Arkansas Junior Chamber 2010 Annual Meeting Registration

The El Dorado Junior Chamber will host the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Junior Chamber August 13-15, 2010.  We will have 2011 State Officer elections, trainings, and a good time.

The Country Inn & Suites, El Dorado’s newest establishment, will be the official hotel and central meeting point.  Hotel rooms will be in a block beginning at $75 a night with advance registration under the Arkansas Jaycees room block.

The Arkansas Jaycees Annual Meeting will have a program book you can purchase an ad for your campaign, chapter, business, or for yourself.  All ads need to be in good taste.  The ads will be based off an 8.5X11 page format.  Please e-mail me your camera ready art and copy for your ad and the due date to contact us is Friday, August 6^th. If you have questions call 870-918-0700.

The ad rates are B/W:

Full Page                   $100.00
Half Page                  $60.00
Quarter Page            $40.00

Mail Payments to:
El Dorado Jaycees
Post Office Box 2264
El Dorado, AR 71731-2264

Friday, August 13^th

A Night Out in El Dorado
Safety Shuttle to/from Country Inns & Suites to Downtown El Dorado
Members of the El Dorado Jaycees will be on hand to escort guests in Downtown El Dorado.

Saturday, August 14^th

Saturday activities are all at the Country Inns & Suites unless otherwise noted

8:30 – 9:00 AM         First Timers Competition

9 – 11 AM                  Speak-Up, Write Up, Interview Skills, Resume Skills

11AM  – Noon          National Training

Noon – 1 PM             Lunch with David Hale, Past National President
                                    The United States Junior Chamber

1 – 2 PM                    Hour of Power Speakers

2 – 4:30 PM               Breakout Trainings:
                                    Membership Recruiting
                                    Building Local Chamber Relationships
                                    Effective Board Meetings
                                    Jaycees & Social Media

4:30 – 5:30 PM         JCI Senate Forum

6 – 7:30 PM               Banquet with Joanie Cramer, President-elect
                                    The United States Junior Chamber

8 PM – Until              Organized entertainment Downtown with safety shuttle
                                    Candidate hospitality suites at hotel

Sunday, August 15^th

Sunday activities are at the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce at 111 West Main Street

9 – 10 AM                  State Executive Committee

10 AM – Noon          Annual Meeting of the Corporation

Meals included:
Saturday & Sunday continental breakfast
Boxed lunch on Saturday
Buffet dinner Saturday night

The convention facilities are comprised of one main meeting hall room that can accommodate a dinner for 60 or a theater style up to 100.  Suites are also available. On Sunday we will have the use of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce at 111 West Main Street.

There will be a hospitality shuttle available on Saturday day for shopping and on Saturday night for a night on the town with a visit to one or more entertainment establishments.

Registration is tiered pricing. 
Advance registration through the Year-End weekend will be $45.00;
After Year-End up until the Monday before the Annual Meeting will be $55.00;
On-site will be $65.00

Senate/Alumni Rate up until the Monday before the Annual Meeting will be $35.00;
On-site Senate/Alumni rate is $45.00

Refunds will be available up until the Monday before the Annual Meeting and are transferable.

John Baine
(870) 918-0700
john@baine.net
Host Committee Chair
El Dorado Junior Chamber

Information is available regarding the Individual Development competitions at the Arkansas Junior Chamber Annual Meeting in August.

The Arkansas Junior Chamber Mid-Year Retreat will be held July 16-18 on the Spring River near Mammouth Springs. It is a no business weekend on the river to allow members from across Arkansas to meet one another.  The registration form is attached and the deadline is July 1st.

2010 ARJC Mid-Year Retreat

Ever wanted to attend a Jaycee meeting or unsure what we are about.  Jeff Riggs joined the Fort Smith Jaycees and wrote a column about it at The City Wire, check it out at  http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/10352

John Baine of El Dorado was elected as a National Vice-President of The United States Junior Chamber for 2011. The election was held at the 90th Annual Meeting on June 4, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

John Baine served as President of the El Dorado Jaycees in 2006 when he led the Chapter to #1 in Arkansas and #3 in the United States in the National Parade of Chapters. His work earned him the Charles Kulp, Jr. Memorial Award from The United States Junior Chamber and the Local Chapter President of the Year Award from the Arkansas Junior Chamber. He went on to serve as Business Development Vice-President of the Arkansas Junior Chamber in 2007 where he was recognized with the Dennis Hamilton Memorial Award for Outstanding Programming by The United States Junior Chamber. He served as the 71st President of the Arkansas Junior Chamber in 2008 and Chairman of the Board in 2009.

He is a JCI Certified Local Trainer and was appointed by The United States Junior Chamber President Jeff Lank as the 2010 Chair of The United States Junior Chamber Training Task Force.  The Training Task Force was created to develop training materials for state and local chapters.

He is an accountant with Murphy Oil Corporation and is serving his fifth term as a Justice of the Peace on the Union County Quorum Court.  He is also active on the boards of the Boomtown Toastmasters, Arkansas Association of Quorum Courts, Arkansas State University Alumni Association, and was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Advisory Committee. He and his wife Jennifer reside in El Dorado.

At the Opening Ceremony and Awards Toby Stephens received for Arkansas the plaque for coming in 7th place in the Parade of States.  John Judd and Jeff Taylor of Jonesboro won Presidential Medallions for R.E.D. Alert.  Chad Peterson of Conway was awarded a Presidential Medallion for his work as State President.  Sam Abernathy of Jonesboro was award the Outstanding Local Vice-President Award.

John Baine of El Dorado was nominated for National Vice-President.  John was placed forward by Arkansas; he was nominated by South Dakota and seconded by Iowa.  John’s nomination acceptance speech was great and received resounding applause.  He was elected by acclamation at the Annual Meeting.  He is the first Arkansas Jaycee elected to national office since Chris Reese was elected National President back in 1998.

The following national officers were elected at the Annual Meeting:

President-elect Joanie Cramer, North Carolina

National Vice-Presidents elect:
Heather Austin, Ohio
John Baine, Arkansas
Kathy Crick, Illinois
Misty Miner, Montana
Amy Newton, Pennsylvania
Bob Prater, Georgia
Arwen Pritchett, Florida
Jennifer Ray, Maryland