2012 Annual MUSIC Membership Meeting

Date: October 31, 2011
To: M.U.S.I.C. Members
From: Dr. Gary VanMeter

Re: Annual Membership Meeting
January 26th & 27th, 2012

It's that time of year again! Time for the ANNUAL M.U.S.I.C. MEMBERSHIP MEETING.

The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 26th and end at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 27th. There is no cost to attend the meeting other than the cost of transportation and your room.

Attached is the reservation form for the Lodge of Four Seasons. The hotel reservation form should be sent directly to the Lodge via mail or fax, or you can also make your reservations online. To receive the group rate when reserving online, please click or copy & paste this URL: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=628938&hotelID=17336

Whichever way you choose please be sure to do it as soon as possible to guarantee your accommodations.

The room rates for 2012 are:

$83.00 Per Room Per Day for a Resort Room w/ 2 Double Beds or 1 King Bed up to 4 Guests Per Room
$123.00 Per Room Per Day for an Avila w/ 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds
$163.00 Per Room Per Day for an Avila w/ 1 Bedroom King Suite
$246.00 Per Room Per Day for an Avila w/ 2 Bedroom Suite

Rooms are Resort Rooms or Non-Guaranteed room type. Room assignments are made at the front desk at the time of check in. Rooms/Suites are subject to MO State Sales Tax of 7.975% (unless proof of exemption is provided) and NON-EXEMPT Lodging tax of 3%. Tipping on an individual basis. All rooms are non-smoking.

A deposit of one night's lodging or a credit card is required to guarantee. Individual deposits are refunded only when cancellation or change notice reaches The Lodge seven days prior to arrival date. Your deposit will be forfeited if you arrive later or depart earlier than the indicated date.

Since registration went so smoothly last year, we are also asking that you register using the form below to advise us who will be attending from your district/college. Once you have completed the form below and submitted your registration, you will receive a confirmation via e-mail that MUSIC has received it.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Gallagher Bassett Services, and others that work closely with the MUSIC program are planning not only an informative agenda, but some fun as well. We hope to touch on topics that you deal with everyday. The complete agenda will be sent to you the first week of January so mark your calendars today!

Should you have any questions or concerns prior to the meeting, please do not hesitate to contact one of the MUSIC representatives at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. at (800) 877-8218 or (314) 965-4346.

If you wish to call or email in your reservations, please contact the MUSIC Staff at 1-800-877-8218 or email to musicprogram@ajg.com prior to December 26^th, 2011.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE!!!