Re: State Conference Ideas

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PacRock@... wrote:

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> I am the Educational Chairperson for the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association

> and I am looking for some good ideas for entertainment activities that will a)

> be attractive enough for our a large number of our chapter members with good

> entertainment, and activities that help create a goodwill social situation.

> What are some entertainment ideas that really stand out from some of your

> recent past State Conferences. This may be something that you can respond

> privately to my personal, or it could generate good conversation on as to what

> (besides good educational opportunities) can make our State Conferences more

> beneficial to the Chapter member.

>

> Steve Marcum P.T.

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The Neurology Section celebrated 20 years at CSM 1997 in Dallas. We hired a

line dance/country dance DJ guy and girl. They taught all the dance steps as

they went. It was very successful in creating a social environment that was fun

and physical. We knew the majority of members were female thus decided against

a traditional dance setting. At one point I think everyone in attendance was on

the dance floor. The DJ is exceptional and the open bar no doubt helped. Geri

At 07:35 PM 10/27/98 EST, you wrote:

>PacRock@... wrote:

>>

>> I am the Educational Chairperson for the Kentucky Physical Therapy

Association

>> and I am looking for some good ideas for entertainment activities that will

a)

>> be attractive enough for our a large number of our chapter members with good

>> entertainment, and activities that help create a goodwill social

situation.

>> What are some entertainment ideas that really stand out from some of your

>> recent past State Conferences. This may be something that you can respond

>> privately to my personal, or it could generate good conversation on as to

what

>> (besides good educational opportunities) can make our State Conferences more

>> beneficial to the Chapter member.

>>

>> Steve Marcum P.T.

>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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>>

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We have given a great deal of thought to entertaintment at our New York PTA

conferences. We have our conference in conjunction with a Leadership Workshop

for students and seek to provide an opportunity for students and APTA members

to enjoy an opportunity to interact in a social setting. Due to the size of

our combined group we need to book large hotels and cost is always an issue.

Last year we had a beach party at our conference on Long Island in October. We

had a " Down By The Sea " theme for the whole conference and encouraged beach

attire for the Saturday night social. We handed out sunglasses and other

inexpensive props so that those not " dressing up " could still join in. Our

menu was equally casual (Italian Ices, Fudgecicles, hotdogs,etc.) which helped

keep our costs low. This year, we had a murder mystery theatre event. Twenties

attire was encouraged and a theatre group conducted an interactive murder

mystery program. There were very modest snacks and a cash bar and we used one

of the ballrooms in our conference area. Again, the opportunity to dress up if

one so chose gave it a fun, festive atmosphere. A number of our chapter

officers and BOD members dressed up and I think it helped get people

interacting and communicating on a more personal level. We also had a DJ Dance

Party with cash bar following the murder mystery so students, conferees and

chapter leadership could have another very informal opportunity to mingle at

very little cost. I would love to hear feedback from anyone who attended the

New York meetings and I too am looking for ideas for future meetings.

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I am the Conference Committee Chairperson for the Florida Chapter. We have

recently tried some new social events as a result of mixed feedback and

waning attendance at the traditional evening activities. We hold two

conferences a year in Orlando and have in the past given a " free " ticket to

all registrants to the Saturday night event. Many do not attend and

therefore we foot the bill for empty seats. Last year we added " paid "

activities and are drawing on the vast entertainment of the city. We have

done the following; a block of 100 seats at an NBA game. A reception at

the House of Blues. In addition, we are looking into blocks of tickets for

the theater and other such entertainment that our core membership is likely

to attend. We have also changed the format of some of the receptions and

dinners to be more informal and lead to more socialization.

Hope this helps!

Lane, PT

Re: State Conference Ideas

>> Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 7:01 PM

>>

>> We have given a great deal of thought to entertaintment at our New York

>PTA

>> conferences. We have our conference in conjunction with a Leadership

>Workshop

>> for students and seek to provide an opportunity for students and APTA

>members

>> to enjoy an opportunity to interact in a social setting. Due to the size

>of

>> our combined group we need to book large hotels and cost is always an

>issue.

>> Last year we had a beach party at our conference on Long Island in

>October. We

>> had a " Down By The Sea " theme for the whole conference and encouraged

>beach

>> attire for the Saturday night social. We handed out sunglasses and other

>> inexpensive props so that those not " dressing up " could still join in.

>Our

>> menu was equally casual (Italian Ices, Fudgecicles, hotdogs,etc.) which

>helped

>> keep our costs low. This year, we had a murder mystery theatre event.

>Twenties

>> attire was encouraged and a theatre group conducted an interactive murder

>> mystery program. There were very modest snacks and a cash bar and we used

>one

>> of the ballrooms in our conference area. Again, the opportunity to dress

>up if

>> one so chose gave it a fun, festive atmosphere. A number of our chapter

>> officers and BOD members dressed up and I think it helped get people

>> interacting and communicating on a more personal level. We also had a DJ

>Dance

>> Party with cash bar following the murder mystery so students, conferees

>and

>> chapter leadership could have another very informal opportunity to mingle

>at

>> very little cost. I would love to hear feedback from anyone who attended

>the

>> New York meetings and I too am looking for ideas for future meetings.

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