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TASBO STARS, On behalf of the TASBO Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 50th Annual TASBO Conference and Exhibits. The event is being held November 15-18, 2016, at the Murfreesboro Embassy Suites and Convention Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. We will roll out the red carpet for you as we focus on informative educational sessions, inspire you with thought-provoking keynote speakers, strengthen existing ties, and forge new relationships. We also look forward to recognizing individuals who have contributed to our success. I hope you enjoy the assortment of exciting training opportunities being provided for both new and veteran business officials. You are encouraged to visit our vendors and sponsors because they are a valuable resource to our business. DON’T Forget…THURSDAY we would love to see every district dressed alike during the day….and THURSDAY NIGHT is our Academy Awards event where you will DRESS TO IMPRESS, DRESS AS YOUR FAVORITE STAR, or come as you are. Your officers and board of directors have worked diligently throughout the year to bring you a conference filled with outstanding staff development and meaningful networking opportunities. PLEASE GO TO WWW.TASBO.NET AND UNDER THE LOGO “REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE”. Always remember, we are here for you! Traci Bryant Traci Bryant 2016 TASBO President TASBO 2016 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS To expand professional development opportunities for our members, TASBO will be offering two pre-conference workshops on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Please register for these during your initial registration. We hope you will be able to take advantage of these sessions! Pre-Conference Workshop #1 PIRS Tuesday, November 15, 2016 1:00pm – 2:15pm Mirabella Grand Ballroom Embassy Conference Center Presenters: Karen Justice & Brad Davis Pre-Conference Workshop #2 Finance Updates, Fraud Issues, and School Support Organizations Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:45pm – 4:00pm Mirabella Grand Ballroom Embassy Conference Center Presenter: David Huss Becky Buller is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer from St. James, Minn., who has traipsed the world over performing bluegrass/Americana/roots music to fund her insatiable habit of songwriting. Her compositions can be heard on records by Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, to name just a few. She wrote the title cut of Special Consensus’ album Scratch Gravel Road, a 2013 Bluegrass Album Of The Year Grammy nominee. Becky was featured on the Spring 2012 cover of Fiddler magazine, is winner of the 2006 IBMA Album of the Year award for her work with the Daughters of Bluegrass, and was the 2001 winner of MerleFest’s Chris Austin Songwriting contest. After graduating from East Tennessee State University in 2001, Becky spent ten years on the road with Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike, two years with Darin & Brooke Aldridge, and now has her own band. She performs with the Daughters of Bluegrass when scheduling allows. Becky is currently in the studio with her band working on her fourth album. Her third solo album, ‘Tween Earth And Sky, was released on the Dark Shadow Recording label in October of 2014. Her other two solo albums are: Little Bird (Bell Buckle Records, 2004), Rest My Weary Feet (SRS 2000). Becky can also be heard on Pickin’ Like A Girl (Blue Circle, 2013), the latest album by the Daughters of Bluegrass as well as Flying (Organic, 2013) and Snapshots (Mountain Home, 2015) from Darin & Brooke Aldridge. In her spare time, Becky co-hosts Thunder Radio’s Bluegrass Crossroads Show on WMSR in Manchester, Tenn., and teaches instrumental music. She is part of the Leadership Bluegrass class of 2003 and a member of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) board of directors since January of 2014. Becky was honored by the IBMA with three awards in 2015: Emerging Artist Of The Year, Songwriter Of The Year, and Recorded Event Of The Year for the song “Southern Flavor”. She was also featured in the July 2015 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. She is a 2016 nominee for SPBGMA’s Songwriter Of The Year award as well as a 2016 runner-up for the IAMA’s Country/Bluegrass Song Of The Year for her composition “Nothin’ To You”. Visit Becky online at: http://BeckyBuller.com. For booking, contact: Jim Roe / Roe Entertainment (865) 982-8885 / [email protected] Karen Mills has been in the humor business for 23 years. As a comedian, she has worked clubs and theaters across the country and can be heard daily on Sirius/XM Comedy Channels. Karen recently returned from the Nantucket Comedy Festival where she did double duty, entertaining at the Westmoor Club for “Ladies Who Lunch and Laugh” then performing