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          <title>Virginia Society of Association Executives </title>
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          <description>Upcoming events for Virginia Society of Association Executives</description>
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                <title>Monthly Meeting - November 2009 - Sheraton Richmond South</title>
                <link>http://vsae.affiniscape.com/cde.cfm?event=277928</link>
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&lt;H3 align=center&gt;Rightsizing &amp;amp; Maximizing Your Membership Marketing &lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;H4 align=center&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Mr. Scott Oser and Mr. Kevin Whorton, Scott Oser Associates, Inc.&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt; This session mixes presentations, case studies, and interactive discussions covering trends, best practices, and benchmarks in membership marketing. Two former executives with 35 years in some of the top associations in the U.S. will present the keys to success in member relationship management, optimal strategies for lead conversion and acquisition, and membership retention. We encourage you to bring samples and challenges to the meeting, as part of the session will be interactive focused on group problem solving for your unique challenges! &amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Attendees will learn:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Best practices in integrating campaigns and media in a manner that maximizes member satisfaction, retention, and overall performance within your budget.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;How to self-evaluate your program to identify where it doesnt perform optimally, and to avoid the ten biggest mistakes in membership marketing programs today.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;How to think through your challenges and find the best strategies for coping in todays economic challenges.&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;How to develop and implement a consistent communications and outreach plan.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;VSAE education programs are a guaranteed way to earn credit toward the CAE designation.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;You will earn points at both the seminar &amp;amp; luncheon toward certification or recertification.&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A class=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.vsae.affiniscape.com/associations/6323/files/RegistrationForm.pdf&quot; target=_blank&gt;Click here for a printable registration form.&lt;/A&gt; Please note the on-site registration lunch fee has been increased to $35 for members and $40 for others&amp;nbsp;(after 5 p.m. on 11/05/09).&amp;nbsp; Your &quot;Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free&quot; lunch pass is no longer valid for on-site registrations. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Meeting Agenda:&lt;BR&gt;8:00 a.m.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Registration &amp;amp; Continental Breakfast&lt;BR&gt;8:30 a.m.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Seminar&lt;BR&gt;11:00 a.m. Reception&lt;BR&gt;11:45 a.m. Luncheon&lt;BR&gt;1:15 p.m.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Adjourn&lt;/P&gt; 		</description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009</eventEndDate>
		<eventStartTime>08:00</eventStartTime>
		<eventEndTime>13:30</eventEndTime>
		<eventLocation>Sheraton Richmond South</eventLocation>
		<eventAddress>9901 Midlothian Tpke.</eventAddress>
		<eventCity>Richmond</eventCity>
		<eventState>VA</eventState>
		<eventZip>23235</eventZip>
		<eventCountry></eventCountry>
		<guid>277928</guid>
		<category>Monthly Meetings</category>
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                <title>Holiday Luncheon / Silent Auction</title>
                <link>http://vsae.affiniscape.com/cde.cfm?event=277911</link>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;144&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;170&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;/associations/6323/files/Bells.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Join the Virginia Society of Association Executives at our most popular event of the year, The Holiday Luncheon &amp;amp; Silent Auction.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the reception/silent auction&amp;nbsp;we have over 100 items displayed for&amp;nbsp;bid,&amp;nbsp;including at least one live auction grand prize.&amp;nbsp; Don&apos;t miss the networking event of the year!&amp;nbsp; Ring in the holiday spirit by donating an item today.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://vsae.affiniscape.com/associations/6323/files/DonationForm.pdf&quot;&gt;Donation Form.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;VSAE would prefer payments received by credit card through our online registration system.&amp;nbsp; If&amp;nbsp;payment needs to&amp;nbsp;be made by check, payable to VSAE, please use&amp;nbsp;&lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;http://vsae.affiniscape.com/associations/6323/files/HolidayRegistrationForm.pdf&quot;&gt;this registration form&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This event is not part of the regularly scheduled luncheons for VSAE members.&amp;nbsp; All attendees must pay the registration fee.&amp;nbsp; &lt;del&gt;$35 if paid by 10/30/09.&lt;/del&gt;&amp;nbsp; $45 if paid by Noon on 12/02/09.&amp;nbsp; $55 if paid at the door.&lt;br /&gt;
PLEASE NOTE: The first 180 members who register will&amp;nbsp;receive a member gift.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 9pt; color: red&quot;&gt;Parking:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 9pt; color: red&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;Available in the parking deck located behind the Marriott (5&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; and Marshall Streets).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 9pt; color: red&quot;&gt;Valet parking is available at $18 per car.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 9pt; color: red&quot;&gt;Parking is $4 per hour per car, with a $16 maximum per day.&amp;nbsp;Hotel will provide discounted coupons to pay $8.50 per car, valid ONLY at the 5&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;amp; Marshall parking deck.&amp;nbsp;No in/out privileges. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009</pubDate>
		<eventStartDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009</eventStartDate>
		<eventEndDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009</eventEndDate>
		<eventStartTime>10:00</eventStartTime>
		<eventEndTime>13:30</eventEndTime>
		<eventLocation>Richmond Marriott</eventLocation>
		<eventAddress>500 East Broad St.</eventAddress>
		<eventCity>Richmond</eventCity>
		<eventState>VA</eventState>
		<eventZip>23219</eventZip>
		<eventCountry></eventCountry>
		<guid>277911</guid>
		<category>Holiday Auction Luncheons</category>
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