Convention News
Submit IAFE Institute of Fair Man- agement Scholarship application by April 1st.
Submit YPI Scholarship application by April 1st.
If your Fair has not been to a convention in the past three years, you can apply for two full registrations and two room nights at the host hotel. Apply by April 1st.
Make hotel reservations BEFORE April 15th. Register for convention BEFORE May 1st. Sign up for Golf Tournament.
Send photos for Year in Review Video by May 1st. Send to
https://www.hightail.com/u/ SouthFloridaFair
Submit What A Great Idea! Entry by May 1st. Get your entry form at
www.floridafairs.org
Enter photo for directory cover Thursday, May 14th Form and rules at
www.floridafairs.org
Let Lisa Dudding, Auction Chairman know what you will be bringing to use in the silent or live auction.
Let Paul Davis know what you will be contributing to the Hospitality Suite and when you can work. If you are donating cash, early delivery will be appreciated. If in- kind let him know what to expect.
Send membership applications to Chuck Pesano.
Go to the website and check on sponsorship opportuni- ties as well as downloading forms for the above.
Be sure names of those who have passed on during the year are submitted to Resolutions Chairman Rhonda Ward so their names can be read in the conven- tion resolutions.
Keynote Speaker David Okerlund
The keynote speaker for this year’s Opening Session will be David Okerlund. A special thanks to Charlie Smith and Populous for again sponsoring our keynote speaker! David Okerlund grew up in a rural, Mid- western town of Manchester, Iowa where as a young teenager he saved up
money- to go on to college by working on the town's garbage route. Till this day he still says that, "It was the best job I have ever had in my entire career. It taught me more about the value of commitment and endurance than one might ever dare to believe." From there he went on to Hastings College in Nebraska where he
became a nationally ranked speech and forensic speaker. After gradua- tion he became a teacher in Iowa where in his first year he was nomi- nated as the Outstanding Young Speech Educator for the state. After leaving teaching, David became what he affectionately calls a
"road toad warrior." He defines that as a salesperson who can drive over 100,000 miles a year and still love selling. In the late seventies David moved into management as a special as-
sistant to the college president. Shortly after that he became fund devel- opment director for a large heart hospital. And then an administrator for a 350 bed trauma center hospital. In 1983 David's speaking abilities gained national attention when he
finished in the final three of the World Championship of Public Speak- ing; a contest that includes over 20,000 contestants from over 45 differ- ent countries. In 1984 David was an instructor at Oxford University where he taught
speech and debate. In 1987 David decided to pursue a speaking career on a full time basis
and has developed a reputation as one of the finest speakers in the Unit- ed States. He is a member of the International Hall of Fame for speakers and has shared the platform with American greats like Bob Hope, Lee Iacocca, Robert Schuller, and others. He taught a masters degree class in organizational ethics and persua- sion at the University of Minnesota.
DIRECTORY COVER PHOTO CONTEST Don’t forget to enter this year’s Directory Cover Photo Contest.
Winning photos will be used on the cover of this year’s Directory. See your Convention packet or check out the Federation website at
www.floridafairs.org under the General Info – Federation Contests tab. A full set of the rules are available there. Photographs should be of
CONVENTION HOSPITALITY SUITE
Invitation to participate We hope that you will visit the Hospitality Suite at this year’s
annual convention. In order to make your visit to the Hospitality Suite even more enjoyable, we are asking for donations to help de- fray the costs that are incurred. The suite committee appreciates any donations, whether in-kind or budget relieving. If you would like to send a cash donation (check) please forward these to Lisa Hinton at the Federation. Again, we appreciate any help to make our annual convention something that we can remember. Hospitality Committee Chair, Paul Davis, Florida Strawberry Festival.
6 activities during the Fair or other Fair related events.
DEADLINE FOR FLORIDA IAFE
INSTITUTE OF FAIR MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP IS
APRIL 1ST Contact Lisa Hinton at
lisahinton@floridafairs.org FAIRCRACKER-SPRING 2016
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