|
|
Tell Paul A. Kawata Your Thoughts about USCA - Participate in the
2009 USCA Stakeholder Conference Call Tomorrow, April 8!
Date and
Time: Wed., April 8, 2009, 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. PST)
Conference Call-In
Number: 1-605-475-6333
Participant Access Code: 481162
Call Duration:
Approximately 1 Hour
You are invited to participate in a special 2009 USCA Stakeholder Call,
set for tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. PST). The call
is being conducted by NMAC's Executive Director, Paul A. Kawata and will last
approximately 1 hour. It is being held as a follow up to last month's
survey, "The 2009 USCA - What's Your Take?", which over 1,200 people completed
online.
During the call, Paul will be asking everyone if they have
additional thoughts about what types of sessions they want to see at USCA, and
what they think about the agency's response to participant feedback. We are
particularly concerned about the impact of the current economic crisis on faith-
and community-based organizations like yours nationwide. NMAC is doing
everything it can to help you attend USCA and get the training and resources you
need to survive these difficult financial times.
Based on the survey
feedback - which you may read read online or download as a PDF - NMAC has revamped the 2009 USCA
program to better serve your needs. This includes providing more advanced skills building
workshops geared to HIV/AIDS professionals; sessions on how organizations can
navigate fiscal challenges; and discussion groups on working with special
populations, including Native Americans and rural areas. In addition to these workshops, we hope
to include:
A job fair
Meetings with federal officials and
major funders
Additional continuing education credit
courses and offerings
We also are offering conference
specials every month until June. Currently, we are offering a special hotel room
rate of $152 per night (plus taxes) to the first 100 USCA registrants. That room
rate, coupled with the early bird registration cost, adds up to big savings. The
number of scholarships available has been increased, and we are introducing a
full scholarship (Option C), which will include complimentary conference
registration, 4 nights of hotel accommodations and airfare. In addition, will
are distributing USCA correspondence primarily through e-mail, our website and
our 2009 USCA and NMAC Facebook groups, as many of you have
requested.
Again, we look forward to hearing your thoughts about USCA and
our response to your feedback during tomorrow's USCA Stakeholder Conference
Call. If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at (202)
483-NMAC (6622) ext. 309 or communications@nmac.org.
|
|
|
