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IAFE Spring Management Meeting April 15—18


This year’s Spring Management Conference will be in


Louisville, KY. The IAFE invites everyone to come join us for one of Louisville's signature events and the kick off to the Kentucky Derby Festival – Thunder Over Louisville. Attendees will have a front row seat for "Thunder" at the brand new KFC Yum! Center Arena. "Thunder" includes a spectacular air & fireworks show. Rated one of the top 100 events in North America, "Thunder" features the latest in pyrotechnic power from Zambelli International.


Sunday's program will include: a tour of the facilities man-


aged by the Kentucky State Fair Board, a tour of Churchill Downs and cocktails and dinner at the renovated Kentucky Derby Museum.


The 2011 CFE class will be presented. 2011 Committees will meet.


Zone II Meeting to be held in Conjunction with Florida Federation of Fairs Annual Convention


This year’s Zone II meeting will be the first of it’s kind! For the first time ever, a Zone meeting will be held in conjunc-


ZONE II NEWS………………………Submitted by Becky Brashear, CFE, Zone II Director


Greetings to members of the Florida Federation of Fairs


and Livestock Shows! It’s been a busy time since we’ve seen each other in Las


Vegas at the IAFE Convention! Travels have taken me to the Virginia Association of Fairs Convention in Hot Springs, VA, the West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals in Charleston, WV, and the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs Convention in Hershey, PA! Next, it’s on to the Zone II Meeting in May (May 18-21), being held in con- junction with the Florida Federation of Fairs and Livestock Convention in St. Augustine, FL! Our zone is so excited to be a part of this conference in


this pilot program of hooking on a zone meeting to a state- wide conference…Thank You for having us! Your associa- tion’s Executive Director Lisa Hinton and Convention Pro- gram Chair Happy Norris have done a phenomenal job in pulling together many timely topics related to our industry. The IAFE’s Fair Management Institute is also offering a seminar on Information and Technology. Make sure to sign up for this seminar if you’re enrolled in the institute. I hope that you’ll make every effort to attend our Zone


Meeting set for Saturday May 21, 2011 at 8:45 a.m. We’ll have some great updates within our zone, as well as re- ports and updates on YPI, future Zone II meetings, IAFE initiatives, and membership. I look forward to having an


tion with a State Association Convention – the Florida Fed- eration of Fairs Annual Convention.


So mark your calendars – May 18 – 21 in St. Augustine, Florida at the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. It’s a great location with lots to do so plan on a few extra days to tour the area as well.


Federation President Jeanne Keaton, and Executive Secretary Lisa Hinton represented the Federation at this year’s Wine and Dine Event at the IAFE Convention


opportunity to visit with everyone at this conference! Speaking of membership, our zone and the IAFE are al-


ways seeking and searching for new members. Nancy Smith, CFE, from the South Carolina State Fair, is our zone II membership chair. She can be reached at nancys@SCstatefair.org for more details. More to come…! We’re working really hard at keeping Zone II’s Facebook


Page updated with current information. Make sure you be- come a fan of the page! Randi Nikolas from the State Fair of West Virginia is serving as the page administration. Feel free to contact Randi at events@statefairofwv.com for more information! More to come...!


Other “More to Comes” …! are: 2011 Spring Management Conference—**Mark your


calendars for April 15-18, 2011 for this educational and in- formative session being held in Louisville, KY. Check www.fairsandexpos.com for more information! … MORE TO COME!


2011 IAFE Convention—Save the dates of November 28


-December 1 for the 2011 IAFE Convention at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. …MORE TO COME!


That’s all for now … best wishes to you for a safe and successful 2011 Fair season! … MORE TO COME!


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