Deadline for EGR nominations nearing. The GCSAA Excellence in Government Relations Awards recognize and honor outstanding individual and chapter efforts in the areas of advocacy and compliance. 2007 EGR recipients will be notified next month and recognized at the Golf Industry Show in Anaheim in February 2007. Nominations must be submitted to GCSAA on or before Nov. 15.
GCSAA Member Needs Survey coming Nov. 15. Every GCSAA member will have the opportunity to provide input and feedback on association programs and services through a needs assessment survey that will be distributed via e-mail Nov. 15. Instructions on how members can access the survey online will be distributed via mail to those whose e-mail addresses are not in the GCSAA database. The survey will close Dec. 15. Voice your opinion and let your needs be known. Participants will receive .25 service points for completeing the survey. For more information, check out a list of frequently asked questions.
Mona among golf industry's most powerful. GCSAA CEO Steve Mona, CAE, has again been chosen by Golf Inc. magazine as one of the "25 Most Powerful People in Golf" for the sixth consecutive year.
Charles Fultz wins GCSAA's Leo Feser Award. Charles Fultz has been selected to receive the 2006 GCSAA Leo Feser Award for his article, “The great communicators,” which appeared in the March 2006 issue of Golf Course Management.
Start making plans for the 2007 GIS. Registration for the 2007 Golf Industry Show and surrounding events is going on now -- get a head start by making your travel reservations and registering for the show. Look for detailed information in the GCSAA Education Conference and Golf Industry Show brochure and online at www.golfindustryshow.com.
Ever wonder how to switch your contacts form AOL to another provider? What makes a Web page secure? Are you up on newly released products? Tracy Adair Derning, GCSAA online product specialist/ software trainer, will address these questions and more during this 90-minute Tech Talk webcast on common technology questions. You'll also learn about a number of sites that will help you make the most of your surfin' time.
H-2B extension approved. On Oct. 17, President Bush signed into law a one-year extension of the "Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act," which was set to expire Oct. 1. The extension, which passed as part of the Defense Authorization bill, exempts returning seasonal workers from counting against the national cap of 66,000 seasonal immigrant visas. (Source: www.uscis.gov)
Looking for a change? Use GCSAA's Résumé Posting Service to get the word out. Simply enter your job history and information to create an online résumé that will be included in a database searchable by employers who advertise in the ERS.
