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New this year!

Networking Groups

Based on feedback from last year, we are creating some additional and unique opportunities for peer-to-peer networking. We have designated the center of the Exhibit Hall as The Meeting Spot. The first opportunity to meet new people and hook up with past acquaintances is Sunday evening from 6:00-7:00. Come to the Meeting Spot for light refreshments and a cash bar. Then on Tuesday, from 4:00-5:00 pm we will offer a new learning experience: Networking Groups. These will be small groups of attendees (25-30 max) who are interested in a specific topic and want to learn from their peers and share their own experiences.

The topics that have been identified so far include:

  • N1- Newsletters. Facilitated by M. Queen Bailey, Clairmont, Oaks, GA; Pricilla Lucero-Simmons, Encino Gardens, NM; Rachel Horton, Wesley Housing Corporation of Memphis, TN. Bring copies of your resident newsletter to share with others and discuss ideas on how to make them more attractive and more effective as a communication tool.

  • N2- Innovative Strategies for Service Provision. Facilitated by Dee Ward and Debbie Rose, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Depending on the location of your residents—urban, suburban, rural; at a property or out in a community; East Coast, West Coast, Midwest or The South—what strategies do you use to get services for your clients/ residents. This will be an informal opportunity to collaborate in an unstructured, free flowing and roundtable discussion to share thoughts, concerns and future goals!

  • N3- Chapter Development in California. Facilitated by Christine Schnitzer, and Shari Fleischman, LOMCO. Interested parties from other states are invited to come and learn the benefits of becoming an official AASC Chapter from current chapter officers as well as the process for developing a chapter in your state. Members and attendees from Southern California are encouraged to attend. An organizational meeting will follow to discuss formation of an AASC Chapter in Southern California in more detail.

Do you have other topics of interest? Would you like to lead a Networking Group? Contact Christine Schnitzer at cschnitzer@servicecoordinator.org or 614-848-5958, ext. 105 to learn more. Please note: These sessions are NOT approved for continuing education credit. If you attend, you will NOT receive any CEUs on your certificate for these special sessions.

Stay in touch with your peers AFTER the conference. These new and old friends are your network of peers. They can be a tremendous resource for you. And don’t forget to keep the communications open in both ways. Make sure they know you are available to support them if the need arises.