGMP certification can help you be more professional as a planner or supplier.
This session will instruct the government planner how to build an RFP or Request for Proposal, how to be creative with food and beverage, and how to do an effective site inspection. The supplier or sales person will learn how to assist government planners with selecting food and beverage, what government planners look for during a site inspection, and how to provide the type of service that will make the government planner see the supplier as an asset and not just a sales person.
Core Competency: education/programming but this session will also include facilities and services and logistics.
Registration Deadline: Friday, Feb. 3
Wednesday, March 14
March Chapter Educational Lunch Meeting
Best Practices in Conducting a Call for Papers (Abstract Management)
Speaker: Chip Futrell CPP, Associate Director, Continuing and Professional Education, North Carolina State University »bio
Holiday Inn® Hotel & Suites Raleigh North - Capital Blvd. | 2805 Highwoods Blvd. · Cary, NC 27604
This meeting is being hosted by the Holiday Inn Cary
Wednesday, April 11
April Chapter Educational Lunch Meeting
Cultural, Linguistics & Technology Awareness of Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Susanna Bourgeois, Raleigh Regional Center Manager, N.C. Division of Services for the Deaf and The Hard of Hearing »bio
Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park (formerly the Wyndham) | 4620 South Miami Blvd. · Durham, NC 27703
Thursday, May 3 & Friday, May 4
Annual Conference
Location TBD
Wednesday, May 16 - Saturday, May 19
2012 SGMP National Education Conference (NEC)
New Orleans, La.
For complete information visit, sgmp.org
Wednesday, June 13
June Chapter Educational Lunch Meeting
Topic & location TBD
The North Carolina Chapter, Society of Government Meeting Professionals