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| STAFF
REPORT |
Sales
and Events Manager
Deb Tewell
September 2006
8/12/06 – 9/15/06
NIW.
• Sent confirmations to exhibitors for NIW 06
• Contacted decorators about bids for exhibit hall at Century II Convention
Center, Wichita, 2007
• Developed list of checks to be written, deposits, and payments due
for off-sites, special events, keynotes, musicians, IMI instructors,
etc.
• Contacted Kelly Falvo (Sustainable Living Fair) re: Winona Ls Duke,
potential keynote speaker for NIW 07, who will be here in FTC in September
• Sent draft of general session agenda to committee, Evie, John Miller,
Alan Leftridge, Russ Dickerson for review
• Reviewed program guide and Sourcebook for Paul
• Made travel arrangements for NIW
• Followed up with APPL contacts from 3/06 who thought they might be
interested in having an NIW booth
• Secured Certificate of Liability Insurance for City of ABQ Convention
Center as co-insured for NIW event
• Developed preworkshop new accounting sheet for presenters to facilitate
ease of payment after the event
• Cross-checked booth numbers/invoices/submissions against map and list
and sent contact information, booth numbers and firm names to decorator
for NIW
• Selected final drape colors for exhibit hall
• Got together list of supplies needed for room monitor boxes and asked
Jamie to order them
• Reviewed Sourcebook and NIW program guide
Certification Planning/Logistics.
• Contacted NCTC and Tucson location for potential spring certification
trainings
• Researched other Tucson locations (Tanque Verde, too expensive)
• Confirmed participant list and payment with Museo de Les Tres Colonias
CIP in September
• Made list for Carrie and Sam to do for CIP on September 18-22
• Shopped and did room set-up for CIP on September 18-22
Other Meeting Planning/Logistics.
• Attended FAM trip to Pittsburgh, PA
• Assisted National Park Service staff with Science and The Media: Communicating
Natural Resource Issues to the Press, which was held in NAI training
room, August 29-31
Training Room.
• Training Room Use:
o RMBO –4 times
o NPCA –2 times
o NAI Staff Meetings 4 times
o CHI Training (5 days)
o NPS Science and the Media Workshop (3 days)
• Set room for various meetings
Ad Sales.
• Contacted those with expiring ad contracts to see if they want to renew
• Wrote special fax bulletin for commercial members to reserve a booth
at NIW
• Wrote letters and sent hard copy of ad contracts for those with expiring
ad contracts with S/O Legacy and The Interpreter and N/D Legacy.
• Made travel arrangements for APPL (Sacramento, March, 2007)
Legacy Sales.
• Contacted expired commercial members about subscriptions if they did
not want to renew their membership
Commercial Members.
• Sent membership renewal letters and emails
• Contacted prospective members with ad packets and followed up on ad
packets sent in past two weeks
• Sent new member packets to new commercial members and contacted them
to welcome them to NAI
Library & Archives.
• Looked for names of WIA board members and missing AIN board members
in old files and publications
• Trained student worker in the first steps in organizing books and other
publications that have been donated to the library since spring
Media Awards.
• Worked with judging coordinator to make sure all rating forms had been
received from judges
• Sent letters of congratulations to winners and sorry letters to other
entrants
• Sent list of winners to media awards committee person in charge of
ordering award plaques
Other Things.
• Initiated or participated in conference calls for:
o NIW ‘06 |
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