Get What You Need to Know About 2008 Legislative
Session with Annual “Legislative Roundup”
With the start of
the 2008 Legislative Session just hours away,
the Chamber is gearing up to provide you all you
need to know about the 30-day session with its
annual e-publication, the Legislative Roundup.
The Roundup will provide readers with
relevant and useful information about
legislation concerning the business community
and will be published several times weekly
throughout the session and sent to the Chamber
membership. For the last several months,
Chamber task forces and committees have been
digging deeply into the issues that affect
business. And on Friday at the Chamber’s
January Board meeting, these groups will report
to the Chamber, their recommendations for the
actions the Chamber should take in Santa Fe and
the issues to support, not support or try to
stop from becoming law. Once those initiatives
are approved, the Chamber will send its complete
legislative package to you, so be on the look
out for it Friday, January 18. If you know
someone who would like to be added to our list,
please email Julie Morales at
jmorales@abqchamber.com
Governor’s Address to the Business
Community—Announcement of Date/Location Coming
This Week
Always popular in the business community is the
Governor’s Annual Address to the Business
Community. And we’ll have a date for this
highly popular, usually-sold-out event early
this week. This luncheon event will be
announced early this week with an email
announcement to the membership, so stay tuned to
the Memo!
Annual Economic Outlook Conference Co-Hosted by
Chamber Sees Its Biggest Crowd to Date
The 3rd annual Economic Outlook
Conference, held January 9 at Embassy Suites
Downtown, was the most successful to-date
according to conference planners and hosted
nearly 500 participants eager to learn about the
local and national economies. Additionally,
this year’s conference featured a look at
successful regional economic development, as
regional efforts can play a significant role in
local economic successes. The Chamber co-hosts
the conference each year. Presentations were
provided by Dr. Eugenio Aleman, Senior Economist
for Wells Fargo, Dr. Lawrence Waldman, Sr.
Economist, UNM’s Bureau of Business and Economic
Research (BBER); and Ron Gifford, President and
CEO of Indy Partnership, an economic development
organization in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Meet Hundreds of New Contacts at the Connect
this Thursday!
The Greater
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and the Isleta
Fun Connection invite you to Connect
on Thursday, January 17th
from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. You and your co-workers are
all invited to attend our fabulous after-hours
networking experience – all free of charge.
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Kirtland Insiders Tour on January 23rd - SIGN UP TODAY!
Have you ever wanted to take a “behind the
scenes” look at Kirtland Air Force Base? Next
week is your opportunity as the Chamber
introduces the Kirtland Insiders Tour to
its membership. Members will get up-to-date on
what’s going on base by attending this unique
event, and will also have an opportunity to
network with each other! The cost will be $15
per person.
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Register for APD Crime Prevention Class
The Albuquerque Police Department is hosting a
Robbery Awareness and Crime Prevention Training
for small business owners and their employees.
The class, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan 23, will
cover safety and awareness issues, such as
Robbery Awareness, Evaluating the Physical
Environment, How to Reduce Crime Opportunities,
Personal Safety and Workplace Security.
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Chamber Solicits Proposals for 2008 Annual
Leadership Conference And Exposition, Seeds Of
Change: Courage In Leadership
Businesses are vitally dependent on the quality
of their current leadership and their futures
are equally dependent on the quality of the next
generation of leadership. In an era of
increasing market turbulence, investor
impatience, and public cynicism it is of the
utmost importance that individuals possess
effective leadership and management skills. It
is also important that individuals recognize the
importance of personal well-being.
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Mayor Chavez Encourages Youth to Run for Office
Mayor Martin Chavez spent some time with Youth
Leadership Program Participants during their
“City Day” on Tuesday, January 8th.
He greeted students in his office and talked to
them about the challenges and rewards of public
office. Students were able to participate in a
dialogue with him and asked pertinent questions
about future growth in Albuquerque, crime, and
his plans for the future. Mayor Chavez thanked
the students for their interest in becoming
civically engaged in the City of Albuquerque and
encouraged them to consider running for public
office in the future. “Power is never given, it
is taken…so take it,” he said. His words
resonated with students who said they felt
inspired after talking with the Mayor.
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Images of Albuquerque Sales Will Conclude in 3 Weeks. Don’t Be Out of the
One of the Chamber’s Most In-Demand Publications
In July, the Chamber will roll out the 2008
edition of Images of Albuquerque
magazine. Yes, we know it’s only January, but
we’re almost through the sales cycle for this
publication and you don’t want to be left out.
This publication has a distribution of 10,000
copies annually and already the Chamber is down
to less than one-hundred copies of the 2007
edition. It literally flies off the shelves,
which is great news for our advertisers seeking
saturation in the market! There are few places
you can go and not see Images of Albuquerque.
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Mark your Calendars for the Much Anticipated
GACC Annual Leadership Conference & Exposition
The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Conference
will be hosting its 2008 Annual Leadership
Conference and Exposition on March 19, 2008 at
the University of New Mexico. The conference
curriculum is being developed in collaboration
with the University of New Mexico’s Robert O.
Anderson School of Management.
More>>
School to Work is Looking for Business
Professionals
School to World is a career exploration event
for 8th and 9th graders
that will be at the Albuquerque Convention
Center West Ballrooms from 9am to 2pm on
Saturday, February 23. Students have the
opportunity to talk one on one with career
professionals that represent over 150
occupations and gain a better awareness and
understanding of what awaits them in the “world”
as to education, jobs, careers, volunteering and
life. It is a free event that is sponsored by
local businesses. We are seeking 500 career
presenters to speak with the 2000 students. To
reserve a space and sign up, please go to the
website at:
http://www.schooltoworld.org/stw_event.html
