Young Democrats: Regions

Back from my trip to Atlanta (Southeast Regional meeting)

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:45:20 GMT

(cross-posted from: http://davidsoncountyyoungdemocrats.blogspot.com/search?q=Atlanta)

Today I am back in the DCDP headquarters working away for democrats in Nashville but this weekend I put on my Tennessee Young Democrats Prez hat and headed to Atlanta for the YDA Southeast Regional meeting.

We are the strongest region of YDA (which each state in the region will swear to if you ask us.) We met to coordinate efforts, learn what other states are doing, what works and what doesn’t, to have a general meeting and then of course to network…aka socialize.

We started off the day talking about best practices and what each state organization has been doing. We then moved into credentials (we are all looking forward to chartering before the National Convention in Dallas.) If I seem frustrated and stressed out between our Spring Convention in Omaha and our National Convention in Dallas this could be the culprit. Don’t want any penalties against our great state! We then moved into our training session with our National YDA Political Director Tony Cani. It was an always important topic. Chapter building: How to grow our chapters; the types of people that make up organizations and chapters; how to motivate; how to retain members; and then how do we become an organization that is recognized and taken seriously.

We ended the day with general session. We elected new officers for our region and the winners are:

Regional Director: Robert Hooks from Mississippi
Deputy Director: Nikema Williams from Georgia
Secretary: Benson Manica from Georgia
Treasurer: Pat Grayson from Alabama
Judicial Council Representative: Kirk Miller from Georgia
Judicial Council Rep Alternate: Seannalyn Brandmeir from Tennessee

We ended the evening with a party at Shout! in Midtown Atlanta. All and all it was a great event with a great group of dedicated young democrats.

Want to come to the next event? Register for the YDA Spring Convention in Omaha, NE May 18-20th. www.yda.org

Seanna Brandmeir
President, Tennessee Young Democrats
Also, just up on the web. www.ydasoutheast.org

YDA Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference -- May 4 & 5, 2007

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:42:36 GMT

To: YDA Mid-Atlantic Region
Fr: newjerseyyds@yahoo.com

This is the official 30-day notice for the Young Democrats of America Mid-Atlantic Region conference in Shepherdstown, West Virginia on May 5 - 6, 2007. While we are still confirming many details of the meeting, the hotel information and tentative agenda for the conference is included below.

Registration for the conference is $25. To sign up for the conference
please visit our secure page with YDA at the following link:

https://secure.democracyinaction.com/dia/organizations/yda/event/checkOut.jsp?event_KEY=11568

Elections will be held during the general session for five positions within
the region:

*Director*

*Deputy Director*

*Secretary*

*Treasurer*

*Parliamentarian*

If you plan to run for any of these offices, please send your name, desired position and brief bio to outgoing Regional Director Adam Neary at nearydude@hotmail.com by May 1 so we can publish a list of candidates in time for the meeting.

A room block for the conference has been reserved at the Clarion Hotel in Shepherdstown for both Friday and Saturday nights. The deadline to reserve rooms at the reduced YDA rate of $94 per night is April 20, so please contact the hotel as soon as possible. This hotel was the site of the historic peace summit between Syria and Israel convened by President Bill Clinton in January 2000.

*Clarion Hotel*
233 Lowe Drive
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
(800) 252-7466 or (304) 876-7000
http://www.clarionshepherdstown.com/

The general session, keynote luncheon and all other regional business will
take place a few blocks from the hotel at the War Memorial Building. The
address is 102 East German Street, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. The agenda for
the weekend is as follows:

*Friday, May 4*

7:30 p.m. Dinner for early arrivals – If you plan to be at dinner,
please contact rodsnyder2004@aol.com so we can make reservations in
advance.

*Saturday, May 5*

9:00 a.m. Conference Registration (open until noon) – War Memorial
Building

10:00 a.m. Welcome (continental breakfast available)

10:30 a.m. YDA Training: Chapter Building, Demopolis, etc.

12:30 p.m. Keynote luncheon – speaker to be announced soon

2:00 p.m. Discussion of newly proposed YDA charter/bylaws

3:00 p.m. YDA platform discussion

4:30 p.m. General Session and Elections

6:00 p.m. Mid-Atlantic new officers meeting

6:30 p.m. Dinner on the town (Restaurants and other local
attractions are attached)

*Sunday, May 6*

10:30 a.m. Women's Caucus Forum – Clarion Hotel

12:00 noon Brunch at the home of Mid-Atlantic Region Secretary Rod
Snyder

For more information, please contact YDA Mid-Atlantic Region Deputy Director
Amy Lewis at ablewis44@gmail.com or Secretary Rod Snyder at
rodsnyder2004@aol.com We hope you will join us in Shepherdstown, West
Virginia in May!

Regards,

YDA Mid-Atlantic Regional Executive Board

Join us for the YDA Southeast Regional Meeting in Atlanta!

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:42:53 GMT

Join us for the YDA Southeast Regional Meeting in Atlanta!

Hello All,

Atlanta is host to the 2007 Spring Young Democrats of America Southeast Regional Meeting. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. It will be a great day of planning, training, and soclializing with our YDA counterparts from states across the Southeast.

WHAT: YDA Southeast Regional Meeting in Atlanta
WHEN: Saturday, April 21, 2007, 10:00 am
WHERE: Marriott Suites Midtown, 35 14th Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
RSVP: Please RSVP to Page Gleason (alupkg@yahoo.com, 404-317-3563) so that we can plan meeting space and meals accordingly)

If you are interested in booking a room for the YDA Regional Meeting, please call the Marriott Suites Midtown at 1-404-876-8888 and let them know you are with the Young Democrats of America block. The suite rate is $139 a night plus tax.

We are planning an After Party at Shout on Saturday evening. We hope you can join us!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

thanks,

Page K. Gleason
Executive Director
Young Democrats of Georgia