Special Edition - April 16 , 2007
Last chance to get a discounted hotel room for New York Day in Washington May 9-10
The hotel room block expires on Tuesday, April 17th!
Please take advantage of the discounted hotel room block at the Wyndham Washington DC (see registration form). Call the hotel at 202-429-1700 and ask for the Business Council of New York State room block.
Climb Capitol Hill with CANYS and plan to attend New York Day in Washington, May 9-10, 2007. The registration form and event agenda are available HERE.
New York Day provides chambers and business people an opportunity for meaningful contact with Congressional legislators and staff. Your colleagues on the New York Day planning committee are working hard to bring you a Legislative Reception on Capitol Hill featuring made-in-New York refreshments, a Congressional Breakfast highlighted by addresses from Senator Charles Schumer and Senator Hillary Clinton, an Issues Briefing with high-level policymakers and political activists, and more.
The CANYS Board and New York Day Planning Committee aim to make this event valuable and reasonable. To that end, please take advantage of the discounted hotel room block at the Wyndham Washington DC (see registration form). Call the hotel at 202-429-1700 and ask for the Business Council of New York State room block. Plan now to bring your members and join us at New York Day in Washington!
First CANYS Membership Directors Teleconference April 17
Are you interested in growing your membership base? Learning new sales ideas to get out of a rut? Hearing from wildly successful membership sales professionals on how they make their chambers soar?
Thanks to a great idea and legwork from CANYS Chair-Elect Todd Shimkus, the first-ever CANYS Membership Directors Teleconference will take place on Tuesday, April 17 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
This teleconference is open to paid membership directors and Chamber presidents/executive directors interested in membership sales and retention strategies. The special one-hour agenda includes:
- Welcome and self introductions
- Purpose of the Teleconference
- Guest Speaker: Kyle Sexton, the Director of Member Services with the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, in Oregon, and an award winning member of ACCE’s Circle of Champions which annually honors sales directors for membership sales achievements.
- Questions and Answers with Kyle Sexton about successful sales strategies
- Interest in making this a regular CANYS program
- Closing Remarks
Our guest speaker, Kyle Sexton, has spoken at ACCE conventions and gotten outstanding reviews. His chamber is pushing the envelope in a number of areas—you won’t want to miss his insight.
To participate in the teleconference—open to paid membership directors and chamber chief execs—dial 866-866-2244 and enter code 1530969. Take advantage of this special CANYS member benefit!
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