2019 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention Program
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39 convention highlights EVENTS TRACK EVENT CALENDAR PLANNING WORKSHOP Thursday, December 7, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Have you ever wondered how the eventing calendar is constructed each year? If so, you won't want to miss the Event Calendar Planning Workshop! All are welcome to sit in on this dynamic planning session. GET FREE TAX MONEY FOR YOUR EVENT! Thursday, December 7, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Speaker: Rob Burk Throughout the United States, many states, counties and municipalities offer funding to promote and grow business in their community. Notably, they like to attract sporting events both large and small. Eventing competitions attract out-of-area visitors to hotels, restaurants, shops, gas stations, etc. which in turn keeps funds flowing into local economies. Most elected leaders know this. Rob Burk will present information about several programs that eventing competitions have tapped into to obtain free money. For example, have you heard about Hotel and Occupancy Taxes (aka HOT funds)? How about obtaining bonds for public facilities? There may be funds available for your private or public facility that you aren't aware of. Attendees will also be invited to present their own experiences and help fellow organizers and competition sites flourish. VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM Friday, December 8, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Speakers: Gena Cindric & Nick Hinze Mar yland Horse Trials Volunteer Coordinator Gena Cindric and developer of EventingVolunteers.com Nick Hinze will provide an update on all the accomplishments of the Volunteer Incentive Program in 2017 and talk about the goals for 2018. Topics will include new features added to EventingVolunteers.com in 2017 and proposed new features for 2018. The committee will also talk about the ongoing volunteer training video project and new ways to provide more incentives for volunteers. This forum will also provide the opportunity for the audience to provide feedback on the various projects to help guide their development. CLASSIC THREE-DAY OPEN FORUM Friday, December 8, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Moderator: Gretchen Butts Come to the Classic Three-Day Open Forum, hosted by Waredaca's Event Organizer and Chair of the USEA Classic Three-Day Task Force, Gretchen Butts, to hear why this popular 'educational' competition is so successful and find out why a classic three-day should be on your 2018 event schedule! TAKING EVENTING TO THE NEXT LEVEL Friday, December 8, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Speakers: Mary Coldren & Jonathan Elliott Join secretar y and organizer-extraordinaire, Mar y Coldren, and longtime competitor and organizer, Jonathan Elliott, as they discuss taking events to the next level. PLANS FOR THE FAIR HILL CCI4* Friday, December 8, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Ann Haller It's official, there will be a fall CCI4* coming to America! In preparation for this change