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I attended the Scottish
North American Leadership Conference in Chicago over the weekend and
had a great time.
What was special was meeting the extraordinary people that run a
whole variety of Scottish organizations both large and small. There
were folk from around the USA, Canada and Scotland attending the
event and I even met a chap that went to my own school, Dollar
Academy.
Gus Noble, President of the St. Andrews Society of Illinois
(the Chicago Scots), gave the opening address...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, members and friends of
our Scottish American Community, on behalf of the Board of Governors
of the Illinois Saint Andrew Society, I welcome you to the Scottish
Home for the 6th Annual Scottish North American Leadership
Conference.
Tonight we will be entertained by Todd Parkhurst who will deliver an
analysis of "Amazing Grace", tracing the origins, journey,
development and treatment of this great musical accomplishment.
Speaking of musical accomplishment, our friend and life member of
the Illinois Saint Andrew Society, Rachel Barton Pine, who played
for us at this conference 3 years ago, is right at this moment, in
Scotland to perform with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. This is
Rachel's second tour of Scotland in 12 months.
Last December, Aisha and I were back home when Rachel performed with
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra at the Queen's hall in Edinburgh.
Rachel kindly invited us and my parents. Midway through her
performance Rachel spoke about the Illinois Saint Andrew Society and
introduced me. Rachel's introduction began "There are just a few men
who I can call "Great Scots" - and Gus is one of them". I felt
hugely overcomplimented as she carried on with her performance, but
on the way back home in the car, I allowed myself the luxury of
thinking about the words that Rachel used to introduce me....."
There are just a few men who I can call "Great Scots" - and Gus is
one of them".. ..I began to feel very proud.....so looking around
nodding I said to Aisha.. ..Rachel knows very few men who she can
call Great Scots....." but before I could finish my sentence Aisha
put one gentle hand on my shoulder and quietly said.. .."she knows
one fewer than you think she does".....
Our Illinois Saint Andrew Society is the oldest charitable
organization in the state of Illinois. We were established in 1845.
The Illinois Saint Andrew Society nourishes Scottish identity
through service, fellowship and celebration of Scottish culture.
Scottish American North Leadership Conference
Purpose of Leadership Conference: Bring together Scottish American
Community, Scottish & Saint Andrew Societies, Scottish Companies,
Scottish individuals, Scottish Government, academia, etc.
Goal: Identify ways that we, the Scottish American community, can
help one another to accomplish our goals and promote awareness and
understanding of Scotland and Scottish culture.
I am proud of the way that our Scottish North American community has
come together every year for 6 years to discuss and examine the
themes, trends, politics, technologies, situations and opportunities
that we, as the leaders of Scottish American organizations face.
Each year the community has come together to discuss a theme on the
Saturday of the conference and then again on the Sunday of the
Conference to select a theme for the following year.. ..this way the
themes are connected and, as a result, this conference has evolved
organically.....
Last year's theme was "What is the Relevance of Scottish identity in
a globalized world?"
We asked ourselves how Scottish organizations like ISAS, and
Scotland herself can ensure that we are relevant and compelling to
the next generations of lives? These next generations of lives, who
will likely have a claim on a variety of cultural identities, not
Scottish identity alone.
This year our theme is "Developing Best Practice for Scottish North
American Organizations".
And the goal of this year's Conference is to identify what the
Scottish Community needs to become in the future - and what we can
do to affect our evolution. To accomplish this, it seems to me that
it is crucial that we must determine how to connect to people.
We must determine what we need to do to convince people to join,
give to or attend the events of our Scottish organizations?
We must determine what we need to do to convince people to visit, do
business with, invest in or move to Scotland?
By determining these things, we as Scots, Scottish organizations and
Scotland herself will create a better and brighter future for
ourselves.
Last year we were delighted to host one of Scotland's most
successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Sir Tom Farmer, who
spoke about his experience and how his Scottish identity has
informed and directed his life. He spoke about his childhood and
early career in Edinburgh, his experience of business in America,
his accomplishments, triumphs and charity, but most of all he spoke
about how the values he inherited and was taught by his community in
Scotland shaped his world view and made him who he is today. The
word he used more than any other was "community".
I suggest that to greater or lesser degrees, we have all experienced
and are the beneficiaries of the great influence and impact of
community. Community teaches us what is right and wrong. It teaches
us values.
We are a community. And I suggest that we, as the Scottish American
community, have a responsibility, to be the keepers of the Scottish
values that have shaped the American way of life.
Yes, ancestry and birthplace are important, and we must never
neglect them, but of far greater import is identity and identity is
not necessarily something that we are born to or with. Identity is
taught, learned and earned.
My belief is that being Scottish is not just about the place that is
written on a birth certificate or the blood that runs through veins,
it is just as much about belief, conviction of character and the
values that mark us as Scots:
• Independence of mind
• Belief in freedoms of all kinds
• A confident spirit of self determined enterprise and innovation
• Faith in the importance of education
• Patriotic pride in our Scottish identity, yet a respect for
differences in and contributions of other cultures
• A compassionate sense of philanthropy
The Illinois Saint Andrew Society's mission is to nourish Scottish
identity. We must nourish these Scottish values if we are to
continue being the kind of community that teaches, encourages and
inspires the next Tom Farmer or Andrew Carnegie, or Azeem Ibrahim, a
Glasgow-born self-made multimillionaire who was inaugurated onto The
Sunday Times Scots' Rich List at the age of just 31, with an
estimated fortune of US$106m. Mr Ibrahim is a Muslim who has been
described by his peers as a brilliant young scholar, financial
wizard and gifted entrepreneur. Azeem Ibrahim has recently moved
from Glasgow to Chicago. You may have met him at the event that
Illinois Saint Andrew Society co-hosted with the Scottish Government
last month. Azeem Ibrahim takes great pride in his Scottish
identity, and like Sir Tom Farmer he attributes his success to the
influence of his upbringing in a Scottish community.
As the Scottish American Community, it is our job to nourish
Scottish identity - because what we nourish today, will flourish
tomorrow. We must preserve Scottish traditions, but also promote and
help to advance contemporary Scottish culture.
Music is a huge part of Scottish culture. If there is one song thing
that reminds Scots of their own identity it is "Amazing Grace". The
song represents tenacity and resilience, conviction and hope.
And I am delighted that Todd S. Parkhurst is here tonight to tell us
the story of "Amazing Grace".
Todd has more than 35 years experience in litigation, transactions,
and counseling in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law.
Mr. Parkhurst joined the firm Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym in
2008.
Previously a partner at Holland + Knight LLP, where he served as
head of the intellectual property practice in Chicago, Todd has
litigated more than 50 intellectual property lawsuits and solicited
hundreds of foreign and domestic patents.
Todd holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in
General Engineering from the University of Illinois. He is an
adjunct professor of law at IIT Chicago-Kent Law School, where he
teaches courses in Trade Secret law and Intensive Intellectual
Property Trial Advocacy. He has been selected by peer evaluation as
among the Best of U.S. IP Lawyers; Super Lawyers; and the Best
Lawyers in America.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please join with me and welcome, to deliver
"Amazing Grace", Todd Parkhurst.
END
Here are details of some of the organizations and speakers that
attended the conference...
DAVID G. BERGER
David Berger is currently Vice President of the Saint Andrew's
Society of the City Of Milwaukee, and an active member of the Clan
MacLaren.
Dave Berger was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1970 serving
two terms in that house before being elected to the Wisconsin Senate
in 1974, serving in the Senate until 1987.
After leaving the legislature Dave was a Regional Director for
Government Affairs for MCI Telecommunications, directing state
legislative operations in the countries central region for the
telecommunications company.
Dave graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B A in
Political Science, and he received his MA from Marquette University,
and is a member of the National Political Science Honor Society.
Scottish Community Foundation Introduction
The Scottish Community Foundation is an independent grantmaking
charity, matching donors with causes. Dedicated to creating strong,
successful communities in Scotland the Foundation was formed in 1996
to work with individuals, companies and charitable trusts to support
their philanthropic goals. We manage 250 charitable funds, including
£6million in endowments, which have helped us to award almost
£18million in grants to Scotland's communities over the last 12
years. We are now one of the largest independent funders of the
voluntary and community sector in the country.
There are 1,500 community foundations in the growing, worldwide
movement. Wherever located the idea is the same. Dedicated to
strengthening local communities, and working with individuals,
families and companies these agile foundations seek to make a real
difference, targeting donor funds with local knowledge.
Hamish Buchan - Brief Biography
Hamish has been a Scottish Community Foundation trustee since 2002.
After a successful career as an investment trust analyst with Wood
Mackenzie & Co., Hamish broadened his horizons, and developed a
portfolio of company directorships, charitable trusteeships and
educational support.
