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Whether you are brand new to serving in a TLA leadership role or you are a seasoned officer, you will learn something new and be better prepared for the coming year. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with other TLA volunteer leaders, brainstorm ideas for the coming year, and get all of your TLA questions answered!
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Hotel: Austin Marriott North, 2600 La Frontera Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78681 June 19 is the deadline to reserve your hotel room.
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8:30 – 8:45 AM Welcome Message from the President
8:45 – 9:45 AM Opening Keynote Speaker
9:45 – 10:00 AM Networking Break with Exhibitors
10:00 – 10:45 AM Advocacy Session
11:00-11:45 PM Navigating TLA Engage
Description: How to get more out of TLA Engage. Setting up community notifications, completing your profile, adding members to your network, scheduling a post, how to search directory, how to access Engage on the app, introducing new badges and ribbons.
11:45 – 12:30 PM Lunch break
12:30 – 1:30 PM TLA Officer Blueprint (102)
Description: Review of the roles of unit officers. Review the timeline of the unit officer year, broken into quarters. Review the officer training resources. Review when to have business meetings.
1:30 – 2:30 PM Mastering Unit Finances
Description: How units manage their finances, read their financial statements, submit their budgets, budget week, and stipend request forms.
2:30 – 3:00 PM Networking Break with Exhibitors
3:00– 4:00 PM Run Your Meetings with Ease
Description: How to create an agenda or find agenda templates, how to set up a Zoom meeting using our Zoom channels, what to talk about during your meetings, who has access to these meetings, making sure everyone is allowed to speak.
4:15 – 5:00 PM Council I
5:00 – 6:00 PM Networking Reception with Exhibitors
9:00 – 10:00 AM Increase Unit Membership
Description: This session will cover practical ways to grow membership within your unit, retain and re-engage current members, and confidently reach out to new members. You’ll leave with simple outreach strategies, ready-to-use language for what to say when welcoming a new member, and ideas for making members feel recognized and rewarded.
9:00 – 10:00 AM Plan Your District Meeting
Description: All district officers will meet with their district and work on planning their fall district meetings.
10:00 – 10:30 AM Networking Break with Exhibitors
10:30 – 11:30 AM Officer Tools & Resources Speed Dating
Description: Talk for 10 minutes on 5 different topics to small groups of members. Allow time for questions. Topics: 1) Awards, Scholarships, Stipends/Budget, 2) Unit participation at conference, 3) TLA Engage, social media, Webpages, 4) Unit Officer Community Resources in TLA Engage and 5) Finances
11:30 – 12:15 PM Lunch break
12:15 – 1:15 PM Closing Session
1:30 – 2:30 PM Council II
Wednesday – July 8
10:00 – 12:00 PM Board Roles and Responsibilities
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 PM Executive Board Meeting
Thursday – July 9
10:00 – 5:00 PM Conference Planning Committee
11:00-12:00 PM Bylaws I Committee Meeting
11:00 – 5:00 PM Texas Bluebonnet Award Selection Committee
Friday – July 10
8:00-9:00 AM Bylaws II Committee Meeting
9:30 – 5 PM Texas Bluebonnet Award Selection Committee Meeting
