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2008 NCSSMA Annual Meeting at West Point,
New York
The New York Region
Management Society is pleased to invite you to the 2008 NCSSMA Annual
Meeting at West Point, New York. Our meeting slogan is
“Raising the
Torch of Leadership!”
Click
here or click on the '08 West Point Meeting button at the top of the
this homepage for all the particulars of the meeting, as well as
registration and lodging information. Please use links on these
pages to download Word documents with the information in a printable
format.
Following is a brief
summary of the information concerning this meeting, with hyperlinks
included:
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REGISTRATION
- The meeting and
event registration deadline is
8/15/08.
If you have any questions, please call Evie Davis at
845-623-1376, or Dominick Pratico
at
914-739-5754.
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HOTEL INFORMATION
– Our meeting will
be held at the beautiful and historic
The Thayer Hotel
at West Point. The guest room rate of $140 per night ($160 double) is
available from October 18-25. Hotel reservations must be made by
8/15/08,
but we strongly recommend making them now!
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TRANSPORTATION
– Detailed
information about airport options and transportation is provided. A
West Point Shuttle
Schedule is
also included. Transportation questions should be directed to Robin
Bello at
914-739-8901, or Val Fisher at
201-689-0637.
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EVENTS
- We have arranged
some exciting and reasonably priced tours and events that will make your
New York experience a truly memorable one! Our
Sunday in the City
tour includes a bus ride to Battery Park in Manhattan, a ferry ride and
tour of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and a visit to Times
Square. I strongly encourage you to attend this event for a taste of New
York City. On Monday morning, the
West Point Tour
highlights many
historic points at the USMA. We then offer some spectacular views during
fall foliage season with a
Hudson River Cruise &
Luau Lunch.
The Monday evening
Host Reception
will have a distinct New York flavor and a few surprises! Tuesday begins
with the
Welcome Breakfast,
featuring a presentation by the NY Regional Commissioner and some West
Point contributions. A unique dining experience on the beautiful
Newburgh waterfront is offered with our
Torches on Tuesday
event. On
Wednesday evening, the
President's Banquet
promises to be special with an elegant dinner in The Thayer Hotel’s Lawn
Terrace and a murder mystery show by the Killing Kompany. A perfect way
to wrap things up Thursday afternoon is the
Brotherhood Winery and
Orange County Chopper Tour!
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AREA INFORMATION
– This includes
West Point and Hudson
Valley Area Attractions,
information about
Dining Options
in the West Point/Highland Falls Area, and for the brave,
New York City Side Trip
Options.
Start
spreadin' the news, I'm leavin' today, I want to be a part of it, New
York, New York!
Thanks to the NYRMS
Host Committee, Evie Davis (Co-Chair), Dominick Pratico (Co-Chair),
Jamie Cutler, Val Fisher, Carmel Sullivan, Susan Sobel, Ron Sobel, Robin
Bello, Ellen Zwierzynski, Hal Golio, Terri Ferguson, and Deb Banikowski
for their hard work in organizing the meeting.
Get ready for a
fantastic meeting and I look forward to seeing all of you!
Joe Dirago
President, New
York Region Management Society
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From the 2007 Philadelphia NCSSMA annual meeting:
July 2008
2007-2008 Resolutions Assignments midterm report
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Thanks for your submissions to the
Hidden Workloads Survey - June 2008
June 2008 Hidden Workloads Survey - Letter to Linda McMahon
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Thanks for your submissions to the
May 2008 Management Survey!
The response to the NCSSMA management survey was
fantastic!
Your feedback is used by NCSSMA
in testimony before Congress on
May 6 and May 8 (see testimony below).
Senate Finance Committee - written testimony 5/8/08
and
Senate Finance Committee - oral testimony 5/8/08
presented by Rick
Warsinskey
House written testimony 5/6/08
and
House Oral Testimony 5/6/08
presented by Greg Heineman before
Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security
Go to Legislative Reports page in Grassroots
for more information on the May testimony
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