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JUNE 2007
BY
MICHELE TRADER
What a great region we are part of! I’m struck by this thought every time I attend the Region Leadership Conference or read information from our region. This year, if possible I’ve felt even more honored to be part of the Mid-Atlantic Region because our chapter had the opportunity to help plan the conference.
We were so excited this year to be hosting the Leadership Conference. There hasn’t been a Region Leadership Conference in the Tidewater area in more than 15 years and we were happy to bring the conference back (Thanks Phil Albert for the history!)
I hope all who attended the Region Leadership Conference enjoyed attending as much as we enjoyed bringing the conference to you. Hosting gives your chapter an opportunity to share a little about your area with the rest of the region and we were honored to do that. From walking the Ghost Tour Friday evening, to staying at a hotel in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, to listening to our Saturday afternoon speaker, Roseanne Butler, we hope all of you felt like you were reliving a bit of history! The Tidewater area and chapter are both rich in history.
Tidewater is looking forward to celebrating our 35th year as a chapter this November. We have had the good fortune over the years to have many active, enthusiastic members and leaders. Receiving strong leadership training is always important for this reason.
Our region planners delivered a great program that guides all of our chapters in looking for strong new leaders. The contributions from International have given all of us a better sense of where ARMA International is headed in the future as well as training us to become future leaders, possibly even at an International level.
Some comments from this year’s Leadership Conference attendees were:
“The conference energizes me to apply ideas learned.”
“I thought the topics; presentations etc. were very informative especially for my first time at this conference. This has given me very good insight to use for my upcoming year on the board, as my position in 07-08 is program.”
“Topics were great-very informational from International standpoint that was great and helpful.”
“Meeting was very beneficial. Got lots of ideas to take home.”
They’ve taken the words right out of my mouth! Thank you to the Region Leadership for organizing a great program. With the tools from the conference everyone should have a productive summer of planning and a great new chapter year ahead!
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