He has been a trustee of the Stewart Ivory Foundation, a governor of
Dollar Academy, and a director of the Scottish Council for
Independent Schools. He is married with four stepchildren and keeps
busy with his nine grandchildren! His other interests are golf,
curling, travel and antiques.
Crawford Gillies
Saltire Foundation
120 Bothwell Street Glasgow G2 7JL 011 44 141 228 2287
Crawford Gillies joined Bain & Co. in 1983 and became a partner in
1988. He has worked with clients throughout Europe in a wide variety
of sectors on issues of strategy, organisation and performance
improvement. From 1996 to 2001 he was responsible for Bain &
Company's business in the UK and assumed leadership of the firm ' s
European business from 2001 until he stepped down at the end of
2005.
He is now pursuing a career as a plural director and adviser. He is
currently a Non Executive of Standard Life plc and, Chairman of
Control Risks Group Holdings plc, Hammonds, the international law
firm and Touch Bionics, a small Edinburgh based startup.
He is Chairman of the Saltire Foundation, and is a member of the
Scottish Enterprise International Advisory Board.
Prior to joining Bain, Crawford qualified as a chartered accountant,
is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and of the University
of Edinburgh where he studied law. He is a former Chairman of CBI
London.
Mairead MacDonald: Biographical Note
Mairead MacDonald is Director of the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o
Riches project, based at Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the Gaelic college on
the Isle of Skye. Mairead is a fluent Gaelic speaker from Skye who
has worked on many Gaelic publishing projects and was previously
Director of Storlann Naiseanta na Gaidhlig, the National Gaelic
Resource Centre.
Mairead MacDonald Sabhal Mor Ostaig: Scotland's Gaelic College
Sabhal Mor Ostaig is a unique learning environment where all higher
education provision, as well as the running of the College, is
conducted in Scottish Gaelic - the only such college in the world.
It is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Sleat
peninsula on the Isle of Skye.
Founded in 1973, the College has become internationally recognized
as a centre for the Gaelic language and culture. It is an academic
partner of the University of the Highlands and Islands and has a
diverse student population, with a cross-section of ages and
different nationalities. It is also home to many ground-breaking
initiatives, including the Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches heritage
project, the Gaelic dictionary project, the Canan communications
company and Leirsinn research.
Presentation
Mairead MacDonald will outline the history of Sabhal Mor Ostaig and
provide a review of recent developments, including a case study of
Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches. This is an important collaborative
project between Sabhal Mor Ostaig, the School of Scottish Studies
(University of Edinburgh), BBC Scotland and the National Trust for
Scotland. It is dedicated to digitizing, cataloguing and making
available online more than 12,000 hours of audio recordings in
Gaelic and Scots, from the 1930s to the present day.
Andrew McFarlan
Saltire Foundation
Andrew McFarlan is a fourth year undergraduate student at the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Currently majoring in U.S.
Foreign Policy, he was lucky enough to secure a work placement with
the Illinois Saint Andrew Society in the summer, through an
internship offered by the SaltireFoundation.
His interest in the Illinois Saint Andrew Society arose from a
long-term interest in Scottish-American affairs. While proudly
saluting the Scottish Saltire, the prospect of living and working in
the U.S. is always something he aspired to. He firmly believes that
the strong social and cultural relationship developed between the
two countries owes much to the continued willingness of
organizations to foster bilateral ties, exemplified by the Society.
The economic dimension is naturally the next step in this
relationship, and one which he believes is vital to the growing
success of Scotland as a modern entity.
His summer internship focused on strategic research, developing
recommendations for the Illinois Saint Andrew Society concerning
their continuing relevance to the Scottish-American community. The
results, he believes, not only ring true for the future direction of
the Illinois Saint Andrew Society, but more generally for
Scottish-American societies across the U.S.
Alastair Mclntyre
Electric Scotland
Alastair Mclntyre has spent over 25 years full time in the Online
Industry firstly by running Almac BBS in Scotland, which at the time
was Europe's largest public bulletin board service (before the
Internet). He then created the Electric Scotland web site which is
the largest Scottish history site on the web and has now been up and
running for 11 years.
He was born in Glasgow but spent most of his young life in Iran,
Malta and Kuwait before heading for boarding school at Dollar
Academy in Scotland.
