October 9-11, 2009 · Columbus Day Weekend · FREE Event This event is hosted by South Texas Mensa in San Antonio, TX. FREE. The Leadership Development Workshop is designed to train a pool of Mensans from which local group officers can be recruited and to improve the skills and knowledge of local group officers, enabling them to better serve their groups. If you are in Region 6 you need to attend. If you are in American Mensa and you are interested, let us know. We'd love to have you! Take the opportunity to enjoy the wonders of San Antonio! FREE event! MP: snacks, beverages, meals all provided. Plans on Friday evening are for a local potluck dinner, followed by a trip to the RiverWalk and a visit to one of the most interesting nightclubs downtown. On Saturday evening a real BBQ done up right, combined with a games and video event. This is Columbus Day Weekend so there will be plenty of opportunities to explore some of the many wonders which San Antonio has to offer on Sunday afternoon and all day Monday.

Hurry! Space is limited: Register Now for the upcoming Leadership Development Workshop, October 9th through 11th, 2009.


Each presentation will be 45 minutes in length with a 15 minute break in between.

Friday, October 9th 4:00 pm: Steve High, STM President; Keynote, Introduction to the Leadership Development Workshop, and ExComm Basics 5:00 pm: Ray O'Connor, Past RVC Region 6; Cooking for Crowds (this is a certification program) 6:00 pm: Dinner: Potluck with the locals 7:30 pm: Trip to a fabulous nightclub on the Riverwalk

Saturday, October 10th 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast on-site 9:00 am: Heather Kennedy, AML; Local Groups and the National Office 10:00 am: Jeff Dommenge, Assistant RVC 6; Social Media: Putting SM to Work 11:00 am: Roger Durham, RVC6; The RVC, the AMC, and everything Noon: Lunch on-site 1:00 pm: LocSec Panel; Local Secretary Q&A session featuring various Region 6 LocSecs. Ask them anything 2:00 pm: Phil So, Houston; Giving Great Gatherings & Seeking Superb Speakers 3:00 pm: Anne So, GCM, Hospitality Chair Extraordinaire; Hospitality-Have Fun, Be Loved, and Make it all Work 4:00 pm+: BBQ in the parking lot; STM Games Night: games; poker; videos; conversation; companionship - anything goes

Sunday, October 11th 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast on-site 9:00 am: James Franzen, STM and AM Forum Moderator; AM Forums & Web Services 10:00 am: Roy Huff, STM Past President, Winner of the Abby Proctor of the Year Award; Building Your Proctor Network and Testing Program 11:00 am: Closing Session: Creating Your Vision, Setting the Goals, and Making It So...

Arrangements have been made with the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel for a special $99 rate. The Crowne Plaza has a complementary 24-hour airport shuttle and will also transport guests within a 3-mile radius of the property. Please make your reservations directly with the Crowne Plaza using one of the contacts listed below, or contact the Hotel Direct: (210) 828-9031.
April Glime, Sales Manager: (210) 331-5316; aglime@sanantonioairporthotel.com
Tonya Garcia, Direct reservation line: (210) 625-9024; tgarcia@sanantonioairporthotel.com

All reservations will be made by Individual Call-In. With this in mind, all reservation requests must be made on or before 9/30/2009.