Soba.America.E-Newsletter.2017

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2016 HOUSTON CONVENTION LESSONS LEARNED AND MOVING FORWARD My fellow members, As we all know by now, in all, convention 2016 was a blast by all stretch. The local and national ground games were on point. We all came out of Houston with a renewed sense of love for our organization and proud of what lies ahead. As we look to what lies ahead, it’s a good time to take stock on our short comings and what I saw as flaws in certain processes and steps to remedy these short comings. FRIDAY NIGHT OPENING EVENT: 1. Friday is usually supposed to be the spring board on what to expect for the weekend. In Houston, if you based the night only by the end result, it was a blast. 11
2. However, the evening started very poorly disorganized. There was no clear leadership and no clear defined roles for members for the Friday event. Nobody knew who was supposed to do what. I personally asked the handful of Houston members what is it we have to do. Even the former leaders had no idea. We were not sure if the restaurant in which we were being hosted was a cash bar or not. Our wife’s and other guests just sat around or stood idle trying to figure out if they should buy drinks or wait. There was no sign of local or national leadership initially for guidance. It was very frustrating to say the least. SATURDAY GALA: Just as Friday start, so too was Saturday. There were no clear defined roles for local and or national organizers; 1. As usual it was very busy and being a highly publicized SOBA USA gala, the organizers should have anticipated the huge crowd at the gate. 2. Only a few people were designated to take care of several special tables and, as a result, many special tables, including ours were void of any drink until late in the evening. Even when we asked repeatedly for assistance, none came. This will not encourage members to pay top dollar to buy special tables hence a detriment to <strong>Soba</strong> <strong>America</strong> bottom line. 12
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