[nabs] Convention Committee - What you missed!!

[Sara Conrad]

Looks like a great meeting! I would have much rather been brainstorming with all of you than in class, but it sounds like you covered a lot. Awesome job, Caitlin and committee!

Sara 

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On Feb 15, 2012, at 10:16 PM, Olivia Norman <olivianorman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Caitlin,
> Are you looking for official Apple stuff here?
> Feel free to write me privately about this.
> Thanks,
> Olivia
> 
> "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.", Steve Jobs
> 
> On Feb 15, 2012, at 5:56 PM, NABS SecondVP wrote:
> 
>> Hi Guys,
>>   Well, I hate to say it, but you missed a *superb* meeting this
>> past Monday evening. The Convention Committee is hard at work planning
>> your national convention.
>> 
>> Here are some of the topics we discussed:
>> - What do people want? We think they want seminars on Apple products,
>> an awesome comedian to entertain them by night, a stellar Welcome
>> Party to meet new friends, and they want food. They always want food.
>> We may have had a transgression about brownies...just sayin'.
>> - When we plan the Scholarship lunch, how should we lay out the room
>> so that people can talk and hang out but still eat at their tables?
>> - We all recognize that young adults need to be better represented in
>> ACB. how do we do this? How do we get our voices heard? If we hold a
>> Membership seminar, how do we structure it and what topics do we
>> discuss?
>> - There's a spa in the hotel. Do we want to have a seminar on fashion,
>> shopping, and hair? Ladies love things like that. Or, do we just want
>> to see about finagling low-cost mani/petis from the spa? Or, are we
>> really certain at all.
>> - What about an employment seminar? What should we cover. If we get
>> young employed people to come, will anyone but students be attracted?
>> Can we just cover one broad topic. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a
>> blind juggler? Blind people are drastically under employed. This is a
>> sad thing....how can ACBS help or inspire people to work?
>> - Everyone says that an Apple a day keeps the doctor away. We here at
>> ACBS certainly agree; last year our Apple event was our best selling
>> seminar. We packed a conference room so well that we ran out of chairs
>> and table space for all. It was a bit chaotic. We're not going to let
>> that happen again, but we're going to make sure your Q&As about Seri
>> and the web item rowder and the hotest new apps are answered. Last
>> year we had a panel, how should we structure our Apple seminar this
>> year? What should we discuss...DISCUSS!
>> - The Convention COmmittee also reflected back on past ACBS
>> Conventions. We talked about what seminars and events, and which ones
>> did not. Maybe you've been to one of our awesome conventions in the
>> past, and you want to tell us what you liked, and what you didn't?
>> GREAT! We can't wait to hear about it.
>> 
>>  This is your organization; these are your programs. Let us know if
>> we're missing something that appeals to the student in all of us.
>> We're looking for fun and interesting. Reply to this thread or email
>> Caitlin at secondvicepresident.acbstudents at gmail.com with your ideas
>> and suggestions. And, hey, come hang out with us on Monday, March 12,
>> at 8 PM Eastern time for our next awesome meeting. Call in
>> 507-726-4200, participant pin code, 171931. We can't wait to talk to
>> you, soon!
>> 
>> Caitlin :)
>> ACBS Second VP and Convention Committee Chair
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