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Spring Into Springfield. Why You Can’t Afford to Miss National Convention. About me. Skylar Buffington Life Member, Beta Sigma Chapter Past NCD President Purdue University, Industrial Management/Operations Management IT Application Administration at Dell, Inc. in Austin, TX
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Spring Into Springfield Why You Can’t Afford to Miss National Convention
About me • Skylar Buffington • Life Member, Beta Sigma Chapter • Past NCD President • Purdue University, Industrial Management/Operations Management • IT Application Administration at Dell, Inc. in Austin, TX • Candidate for National VPCR
About you! • First Convention? Second? Third? Fourth? • Candidate? Active? Conditional? Alumni/Life? • Studying Music Education? Music Performance? STEM? Humanities? • Been to a National Convention? • 100% likely to go to NatCon 2013? 75% likely to go? 50%? 25%? • Love Tau Beta Sigma?
Overview • What is National Convention? • Who You’ll Meet • What You’ll Learn • How You Can Get Involved • Where to find funds to go • How much will it cost? • Q&A
National Convention 2013 • What is National Convention? • National Intercollegiate Band (NIB) • Sunday, July 21st – Tuesday, July 23rd • National Convention • Tuesday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 28th • Due Dates • NIB Application - Friday, April 12th • Convention Registration - Sunday, June 7th
Who You’ll Meet • Sisters and Brothers from Across the Country • Dignitaries! • NIB Guest Composer, Guest Conductor, Musicians • New lifelong friends, professional connections
What You’ll Learn • Workshops, Presentations, Panels • Past National Presidents Panel • Keynote Speakers • Campuspeak’s Motivational Speakers • Women In Music Speakers • National History Presentation
Get Involved In Your Future • Sit as a delegate! • 2011: 57 official delegates, 85 proxies, 2 life • Elections – National Council & Board of Trustees • Constitution Changes, Biannual Budget • Ritual Changes • National President’s Essay Contest ($$$) • Composing Our Future ($$$)
How to find the Moolah! • Your University • Your Alumni • Your Facebook friends • Fundraising Projects
What’s next? • Commit to Convention! • Register by June 7th • FYI: flight prices are the cheapest 15-30 days before departure • Get your friends to go! • Questions?
Thank You! Skylar Buffington Sky@TBSigma.org @RisingSkylar