AIGA Upstate NY Board Members and volunteers are invited to the Annual Board Retreat on Saturday, July 22nd at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville, NY (The Community Room). The activities begin at 9:30am with coffee and an icebreaker event, followed by organizational planning, brainstorming on programming, discussions on sponsorship, membership, communication and much more. Lunch will be potluck.
In the afternoon from 3-5pm, we open up our retreat to community discussion for our entire membership and the general public. All feedback, suggestions and ideas are welcome! Please note: single car passage into Green Lakes State Park is $8/car, so consider carpooling if possible.
AGENDA
9:30am - 1pm
Coffee!
Icebreaker with Michael & Christina
Organizational Plans (Mandatory for and limited to Board Members and Volunteers only)
- Meet the Board
- National / Chapter vision and mission
- Year in review
- Programming post-mortem, brainstorming and budgeting
- Identifying trends
1pm - 2pm
Potluck Lunch & Activities (details TBA)
BYOLawnGames
2pm - 3pm
Continuation of AM agenda:
- New York State of Design Competition
- Finances
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Sponsorship
3-5pm
Community Discussion (open to our entire membership)
5pm >
Camping! We've secured 3 tenting sites at Green Lakes and are taking this party up a notch. Each site can accomodate 6 people: first come, first served. If you're interested in joining us, please email doug@id29.com.