Articles from prior issues of The Advocate

March/April 2000

The Pacific Region Takes Another Step Toward Professionalism
by Ken Forbes, Oregon DDS

AT THE 1999 PACIFIC REGIONAL Conference delegate assembly, we voted to allot money from the budget to plan and carry out a “Leadership Development Program.” How did this come about you ask? People taking on leadership roles have had negative experiences, because there has been no time devoted to their training. This is not an issue reserved to just the local chapter, state or regional level. It affects many who run for and are elected to national offices. Therefore, a committee was formed and the planning started to hold the first Leadership Development Program. The goal was to keep cost to a minimum and make it possible for our future leaders to attend. We decided to add it to the end of the Pacific Regional Conference being held May 4th and 5th, 2000 in Seattle Washington. The money from our treasury will pay for the use of the conference room and there will be NO additional cost to those who attend. We hope the attendees will stay one more night and join us for some fun, learning, growth and new friendships, to make this organization even stronger for our future. After the close of the Regional Conference on May 5, 2000, the Leadership Program will begin.

Friday, May 5, 2000

Welcome - Introduction/Goal of Program

The Art & Science of Effective Meetings

Networking Dinner

Hospitality Room Saturday, May 6, 2000

8:30 Coffee 9:00 Educational Game 10:00 NADE Structure a). Executive Board b). Committees c). Delegate Assembly 11:00 Networking Break (20 minutes) 11:20 Fund Raising 12:00 Wrap up Assess effectiveness Identify future training needs

We believe this will be an effective tool for improving the skills, knowledge and abilities of our current leaders and future ones. Look for the follow-up article that will provide feedback from the participants.