Anaheim Hilton room block discount extended!

TriSec 16 is being held at the Anaheim Hilton. A limited number of sleeping rooms have been set aside at a discounted rate for conference attendees.

Room reservations can be made by calling the Anaheim Hilton at (800) 222-9923 and mentioning the Falmouth Tribal Secretaries Conference. Reservations can also be made by clicking here to be taken to the reservation site.

Make your reservations now, before the room block discount expires on March 30.

TriSec Appreciation Luncheon Speaker: Bernadine Vigue

TriSec Appreciation Luncheon Speaker Bernadine Vigue is an enrolled member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians and was raised on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. She has more than twenty years of experience as an educator and counselor, providing academic, personal and career advising to diverse range of students. Currently, Mrs. Vigue serves as a Multicultural Academic Advisor and Instructor of English in the English Language Learns (ELL) Program at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay, Wisconsin where she counsels at-risk students in personal and academic crisis, retains American Indian students, and provides English speaking and writing skills to students from all ethnic and racial backgrounds. She has also taught courses in Psychology, Human Relations, and Race, Ethnicity and Diversity at NWTC.

Previously, Mrs. Vigue was an Advisor in the American Intercultural Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. In this position, she offered counseling services to American Indian students, designed recruitment and retention programs for at-risk students, and developed cultural programming to increase awareness of Wisconsin Indian history and tribal sovereignty. Mrs. Vigue has served as Secretary of the Wisconsin Indian Education Association, board member of the Oneida Child Care Center and Oneida Head Start Policy Council, and Diversity Advisor to the Brown County Family Services Association. She an active member of the ELL Statewide Curriculum Steering Committee, Wisconsin Association of Academic Advising and the Wisconsin Indian Education Association. Mrs. Vigue received her Masters of Science in Counselor Education from the University of Wisconsin and Bachelors of Arts from St. Norbert College.

Anaheim Hilton room block discount to expire

Have you made your reservations at the Anaheim Hilton? The special TriSec room block discount is going to expire on Monday, March 23. It's easy to reserve a room; just click here to be taken to the reservation site.

Meet your TriSec instructors! Rachel Martin

With the belief that teaching, training, and dialog change people’s lives, Ms. Martin has spent the majority of her career in the field of education. For the past year, she has worked as part of the curriculum team at the Falmouth Institute; she recently began teaching various training sessions for them as well. Before joining Falmouth, Ms. Martin taught for George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) and the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN). She also worked for the YMCA and American Red Cross, teaching children and adults.

Throughout her career, Ms. Martin has helped to create meaningful, beneficial policies with regard to diversity, particularly in the realm of equal rights. She has worked with many committees and departments at different universities and organizations to establish sexual harassment training and diversity trainings for staff, faculty and students.

Ms. Martin holds a Bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University with a double major in English and Women’s Studies. She received her Master’s of Arts degree in American Literature from the University of St. Thomas, with a focus on American Cultural Studies. Ms. Martin completed her course work for her Doctorate of Philosophy in Cultural Studies and received a certificate in Gender Studies from George Mason University.

Join Ms. Martin at TriSec 16 for the following workshops:
How to Green Your Office: Creating the Environmentally Friendly Office
and Sexual Harassment.

Early Bird Discount

If you haven't yet registered for TriSec 16 and would like to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount, which expires tomorrow, February 26, register now by clicking here, or by calling (800) 992-4489. Don't miss out on this unique learning experience!

Welcome reception theme: Hollywood Red Carpet

The TriSec 16 Welcome Reception theme is Hollywood Red Carpet. What to remember:

• The reception is Tuesday, April 14 on the Sunset Deck.
• Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. sharp. There is no waiting area, so please don't show up early.
  
• Feel free to dress up for the celebration!
• Light hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Also remember to wear your TriSec t-shirts to the luncheon on Wednesday as the week of learning, networking and fun continues!

TriSec 16 reminders

With TriSec 16 on the horizon, make sure to remember the following:

• Register early: The Early Bird Discount deadline is next Thursday, February 26. Click here to register online, or call (800) 992-4489.
• Make room reservations at the Anaheim Hilton: It's easy to make reservations at the Anaheim Hilton! Click here to reserve a room with the TriSec room block discount. Make your reservations early; the discount offer expires March 23, 2009.
• Purchase your Disney® tickets: For Falmouth's TriSec 16 attendees, there is a special Online Disney® Ticket Store. For advance purchase of specially-priced Disneyland® Resort Park Hopper® Tickets, CLICK HERE. Tickets purchased here are valid from 4/11/09 to 4/25/09. The Ticket Store closes at 9pm PST on 4/10/09. Please note that this will be the last date to purchase tickets online at the discounted rate.
• Download the handouts for your workshops: Beginning this year, TriSec is going green. Falmouth will not provide printed presentation handouts for any workshops. Instead, workshop presentation handouts will be available for download ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CONFERENCE.

Check back often for more information on TriSec 16.
We can't wait to see you there!