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Chapters - Upper Midwest Chapter
Officers Contact Information Bob Ryan – President:
Ann Fleck – Vice President
John Pavek – Secretary
Paul Lilienthal – Treasurer
Ray Andrews – Board
Mark Brauer – Board
Susan Brauer – Board
Gary Donaldson – Board
Mark Kuehl – Board 2008 News UMEDPA Meeting at the Science MUSEUM
2007 News
UMEDPA Fall Education & Networking Event
The Upper Midwest Chapter of EDPA is excited to present its Annual Fall Education and Networking Event "Selling to Big Companies" on Tuesday, October 9th.
Annual Golf Outting Planned for July 18th The Upper Midwest Chapter has Annual Golf outing scheduled at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Woodbury, MN on July 18th. Details soon to follow! Stay tuned. Golf Invitation (pdf)
EDPA President Scheduled to Speak at Next Upper Midwest Chapter Meeting EDPA President, Derek Gentile will be speaking at the Upper Midwest Chapter Meeting on Wednesday, January 10. The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in St Louis Park, MN with cocktails/networking from 5:30 - 6:30pm and dinner and the program from 6:30 - 9:00pm. Derek will be sharing his thoughts on the "State of the Association" along with his vision for the EDPA over the next year. He'll also be walking us through a part of the Economic Survey. For more information, click here www.umedpa.org. http://www.edpa.com/chapters_southeast.html Southeast Chapter holds first 2007 meeting on February 15th. The speaker is Ann Damani-McKinney discussing “Organizing space and time for optimal performance”. Check back soon for more details!
2006 News Upper Midwest Chapter Holds Annual Business Dinner Meeting Featuring How to Get the Most From Your Website The meeting and presentation will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at the Doubletree Park Place Hotel in Minneapolis, MN.
EPDA Upper Midwest Chapter Golf Outing The Upper Midwest EDPA's 31st Annual Golf Tournament is being held at Eagle Valley Golf Course in Woodbury on Monday, July 10th, 2006. This years format will be a best ball "Scramble". All players will choose the best shot of the group and shoot from that location (including putts). The event fee includes 18 holes of golf, golf car rental, complementary practice range use and bag handling. Check-in is at 11:15 a.m. with a Shotgun Start at noon. Event Fees are, Golf/Barbecue Dinner $120.00 per person, Golf Only $90.00 per person, and Barbecue Dinner Only $40.00 per person. If interested in sponsoring holes and/or donating prizes, please contact Bob Ryan at 612-706-3130 or bobr@bergerts.com. Your company will be given special recognition during the event and at the awards banquet. To register and for more details, please click here: UM Chapter Golf Registration Please email or fax your RSVP by June 30, 2006 to Bob Ryan at Berger Transportation Solutions, Fax: 612-706-3179 or bobr@bergerts.com. Upper Midwest Holds First 2006 Meeting The Upper Midwest Chapter will host its first meeting on Tuesday, January 10th. For more information, click here www.umedpa.org. 2005 News Upper Midwest Chapter Holds “Corporate Event Boom” Meeting Don't let your Sales and Senior Management teams miss this great opportunity.... Please email your RSVP to Theresa Kurth at tkurth@pictura.net. Please also encourage everyone in your company that would benefit from being on this mailing list, to subscribe by visiting: http://www.umedpa.org/communicationlinks/mailing_list.htm Upper Midwest Chapter Hosted A Traditional First Year Meeting Mark Johnson, Star Exhibits, National EDPA President, gave a very interesting overview of the Strategic Plan developed by the National EDPA Executive Committee. This was accompanied by a very strong request that all attending members get involved with the local and national association. Pete Dicks, Executive Director of the national EDPA, gave a brief overview of the Annual Custom Exhibit House Economic survey.
Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association Speaks To Upper Midwest Chapter On April 20th the Upper Midwest Chapter will be hosting speaker Greg D. Ortale, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association. The Greater Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association (GMCVA) is a destination marketing organization that promotes Minneapolis as a convention and trade show venue and desirable tourist destination. Attendees will be hearing Mr. Ortale’s observations on the local convention and event market, the exciting recent developments in local venue growth and how the Minneapolis St. Paul market compares to other meeting and event cities in the US. The event will be held at the Doubletree Park Place Hotel on Highway 100 & 394, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Cocktail hour will be held for an hour beginning at 5 p.m., followed by an hour dinner from 6-7 p.m. and the program lasting until 9 p.m. Registration closes on April 15th. Please visit www.umedpa.org for registration and additional information.
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