[Harp-L] Join the SPAH team as convention director

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

JOIN THE SPAH TEAM!

SPAH is looking to recruit someone to manage the annual SPAH convention.

Howâd you like to make a major contribution to SPAH â with plenty of support and guidance from the old hands on the SPAH team?

If youâve enjoyed a SPAH convention, youâve come to appreciate how smoothly it runs while offering an incredibly rich experience. A huge part of that smooth operation is the work of the convention director. Working with the rest of the SPAH team, the role includes:

PRIOR TO THE CONVENTION

- Participating in evaluating hotels for future conventions, including site visits


- Monitoring hotel room occupancy and preparations during the registration period

DURING THE CONVENTION


- Working closely with the president, be the primary interface between the convention hotel 
  and the SPAH working team (including the local host club)
- Managing pre-convention preparation with SPAH and hotel staff


- Overseeing the allocation of rooms
- Managing flow of meals and banquets

- Working with the hotel on placement of signage - make the space feel like âSPAHâ

- Managing any special requests

- Coordinating the above with members of the SPAH working team who are responsible for programs, events, 
  and logistics at the convention. Team members will handle space planning and logistics, event registration,
  vendor relations, production, entertainment, seminars, transportation, tours, and youth activities.


AFTER THE CONVENTION

- Working with the president and treasurer to resolve final billing with the hotel

- Participating in making improvements for the next SPAH convention


Would you like to know more? Please get in touch with me at spahpres-at-gmail.com

Winslow
 Winslow Yerxa
President, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica