Meeting at Hilton with Sales/Service People
Friday, March 31, 2000    1:00 pm



Vickie Alves, Gini Hickman, Carol Hudson, Randall Woodlee and I met 
with 
Hilton Hotel staff on Friday to work out final details.

HOSPITALITY SUITE
At first, I thought we would have fiasco because Hilton people had 
failed to 
enter into computer that we were coming June 1-3 instead of June 8-11.  
Wal-Mart Stockholders' Convention is going on same time as our 
convention, so 
EVERYTHING is booked up.   Hilton, therefore, had failed to reserve 
15th 
floor suite as requested, etc.  HOWEVER, to compensate for their error, 
they 
provided us more spacious suite on 2nd floor overlooking University of 
Arkansas.  This is far better place for hospitality.  Hospitality will 
be 
Thursday and Friday nights, June 1st and 2nd, in Albert Pike Suite, 
Room 204, 
on 2nd floor next to lounge and 2nd floor lobby.  It's super nice.  We 
will 
stock our own beverages; it has bar for serving.  The view is 
excellent.  In 
addition, Hilton is providing (to compensate for their error) attached 
side 
room.

BANQUET, 7 pm Friday
Vickie gave brilliant suggestion:  We will have the 6 national officers 
seated one to each table so that they may converse with local and state 
members on a personal level.  We all agreed with Vickie.  We made 
arrangements with Hilton to have 10 tables of 8 (round tables); no head 
table; and podium and mike at front with good lighting.  Since Jim 
McCarthy 
(Nat'l Ass't. Clerk Craft Director) will be speaking, this should prove 
to be 
one of the most informative events yet.

Hilton will provide centerpieces and color arrangements as Gini, 
Vickie, 
Carol, and Randall suggested.  There will be large banner displaying 
convention theme.

Convention Banquet Friday night will feature keynote speaker JIM 
McCARTHY -- 
one of the most gifted speakers in the country.    Buffet entreés will 
include Chicken Breast, Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Rice 
Pilaf, 
Green Beans, Baby Carrots, Tossed Salad w/ Assorted Dressings, Hot 
Rolls & 
Butter, etc. 

Rooms
Since Wal-Mart Stockholders from all over the world will be here for 
same 
dates as our convention, there will be no rooms available in all 
probability. 
 It is important that we get the word out to all who plan to attend -- 
they 
need to get their reservations in ASAP.  The 18th is the cut-off date 
for the 
Hilton; after that, they may find themselves in a stable.  I will put 
special 
notice in flyer to all potential conventioneers.

Help Needed!
We need lots of help with gift packs, door prizes, COPA grand prize, 
and 
requisition of snacks & beverages for hospitality.

We want to make this the best event yet.  The more our people learn 
from our 
national leaders, the better off we are.

-Loren Adams