He formed his company, Electric Scotland USA LLC, in Scotland but
then moved to work in Kentucky where he eventually moved to Canada
where he now resides. The hosting of the site has since moved to
Michigan and is managed by his old time BBS friend, Steve May.
The Electric Scotland web site is all about the History of Scotland,
the Scots and Scots-Irish and also people and places of Scots
descent around the world. It gets some 53% of its visitors from the
USA, 18% from the UK and 9% from Canada with the next most visiting
countries being Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, France,
Netherlands and India.
Alastair runs the site himself but hopes eventually to earn enough
money to get a full time assistant.
Gus Noble
Illinois Saint Andrew Society
2800 Des Plaines Avenue North Riverside, IL 60546 (708)426-7130
gusnoble@chicago-scots.org
Gus Noble is the President of the Illinois Saint Andrew Society.
Established in 1845, the Illinois Saint Andrew Society is the oldest
charity in the State of Illinois. The Illinois Saint Andrew Society
nourishes the Scottish identity through service, fellowship and the
celebration of Scottish culture. As well as offering scholarships
and support for the promotion of Scottish Arts, the Society offers a
wide range of elder care services at the Scottish Home.
Gus was born in 1969 in Dundee. He grew up in Duns, in the Borders
of Scotland.
In 1992 after graduating from the University of Stirling, Gus moved
to Chicago where he began to focus his career on the development of
transatlantic trade. Gus began a seven-year stint with the British
Consulate General Chicago. During this time he concentrated on both
trade and investment - with a strong focus on generating trade press
publicity for British business. In 1999 Gus completed a
Business-to-Business Marketing Strategy course at J L Kellogg
Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University). Following
1999's devolution of government authorities in the UK, Gus
established and operated the first overseas office of the National
Assembly for Wales in Chicago.
He took up his current appointment with the Illinois Saint Andrew
Society in August 2004.
Gus is married to Aisha. They have 2 dogs, Mahalia and Rosetta. He
is an active member of the Rotary Club of Chicago (ROTARY ONE), the
world's first Rotary Club, and his interests include music, golf and
Newcastle United Football Club.
Todd S. Parkhurst
Partner
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym
E-Mail: tparkhurst@hsplegal.com Phone: 312-604-2626
Todd S. Parkhurst has more than 35 years experience in litigation,
transactions, and counseling in patent, trademark, copyright and
trade secret law. Mr. Parkhurst joined the firm in 2008.
Experience: Previously a partner at Holland + Knight LLP, where he
served as head of the intellectual property practice in Chicago, Mr.
Parkhurst has litigated more than 50 intellectual property lawsuits
including patent infringement cases involving software, electronics,
agricultural implements and machinery; trademark and unfair
competition suits involving computer processes, industrial
lubricants and fluid flow control; and copyright infringement
litigation involving books, video games and software.
Mr, Parkhurst has solicited hundreds of patents, both foreign and
domestic, involving sophisticated machine tools, cryogenic particle
sorting equipment, pinball games, railroad cars, and human spine
implants.
In addition to litigation, Mr. Parkhurst's practice also includes
licensing and patent acquisition activities for the video game and
software sectors, electronic program guides for television networks;
agricultural implements; and hospital and medical devices.
Honors, Education, and Activities: Mr. Parkhurst holds a J.D. from
the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in General Engineering
from the University of Illinois. He is an adjunct professor of law
at IIT Chicago-Kent Law School, where he teaches courses in Trade
Secret law and Intensive Intellectual Property Trial Advocacy. He
has been selected by peer evaluation as among the Best of U.S. IP
Lawyers; Super Lawyers; and the Best Lawyers in America.
Scottish Community Foundation Introduction
The Scottish Community Foundation is an independent grantmaking
charity, matching donors with causes. Dedicated to creating strong,
successful communities in Scotland the Foundation was formed in 1996
to work with individuals, companies and charitable trusts to support
their philanthropic goals. We manage 250 charitable funds, including
£6million in endowments, which have helped us to award almost
£18miilion in grants to Scotland's communities over the last 12
years. We are now one of the largest independent funders of the
voluntary and community sector in the country.
There are 1,500 community foundations in the growing, worldwide
movement. Wherever located the idea is the same. Dedicated to
strengthening local communities, and working with individuals,
families and companies these agile foundations seek to make a real
difference, targeting donor funds with local knowledge.
