[AEU Announcements] Growth and Development Conference, November 1 and 2 in Brooklyn

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Greeting Everyone,

I am happy to announce the 2002 Society Growth and Development Conference. 
Sponsored by the AEU Membership Committee. This conference is for Ethical 
Society officers. board members, committee chairs, lay leaders and any member 
interested in the growth of their community. You will find attached a copy of 
the conference and registration form (unable to download).  Please feel free 
to pass this announce along to others members of your society and any 
interested guest. 

Filename: aeug&d2002.doc


September 2002

TO:     AEU Announce

FROM:   AEU Membership Committee 

RE:     Thirteenth Annual AEU Society Growth and Development Conference 
        "Stronger Societies for a Stronger Ethical Movement"
         November and 2, at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

Year after year, the annual AEU Society Growth and Development conference 
receives great reviews from its participants. We hope you will be able to 
join us this year for a chance to meet people from other Societies who are 
interested in growth and in strengthening their Societies. You will have a 
chance to network and exchange ideas with like minded individuals. You will 
also learn techniques that can help your Society function better. We 
encourage you to attend and to encourage other lay leaders of your Society to 
attend the 2002 Society Growth and Development Conference. 

Each Society may select as many people to attend as they choose. Perhaps your 
Society can subsidize the registration fee to make it possible for several 
lay leaders to attend. Up to two members from Societies 300 miles or more 
from New York will have the cost of their airline, bus, or train ticket 
subsidized by the AEU Membership Committee with a $75 deductible. However, 
since our budget for subsidies is quite limited, this offer is conditional 
upon participants seeking the least expensive tickets (e.g., with discounts 
for advance purchase, non? refundable, staying over Saturday night). 

This year's program will address some key ways to help your Society grow in 
membership as well as to become more dynamic and more effective. This is an 
opportunity for you and other lay leaders to brush up on your knowledge of 
congregational development and to gain access to new ideas and materials for 
many aspects of your Society's functioning and programs. It is also an 
opportunity to get to know members of other societies dealing with similar 
challenges and to share ideas, experiences, problems and solutions. 

This workshop will be held at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 
Prospect Park W., Brooklyn, NY See details in the enclosed brochure. Home 
hospitality is available. To facilitate our making arrangements for you, 
please register as early as you can. 

We request you to particularly encourage those lay leaders and committee 
chairs to attend whose participation in this conference would most enhance 
the effectiveness of your Society.  We hope you and key members of your 
Society will be able to attend this conference.  We would also appreciate 
your Society bringing a display of your Society's success stories, effective 
brochures, programs, advertisements, etc., that you would like to share.

If you have any questions please contact Donna Roberts, (telephone) 
212-873-6500,
(fax) 212-362-0850, (email) droberts at aeu.org or Hank Gassner, email, 
kargas at earthlink.net
You are cordially invited to the...

American Ethical Union 
2010 Society Growth and Development Conference
Sponsored by the AEU Membership Committee
For Ethical Society officers, board members, committee chairs, leaders, 
And any members interested in the growth of their community 


"Stronger Societies for a
 Stronger Ethical Movement" 

An opportunity to learn skills and share experiences as we work and learn 
together to be more effective in our communities

Workshops on:   * Improving Sunday Morning Programs
* How to Publicize Your Society
* Things you need to know to grow
* Welcoming and Fostering Diversity
* Responding to Today's Issues of Social Concern     
* What People Look for in an Ethical Community


Date:       November 1-2, 2002

Place:      Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
53 Prospect Park W.
Brooklyn, NY 11215


For Further Information Contact:
Donna Roberts (212) 873-6500, e-mail: droberts at aeu.org
Or Hank Gassner (202) 265-2476, e-mail: kargas at earthlink.net

 
"Stronger Societies for a Stronger Ethical Movement"
Thirteenth Annual Society Growth and Development Workshop

Who: For Ethical Society Leaders, Presidents, Officers, Board Members, Pledge 
Chairs,          Membership Chairs, and other Committee Chairs, AU Lay 
Leadership Summer                     School Graduates, and other Committed 
Volunteers!

What: Workshops on a variety of topics to enhance the skills and knowledge of 
Society growth and development techniques: making your Sunday morning 
programs more effective, improving your Society's publicity, responding 
ethically to issues of public concern, welcoming and fostering diversity, and 
techniques to improve, membership growth, together with an examination of 
What people look for in an Ethical Community. 

An opportunity to get to know members of other societies dealing with similar 
challenges, to share ideas, experience, problems and solutions.

Where: The Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
          53 Prospect Park W., Brooklyn, NY 11215
          (Driving directions on back page)

When:  Friday night, November 1, 6:30 - 9:30 
        All day Saturday, November 2, 8:30-  5:00

Cost:   $65 registration postmarked by October 21; $75 postmarked after 
October 21.  Travel partially subsidized for up to two members from Societies 
more than 300 miles from New York City (subject to use of reasonably priced 
tickets with advance purchase discounts)

PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:

We will try to house as many people from out of town as possible near the 
Brooklyn Society.  Early registrants get closest accommodations. If you are 
from the NYC metro area, please consider commuting and accommodating guests.  
(Please so indicate on registration form).

Please fill our the enclosed registration from and questionnaire and mail 
with check for complete registration payment made out to "American Ethical 
Union" to:
Donna Roberts, American Ethical Union, 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023
        
For information contact: Donna Roberts, (telephone) 212-873-6500, (fax) 
212-362-0850, (email) droberts at aeu.org or Hank Gassner, email, 
kargas at earthlink.net

We would also appreciate your Society bringing a display of your Society's 
success stories, effective brochures, programs, advertisements, etc. that you 
would like to share.

 

AMERICAN ETHICAL UNION
Thirteenth Annual Society Growth & Development Conference

Friday Evening, November 1 

   6:30     Registration    and Reception
   7:30     Potluck Dinner hosted by Brooklyn Society members
   8:15-9:30    Opening Program:
        Welcome and Announcements and
         "What People are Looking for in an Ethical Community" 
         Led by Curt Collier, Leader, Riverdale-Yonkers Society
    
Saturday, November 2

   8:30-9:00    Registration, Continental Breakfast, social time
   9:00-9:30    Opening session and Announcements
   9:30-12:15   Morning Workshops:
a) "Designing a Full-Service Sunday Morning"
Led by Fritz Williams, Leader, Baltimore Society and
Bart Worden, Leader Westchester".
b) "Responding Ethically to the Tough Issues of the Day,
 as a Way of Building Ethical Community"
Led by Jim White, former Leader of the Essex Society and Consulting Leader to 
the Cleveland Ethical Circle. 
12:15-1:30  Lunch with time to meet ands talk with members of other 
societies, to share ideas, experiences, problems and solutions
1:30- 4:15  Afternoon Workshops:
a) "Welcoming and Fostering Diversity" 
Led by Lisel Burns, Leader Brooklyn Society and 
Donna Roberts, AEU Administrator and Brooklyn Society member.
b) "How to Publicize Your Society"
Led by Dorothy Lockhart, Staff, Chicago Society
c) "Membership 101" Ideas for enhancing your society's membership growth 
programs, with Hank Gassner, Chair, AEU Membership Committee
4:15-4:45   Closing Ceremony 
In order to have feedback, the AEU Membership Committee asks participants to 
fill out 
the evaluation sheet, which will be distributed in the registration packet.

Evening Participants who wish to go out to eat together after the conference 
will be given suggestions for recommended nearby restaurants.


Sunday, November 3  
Out of town, guests and other participants are invited to attend Sunday 
Platform at the Brooklyn Society. The platform address:  " Election Sunday: 
What Does Democracy Have to do with Local or Global Development"?   with 
Lisel Burns, Leader of Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture

Location: the Brooklyn Society, 53 Prospect Park W., Brooklyn NY, 718-768-2972


Directions to Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn N.Y., 718-768-2972
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