Convention 2006 Learning Opportunities: Workshops and Panels

Attention all Quota lifelong learners…Convention 2006 is offering TWO afternoons of inspiring, educational, informative, and instructive learning opportunities. We have a learning adventure for every Quota interest—11 separate break-out sessions in all.

Saturday, July 22, 2:45 - 5:00 p.m.: "Charge Your Quota Battery" Workshop Series
Spark your Quota learning by participating in our Convention 2006 workshop series—five sessions offered in three different tracks designed to help you achieve excellence in your club, in Quota, and in your own life.

I. Leadership Development Track

• Session 1
  It's not Voodoo Magic: Secrets for Managing Conflict Constructively
  Presenter: Beatriz Doran-Scoop, Past International President
  2:45 - 5:00 p.m.
  This session offers professional, in-depth training on conflict resolution from one of Quota's most experienced human resources and management experts. Conflict is natural and our goal should not be to eliminate it, but to view it as essentially healthy. When handled in an encouraging and positive way, it can actually improve a relationship! Unresolved, however, it can be destructive to the parties involved and those around them. In this session, learn models that will enable you to:
  
  
  • Identify ways of constructively dealing with conflict in your club and/or district.
    
    
  • Identify and discuss when and why different methods of resolving conflict are appropriate to different situations.
    
    

  This session is recommended for all club presidents and district governors.

II. Personal Interest Track

• Session 1
  President's Travelogue: A Visit with Quota's Club-to-Club Projects
  Presenter: Carolyn Rice, International President
  2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
  Travel with President Carolyn Rice on this one-hour journey to Quota's Club-to-Club World Service Projects in India and the Philippines. Witness the amazing passion and commitment shown by the Quotarians in both countries, not only to their Club-to-Club projects, which you have generously funded this year, but to the diversity of service work these clubs have provided wherever it is needed in their communities. President Carolyn shares highlights of her travels to these two countries during her presidential year.
  
  
• Session 2
  Laugh Free and Live
  Presenter: Saundra Maisey, District 29 Governor
  4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  Have you ever laughed, just for the physical experience of laughing? It is well documented that the activity of laughter reduces cortisol, a hormone that causes stress, and it increases endorphins, which are the body's own natural opiates—they make you happy! Join your fellow Quotarians for some stress relieving laughter, and learn about the principles of Good Hearted Living © to help prevent "hardening of the attitudes." It's sure to be a fun hour. Together we can lead the world to health, happiness, and peace through laughter.

III. Quota Track

• Session 1
  Explore Quota's Finances: Answers to your Quota Questions
  Presenters: Daryl Perrine, Treasurer, and Kathleen Treiber, Executive Director
  2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
  Are you interested in Quota International's finances? Do you have specific questions about the 2006 Treasurer's Report? Would you like more information about how Quota funds its programs and operations? Would you like more information on how your dues dollars, donations, and fees are used to fund the work of your international organization? Are you curious about how the Quota International office operates? Then this session, devoted to answering your Quota finance questions, is for you. Every question answered…guaranteed!
  
  
• Session 2
  Roberts Knows Best! Parliamentary Procedure Boot Camp
  Presenter: Carolyn Stubbs, Parliamentarian and Past International President
  4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
  Parliamentary procedure is the key to responsible and respectful, democratic decision-making at club, district, and area meetings and convention. Come and learn how Quota utilizes Robert's Rules and parliamentary procedure to listen to the voice of the majority while protecting the rights of the minority. Brush up on your knowledge, or build new skills one day prior to the Convention 2006 Bylaws session. This workshop is presented by one of Quota International's most knowledgeable leaders experienced in parliamentary procedure.

Sunday, July 23, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.: Quota's "Best of the Best" Success Panels
Six panels—each focusing on a different Quota topic—will showcase the best in Quota club projects worldwide. Quota Cares Month winners, Excellence Award winners, successful Quota branch organizers, and 5K fund-raising winners are among the panelists who will share details about their winning projects along with tips on how you can replicate success in your own Quota club or community. Choose the two panels that interest YOU most!

3:00 - 3:55 p.m. Panels

• Session 1
  Strengthening Your Club through Service: Quota Cares Month Success Secrets
  Faciliator: Maureen Taylor, Canada Area Director
  How can you strengthen your club? Energize your members? Expand your club's local and global visibility? And improve your fund-raising success? By planning a great service project that involves all club members. Club service is Quota International's secret "development and growth" weapon…GUARANTEED! Winners from the We Share Foundation's 2005 Quota Cares Month Competition will share their success stories. Are you a president who wants to leave a legacy? This session is for you!
  
  
• Session 2
  Fund-raising Ideas that Make (Dollars and) Cents!
  Facilitator: Toddy Silkman, West Area Director
  Is your club tired of the same old fund-raising events? Are you finding that it takes a large amount of effort to bring in small financial rewards? After attending this enjoyable workshop, where panelists will share Excellence and 5K award-winning club fund-raising ideas, you'll come away armed with lots of new ideas that your fellow club members will appreciate.
  
  
• Session 3
  Branching Out in Quota: Tips and Techniques for Getting Started
  Facilitators: Carolyn Rice, International President, and Rosemary Hannie, South Area Director
  Is organizing a club branch on your Quota "To-Do" list this year? Join Quota leaders and successful branch organizers for a lively session filled with helpful tips, suggestions, and guidelines for expanding Quota's presence in your community. Receive Quota's BRANCHING Out Kit.

4:05 - 5:00 p.m. Panels

• Session 1:
  Membership Quota Style: Strategies that Work!
  Facilitator: Diane Labrecque, East Area Director
  Are you in the market for some new member recruitment ideas? Would you like to know how other clubs encourage lifelong affiliation? Come and learn valuable membership recruitment and retention lessons from clubs that have won awards for their membership recruitment and retention successes. Invest in your club's development and growth success with these great ideas created and tested by clubs worldwide.
  
  
• Session 2
  Service—The Heart of Quota: Projects that Change Lives
  Facilitator: Mary Pribich, Central Area Director
  Are you looking for ways to spark up your club's service initiatives? This inspiring session presents the "best of the best" in Quota service worldwide. Hear heartwarming service success stories presented by winners of Quota's prestigious Excellence in Service awards. Learn how and why winning clubs planned their projects, how they involved their club members in their projects, and the benefits their community and service targets gained.
  
  
• Session 3
  Fanning the Flames of Fellowship and Fun in Your Quota Club
  Facilitator: Janice Woolrych, South Pacific Area Director
  Members join Quota because of the service, but they stay because of the service AND…your club's fellowship and fun! Come learn how other clubs keep the "magic" in your members' club experiences. Panelists include winners of recent Excellence in Fellowship and Fun Awards and other clubs who have some great ideas to share. You'll come away with a wealth of ideas that WILL energize your club.
  

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