Minutes of Meeting - March 28, 2008

MINUTES OF FIRST MEETING OF NSA N.FL.
March 28, 2008
8:30-12:30 Deerwood Country Club Jacksonville, Florida
TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 19

Jarik – Officially called the first meeting of NSA North Florida to order at 9:00 AM. There are 9 founding members to date. Each founding member contributed $100.00. The Board will accept additional founding members through March 28, 2008.
Jarik discussed the history of the NSA North Florida Chapter formation. Initially formed 5 years ago but lack of attendance forced the chapter to dissolve. Now with renewed interest and founders contributing the new NSA N. FL Chapter has formed.

There will be a total of 4 meetings this year with one being a holiday event.

To become a member of NSA N.FL you must meet NSA qualifications.
Officers for 2008-2009:
President: Jarik Conrad, Conrad Consulting, Inc.
President Elect: Mary McCormack,
Secretary: Zelda Fraden, Zelda, LLC
Treasurer:
Programs: Pegine Echevarria, Team Pegine
Membership: Steve Waterhouse,
There are 2 At-Large Positions:

Steve: Explained the fee/dues structure of the chapter.
Founding Members contribution: $100.00
Chapter Membership: $40.00 annual
Meetings: $40.00 per meeting
The idea was mentioned that we should create NSA N. FL business cards that can be distributed to prospective members.
All prospective members’ information should be passed along to Steve for inclusion in future communications.
Steve clarified the use of NSA logo is only permitted if you are a member of NSA.

Mary: Spoke about the NSA annual conference this summer August 2-5 in New York. Encouraged members to book their hotel room early as the hotel gets sold out quickly.
Discussed the possibility of moving the meeting to a Saturday to attract more speakers.

Those in attendance introduced themselves. The two speakers for today’s meeting were:
Phil Van Hooser, Kentucky. He spoke on how to get started in the industry and building a business models.
Ann Urban, Jacksonville, FL. Spoke to the group about how to work with a Destination Management Company (DMC).

Zelda: In the absence of Pegine it was announced that Pegine was working to secure the following as future speakers:
Pam Lontos- PRPR, Orlando, FL
Michael Aun- Central Florida
Lou Heckler- Gainesville, FL
Brandon Toropov-Boston, MA
John Reyes-CEO Jacksonville CVB
Linda Rhodes-Mayo Meeting Planners
Kathern Zwart-Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sr. V.P. of Meeting Planners.

Dates to be determined.

Meeting Adjourned 12:30