AFA Texoma Convention August 5 7 2016 AFA

AFA Texoma Convention August 5 -7, 2016 AFA Texoma Region Convention Gerrity Chapter Host Aug 5 -7 2016 Educate Advocate Support 1

Agenda • Planning Group • Convention Schedule • Facilities and Things to do • Steps Ahead • Help needed Educate Advocate Support

Planning Group • Gerrity Chapter has the lead to plan convention • Committee established – Jerry Mc. Mahan Leads – Jim Putnam VP – Janelle Stafford Events VP – Marc Stewart Ch President • Mark Tarpley AFA State President • Bob Gehbauer AFA Texas President Educate Advocate Support

Convention Schedule • Arrival Thursday Aug 4 or 5 • Friday Aug 5 – Family Fun Day – Potential Media Day • Saturday Aug 6 – Convention Business – Texas meeting – Oklahoma meeting – Texoma Region meeting • Saturday Evening Dinner and Awards • Sunday Aug 7 Departure Educate Advocate Support

Facilities • Hotel: - Hilton Garden Inn, Bricktown – Convention Rate $129 – Possible lower Military rate – Location of Hospitality Suite and Meeting rooms • Friday Social: Crab Town (Across the street) • Saturday Dinner: Oklahoma Science Museum – Within Museum Exhibit area • Two additional adjoining Hilton hotels and six others within walking distance • Bricktown heart of OKC Entertainment District. Educate Advocate Support

Things to DO • Friday AM Golf (Tinker AFB or OKC Municipal) • Bricktown Entertainment District – White Water Kayak and Rafting (Olympic Training) – Brickopolis Games and Minature Golf – Redpin Bowling – Multi-Screen Movie Theater – Pro Baseball (Oklahoma Vs Texas) – Sunset River Cruise and Bricktown Canal Educate Advocate Support

In OKC Metro Area Oklahoma Memorial Museum Oklahoma History Museum Oklahoma Science Museum 45 th Infantry Div Museum National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum • Woman Pilots Association Museum • OKC Art Museum • • • Educate Advocate Support

In OKC Metro Area • • Tinker AFB Air Park Highly rated OKC Zoo Frontier City Amusement Park Top Golf Remington Park Horse Racing Outlet Shopping and Malls Native American Entertainment (Casinos) Educate Advocate Support

Steps Ahead • Speaker confirmation – Larry Spencer Invited Saturday Lunch – Oklahoma Elected Official Saturday Dinner • • Save the Date email next week Sign up sheets available in May Hotel Reservations begin next week Meeting Agendas developed Educate Advocate Support

Help Needed • • • Spread the Word throughout Texas Encourage families to join in the fun Texas Sign up/Oklahoma Sign up Process Possible Hospitality consumables Come early and stay late Educate Advocate Support

Questions • It is our Convention and its success depends on us • What else do you need to know? Educate Advocate Support