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Greetings JDOTT Members:
Thank you, JDOTT family. We are all looking forward to a great conference!
2008 Summit Planning Committee Members
Verge "Bro Sage" Gillam JDOTT VP FOR PROGRAMMING
2008 JDOTT Program
Tuesday - May 27, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Executive Board Meeting Coronado Springs Resort – Room TBA All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Thursday - May 29, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Black Community Tour and Lunch Bus will depart hotel at 10:15am sharp!!! The tour will feature a stop at The Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts and lunch at The Catfish Place – please view the menu options on Appendix A and email your choice to me along with your reservation for the tour.
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. JDOTT Summit Meeting and Cultural Presentations Coronado Springs Resort – Room TBA
Friday – May 30, 2008 10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. JDOTT Party Coronado Springs Resort – Room TBA
Saturday – May 31, 2008 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Jazz Music with JDOTT and Galen Abdur-Razzaq Coronado Springs Resort – Room TBA An opportunity for relaxation and networking on our last night in Orlando
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. RSVP/Registration: If you are interested in registering for the 2008 JDOTT Program, immediately register yourself and your guests. You may register by sending an email to: LaTashia Reedus at reedus.membership@johndobryant.org. Your registration is not confirmed until you receive an email confirming that your seat has been reserved on the bus.
Your Full Name The Complete Name(s) of other People You are Registering (For example: your spouse, your students, etc.) Your University, College or Affiliation, and your JDOTT region (i.e. South, etc.) Your Office Phone Number Your Cell Phone Number or Your Hotel Name and Room # (required)* Please make sure that you enclose all of the requested information. Incomplete information may result in loss of your RSVP/registration. *We are asking that you provide on-site contact information so that we may share any critical scheduling, logistical or registration information.
Once registration has been filled, we will create a waiting list. If spaces become available, the first person on the waiting list will be notified and we will add them if they are interested.
Community Tour, Zora Neale Hurston Museum, transportation and lunch. The cost of the program is $50.00 (plus a $3.00 convenience fee if registering via PayPal - see below). The other JDOTT programs are open and without fees. For payment options, we are providing the following options to make it as convenient as possible:
a. Via Mail - Please make your checks or money orders payable to JDOTT. Checks or money orders (not cash) must be received by May 21, 2007 so please send plan accordingly. Mail payment to:
JDOTT P.O. Box 3723 Alliance, Ohio 44601
*JDOTT is a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you need a receipt relative to the 501c3 for your university, please let LaTashia know when registering.
b. Via Web-site - A PayPal account is now available on the JDOTT web-site. If you are paying via PayPal, there is a convenience charge of $3.00. Thus, your total costs for the JDOTT Black Community Tour and Lunch would be $53.00. Click Here to Register Online for Bus Tour
c. On Site Registration - You may also make your payment on site. You must still register/RSVP as soon as possible per the instructions above. If you choose to do on-site registration, payment must be received at the JDOTT booth by Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. You may also bring your payment to the Executive Board meeting, on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Although we are offering this option, we are recommending that JDOTT members use option A or B, to guarantee your program spot.
a. May 22 - mailed registration and payment must be received by LaTashia Reedus (not postmarked). b. May 23 - PayPal Registration must be received. c. May 28 - On site Registration must be turned in at the JDOTT booth by 5:00 p.m. If for some reason, you are unable to make the JDOTT events, to receive 100% return of your registration, you must cancel via written email by May 23, 2007, 12 Noon EST, to reedus.membership@johndobryant.org. Any requests after May 23, 2007, 12 Noon EST will result in forfeit of registration fees.
a. Payment questions to - LaTashia Reedus at reedus.membership@johndobryant.org. b. Program questions to - Verge Gilliam at brosage@sbcglobal.net.
As part of our Black Community Tour, we will be having lunch at The Catfish Place. To make things easy for the restaurant owners and staff, we are requiring people to choose their lunch menu prior to arriving in Orlando. Please choose one of the entrée options for your lunch along with 2 sides from the list below and email the choices to me after you have received email confirmation of your place on the tour.
Option A: Fried Catfish Option B: Grilled Cajun Chicken Breast Option C: Broiled Flounder
Side Dishes: Baked Potato Hash Browns Grits French Fries Cole Slaw Salad Vegetable of the Day All meals include Hush Puppies.
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