1. National Society of Black Engineers 2004 Region V Alumni Leadership Conference New Orleans, LA Radisson Hotel August 6-8, 2004

2. Theme A Commitment to Excellence: “Boot”- Up into Leadership” Louisiana is also known as the “Tha’ Boot” Sharing the theme of the collegiate/NSBE Jr. RLC, the Alumni Leadership Conference will help provide focused training for the chapter leaders of NSBE Region V-AE. The theme applies to the Alumni Extension in that the time for talking and wishing for change is over. It is now time to be agents of that change and “Boot”-Up into leadership!!!

3. Conference Overview Intended audience: Alumni chapter officers, committee chairs, delegates, those wishing to start AE chapters, and potential future leaders – everybody who wants to make your chapter a success! Conference Content: –Zone-specific officer training –AE orientation training for new AE leaders –AE general session –AE delegates business session –AE new chapter chartering assistance –AE/Collegiate interaction –AE entertainment

4. Conference Goals Communicate Regional/National direction to local chapters Equip chapter officers to perform duties more effectively Build partnerships between chapters Develop working relationships between RAEB members and chapter counterparts New Chapter Chartering/Inactive Chapter Re- Chartering Assistance: –Kansas City –Little Rock –NASA/Stennis Space Center* –Others??? –New Orleans –Baton Rouge –San Antonio –Oklahoma City * Invited guests from Region III-AE

5. Training – Administrative Zone Suggested Officers: President/Chair, Vice President/Chair-Elect, President-Emeritus, Parliamentarian, Delegates Workshops –Effective Executive Board Management –AOG/RAOG 101 –Role of AE Delegate in Chapter, Regional, National Operations –Project/Program Management: Application to AE Chapter Operations

6. Training – Communications Zone Suggested Officers: Secretary, Publications, Public Relations, Telecommunications Workshops –Web Design –Electronic Office (tools and techniques) –Press Releases & Media Publicity –Information Management

7. Training – Finance Zone Suggested Officers: Treasurer, Finance Chair Workshops –GEN Process –501(c)3 Tax Laws and Tax Return Preparation –Budget Development and Maintenance –Grant Writing 101

8. Training – Programs Zone Suggested Officers: Programs Chair, Professional Development Chair, Chief Engineer/Technical Excellence Chair, PCI/CI Chair Workshops –TMAL Overview and Implementation –Professional Development Programming –Engineering Impact Programming –Personal/Community Health Programs (new R5AE programs)

9. Training – Membership Zone Suggested Officers: Membership Chair, Social Chair Workshops –Membership Recruiting and Retention –Chapter Planting –City-Corporate Joint Recruiting –Motivating Chapter Members

10. Training – New AE Leaders AE 251 –History of NSBE –History of NSBE-AE –NSBE Acronyms –Overview of NSBE governing documents and leadership structure –Overview: How to form an AE Chapter –AE Chapter Expectations

11. AE General Session National Alumni Extension Strategy Updates from NEB and AEB meetings Directives/Results from National Leadership Institute and Regional Transition Conference Professional Development Conference and Technical Professional Conference updates Region V AE Performance Metrics

12. AE Business AE Delegates Session –Organizational Meeting –Floor Items (initiated by Delegates) Directives to RAEB Regional positions to AEB Regional policies Communiqués to Regional Senate Other???

13. AE/Collegiate Joint Interaction Opening Session AE/Student Chapter Chairs Forum Zone Meetings (TX, LA, MO, OK) Lunch Joint General Session Officer Certification Testing Worship Service Playstation/Xbox Tournament Closing Session

14. Alumni Entertainment Friday – New Orleans Nightlife –Directions to local club(s) to be provided

15. Alumni Entertainment Saturday – Movie Night (Joint with PCI, Collegiate) –DVD/VHS Movie(s) connected to projector –Arcade Tournament: Xbox/Playstation(s) hooked up to LCD projector(s) –Cards, Dominoes –Board Games –Food? (sponsorship dependent) Directions to local club(s) to be provided

16. Alumni Registration Rates Alumni Member (paid for 2004-2005 year) –Before August 1 $25 –August 2 – On-site $40 Alumni Non-Member –Before August 1 $45 –August 2 – On-site $60 Join and register at http://nol.nsbe.org

17. Hotel Information Conference Hotel Radisson Hotel 1500 Canal St. (504) 522-4500 Check In: 4pm Check Out: 11am Hotel Rates $75.001-4 people Plus 13% sales tax and $2/night occupancy tax Total Room Fee: $86.75/night Parking Options Option 1: Hotel - $28.00/day Option 2: Parking Garage - $6.50/day

18. QUESTIONS???? Contact Information Dr. Robert Howard Region V AE Conference Manager Phone: 713-832-0519 OR Email: R5AEConferenceManager@nsbe-hsc.orgR5AEConferenceManager@nsbe-hsc.org Christin Renee’ Taylor Region V RLC Chairperson Tulane University MR Box 9- New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Phone: (504) 909-4290 OR E-mail: ctaylor6@tulane.edu or rlcchair@yahoo.comctaylor6@tulane.edurlcchair@yahoo.com