1. AFA Texoma Convention August 5-7, 2016
Region Convention Gerrity Chapter Host
Aug

2. Agenda
Planning Group
Convention Schedule
Facilities and Things to do
Steps Ahead
Help needed

3. Planning Group Gerrity Chapter has the lead to plan convention
Committee established
Jerry McMahan Leads
Jim Putnam VP
Janelle Stafford Events VP
Marc Stewart Ch President
Mark Tarpley AFA State President
Bob Gehbauer AFA Texas President

4. Convention Schedule Arrival Thursday Aug 4 or 5
Friday Aug 5 – Family Fun Day
Potential Media Day
Saturday Aug 6 – Convention Business
Texas meeting
Oklahoma meeting
Texoma Region meeting
Saturday Evening Dinner and Awards
Sunday Aug 7 Departure

5. Facilities Hotel: - Hilton Garden Inn, Bricktown
Convention Rate $129
Possible lower Military rate
Location of Hospitality Suite and Meeting rooms
Friday Social: Crab Town (Across the street)
Saturday Dinner: Oklahoma Science Museum
Within Museum Exhibit area
Two additional adjoining Hilton hotels and six others within walking distance
Bricktown heart of OKC Entertainment District.

6. Things to DO Friday AM Golf (Tinker AFB or OKC Municipal)
Bricktown Entertainment District
White Water Kayak and Rafting (Olympic Training)
Brickopolis Games and Minature Golf
Redpin Bowling
Multi-Screen Movie Theater
Pro Baseball (Oklahoma Vs Texas)
Sunset River Cruise and Bricktown Canal

7. In OKC Metro Area Oklahoma Memorial Museum Oklahoma History Museum
Oklahoma Science Museum
45th Infantry Div Museum
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
Woman Pilots Association Museum
OKC Art Museum

8. In OKC Metro Area Tinker AFB Air Park Highly rated OKC Zoo
Frontier City Amusement Park
Top Golf
Remington Park Horse Racing
Outlet Shopping and Malls
Native American Entertainment (Casinos)

9. Steps Ahead Speaker confirmation Save the Date email next week
Larry Spencer Invited Saturday Lunch
Oklahoma Elected Official Saturday Dinner
Save the Date next week
Sign up sheets available in May
Hotel Reservations begin next week
Meeting Agendas developed

10. Help Needed Spread the Word throughout Texas
Encourage families to join in the fun
Texas Sign up/Oklahoma Sign up Process
Possible Hospitality consumables
Come early and stay late

11. It is our Convention and its success depends on us
Questions
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