Global Leadership Through Timeless Service: Sharing Pearls & Imparting Wisdom September 2, 2013 Dear Cluster V Sorors: The time for Fall Cluster Leadership Conference is upon us! As always, we look forward to the opportunity for sorors to come together to participate in workshops geared toward the signature program initiatives related to Global Leadership Through Timeless Service, as outlined by our Supreme Basileus, Soror Carolyn House Stewart. Under the leadership of Soror Constance R. Pizarro, North Atlantic Regional Director, Rho Epsilon Omega chapter will host this year s conference on at the, One Burlington Mall Road,. Through a variety of presentations and breakout sessions, we will be provided an opportunity to enhance our knowledge of sorority operations and review sorority protocol and procedures to ensure that our sisterhood and our region remain strong. Online registration is encouraged and will be available on the North Atlantic Region website until Friday, September 27, 2013. You may also complete a paper registration form and submit along with a chapter check, certified check or money order, which must be postmarked by Friday, September 27, 2013. There is an additional processing fee of $10.00 for all paper registrations. Please note that personal checks will not be accepted and there is no on-site registration for this conference. Any registration postmarked after Friday, September 27, 2013 must also include the late registration fee of $25. The sorors of Rho Epsilon Omega chapter look forward to welcoming you at the for the Cluster V 2013 Fall Leadership Conference. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions or concerns. Just a reminder, please bring your badge holder with you to Cluster Conference. Sisterly, Nayenday Thurman Janine Whitter Soror Nayenday Thurman Soror Janine Whitter Conference Chairman Basileus, Rho Epsilon Omega Chapter nayblount@aol.com jwhitter26@gmail.com (978) 987-7341 (617) 935-9030 1
7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Global Leadership Through Timeless Service: Sharing Pearls & Imparting Wisdom Please Print or Type All Information Name Street City Chapter E-Mail Address Cluster V Leadership Conference Registration Attire: Business Casual: No Jeans or Track/Sweat Suits Membership Classification (Please Check All That Apply): Financial Card # Telephone # State Location/Cluster @ Graduate Undergraduate General Basileus First Time Attendee Financial Officer Int l Officer Regional Standing Committee Chairman Any Special Needs (include dietary): Registration Fees: Registration form with chapter check, certified check or money order must be postmarked on or before Friday, September 27, 2013. A $35.00 fee will be assessed on all returned checks. PERSONAL CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THERE WILL BE NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION. Graduate and General Members - $85.00 Undergraduate Members - $75.00 Please remember to bring your official sorority documents. Make check payable to: Alpha Kappa Alpha North Atlantic Region Please designate your Chapter Affiliation in the memo line of your check and mail your registration fee and form to: 2013 Cluster V Leadership Conference Registration c/o Soror Rochelle Phillips, Conference Financial Secretary P.O. Box 51684 Boston, MA 02205 Please do not write below this line Amount Paid Postmark Date Date Received Chapter Check Certified Check Money Order 2
Paper Forms Online General Registration Information Sorors have two registration methods for the Cluster Conference: Complete and mail in the necessary forms included in this packet, by the deadline provided. NOTE: There is an additional processing fee of $10.00 for each paper registration. Go to www.akanorthatlantic.org, and click on Cluster Conferences 2013 to be directed to the online registration system. NOTE: You must have an email account to use this method. We encourage chapters to assist sorors who are unfamiliar with the World Wide Web, but would like to experience the ease of registering online. Registration will close on Friday, September 27, 2013. Registration materials postmarked after Friday, September 27, 2013 will NOT be processed. There will be NO On-Site Registration. Only financial Sorors may participate in conference activities. Neither financial nor non-financial Sorors may be guests of financial Sorors at the conference. To insure that you will receive an email