| Friday, August 25, 2006 |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Associations Executive Committee Meeting |
| 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception (sponsored by the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh Int'l
Airport) |
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| Saturday, August 26, 2006 |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome |
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General Announcements |
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2005 Outstanding Associations |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Nonprofit Organization Ethics - Guest Presenter, Gary Grobman
- Nonprofit Environment
- Accountability
- Conflicts of Interest
- Code of Ethics
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| 10:30 - 11:30 p.m. |
Criminal Background Check Program Overview |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Course Measurement 101
- Benefits of a USATF Certified Course
- Course Certification versus Event Sanctioning
- Who can measure a course for USATF Certification
- Course Measurement Resources, Tools, and Equipment
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| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:10 - 2:00 p.m. |
Getting the Word Out!
- How to successfully market and promote your programs/events
- Helpful hints for working with the media
- Using your website effectively to communicate to your
members
- Newsletters - Are they still a valuable communications tool?
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USATF Restructuring Update |
| 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Nonprofit Fiscal Issues, Functioning as a Fiscally Sound
Organization - Guest Facilitator, Gary Grobman
- Bookkeeping
- Fiscal Accountability
- Budgeting
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Criminal Background Check Program (Screening Agents ONLY!!) |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. |
Mock Grievance - Interactive
- Back by popular demand, this session will offer a unique
approach to learning more about how to conduct a grievance
by walking through the process in a "mock"
grievance.
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| Saturday Evening |
Transportation will be provided by the USATF Three Rivers
Association to Workshop attendees to downtown Pittsburgh with a
number of restaurants/attractions to visit; or attend a Pittsburgh
Pirates game at PNC Park. Tickets for the game are $20 and can be
purchased when registering for the Workshop. |
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| Sunday, August 27, 2006 |
| 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. |
Event Management - Guest Presenter, Don Schumacher
- Executing well-promoted/managed events
- Hotel relations
- Leveraging resources of your local CVB and Sports
Commissions
- Facility Negotiations
- Marketing and Promotions
- Online entries
- Total look and feel of your event
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| 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Course Measurement 201
- Course Measurement Video
- Hands-on Measuring Demonstration and Participation
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| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. |
Regulation 15
- The Provisions of this Regulation
- Association Bylaws requirements
- Association statistics
- Association Accreditation
- Business & Legal Aspects of Record Keeping
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| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Membership - Rules and Regulations
- Interactive discussion about Regulations 7 & 8 and
Article 1
- The "90-day" rule
- Rules and regulations that all Membership Chairs' should
understand and be able to implement
- Membership Policies (refunds, duplicate memberships, etc.)
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| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Potpourri
- America's Running Routes
- USATF Logo
- USATF Mission Statement
- USATF web-based event entry system
- USATF LDR - Association Athlete Development Program
- USATF Medals and Awards
- shop4zero (Association fundraising opportunity)
- Global Crossing (conference call benefit for sanctioned
events)
- Other topics of interest
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