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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

Staff Report

1. Executive Director
Tim Merriman

2. Associate Director
Lisa Brochu

3. Membership
Jamie King

4. Publications
Paul Caputo

5. Events
Deb Tewell

6. Financial Report

7. Action Plan


Region/Section Accounts - Quarter 3, 2008


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