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Statewide DEC Conference
Thursday, October 16, 2003 - Friday, October 17, 2003
Location:
Warwick Hotel
5701 Main St
Houston, TX
Contact:
WHEN We start with a dinner cruise on Thursday, October
16, 2003, and end with a gala luncheon on Friday, October 17, 2003.
REGISTRATION First, you need to tell us you are
coming by completing the
Registration Form and faxing it to Ray deSola at 713-789-4530. Then,
mail Ray a check for $50 to cover the registration fee. This is an
all-inclusive fee (except your hotel room) entitling you to the boat tour,
reception, dinner, shuttle bus, breakfast, coffee break, luncheon, goodie bag
and all Conference materials.
HOTEL An amazingly low rate of $99 per night ($73
government rate) has been negotiated at the recently renovated historic Warwick
Hotel overlooking Herman Park and Rice University. Those of you familiar with
Houston know that this is also within walking distance of a host of museums,
the zoo and the medical center. The regular price of these deluxe rooms is $160
(promo rate is $140) per night. The Warwick has agreed to extend this
discounted rate to Friday and Saturday nights for those wishing to extend their
visit. Staying at the Warwick and telling them that you are with the DEC is
critical because we have been required to guarantee a minimum number of rooms
in order to receive this discounted rate and to avoid an outrageous charge for
use of the meeting room on Friday. So, for everybody from out-of-town, please
stay at the Warwick. Make your reservation by calling the Hotel at 713-526-1991
(800-298-6199) or visiting their website at www.warwickhotelhouston.com The
address is 5701 S. Main St.
TOUR/RECEPTION/DINNER Perhaps the standout event of the Conference will be the
narrated tour of the Houston Ship Channel aboard the M/V Sam Houston. All of
you have undoubtedly shipped merchandise through the Port of Houston which
handles more international tonnage than any U.S. port and is one of the top six
in the world. Here is your chance to get up-close and personal with the Port's
facilities and whatever vessels are in port at that time. The boat will leave
at 6:00 sharp and return to the dock at approx. 8:00 pm. You will enjoy an open
bar and a full catered dinner. To eliminate the hassle of finding the dock in
rush hour traffic, the Houston DEC will provide a free shuttle bus between the
Warwick and the Port. The bus will leave the Warwick precisely at 5:15 pm. For
security reasons, the Port requires that we give them the names of all
attendees at least three days prior to the event. Just one more reason why you
need to complete the Registration Form.
CONFERENCE Breakfast (included) will be served at 7:00 am on Friday in the
Foyer outside the meeting room. Due to our full agenda, the Conference will
start at 8:00 am in the Versailles Room on the top floor of the Warwick Hotel.
The Versailles Room has a great view of the fabulous Mecom Fountain. The agenda
is still being confirmed, but I can tell you that it will include a roll-out of
the new DEC statewide website, presentation by Jay Brandes, the Director of the
Iraq Reconstruction Task Force, presentation by Doug Baker (son of Sec James
Baker) from the DOC Office of Service Industry, Tourism and Finance, the
proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement-CAFTA (Rep Kevin Brady invited),
and much more. The Conference will conclude with a key-note luncheon
(included), getting you out the door by 2:00 pm, as promised.
P. S. Oh yes, the Planning Committee tells me that they
are putting together an exciting "Goodie Bag" with lots of memorable
"recuerdos" of your visit to Houston. We have tried to convey this message to
all DEC members, DOC officials and related ex-officio members in the State.
But, we might have missed somebody, so please share this announcement with
fellow members.
Statewide DEC meeting held October 17th in
Houston.
Alan Cook, ___, ___, Fred Waldkoetter, Ash Dingra and wife
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___, Jamie Joiner, Leslie Friedrichs, Carlos Lopez, ____, ____, ___, Ed Jones |
Ron Crockett, Dan Swart, Alan Cook;s wife, ___, ___, Alan Cook, ___, ___, Fred
Waldkoetter, Ash Dingra's wife, Daniel Rodriguez |
Tyrena Holley, ___, Michele LaNoue, Carlos Lopez, Leslie Friedrichs, Jamie
Joiner, Fred Waldkoetter, Paula Priestly, Ash Dingra's wife, ___, Randy Penn,
Jones, ___ |
___, Maria Fee, Tyrena Holley, ___, Michele LaNoue, Carlos Lopez, Leslie
Friedrichs, Jamie Joiner, ___, Ron Crockett, Dan Swart |
Port bartender in forefront, Daniel Thompson (CS-El Salvador), Tom McGinty,
___, Cory Simek, PamPlagens, ___ |
Cory Simek, Daniel Rodriguez, ____, ____, ____, ____ |
Daniel Thompson, Ed Jones, Stu Cameron |
Jim Cook, Jamie Joiner, ___, ___, Stu Cameron, ___, Shirley Heald, ___ |
Randy Penn (I think), Dan Swart, Leslie Friedrichs, Jim Cook, Jamie Joiner, ___ |
Ron Crockett, Daniel Rodriguez, Michele LaNoue, Bob Crooks, Pam Plagens, Dan
Swart |
Jamie Joiner, ___, Ash Dingra's wife, Ash Dingra, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, Jim
Cook, Alan Cook, ___, Maria Fee, Baron Lazono |
Ash Dingra's wife, Alan Cook, ___, Ash Dingra, ___, Maria Fee, ___, Baron
Lazono, Paula Priestly, ___, ___ |
Leslie Friedrichs, ___, ___, ___ |
Stu Cameron, Alan Cook's wife, ___,___,___,___, Shirley Heald, Joseph Sambrosky |
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