Good Morning, Chapter Leadership,
Housing Office for Galaxy III is now open. You will need to make your housing reservation before you can register for the conference. Conference registration will open on April 15th. Early bird registration is $395 and will be available until June 15th.
Tentative ESP Schedule was distributed in the recent ESP Connection newsletter which is posted on the ESP website. This schedule will help you to know when regional meetings, committee meetings and the national council meeting will be held. Remember to receive your travel stipend from ESP, you must attend your regional meeting and then either your committee meeting or the national council meeting. You can receive only one stipend.
Leading Change for a Healthy Organization, ESP Pre-Conference, September 15, 2008, National Professional Development Committee
"Leading Change for a Healthy Organization" is the theme for the ESP sponsored pre-conference scheduled for Monday, September 15 in Indianapolis. The keynote speaker is Kathleen Lingle who leads Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP), a national center of work-life expertise that defines and recognizes innovation, best practices and provides global thought leadership. AWLP advances work-life effectiveness as a high-performance business strategy that integrates work, family and community.
Cost of this outstanding workshop will be $100 per participant and will include lunch and beverage in addition to the workshop itself. The workshop is to be held on Monday, September 15 and will begin at 8:30 a.m., include lunch and conclude at 3:00 p.m. Registration information, as well as additional conference information, will be available on the ESP Web site at a later date.
The 2008 Chapter Reports that you shared during the JCEP Regional Meetings will be posted on the ESP website. If you have not sent your report to the National ESP Office electronically, please do so today. As of today, I have reports from 24 of the 43 chapters. You do not want to be omitted from the posting. Please send by March 26th.
 Evaluation of National ESP Office and Executive Directorsubmitted by Della Baker, National Past President Thank you to those who have submitted their evaluations of the National ESP Office and the Executive Director. If you have not, please send your evaluation today to dbaker@clemson.edu or mail to Della A. Baker, National ESP Past President, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, 108 Barre Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 |
 National Committee Appointments and Re-Appointments Due April 1, submitted by Sandy Corridon, National Second Vice President Serving on a National ESP Committee provides ESP members with a wonderful opportunity to get involved at the National level. ESP Committee Membership provides members with an outstanding opportunity to learn more about their professional organization; it is a great way to serve their professional organization; and it is a great way to meet people who share a common belief in excellence and professionalism. Current members of any National ESP Committee must submit a Committee Reappointment Nomination Form if they wish to continue serving on that committee. And people wishing to apply to a committee for the first time must complete the Committee Appointment Nomination Form. Both Committee Appointment Nomination Forms can be found on the ESP Web site at http://espnational.org. Both Committee Appointment Nomination Forms are to be submitted via electronic mail by April 1, 2008. All Committee Appointment Nomination Forms are to be sent to me, Sandy Corridon at corridon@umd.edu. |