For Immediate Release
August 13, 2002
Contact: Julie Wagner Feasel, Director of Communications
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
614-228-4201
jfeasel@ohiochamber.com

Ohio Chamber Legislative Conference Receives Award

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s 2001 Salt Fork Legislative Conference received the highest award in the Meetings category of the 2002 Ohio Society of Association Executives’ (OSAE) Annual Awards program. The 2001 Salt Fork Legislative Conference received in achievement award for its outstanding programming. OSAE is a professional association for association executives and their staff.

“I am so pleased to be recognized by our peers,” said Linda Parsons, manager of special programs for the Ohio Chamber. “Our attendees have always told us that we have a top-notch program and now that has been validated by others in the field.”

Since it’s beginning many years ago, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s Salt Fork Legislative Conference has always been the state’s premier legislative event for legislators and governmental affairs professionals. This unique three-day event allows for attendees to discuss public policy and explore current political trends away from the hustle and bustle of the state Capitol. The focus of the 2001 Legislative Conference was teamwork. Educational sessions included interactive session on how to successfully work with constituents and the public in order to do what is best for Ohio.

Teamed with the excellent programming, the highlight of the conference seemed to be the networking event. Throughout the conference, attendees collected trading cards of the 132 members of the Ohio General Assembly, the governor and the Ohio Supreme Court justices. In order to complete a set, attendees had to trade and build teams to accomplish their goal. This event was so successful that the Ohio Chamber had requests for complete sets of the trading cards long after the meeting adjourned.

“The 2001 was a huge success for all of the attendees,” Parsons said. “We’re going to come up with something even bigger for 2003.”

The 2003 event will be held September 3-5, 2003, at Salt Fork State Park in Guernsey County. So mark your calendars as the Ohio Chamber is planning another award-winning event.