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Vote by Midnight Dec. 29
Remember to cast your vote for the STMA Board of Directors election and proposed Bylaws revisions. Results will be announced during the STMA Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Thurs., Jan. 18, 2006 in San Antonio. For a ballot, click here. Be sure to follow the directions on how to submit your ballot electronically or via fax.
Hotel Rates to increase to $300+ on Jan. 3
The STMA room block will be released on Jan. 3, and the hotels will be selling any rooms left at their regular prices, which are more than $300 per room night. STMA still has rooms available until then at the $129 per night rate. To make your hotel reservations, contact the Marriott Plaza San Antonio, at 800/228-9290, and the Hilton Palacio del Rio at 800/445-8667. Both hotels are offering an STMA group rate of $129, so be sure to tell them you are with the STMA Conference. The Marriott Plaza San Antonio is on the corner of Alamo and Durango, one block from the convention center and 2 blocks from the Riverwalk. The Hilton Palacio del Rio is next door to the Marriott Rivercenter, the host hotel.
Committee Sign Up Extended
STMA’s committee volunteer service opportunities have been extended to Jan. 22. There will be a sign up station at the STMA conference in San Antonio. For those who are unable to attend the conference, please click here and fill out the volunteer form. Please fill out a volunteer form even if you served on a committee during 2006. Committee appointments will be made by mid-March 2007.
President Trigg Appoints Fouty to the STMA Board
STMA Board President Mike Trigg, CSFM appointed Amy Fouty, CSFM, Athletic Turf Manager for Spartan Stadium at Michigan State University to the STMA Board of Directors. Fouty fills the Colleges and Universities Board Member position left vacant in November by the resignation of Jay Warnick, CSFM. Read more here.
STMA adds Four New Chapters
Four newly formed chapters will be recognized at the Chapter Officers Training Session, Tues., Jan. 16, in San Antonio. Those receiving their inaugural gavels are the Intermountain STMA, Ozarks STMA, North Florida STMA and Northern California STMA. The Northern California chapter had dissolved in 2005.
Calling all Women Members Please join your peers at a networking breakfast during the conference on Thurs., Jan. 18, 6:45 a.m. in Conference Room 17 in the Marriott Rivercenter. Sponsored by Hunter Industries, the breakfast will offer the opportunity for women in the industry to discuss issues surrounding career success. All women are welcome including spouses and exhibitor personnel. For those unable to attend, look for outcomes posted on the STMA website in the members’ only section in February.
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During the past year, you’ve read about presenting a professional image, the importance of networking and how to maximize your network. This tip is focused on something very simple — wearing a name badge at an event — but important to your networking. With the STMA conference approaching, here are three tips on name badge etiquette!
1) Wear it RIGHT. Pin or clip your name badge to the right side of your chest. Then, when you shake hands it is pulled forward and your name can easily be seen by your contact.
2) Size it RIGHT. For those events that you receive a large badge holder on a cord, such as those provided at the STMA conference, shorten the cord appropriately so that your name is displayed in the upper middle of your chest. This prevents those new contacts you meet from looking down and trying to read your name at navel height.
3) Remove it RIGHT upon exiting the conference/trade show. For maximum personal safety, you should remove your badge when walking around outside of the conference venue so you are not identified as a “tourist.”
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New OSHA Information on Workplace Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a new safety and health topics information page aimed at demonstrating that investment in workplace safety and health makes good business sense.
Making the Business Case for Safety and Health is a product of several alliances with OSHA, including the American Industrial Hygiene Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, and the National Federation of Independent Business, among others. The page highlights information on how a comprehensive safety and health program can help employers save money while protecting their employees. For more information, click here.
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