February 22-23, 2019
Dallas, TX
Theme: Inspiring Future Leaders to Leave a Legacy of Excellence
Inspiring Future Leaders to Leave a Legacy of Excellence is the theme for the 2019 Southwest Regional Meeting. The meeting will take place at the Dallas Marriott City Center, February 22- 23, 2019 in Dallas, TX.
During the regional meeting, chapters will have the opportunity to participate in competitions and present topics detailing significant perspectives for moving your chapter forward. Presenting and competing during the conference will improve students' communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. We encourage all members to attend these sessions, as they will provide innovative concepts applicable to the advancement of each chapter.
The Best Practices competition sponsored by Deloitte is an excellent way to display and develop your professional skills. The deadline to submit these abstracts is Friday, January 25th, 2019 by 4 PM CST.
Along with Best Practices, students will also attend sessions presented by some of today's prominent successful professionals. During these presentations, students will acquire in-depth knowledge designed to springboard them into today’s competitive job market.
The Theta Lambda chapter, along with the Epsilon Pi chapter and event coordinators, are working diligently to bring you an unparalleled experience that you will not want to miss. We hope to see each of you at this year's 2019 Southwest Regional Meeting.
2019 Chapter Operations Topics:
- Keeping Members Active
- Innovative recruiting for members and/or officers
- Workforce ready skills
- Wild card topic
For chapters who wish to present in Chapter Operations: Chapter Operations Abstract Form. The due date is Friday, January 25, 2019.
We will be collecting school pennants at the regional meetings to create a wall of schools at the 2019 Annual Meeting. There will be a drop-off box at registration.
We look forward to seeing you there!
DATES & REGISTRATION
Dates
Friday, February 22 - Saturday, February 23, 2019
Registration Fees
| $110 |
Early Bird Registration Rate until January 25, 2019 |
| $125 |
Regular Registration Rate from January 26-February 8, 2019 |
| $175 |
Late Registration Rate after February 8, 2019 / Onsite Registration Rate |
Cancellation policy: Cancellations made prior to Friday, February 8, 2019, will be refunded. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows will not be refunded. If you encounter an emergency, please contact Mackenzie Keel and the request will be forwarded to the Executive Director for refund approval.
AGENDA
Friday, February 22
Times
|
Session/Title
|
| 11:00am - 5:45pm |
Registration |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm |
Opening Session |
| 1:30pm - 2:15pm |
Plenary Keynote |
| 2:15pm - 2:45pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 2:45pm - 5:45pm |
Leadership Activity |
| 2:45pm - 4:45pm |
Faculty Advisor Round Table |
| 5:45pm - 6:15pm |
Professional Partners and Best Practices Judges Meeting |
Saturday, February 23
Times
|
Session/Title
|
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Attendee Breakfast |
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast for Faculty Advisors with Chapter Advocate, Board and Professional Partners |
| 8:30am - 10:30am |
Best Practices Presentations (Sponsored by Deloitte) |
| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Beverage Break |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Chapter Operations |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Attendee Lunch |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch for Chapter Presidents, Chapter Advocate, Board and Professional Partners |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Professional Sessions/Alumni Sessions |
| 2:05pm - 3:05pm |
Professional Sessions/Alumni Sessions |
| 3:15pm - 3:30pm |
Closing Session |
| 3:30pm |
Conference Adjourns |
HOTEL, TRANSPORTATION, THINGS TO DO
Hotel Accommodations
Meeting Location and Accomodations:
Dallas Marriot City Center
650 North Pearl Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Rates:
$179.00 single/double + 15.26% tax
$199.00 triple/quad + 15.26% tax
Reservations Phone: 800.228.9290
To make reservations online, please click here.
Hotel Cutoff Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019
*To receive the group rate, please indicate that you are part of the 2018 Beta Alpha Psi Southwest Regional Conference.
Dallas Marriott City Center Website
Parking:
Overnight Valet Parking is $29.00 per night, plus tax (including in/out privileges)
Daily Event Valet Parking is $18.00, plus (excluding in/out privileges)
Transportation
For estimated taxi/shuttle costs, please click here.
For driving instructions, please click here.
Things to Do
Since there is a plethora of things to do in Dallas, check out https://www.visitdallas.com/ to see all sorts of other funs things going on before, during, or after the conference!
Concerts:
- Cypress Hill & Hollywood Undead
- House of Blues @ 7:30pm
- 2200 N Lamar St, Dallas, TX 75202
- Ticket Ranges: $35.00-$59.50+
- Arlo Guthrie
- Eisemann Center for Performing Arts @ 7:30pm
- 2351 Performance Dr., Richardson, TX 75082
- Ticket Ranges: $48.00-$62.00
Games:
- Denver Nuggets @ Dallas Mavericks
- American Airlines Center @ 7:30
- 2500 Victory Ave., Dallas, TX 75219
- Ticket Ranges: $29.00-$467.00+
Museums: (Rated Top 3 in Dallas)
- Dallas Holocaust Museum
- Dallas Museum of Art
- https://www.dma.org/
- (214) 922-1200
- Offer Adult & Tourist Group Rates
- 1717 N. Harwood, Dallas, TX 75201
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
For area attractions, please click here.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Geoffrey D Roberts, Jr.
Geoff Roberts has worked in the energy, environmental and utility industry throughout his career. Since 2008, he has been an industrial advisor with EQT, a Stockholm Sweden based private equity firm. He brings a diverse background of experience from the management and executive levels in the commercial, technical and operational areas of the energy and environmental industries spanning more than 35 years. His experiences range from asset management, asset development, O&M and M&A to energy trading and origination. His career involved working for leading energy companies both domestically and internationally, including NextEra Energy (FKA Florida Power & Light), Shell Oil, Enron and Entergy.
During the most recent decade, he has increasingly focused on businesses at the emerging nexus of water, energy and the environment, focusing on environmental compliance, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment operations and technology enhancements and commercializing new technologies. He currently serves on the Boards for Synagro Technologies and Innovyze for EQT. In addition to his roles at EQT, he is also serving as the Non-Executive Chairman for Primus Green Energy, a modular gas to liquids technology that is in the process of commercializing its technology. He has previously served on the Boards of Entegra Power Group, Midland Cogeneration Ventures, Restaurant Technologies, Peregrine Midstream Partners and Contanda Terminals LLC.
Mr. Roberts has a Master’s of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami, and is a Class A licensed wastewater Treatment Plant Operator in the State of Texas.
PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS
Attending Professional Partners
| Firm/Organization |
Professional Partner |
| BDO |
Erika Hoy |
| Chevron |
London Worrell |
| GMAC |
Christa Johnson |
| Huselton, Morgan & Maultsby, and P.C. |
Susan Adams |
| KPMG LLP |
Blane Ruschak |
| Protiviti |
Casey Jo Chapman |
| Roger CPA Review |
Toni Williams |
| RSM US LLP |
Matt Kessler |
NEW SERVICE ACTIVITY
NEW Service Activity! This year, we will be partnering with the Foundation for Hospital Art. This organization’s mission is to give comfort and hope to those who suffer in hospitals by providing artwork at no cost to hospitals. All students, faculty advisors and professional partners are encouraged to stop by the registration area to paint on pre-drawn, color coded canvases. No artistic experience is needed! Once completed, all canvases will be donated to hospitals.
