HLAA Convention Workshop Volunteer Opportunity

One of the things we can do now is to sign up to monitor a workshop or workshops. Workshops are ongoing from Thursday afternoon to late Saturday afternoon.

Monitoring includes making sure the ALD devices are working (there will be help on this), introducing the speaker, passing out literature from the speaker, and passing out and collecting evaluation forms, etc.

If you are interested in being a monitor please look at the convention schedule to see what workshop (s) you want to monitor.

To do this, go to the HLAA website http://www.hearingloss.org/ , and click on convention. That will take you to a page where you can see the workshop schedule for each day by clicking on each day.

Please email Jim Minogue at JMinogue77@aol.com the information, workshop and its date and time that you would like to work at as soon as possible.

Volunteer Recruitment for Convention

HLAA 2009 CONVENTION
NASHVILLE, TN

COMMITTEES

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT

Responsible for obtaining volunteers for the following tasks:
· Stuffing packets for convention
· Manning Hospitality Table at Nashville International Airport
· To be strategically placed throughout the hotel wearing HLAA identification to give directions
· To be in each of five concurrent sessions to introduce the speaker, assist in making sure all AD systems are working, to hand out and take back up evaluation forms, and to take them back to Barbara Miller
· Assist National in manning HLAA table in exhibit hall
· Manning Walk4Hearing table in Chattanooga
· Coordinate with National for a “Field Trip” to Opryland to familiarize the volunteers with the hotel

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Responsible for performing the following PR activities:
· Check website and suggest any updates that should be made
· Email appropriate organizations with convention flyer and other information
· Follow up to check that all packets have been delivered to audiologists
· Send postcards to non-members (audiologists, schools, etc.)
· Contact schools and send flyer
· Contact newspapers, television stations, and radio stations
· Secure any items needed for convention (vests, etc.)
· Assist in any publicity for the joint project with NTID and getting word out to veterans
· Follow up with audiologists
· Contact Tennessee Court Reporters Association with information
· Make arrangements for table at Walk4Hearing in Chattanooga
· Making contact with Nashville Government to attempt to get a Nashville Hearing Loss Week declared
· Assist National with video project

Gwen Pace Memorial Awards

Responsible for:
· Seeking nominations for award
· Making selection of winner
· Selecting award to be given
· Presenting award
Shari KoeperHearing Loss Association of America -Tennessee State Chapter Coordinator
www.nashhhville.org

February 12th Meeting!!!

Hope this finds you doing well and looking forward to some warm weather! Our next HLA of Knoxville meeting is next Thursday, February 12th. Meeting time is at 7 p.m. at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 1001 Ebenezer Road, Knoxville. We have a lot going on and this will be a great meeting! We have a guest speaker coming from UT H.A.B.I.T. to talk about the bond between humans and animals. She will be bring a special guest that crosses ALL language barriers and needs no words to communicate. :) Captioning service will be provided. Also, Nelda & Dick Twitchell will be visiting us from the Chattanooga Chapter to give us information and packets about the Walk4Hearing on May 16th that our chapter will be participating in. If there is time, Cricket would like to do a small demonstration/information session about the website that she is creating for our group. And......we have new people planning to come!!! I'm counting on everyone to give them a warm welcome and offer them some support.

If anyone can volunteer to bring a snack or 2 liter drink, please let Maureen know at danbury103@gmail.com or mdhinds@bechtel.com.

If you haven't done so already, please join our Yahoo groups at www.yahoogroups.com and search for knoxvillehlaa.

Quick news for those of you who are concerned about the digital TV transition: Congress just voted to postpone the shutdown of analog signals to June 12th.