2009 MWSA Conference Program

The 2009 MWSA Conference Program

FRIDAY October 9th

Registration: 9 - 5 p.m. Hospitality Suite

  • Bill McDonald and officers will greet you.
  • Eddie Beesley available to press.

Volunteer Meeting: 10 - 11 a.m. Meeting Room

  • Led by Connie Beesley and Lynn Salsi

Radio/Video Interviews for Winners by appointment

-- Bob Calvert -- 1-3 pm Meeting Room

Book Store -- Burke Salsi -- 1-5pm Outside Meeting Room

Silver Team Meeting – Pat Avery – 3-3:30 pm Hospitality Suite

Gold Team Meeting – Mike Mullins – 3:30-4:00 Hospitality Suite

Radio/Video Interviews for Winners by appointment

-- Bob Calvert 4-5pm Meeting Room

Members on their own for dinner – Luau by early sign up

Cash Bar 5-10pm Meeting Room

Welcome & Mixer -- 5-6 pm -- Meeting Room

-- Bill McDonald Welcome

-- Joyce Faulkner -- Comments

-- Maria Edwards -- Comments

-- Connie Beesley -- Activities & Schedules of the Evening

-- Silver Team Buddy program -- Pat Avery

-- Introduction of Last Year's Winners -- Eddie Beesley

-- Introduction of 2009 Winners -- Mike Mullins

OPEN MIC -- 6-8 pm -- Mike Mullins MC Meeting Room

Precious "Medals" Reception - 8-9 pm Hospitality Suite

—for Previous and new winners (Invitation only)

Movie TROOPER screening & Q&A by Chris Martini -- 9-11pm Meeting Room

SATURDAY October 10th

Volunteer and Reviewers Breakfast -- 7-9 am Invitation Only

-- Pat Avery -- MC

-- Joyce Faulkner Comments

-- Mike Mullins -- Presentation of Thank you gifts

-- Pat Avery -- Special Recognitions

-- Bill McDonald -- Formal Thanks

Book Store -- Burke Salsi -- 9-5pm Outside Meeting Room

Special Activities during event – 9-5pm

-- Autograph Table

-- Vendors

-- Nerd Corner

-- PCA Voting Station

-- Hands on Photo Class by appointment -- Nancy Smith

-- Books Displayed on tables -- Lee Boyland (setup)

-- Auction Products Display

-- PCA Voting

Radio/Video Interviews for Winners by appointment -- Bob Calvert -- 

9-10:15 Hospitality Suite

Program Introduction -- 9:30 am Meeting Room

-- Honor Guard and Presenting Flag

-- Welcome and comments -- Jeff Edwards

-- Activities & Schedule for the Day -- Connie Beesley

-- Comments from past Winner tbn

— Morning Stretch — Shirley Bendell

PCA Radio Shows -- Simulcast -10:30 am Meeting Room

— Dale Throneberry & Dwight Zimmerman

Lunch Break -- 11:30 - 1pm -- On your own or snacks in Hospitality Suite

MWSA Reviews -- Criteria & Methodology -- 1:15-2:00 pm Meeting Room

-- Joyce Faulkner, Lee Boyland & Rob Ballister Meeting Room

Poet's Corner -- Read your poetry & discuss -- 1-2pm Hospitality Suite

—Bill McDonald, Mike Mullins & Pat Avery

Marketing Techniques -- 2:00 -3:00 Meeting Room

-- Maria Edwards, Dwight Zimmerman & Lynn Salsi

Writing Memoirs -- 2:15 - 3:00 Hospitality Suite

-- Craig Trebilcock, Hodge Wood, Eddie Beesley

Research -- Tools, Contacts & Techniques -- 2:15 -3 pm Meeting Room

-- Pat Avery, Tim Davis, Lynn Salsi & Richard Lowry

Sensitive Topics -Politics, Military, Legal & Family Considerations 3 - 4pm

Hospitality Suite

-- Bill McDonald, Jeff Edwards

Making Thrillers Thrilling -- 3:15 - 4pm Meeting Room

-- Don Bendell, John Cathcart & Jeff Edwards

Combining Storytelling with Art -- 4-4:45pm -- Meeting Room

-- Dwight Zimmerman, Nancy Smith, Tom Ruck

Pre-Banquet Reception -- 6:00 pm -- Outside Meeting Room

-- Cash Bar

-- Photo Op

Banquet -- 6:30 pm -- Meeting Room

Award Ceremony — 7:15pm — Meeting Room

Formal photo shoot -- 8-9:00 pm Meeting Room

Bob Calvert -- Interviews of winners -- 8-9:00 pm -- Hospitality Suite

Screening of Documentary with Q&A to follow -- Richard Lowry -- 9pm --

Meeting Room

SUNDAY October 11th

Welcome & Schedule for the Day -- 9 am Meeting Room -- Connie Beesley

Working with Military Channel -- 9:15 Meeting Room -- Dwight Zimmerman

State of the Org -- 10:00 am Meeting Room — Joyce Faulkner

MWSA Bucks Auction -- 10:30 am -- Meeting Room

Closing — 11:15am

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