NERS Planning Meeting,
Present:
Robin Walsh, Faye Everson, Julie Bunn, Phyllis Berg, Mary Martel, Gina Crocker,
Carlene Kincaid, Jeanne Ulmer, Joan Cooper-Zack, Jay Barrett, Gail Lenehan, and
Kay McLain
The requirements of the planning committee as
outlined in the ENA bylaws were discussed including the requirement for
chairperson for each committee and accurate documentation via minutes of all
planning meetings.
This year NH is hosting NERS and Julie Bunn spoke
with Gail from NH ENA and they have agreed to pass along the NERS planning book
to MA ENA after their conference the end of April.
Flyers to be handed out at NERS 2006 have already
been designed with a “Save the Date and Place” format. MA ENA members going to
NERS 2006 will bring them for distribution.
The theme for NERS 2007 was decided after
brainstorming with committee members. The final selection was:
ENA Rocks in Plymouth 2007
Discover
N ew friends
E ducation
R eal History
S trengths
The brochure will include sketches of
Selection
of chairpersons for each committee and descriptions of their responsibilities
followed. The following were selected:
Co-Chairs
NERS planning committee 2007: Julie Bunn and Gina Crocker
They
are responsible for all the activities of the various committees. Chairs of
respective committees report to them.
Secretary:
Mary Martel
Responsible for taking minutes and forwarding a copy to each
committee chairperson and the President of the State ENA. The secretary
is also responsible for maintaining an updated mailing list set which will be
used for mailing and pass it on to the state that will be presenting the
program the following year.
Treasurer:
Phyllis Berg and Jay Barrett
Responsible
for maintaining a monthly summary of all revenue and expenses, compiling a
financial summary after the conclusion of the symposium and dispense any
profits and/or financial liabilities once the indebtedness of the present
program has been met.
Education
Chair: Donna Zimmerman
Responsible for planning the program, selecting speakers, and
obtaining CEU’s and monitoring of the program. This committee will also be responsible for
assisting with the development of the syllabus and brochure.
Registration: Deb Delaney
Responsible for collating all incoming registrations, and
monitoring registration attendance during the actual program and awarding CEU
certificates.
Publicity:
Kay McLain
Responsible for all the publicity needs of the program and the
development and distribution of the brochures.
Vendors:
Debbie Tonelli
Responsible for obtaining
exhibitor support of the program, and monitoring exhibitor needs during the
program.
Hospitality: Joan Cooper-Zack and Jeanne
Ulmer
Responsible for researching and developing social activities for
program participants in the area and during the program.
All
Chairs are responsible for eliciting committee members to help with their
assignments as needed and reporting to Co-chairs monthly on progress.
The dates
for NERS 2007 is April 25-27, Weds thru Friday. Weds and Thursday will be full
days and half day on Friday to allow participates who may wish to stay on and
enjoy the weekend in Plymouth. It will be held at the Radisson Hotel,
There was
a recommendation made to Education to elicit a speaker from the
There
was discussion regarding how often the planning committee should meet. It was
agreed that every other month would be a conference call of chairpersons and
the full planning committee would meet before the state council meetings. Conference call of committee chairs will be
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Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Martel