Giles Ruck - Brief Biograpghy
Giles became Chief Executive of the Foundation in 2004. He has
twenty years experience in the non-profit and education sectors,
primarily in the development of excluded young people, formerly
working for UK charities such as Barnardo's and Fairbridge. He has a
wealth of experience in matching donor's interests with local
charities and is applying this to increase the Foundation's role in
strengthening communities across Scotland.
In his spare time, Giles likes to put his body to the test by taking
part in various adventure sports, and has completed the 54 mile
Caledonian Challenge in under twelve hours!
Nike B. Whitcomb
Nike B. Whitcomb Associates, Inc
205 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 2022
Chicago, IL 60606
tel (312)346-9018
fax (312)346.9098
nbwhitcombCgsaol .com
www.whitcombassociates.com
Nike B. Whitcomb, CFRE, is the firm's principal. She has 38 years of
experience in management, marketing, public relations and fund
raising in both the public and private sectors. Over the course of
her career she has personally raised and/or helped her clients raise
more than a Quarter Billion Dollars. Her personal expertise includes
preplanning then implementing campaigns including materials
preparation, volunteer recruitment/training and solicitation. She is
also the lead trainer at the firm, providing seminars and special
sessions on donor cultivation and solicitation.
Alan Bain
Scottish American Foundation
For over four decades, Mr. Baird worked with Schlumberger Ltd.,
serving as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to
2003. In addition he held the position of non-executive Chairman of
Rolls-Royce plc from 2002 to 2004. He serves on the boards of
Scottish Power plc, Société Générale Group and Areva is a trustee of
the Carnegie Institution of Washington, a member of the French Prime
Minister’s Comité National de la Science and of the UK Prime
Minister’s Council of Science and Technology. Throughout his
illustrious career, the Aberdeen, Scotland native has worked toward
the expansion of cultural and business relationships between
Scotland and the United States.
The American-Scottish Foundation is dedicated to strengthening ties
between individuals, institutions and businesses of Scotland and the
United States through the pursuit of contemporary social, cultural,
educational, philanthropic, scientific and economic interests and
activities.
The American-Scottish Foundation champions the extraordinary and
creative relationship between the U.S. and Scotland for mutual
benefit.
The Foundation provides Scots and Americans with a strong,
non-political base and general point of contact. This association
includes institutions and individuals with cultural, economic,
educational, genealogical and travel interests.
The Wallace Award was originally conceived as a singular opportunity
to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of contributions that Scots
have made to the world and, in particular, to recognize individual
outstanding achievement or significant contribution in their field
of endeavor by Scottish individuals or those of Scottish descent in
America and Canada.
About The American-Scottish Foundation
Founded in 1956, The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc., is the
preeminent, U.S. based, national, nonprofit membership organization
dedicated to bringing institutions and individuals of Scotland and
the United States together through the pursuit of contemporary
cultural, educational and economic interests.
The Foundation plays an integral role in American-Scottish
undertakings throughout the year which includes operating "Scotland
House," an epicenter of American-Scottish activity in New York City;
presenting the prestigious Wallace Award® that recognizes primarily
leading Americans of Scottish descent for outstanding contributions
to society; hosting networking events and cultivating relationships
in Scotland and the United States between prominent Scottish and
American-Scottish individuals and companies; and sponsoring national
and local Tartan Day programs.
A leader in national American-Scottish affairs, The Foundation is a
founding member of both the Scottish Coalition and the Scottish
North American Leadership Conference. The Foundation is also a
founding member of New York City's Tartan Day leadership group, the
National Tartan Day New York Committee Inc.
American-Scottish Foundation, Inc.
Scotland House™
575 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10022-2511
U.S.A.
Tel: (212) 605-0338
Fax: (212) 605-0222
Email: asf@wwbcny.com Website:
http://www.americanscottishfoundation.com
Scottish North American Leadership
Conference
What is the
Leadership Conference and who is invited?
The conference is an opportunity for those of us in the
Scottish-American community to share views, values, experiences and
best practices. The Conference aims to raise awareness of Scotland
and Scottish culture, to develop a better understanding of the
roles, objectives and operations of the various government,
academic, non-profit and private sector organizations that operate
in the Scottish North American community and to identify
opportunities to enhance communication and collaboration within the
community. Representatives from every organization in the Scottish
North American Community are encouraged to attend. Over 1800
save-the-date cards have already been mailed out.
