Monday, April 27, 2009
HRC Town Hall Meeting Update - Near West Side Chicago - May 3, 2009
John and Char Cepek - President, PFLAG International, will be on the Oak Park Panel
HRC Town Hall Meeting Near West Side Chicago - May 3, 2009
WORKING FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS
HRC near west suburban Town Hall
(Second of three to be held in Chicago)
To Focus on national and local glbt issues: to feature keynote panelists
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Sunday May 3rd
“Near West Suburban Town Hall”
The Velvet Rope
728 Lake St. Oak Park, IL
3-5pm
Featuring:
Marty Rouse, Human Rights Campaign National Field Director
Lois Bates, Howard Brown Health Clinic Transgender Health Services
Oak Park GLBT Representatives TBD
For more information and to RSVP, contact hrc_chicago@yahoo.com.
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HRC Town Hall Meeting North Side Chicago May 2, 2009
WORKING FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS
HRC northside Town Hall
(Second of three to be held in Chicago)
To Focus on national and local glbt issues: to feature keynote panelists
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Saturday May 2nd
“Northside Town Hall”
In Fine Spirits
5418 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL
3-5pm
Featuring:
Marty Rouse, Human Rights Campaign National Field Director
Bill Greaves, Mayor Daley’s GLBT Liaison
Vernita Gray, Cook County States Attorney’s Office Representative
Lois Bates, Howard Brown Health Clinic Transgender Health Services
For more information and to RSVP, contact hrc_chicago@yahoo.com.
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HRC Town Hall Meeting South Side Chicago - May 1, 2009
WORKING FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER EQUAL RIGHTS
HRC Southside Town Hall
(first of three to be held in Chicago)
To Focus on national and local glbt issues: to feature keynote panelists
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Friday May 1st
HRC “Southside” Town Hall
Anderson Park
3748 S. Prairie Ave. Chicago, IL
6-8pm
In collaboration with Windy City Black Pride
Featuring:
Marty Rouse, Human Rights Campaign National Field Director
Vernita Gray, Cook County States Attorney’s Office Representative
Lois Bates, Howard Brown Health Clinic Transgender Health Services
Keith McCoy, Windy City Gay Black Pride Representative
For more information and to RSVP, contact hrc_chicago@yahoo.com.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
NGLCC "Out for Business" Conference
Alexander just registered for the NGLCC's "Out for Business" conference in Seattle, May 27-June 1, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
NGLCC puts ADH Events, certified as a diversity supplier, in the spotlight for the month of April
Go to the following link to learn more about ADH Events: http://www.nglcc.org/node/8161
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
20 ways in which we have recently saved our clients money - share yours on this discussion forum and ‘Keep America Meeting’.
Use online invitations/registrations, this also eliminates tracking manual emails
2. Use social media, networking sites to invite attendees
3. Host meetings/conferences in less expensive cities with alternative airports to fly into
4. Shuttle attendees or share a ride and/or offer limited hours instead of as and when guests arrive
5. Select less expensive venues: Art Gallery over museum or University auditorium over well known event facility
6. Look for a member of a Private club in your organization. Members have great incentives to spend in house with group events. Clubs often have multiple locations and are willing to offer a discount for hosting a series of meetings
7. A restaurant buyout can be cheaper than renting an event venue
8. Piggy back with shouldering groups by sharing speakers, entertainment, audio visual and decor
9. Use outside audio visual instead of in-house
10. Use local entertainment such as music schools, church groups, music clubs, and multi-cultural groups saving on travel expenses.
11. Use in house or produce reusable signage
12. Instead of room drops have a manned registration desk to give out materials, gifts etc
13. Base F&B on consumption instead of pp cost and offer wine and beer only, with maybe one specialty drink instead of an open bar
14. Order less expensive wines by comparing wine lists with online wine rating websites
15. Use water pitchers with glassware instead of bottled water
16. Use a semi private room which won’t have an F&B min and room rental
17. Select non-floral centerpieces or reuse floral over multiple days
18. Look at shipping linens to more expensive cities
19. Have a wireless cyber lounge: a designated "break out room", negotiate it for free with the hotel. Place signage ‘with compliments’ with the hotel as sponsor
20. Meeting planners usually can obtain further discounts on meetings rooms and ask them to deduct their sleeping room commission from their management fee
2. Use social media, networking sites to invite attendees
3. Host meetings/conferences in less expensive cities with alternative airports to fly into
4. Shuttle attendees or share a ride and/or offer limited hours instead of as and when guests arrive
5. Select less expensive venues: Art Gallery over museum or University auditorium over well known event facility
6. Look for a member of a Private club in your organization. Members have great incentives to spend in house with group events. Clubs often have multiple locations and are willing to offer a discount for hosting a series of meetings
7. A restaurant buyout can be cheaper than renting an event venue
8. Piggy back with shouldering groups by sharing speakers, entertainment, audio visual and decor
9. Use outside audio visual instead of in-house
10. Use local entertainment such as music schools, church groups, music clubs, and multi-cultural groups saving on travel expenses.
11. Use in house or produce reusable signage
12. Instead of room drops have a manned registration desk to give out materials, gifts etc
13. Base F&B on consumption instead of pp cost and offer wine and beer only, with maybe one specialty drink instead of an open bar
14. Order less expensive wines by comparing wine lists with online wine rating websites
15. Use water pitchers with glassware instead of bottled water
16. Use a semi private room which won’t have an F&B min and room rental
17. Select non-floral centerpieces or reuse floral over multiple days
18. Look at shipping linens to more expensive cities
19. Have a wireless cyber lounge: a designated "break out room", negotiate it for free with the hotel. Place signage ‘with compliments’ with the hotel as sponsor
20. Meeting planners usually can obtain further discounts on meetings rooms and ask them to deduct their sleeping room commission from their management fee
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