Program Committee

Program Committee Charter

Committee Chair:

Michele McManamon
Sandler Training
8825 Perimeter Park BLVD #100
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Work: 904-646-1900
Cell: 904-424-4484
michele@solutions.sandler.com

The purpose of the Program Committee is to:

• Research qualified individuals (Chamber Members) or companies that can provide useful information to our group.
• Contact individual or group on speaking on an available date.
• Review purpose of their talk and how it benefits the members, (no selling at the podium).
• Remind speaker of the 15 minute time frame and show the yellow and red cards for visual reminders not to go over their time.
• Send an e-mail 1 week prior to remind them and get a bio if not received yet.
• Honor speaker(s) with a $25 gift certificate to their favorite charity at lunch.
• Committee meeting upon request.

Spotlight Speaker:

• Gather business cards from members only who have not spoken in the year prior year.
• Schedule the bio speaker for available lunch dates.
• Review their obligation of 5 minute time frame and what materials they can offer.
• Thank them at the meeting (no gift certificate for bio speaker)

Audio / Video Equipment:

• Sound system to be set up prior to meeting and broken down afterwards. (Arrive at 11:15)
• All equipment will stay in the possession of the "equipment" person. This year (2009) is Bill Morrison.