confirmation, please provide your e-mail address on the registration form or enter email on the online system. Please retain the email confirmation and bring it with you along with your CURRENT financial card to the conference check-in. The registration fee includes two meals. Sorors are asked to bring their individual name tag holder to the conference There are several payment options available to register for the Cluster Conference Credit Card This payment option is only available to sorors who register via the online registration system. Chapter Check All Individual registration forms need to be included with the chapter check when mailed. For chapter sorors who would like to use the online registration system, they must select check as the method of payment when registering, AND a copy of their online confirmation must be included with the chapter check when mailed. A $35.00 fee will be assessed for a Returned Chapter Check. Money Order, or These forms of payment may be used if sorors would like to register online OR mail in the Certified/Cashier s paper form. For sorors registering online, you must select check as the method of Check. payment, AND a copy of their online confirmation must be included with the payment when mailed. PERSONAL CHECKS will NOT be accepted. Please note that chapters and individual sorors who register online and choose to mail in their payment MUST still adhere to the postmarked deadline date. Payment must be postmarked by Friday, September 27, 2013. If payment is not postmarked by Friday, September 27, 2013, the online registration will be deleted from the system. Refund request must be made in writing to the Registration Chairman, and postmarked no later than Friday, September 27, 2013. Refunds will be processed at the conclusion of the conference. A processing fee of $30.00 will be deducted from the refund. Make check payable to: Alpha Kappa Alpha North Atlantic Region. Please designate your Chapter Affiliation in the memo line of your check/money order and mail submissions to:. 2013 Cluster V Leadership Conference Registration c/o Soror Rochelle Phillips, Conference Financial Secretary P.O. Box 51684 Boston, MA 02205 For assistance accessing the online registration website, please visit the Region s Online Help Desk at www.akanorthatlantic.org/help to contact the Regional Technology Committee. Messages will be returned within 24 hours. 3
Hotel Reservation Information 1-800-229-9290 In order to accommodate Sorors who wish to have lodging at the in Burlington, MA on Friday, October 4, 2013 please call the hotel at (781) 229-6565 or (800) 229-9290. When making reservations, you may refer to the group Alpha Kappa Alpha rate. A block of rooms is being held, until September 13, 2013, at the rate of $110.00 per night plus tax. As conference registration will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 5 th, we encourage the overnight stay for Sorors who will travel a distance. Please be reminded, the conference is scheduled to conclude by 5:00 p.m. The agenda is quite comprehensive and we wish to execute the planned activities in a smooth, accommodating manner. Therefore, your timeliness is essential. Rho Epsilon Omega will work extremely hard to make sure that your visit to the is an enjoyable one. Parking Information Complimentary parking is available at the hotel. 4
2013 Tentative Schedule 7:30 A.M. 8:15 A.M Registration 7:30 A.M. 8:25 A.M. Continental Breakfast 8:30 A.M. Conference Convenes 8:30 A.M. 8:35 A.M. Welcome 8:35 A.M. 8:40 A.M. Inspirational Message 8:40 A.M. 8:45 A.M Introduction of Dais 8:45 A.M. 8:50 A.M. Introduction of Regional Director 8:50 A.M. 9:20 A.M Regional Director s Presentation 9:20 A.M. 9:35 A.M. Program Presentation 9:35 A.M. 9:40 A.M. Membership Presentation 9:40 A.M. 10:25 A.M. Sisterly Relations 10:25 A.M. 10:45 A.M. EAF Presentation 10:45 A.M. 11:35 A.M. Connection Workshop 11:35 A.M. 11:55 A.M. NARC 2014 Update 12:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. Lunch 1:15 P.M. 2:15 P.M Tips for New Basilei Workshop First Timers Forum Financial Officers Workshop General Session True Colors 2:30 P.M. 2:50 P.M. Technology Workshop 2:50 P.M. 3:50 P.M. Leadership Development Presentation 3:50 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Regional Treasury Update 4:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M. Regional Director s Roundtable 4:30 P.M. 4:45 P.M. Closing Remarks & Acknowledgements 5