during “Ladies Night” at The Dreamland Theater. Karen is a master at finding the humor in any situation and that didn’t change when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Determined to take on the disease with hope and humor, Karen turned her pain into punchlines and is now a sought after speaker presenting her comedy with a message. She has delivered the keynote, spoken at survivor events, fundraisers, sports banquets and given commencement addresses. Now cancer free, Karen has been hailed for her ability to bring humor to difficult topics and was recently chosen to speak at TEDxChattanooga, 2016. Karen has faced every challenge with determination, standing 5’2” she was told more than once that she was too small to play basketball. Not only did she play, in 1981 she let the nation in assists and became the first, Division 1 first team All-American in UT- Chattanooga’s history. She was the first UTC athlete to earn that distinction in any sport, male or female. Her #12 uniform was retired and she became the first female inducted into UTC’s basketball Hall of Fame. http://karenmills.com A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Henry Cho is one of America’s funniest and most recognized stand-up comedians. He has been entertaining fans for almost 30 years with his down-home sensibility and wickedly funny humor. Over the years his audience has grown in size and scope. Henry Cho’s fans come from diverse backgrounds, and it is truly amazing to see people from all walks of life come to see him perform. Henry’s TV credits include appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show, CBS’s The Late, late Show and NBC’s Young Comedians Special. But perhaps Henry Cho is most recognizable from NBC’s Friday Night Videos, on which he served as the host for three years. Film credits include McHale’s Navy with Tom Arnold and David Allen Greer; Say It Isn’t So with heather Graham and Sally Field; and Material Girls with Hilary Duff and Angelica Houston produced by Madonna. Henry Cho has also worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment. He’s toured with Reba McEntire, Amy Grant, Brooks and Dunn. Henry Cho is of Korean American descent and was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. Henry started working in stand-up comedy in 1986. He attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and then moved to Los Angeles, California in 1989 to pursue his comedy career. However, Henry says he always had the intent of returning to his roots in Tennessee. Henry Cho often uses his childhood experiences as an Asian American in the South in his comedy performances. “I’m an Asian with a Southern accent,” says Henry, “To a lot of people, that right there is funny.” You can enjoy Henry Cho several times weekly on XM Radio’s Channel 151, Laugh USA and Sirius Radio’s Blue Collar Radio channel 103, Pandora Radio’s PG Comedy Radio channel. The comedy radio broadcasts are nationwide. http://www.henrychocomedy.com/ The days of clucking like a chicken are over. Paul Ramsay’s “Mind Games” show breaks the mold of stage hypnotism. Using interactive polling software and remote controls, audience members steer the course of the show by voting on what they want to see happen on stage. Paul debuted “Mind Games” in the fall of 2010, and the response has been fantastic. Paul Ramsay is a two-time graduate of the University of New Hampshire. After teaching high school English for several years, he returned to his alma mater and worked in Residential Life. Paul’s experience as an educator, combined with his talents as a hypnotist, make him a perfect entertainer. “Mind Games” approaches stage hypnotism from a whole new angle. It’s interactive, original entertainment that transforms average individuals into a cast of characters before your very eyes! You’ll talk about what you see long after the show is over. http://paulramsay.com/ REMEMBER……ALWAYS LOTS OF DOOR PRIZES!!! November 15 – 18, 2016 Embassy Suites and Convention Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee Many great prizes to win but you MUST be present! Drawings will be held throughout the conference. Make plans to attend!! Hotel Guest Room Reservations Information 50th Annual TASBO Conference and Exhibits Embassy Suites and Convention Center 1200 Conference Center Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN 37129 (615) 890-4464 You may make your reservations by calling (615) 890-4464, using the group code of “SCB”. The rates for this group code are good through October 23, 2016. RATES: If booking within the “blocked” time, the rates are $149.00 per night plus taxes. If booking outside the “blocked” time, the rates are at the normal hotel rate at that time. Check-in time is 3:00 p.m. Check-out time is 11:00 a.m. Parking is free (there is no valet parking) Each room is a suite with a bedroom, living room area and small kitchen area.