6th Annual Scottish North American Leadership Conference Developing
Best Practices For Scottish North American Organizations
9:30 - 10:00a.m. Introductions & Welcome
Gus Noble - President, Illinois Saint Andrew Society
Alan Bain - President Emeritus, American Scottish Foundation
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Dave Berger
Vice President, Saint Andrew Society of Milwaukee
In visiting Highland Games around the country, Dave has some
interesting insights to share about his observations. Also the Saint
Andrew's Society of Milwaukee has successfully lobbied the State of
Wisconsin to adopt their tartan as the state tartan.
10:30-11:00 a.m. Alastair Mclntyre
Owner, Electricscotland.com
Alastair will speak about his website electricscotland.com and how
it can be of benefit to Scottish organizations.
11:00 —11:30 a.m. Hamish Buchan and Giles Ruck
Scottish Community Trust
The Scottish Community Foundation supports locally based charities
and community groups the length and breadth of Scotland. As a
grant-maker and donor services agency it matches the interests of
donors with the needs of communities. This provides a unique and
effective way to channel your support and to connect with the city
or area in Scotland in which your family originated.
11:30 — 12:00 Noon Mairead MacDonald
Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Isle of Skye
Sabhal Mor Ostaig is a unique learning environment where all higher
education provision and the running of the College is conducted in
Scottish Gaelic - the only such college in the world. Sabhal Mor
Ostaig is situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the
Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye.
12:00-12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 p.m. Crawford Gillies
Chairman, SaltireFoundation, Glasgow, Scotland
Crawford will discuss the SaltireFoundation's vision, which is to
generate a pipeline of confident, entrepreneurially-driven
executives, ready to enhance Scotland's commercial performance. By
making these individuals aware of what can be achieved and by
opening their eyes to new possibilities for Scotland, the
SaltireFoundation seeks to push the boundaries of success for
Scotland and raise the aspirations of its people.
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. Andrew McFarlan
Saltire Foundation
Under the auspices of the SaltireFoundation, Andrew has spent the
summer 2008 interning with the Illinois Saint Andrew Society. He
conducted "in-depth" interviews with Chicago Scots to produce a
report on recommendations as to what the Illinois Saint Andrew
Society and other Scottish-American organizations can do in order to
grow and ensure future relevance.
1:45 - 2:15p.m. June Skiner Sawyers
Author and lecturer
June has written a number of books to chronicle Scottish
contributions to, and accomplishments in, North America, including
"The Scots of Chicago," a history of the Illinois Saint Andrew
Society, which she wrote with Society President Emeritus and
Historian, Wayne Rethford. June is helping to produce and publish a
photographic history of the Society. Her latest book is "A Civilized
Shoppers Guide to Edinburgh and Glasgow."
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break (set up roundtables)
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Introduction to Roundtable Sessions
2:45 - 5:45 p.m. Roundtables - 60-minute sessions
Communication, Collaboration & Coalition among Scottish
Organizations, Gus Noble, President, Illinois Saint Andrew Society.
Fundraising. the planning it takes to implement successful campaigns
and programs - Nike Whitcomb, President, Nike B. Whitcomb &
Associates Fundraising Consultants.
Internet, Facebook and Social Networking Best Practices, John Barry,
Owner and Event Consultant, Star Events
5:45-6:00 p.m. Wrap-Up
9:00 a.m. - Noon Wrap-up. Discussion of this year's program and
selection of
theme for Scottish North American Leadership Conference 2009.
12:00-12:30 p.m. Lunch
end of program.
Pictures
Here are some
pictures I took of the Scottish Home where the conference was held.
The St Andrews Society of Illinois, our hosts for the event, runs
the Scottish Home.
Picture on the left show at the back
Larry who was kind enough to drive me to and fro from the hotel to
the conference. In the middle is the Historian of the St. Andrews
Society of Illinois and on the left is the photographer that took
most of the pictures. Of course you can tell I am having my usual
problem of forgetting people's names!
Picture on the left show Alan Bain on
the right of the picture and the middle picture shows Gus Nobel on
the right of the picture.
Clicking on this picture will bring up a
much larger one showing you the group photograph.
Here are pictures of the Scottish Home.
I might add that the Piper shown here will greet you with a pipe
tune if you hit the little button opposite him.
You can just about make out all the
names if you click on the above two pictures
Click here for pictures of
the Dinner on Friday Night
Click here for pictures of
the Conference on the Saturday
Click here for
some other pictures
Lots of other material was available at
the conference and here are a few items for you to read here...
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