Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:00 pm Membership Committee Meeting 4:00 pm Hotel Check-in 8:00–10:00 pm Hospitality Suite Thursday, August 18, 2011 7:30 am Attendee Breakfast 8:30 am Finance Committee Meeting 10:30 am State Pool Committee Meeting Noon Combined State Pool / Attendee Lunch 6:30 – 7:30 pm Opening General Session: John Powers, PhD — Passion: Do What You Love, Love What You Do Passion is the difference between a work-a-holic who puts all of his or her time into a “job” and a love-a-holic who uses all of his or her enthusiasm, creativity, and human spirit to forge a “career.” Loving who you are and what you do is how to be the best at who you are and what you do. 7:30 – 10:30 pm Dinner & Entertainment: Western Hoedown Outdoor picnic featuring hayrides through the cherry fields and an Old West photo booth. Friday, August 19, 2011 7:30 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast / Resource Room 8:30 – 10:00 am Training Session: Dr. Jo Litchen — Reboot: How to Stay Focused, Energized and More Productive You’ve got so much to do. Have you ever wished you could keep going and going and going like the Energizer® bunny? (Or at least not fight fatigue after lunch?) Learn proven health tips that will help you keep your energy up. 10:30 – noon Training Session: John Powers PhD — How to Keep the Promises You Make to Yourself All of us make promises to ourselves. “I’m going to manage my people better,” “I’m going to spend more time with my family.” But how often do we keep them? This program, in a step-by-step process, enables you to achieve more than you ever have before. “Promises” also teaches you “Power Features” such as Time Travel, discovering the real audience for whom you are performing, producing at crunch time, learning to pull the trigger of success, effectively using your imaginary friends, and creating Sacred Time in your life. noon – 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch Baked potato, sandwich and salad bar with slideshow featuring highlights of the “Spirit of the Old West” in Michigan, including history and artifacts of the fur trade, Civil War, Indian Wars, cowboy and Native art and collectibles, re-enactments, and more. 1:00 – 3:00 pm Training Session: Peter Nielsen — Guide to a Healthier Life Host of his own nationally syndicated TV series, “Peter’s Principles,” Peter will share his passion for motivating and educating everyone about fitness and health. The benefits of being healthy and having healthy workers include fewer days of calling in sick and higher productivity and efficiency. Healthy workers can even keep health insurance premiums at bay. All attendees of this session will receive a copy of Peter’s personal training CD. 3:00 – 4:00 pm Resource Room (nutrition break) 6:30 pm Reception 7:30 pm Dinner 8:30 – 10:30 pm Entertainment: Casino Night in a Western Saloon Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:00 – 9:00 am Member Breakfast Buffet / Resource Room 8:00 – 10:00 am Spouse Breakfast in the Hospitality Room 9:00 am Board of Directors / Annual Meeting (members encouraged to attend!) 11:30 – 12:30 pm Resource Room Noon * NEW * Guided Group Bicycle Ride (bag lunch included — those not participating may still pick up a bag lunch) 4:00 – 5:00 pm Michigan Beer and Wine Reception (17th floor) — A Tribute to the Michigan Indian 6:30 pm Reception 7:30 pm Dinner 8:30 – 10:30 pm Entertainment: , followed by line dance training with a western DJ A Michigan native (city of Westland) who grew up listening to country and R&B music, Gracin auditioned for (placing fourth on season two) while serving in the Marine Corps. Following Gracin’s run on American Idol and the completion of his military service, he signed with Lyric Street Records and released his self-titled debut album in June 2004. The album was RIAA-certified gold and spawned three top five singles — “I Want to Live,” “Stay With Me (Brass Bed),” and the No. 1 hit “Nothin’ to Lose.” Sunday, August 21, 2011 7:30 – 9:30 am * NEW * Breakfast Buffet 11:00 am Check-out REGISTER EARLY TO RECEIVE THE BEST SELECTIONS!

Registration can be done one of three easy ways:

 Mail to: Denise McGinn, CAE, MMRMA Event Planner, Association Guidance, 1895 Ridgewood, East Lansing, MI 48823  Fax to: 517.333.3628  Online at: www.mmrma.org

Name (please print ): Title: Community/Firm: � Individual Member � State Pool Member Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: E-mail: How long have you personally been involved with MMRMA? year(s) � Elected Official Spouse/guest names (include ages): In case of emergency, contact:

Hotel

� Wed., Aug. 17 � Thurs., Aug. 18 � Fri., Aug. 19 � Sat., Aug. 20 � Double � King No. of persons in room: � Special needs: All rooms non-smoking. Preferences are honored on a space available basis.

EVENTS WEDNESDAY � Membership Committee Qty: Thursday � Attendee Breakfast Qty: � Finance Committee Meeting Qty: � State Pool Committee Meeting Qty: � State Pool / Attendee Lunch Qty: � Opening Session: John Powers, PhD — Passion Qty: � Dinner & Entertainment: Western Hoedown Qty: Friday � 8:30 am Training: Dr. Jo Litchen — Reboot Qty: � 10:30 am Training: John Powers, PhD — Promises Qty: � Attendee Lunch Qty: � 1:00 pm Training: Peter Nielsen — Guide to a Healthier Life Qty: � Dinner / Entertainment: Casino Night Qty: ____ Beef & Chicken ____ Chicken & Salmon ____ Pasta/Salad Saturday � Member Breakfast Qty: � Spouse Breakfast in the Hospitality Room Qty: � Board of Directors / Annual Meeting Qty: � Group Bicycle Ride (includes bag lunch) Qty: � Bag Lunch (no bicycle ride) Qty: � Michigan Beer and Wine Reception Qty: � Dinner / Entertainment: Josh Gracin Qty: SUNDAY � Breakfast Buffet Qty:

Reservations will not be accepted after July 31, 2011. Because all reservations are guaranteed, we must charge for late cancellations and no-shows. For special needs and other information, please contact Denise McGinn by phone at 517.333.3628.