| October 23, 2003 2004 Board of Directors nominations . . .The Nominating Committee has placed the following chamber executives on the ballot for two-year terms as Directors on the Chamber Alliance Board: Peter Aust, Southern Saratoga
Chamber You will soon receive your ballot in the mail. Each CANYS member chamber is eligible to cast five votes: for all five nominees, or a combination of any of the five nominees plus write-in candidates. A write-in section will be included on your ballot. Please return all ballots by November 15. All 2004 Directors will be announced shortly after the votes are tallied. Awaiting action on Association Health Plans . . .In CANYS’s continuing effort to keep you informed about the Small Business Health Fairness Act, below are some articles you might find useful. If you have trouble with any of these links, please visit www.canys.org. If your chamber has strong feelings on either side of the debate, please be sure to share your views: maggie.moree@bcnys.org.
CANYS Draft Calendar for 2004 . . .As you develop your chamber calendar for next year, please make a note of some programs and events the CANYS Board is promoting for 2004: January 20-21: January Legislative and Leadership Conference, Albany March 23: Small Business Day, Albany April (date TBA): ACCE Regional Education Seminar, location TBA May 4-5: New York Day in Washington, Washington, D.C. May 10: The Business Council’s Annual Chamber Dinner, Albany June 14-15: CANYS Summer Membership Meeting, Fulton September 22-24: The Business
Council’s Annual Meting, Bolton
Landing Tell us about it . . .Congratulations to Tammy Carnrike of the Chenango County Chamber and Lyn Taylor of the Albany-Colonie Chamber for their recent appointments to ACCE’s Board of Directors for 2004. Tammy will serve as Vice Chair for The Network, and Lyn will serve as a Director-At-Large. |
