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LAMSA Annual Spring Conference
Our spring conference will be held
April 1-3, 2020 at the Margaritaville
Hotel and Resort Center in
Bossier City.
Accommodations
A block of rooms at The Margaritaville Casino Resort been
reserved. Rooms are $107 for single or double occupancy.
Smoking or nonsmoking rooms are available. Breakfast is
included with the room for those who are staying on site.
Participants should make room reservations directly with the
hotel by calling 1-855-346-2489 (toll free) and asking for the
LAMSA block rate. This rate will be held only until March 18,
2020. You must have a credit card for check in for incidentals
as well as a valid certificate for tax exemption. The form can be
found on the LAMSA website for your convenience, www.lma.
org/LAMSA20.
Wednesday Tour!
On Wednesday, we will meet at the front entrance of the hotel
promptly at 1:00 p.m. We will be touring two museums: The J.
Bennett Johnston Museum, which gives the history of the Red
River, how it flows, its benefits and how it affects Bossier and
Shreveport and also the Spring Street Museum which gives
the history of Bossier City. We will have bus service available.
The cost is free to LAMSA members. Guests who want to go
on tour and have lunch with members on Thursday may do so
for a fee of $50. Tour only is $20 per guest. Checks should be
made payable to LAMSA and sent to Marlaine at the below
address no later than March 15.
Annual Business Meeting/Election of
Officers
At this conference we will hold our annual business meeting
and every member of the board is up for election. If you would
like to serve, applications are on our website. Refer to our
bylaws for all positions. Directors at large must be members
of LAMSA for two years. Executive Officers must be members
of the board for one year. All applications must include a letter
from your Mayor or Supervisor and mailed or emailed to Marlaine
no later than March 3, 2020.
Scholarship
If you would like to attend the conference and your municipality
is not able to financially support your attendance, you
may submit a Scholarship Application (available on website)
no later than March 3, 2020. You must be a member (dues
current) to apply or submit your membership fee of $50 with
the application. Please follow the criteria on the website,
www.lma.org/LAMSA20, along with a letter from your Mayor
or Supervisor.
An educational scholarship will be awarded at this spring
conference. Application forms and criteria are on the website.
Applications are also due by March 3, 2020.
Certification
LAMSA currently has 230 members; 120 have attained the
prestigious Certified Municipal Assistant (CMA) designation.
To meet certification requirements, members must earn 100
education points and 50 experience points. Information and
application forms are on our website, www.lma.org/lamsa20.
Bring a Coworker!
Invite a fellow employee to attend LAMSA’s Spring Conference
and enjoy the learning experience together! For each person
you bring that has never attended a previous conference,
your name and the new attendee’s name will be entered in a
drawing for a prize.
Gift Exchange
If you would like to participate in the gift exchange (not mandatory),
please bring a gift worth $15 (no gag gifts). Put your
name or business card on the gift.
Registration information and the brochure with full details is
available on our website at www.lma.org/LAMSA20.
Stay tuned to the LMA newsletter for updates. For more information
contact Marlaine Peachey at lamsaconference@att.net
or 985-630-1798. Hope to see you there!
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