Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts 53 Slama Road • Edgewater • MD •21037 410-956-5771 (phone) • 410-956-0161 (fax) [email protected] • www.mascd.net May 7, 2015 Dear Fellow Conservationists: On behalf of the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts, I would like to invite you to attend the 2015 MASCD Annual Meeting to be held at the Holiday Inn in Solomons, MD, July 27-29. A tentative agenda for the meeting is enclosed. Based on feedback from the 2014 event, the meeting will start on Monday evening with the Board of Director’s meeting and all other events will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Opening Session starts at 8:30 am on Tuesday morning and the event concludes on Wednesday afternoon. The MASCD Education Endowment auction will be held at the Awards Banquet on Tuesday evening. Please give thought to some interesting and desirable donations to help raise funds for our Environmental Education programs. Cash donations welcome! Wednesday morning will start with a training session organized by SSCC followed by the General Session and lunch. The final Board meeting and a special joint meeting of district staff will be held in the afternoon. The theme for the meeting is “Celebrating Districts – Highlighting Stewardship – Achieving Goals!” as we evaluate three-quarter of a century working with conservation stewards to protect Maryland natural resources and finding workable solutions to meet local, state and federal clean water goals. The total cost per room, standard single or double is $129.00, plus the 5% Calvert County Lodging tax. Please register directly with the hotel by June 30, 2015 using the enclosed registration listing sheet. Although our deadline is June 30th, please book early. To avoid charges for underutilized rooms, a minimal number of rooms have been booked. To be exempt from state sales tax, you will need to enclose a copy of your sales exempt certificate, pay with a business or district check, and include a list of individuals who are to be exempted. Check in time is 3:00 p.m.; checkout time is 11:00 a.m. A one-night deposit or a credit card number is required to guarantee reservations. The hotel will accept cancellations up until twenty-four hours prior to arrival. Meal reservations should be sent directly to the Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District on the enclosed form to arrive no later than July 17, 2015. No refunds will be made after this date. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John Czajkowski, District Manager, Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District at 410-571-6757. I look forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting where we will build knowledge and share ideas to ensure we continue to be Maryland’s “Go to Team” for rural and urban conservation issues. Sincerely, Hans Schmidt President Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts Annual Meeting - July 27-29, 2015 Holiday Inn, Solomons Registration Package and Meal Selections Number Cost Amount Registration Package Full Package, includes 2 lunches, 1 Awards Banquet, and Registration Fee. (Please select meal choice below) _______ $172.00 _______ One-day Package, includes Registration Fee and Lunch on the day registered _______ $75.00 _______ Circle registration day – Tuesday, July 28th or Wednesday, July 29th Complimentary Breakfast - Served 6:30 – 8:30 a.m. coupon at check in Meal Options for Tuesday, July 15, 2014 (Full package only) Awards Banquet - Chicken Chesapeake (chicken and crab cake) OR Grilled Flat Iron Steak (Served with salad, potatoes, seasonal vegetables and dessert) _______ or _______ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE AND PAYABLE TO: ANNE ARUNDEL SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT $_____ Name: ___________________________________Name: (Spouse/guest)________________________ (As you wish to have it appear on your name badge) District/Agency________________________________________________ Phone: _______________ Address:_____________________________________________ City/State/Zip__________________ Send completed form to: Anne Arundel SCD, Heritage Office Center, 2662 Riva Road, Suite 150, MS #7001, Annapolis, MD 21401-7377 by Monday, July 17, 2015. Please be sure to make meal selection (Failure to make a selection will result in the registration district making that choice for you) Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts July 27-29, 2015 Holiday Inn, Solomons Reservation Form Please note: 1. For reservations made by check, this completed reservation form must be mailed to: Mina Kim – Sales Office Holiday Inn Solomons P.O. Box 1099 Solomons, MD 20688 2. Full payment must be included with your completed reservation form unless secured with a credit card. 3. A current copy of your district’s Maryland State tax exemption form must be included with your completed reservation form. 4. For reservations made with a credit card, you can call the hotel 410-326-6311 or 1-800356-2009 and you must identify yourself as being with the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts (Code SCO) to receive the group rate. You may then fax this form and your Maryland State tax exemption to 410-326-3748 (fax). 5. Please specify if you wish to reserve a room with one king bed or a room with two double beds. 6. The total cost per room, single or double is $135.45 per night; this includes the 5% Calvert County Lodging tax. Reservations must be made by Monday, June 30, 2015. COUNTY NAME _______________________________________________________ CONTACT NAME ________________________________________________________ CONTACT PHONE NUMBER ______________________________________________ NAME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Check in date Check out date ONE KING BED TWO DOUBLE BEDS Tuesday—July 28, 2015 (cont.) Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts 2015 Annual Meeting Holiday Inn, Solomons July 2729, 2015 10:40 ‐ noon STANDING COMMITTEES Administrative Committee Technical Committee 12:00 ‐ 1:00 p.m. LUNCHEON 1:15 ‐ 2:30 p.m. STANDING COMMITTEES (continued) Administrative Committee David Hudson Technical Committee Myron Frock 2:35 ‐ 3:40 p.m. AREA MEETINGS Central Area Southern Maryland Lower Shore Upper Shore Western Maryland Frank Richardson Pete Parreco Bill Giese John Swaine Smokey Stanton 3:45 ‐ 5:00 p.m. 3:45 ‐ 5:00 p.m. 3:45 ‐ 5:30 p.m. 3:45 ‐ 5:15 p.m. 5:30 ‐ 6:30 p.m. District Managers District Conservationist SSCC MEETING MASCD PAST LEADERS Luis Dieguez Terron Hillsman Bill Giese George Lechlider RECEPTION Cash Bar “Celebrating Districts – Highlighting Stewardship – Achieving Goals!” Draft Agenda Monday—July 27, 2015 Registration Typing Room Hospitality Room Ice Cream Social 5:00 ‐ 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. ‐ 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. ‐ 5:15 p.m. 3:00 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ‐ 8:30 p.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 7:00 ‐ 8:00 a.m. 8:30 ‐ 10:30 a.m. 6:30 ‐ 9:30 p.m. Hans Schmidt Dinner on Your Own 8:00 a.m. ‐ noon 1:00 ‐ 6:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. ‐ noon 1:00 ‐ 4:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. ‐ noon 1:00 ‐ 4:30 p.m. BREAKFAST IN RESTAURANT AWARDS BANQUET & AUCTION Wednesday—July 29, 2015 Typing Room Hospitality Room OPENING SESSION Tuesday—July 28, 2015 Registration Typing Room Hospitality Room David Hudson Myron Frock Hans Schmidt 7:00 ‐ 8:00 a.m. 8:00 ‐ 10:00 a.m. 10:10 ‐ noon 12:00 ‐ 1:00 p.m. 1:00 ‐ 2:00 p.m. 1:00 ‐ 2:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 8:00 ‐ 11:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. ‐ noon BREAKFAST IN RESTAURANT SSCC Training Session Bill Giese GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING Hans Schmidt LUNCHEON BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Hans Schmidt Joint District Managers/ Terron Hillsman District Conservationist Adjourn
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