Southwest Conference 2009

What:     Friendship Force SW Regional Conference Dallas Club is hosting the best conference ever!

See how we can put into practice FFI goals to       

  Explore  •  Understand  •  Serve

Friday: Meet new friends and renew friendships from the ten clubs in our Southwest Conference in our Hospitality suite with private patio. Attend small group dinners at area restaurants hosted by FF Dallas members 

Saturday: Attend buffet breakfast, hear speakers, FFI representative, morning workshops; see club displays, have lunch, attend afternoon workshops and SW Club reports, enjoy social hour, evening banquet and entertainment. (Three meals and parties included in the fee!)

Sunday: Attend optional buffet breakfast and say farewells in our Hospitality suite. Attend optional 2009 Discover China preview & Chinese New Year Brunch. Host and/or participate in one-day post-conference home stay. Visit the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art.

When:     Friday - Sunday, February 6-8, 2009

Where:    Crowne Plaza Hotel North Dallas-Addison

14315 Midway Road, Dallas, TX  75244. 972-980-8877

website: http://cpgalleria-nr.crowneplaza.com  Hotel rate $79+tax

Fee:         $90

Registrations received by December 31, 2008 pay $90 (regular rate). Registrations received after December 31 pay $100 ($10 late fee).

Mail your registration form with check or money order payable to Friendship Force of Dallas to FF SW Conference, c/o Edward Perez, 9511 Liptonshire Dr., Dallas, TX 75238.

Once we process your registration, we will send you a confirmation per your selection.

Workshops and Events

We will have three sessions running simultaneously in the morning and three in the afternoon. Each of our three rooms will be dedicated to one theme or subject matter during both sessions. They follow FFI's theme of explore, understand, and serve - exchanges, communication, club administration. We are excited about the quality of the presenters and relevance of the topics.

Communications AM  Sue Jones, guest presenter from Richland College – Cultural Sensitivity/interactive activity

Exchanges AM  Ed Edgren – domestic exchanges; Jerry Tuttle-FW; Randy Thomson-FW – directing an inbound exchange; Joyce Rulon-OK - recruiting ambassadors

Club Administration AM  Ken Walker – presentation software; Mary Suther and Ray Enstam - 501c 3 regulations; edward perez – finance software

Communications PM  Ken Walker – newsletters (Mary Williams – handout of tips); Mary Williams - designing websites

Exchanges PM  Ed Edgren – planning a special exchange; Dave Kalan-Wis – Eco-adventure tours; Peggy Benton – Discover trips

Club Administration PM  Jim Young-FW and Brud Kisner - Recruiting, care and keeping of new members; recruiting and training new officers; edward perez – database software

* There will be two keynote speakers - one from the new Dallas Performing Arts Center and one from the Dispute Resolution program at SMU.

* If you cannot attend the entire conference, you are welcome to attend the Saturday evening banquet [check that option on the form]; or if you are attending, bring a friend or spouse to the evening banquet.

* There will be an optional Chinese New Year Sunday Brunch to introduce the Visit China Exchange led by Teresa Wilkin in fall 2009.

* On Sun Feb 8 afternoon, you are welcome to join us and visit the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art.

There will be an optional one-day home-hosting available (Sunday night) - no fee.

Discover China Luncheon

Conference Add-On Special Event: 

Sumptuous Chinese New Year Brunch Banquet

Where: May Dragon Restaurant, 4848 Beltline Road, Addison, Texas
When: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Cost: $15.00 per person
Contact: Teresa Wilkin, teresawilkin@yahoo.com for more information

The Olympic Games of 2008 gave us a ringside seat on 21st century China. Now, six months
later, join us for another great opportunity to learn about Chinese culture. We have planned a
sumptuous Chinese New Year feast on the last day of that traditional Chinese two-week long
holiday. We'll dine at what was voted by Dallas Observer readers the "best Chinese restaurant in
Dallas" in 2007.

Join us to usher in the Year of the Ox, a year traditionally devoted to the hard work aimed at
consolidating the glitzy progress of the outgoing Year of the Rat. There will be an interactive
presentation on the Chinese zodiac and what it can tell us about the year ahead as China builds
on its new image as an Olympic host.

Enjoy Sunday and a one-night homestay in Dallas. You may want to take in the King Tut Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art - here on tour with original artifacts from Egypt. Let us know if you are interested so you can go to the exhibit on a group rate ticket. 

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   Conference Flyer

   Registration form

   Directions to hotel

   Discover China Flyer