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=Welcome to the Becoming Men of Excellence Committee!= October 31, 2009

I. Purpose and Mission

 * The purpose of the Lamar University Men's Conference is to provide men with essential skills and knowledge to become prominent and active in their homes, schools, and communities. It is our goal to promote leadership growth among men encourage them to become positive role models for others.

**II. Conference Chairs**

 * Thaddeus Green

**III. Budget- //Tentative//**

 * Based on 200 people

**IV. Food**

 * Joseph Cantu

**V. Logistics**

 * Ashley Spicer
 * Joshua Pullin

**VI. Materials**

 * Brian Roberson
 * Three Bags for attendees (backpack or sling-pack, gym-bag, and briefcase/ drawstring)
 * Colors? (Red,Black and White)
 * Shirts? (Black or Red)
 * This year we will use the large notebooks
 * Polo's will be red or black.
 * Joseph Cantu

**VII. Publicity**

 * Jerry Wallace
 * Miles Haynes
 * Wants to have a BME 2009 video posted to Facebook for students to watch and learn about registration


 * Alex Sarda

VIII. Registration

 * Jerry Mathis

IX. Speakers

 * Jason West
 * Speakers?
 * Fenorris Peterson* ($2,000 plus travel)
 * Audwin Samuel
 * Confirmed
 * Topic-TBA
 * Tristin Redman, Merrill Lynch
 * Confirmed
 * Topic- //Creating Good Financial Behaviors//
 * Micheal Truncale
 * Hyatt Simmons
 * Confirmed
 * Topic-//Overcoming Adversity regardless of backgrounds//
 * Bridges to Life
 * Potential Keynote Speakers

X. Volunteers

 * Miles Haynes
 * Kristen Davis
 * Kevin Burns

XI. Workshops

 * Finances (Retirement)
 * Relationships
 * Etiquette
 * College Life
 * Community & Campus Involvement
 * Prison System
 * Drugs
 * Academia
 * Fitness (STD's)/Health
 * Domestic Violence
 * Image
 * Jobs & Internships
 * Networking
 * Dressing for Success
 * Entrepreneurship
 * Global Economy
 * Anything Else?

XII. Miscellaneous

 * Restructuring of the committees
 * Speaker committee

XIII. Next Meeting
. Need Help?**
 * Tuesday, June 30, 2009- 2:15 Setzers Center Room 108
 * Dr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Simpson, Mr. West, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Roberson, Mr. Burns, and Kristen Davis were in attendance.
 * Discussed potential W.O.W. events to publicize the conference to new student
 * How do we reach out to all students for a more diverse conference group?
 * Narrow down the search for the Keynote speaker
 * Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:15pm Galloway Business Building RM 123
 * Brian Roberson, Kevin Burns, Jerry Wallace, Josh Pullin, Alex Sarda, Jason West, Miles Haynes were in attendance.
 * The primary colors were discussed to be Red, White an Black.
 * The committee members Polo's will be order in the first weeks of September after a full list of the memberships is established.
 * Speakers are starting to be confirmed, we need to still agree on topics and logistics.
 * Joesph will start looking into the food at a later date.
 * Brian would like input on the style's of material we could order this year.
 * Contact Ashley Spicer at Ashley.Spicer@lamar.edu.
 * Or Brian Roberson at BKRoberson@my.lamar.edu