Region X Conference (2009)
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Regionals 2009 refers to the Region X Conference hosted by Iota Phi in Davis from Friday, December 18, 2009 to Monday, December 21, 2009. The conference brought together over 275 brothers from across the nation to participate in a weekend of leadership, friendship, and service. The conference theme was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Iota Phi received a bid to host the 2009 Region X Conference at the 2008 National Convention. Alice Hsu, Rachel Loh, and then-President Isaac Liao presented the bid proposal drafted by Rachel and conference advisor Albert Tong.
What is Regionals?
Held every odd-numbered year, so that in any given year there is either a National or a Regional conference, not both. Some years the Region conference is held in preference to a Fall Section Conference, although this is not always the case. A multi-day event focused around workshops, fostering friendships throughout the region, and developing the leadership and service potentials and resources of the chapters in attendance. Hosts for the Region conference are selected by election during the Region business meeting each National conference.
The Planning Committee
Planning for Regionals 2009 was conducted by brothers who volunteered their skills and time. These brothers are listed as follows:
| Conference Directors | Mitty Chang & Jon Kong |
| Workshops Chair | Ashish Bhatt |
| Spirit Chairs | Ray Yue & Amna Khan |
| Banquet Chair | Christine Shieh |
| Finance Chair | Alice Hsu |
| Housing & Transportation Chair | Dorothy Dang |
| Service Chair | Mika Nishiya |
| Public Relations Chair | Tina Truong & Cindy Van |
| Webmaster | Jhonatan Paredes |
| Advisors | Albert Tong & Teri Sheets |
APO LEADS
The APO LEADS program had a strong presence at this conference, with a total of five course presentations.
| Course | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|
| LAUNCH | Craig Tanner, Kim Yee |
| LAUNCH | Ping Huang, Scott Heinecke |
| EXPLORE | Craig Tanner, Kim Yee, Laura Fowler |
| ACHIEVE | Craig Tanner, Laura Fowler |
| DISCOVER | Beth Tom |
Roundtables
Roundtables are informal discussions about given topics in which any willing participant can speak, listen, and learn about the given topic. The most common type of roundtable is an officer roundtable, in which participants learn about various officer positions. Regionals 2009 featured the following:
| Topic | Moderator(s) |
|---|---|
| President | Dinh Luong |
| Service | Dan Pollak |
| Membership | Christina Ly |
| Fellowship | Ken Seli |
| Pledge Master | Albert Tong, Irene Lee |
| Treasurer | Alice Hsu |
| Interchapter Relations | Mitty Chang |
| Getting a Nationals Bid | George Kober |
Workshops
| Topic | Title | Description | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learn to DJ | Oompa Loompa Doompadee Doo | Breaking down the basics with Steven Le, musical director of the Oompa Loompas and IPhi's resident DJ. | Steven Le |
| Hip-Hop Dancing | Shake that Laffy-Taffy! | Learn how to bust a move like the best dancers in all of Loompaland! | Janet Tsui, Richard Chow |
| Team Building Games | Just fun and games! | Learn fun games that will make even the Veruca Salt's and the Violet Beaureguarde's of your chapter come together. | Albert Tong, Cindy Huynh |
| Sex Education | Stop! It's Sexy Time! | "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men" --Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) | Wendy Seng |
| Risk Management | Don't steal the Fizzy Lifting Drink! | Let's review the common sense approach to running the factory with a risk management workshop. At least one member of each chapter in attendance must attend this workshop! | Franklin Brodsky |
| Cooking for the Broke College Student | Cooking for the Broke College Student | When economical times are bad, how do we keep from eating cabbage soup for every meal? Ray will show you how to eat like a king while living like the Bucket family. | Raymond Chan |
| APO in the Big Picture | It's not all strawberries and snozzberries! | Ever wondered about the candy outside of the Wonka factory? Learn about APhiO on a national scale! | Franklin Brodsky |
| Membership Retention | A tiny door can keep all the chocolatey flavor inside! | Membership retention is important: we want people to stay in the factory, so how do we keep them interested? This workshop will suggest just the right goodies to satisfy everyone's sweet tooth! | Ed Richter |
| Good Habits of Successful Chapters | If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it! | APO's National President has the golden ticket to your chapter's success! Come watch her suggest good habits for successful chapters so you can turn your own into paradise! | Maggie Katz |
| Meeting Management | Even Willy Wonka has trouble getting mischievious kids to pay attention when he's talking. We don't have Three-Course-Dinner Gum to get our Brothers to behave during important meetings, but Jack McKenzie might know just the trick! | Jack McKenzie | |
| Creating Leadership Opportunities | Don't hand over your chocolate factory to just anyone | If you don't create leaders, your factory can get shut down. Learn how to inspire the leaders that will keep your factory running. | Maggie Katz |
| Personal Finance | Charlie got a hand up, what about me? | We all can't be given a chocolate factory to run like Charlie did, so what do we do to keep from needing one? Wells Fargo manager Joseph Milligan will show you how to budget your life and manage your personal finances | Joseph Milligan |
| "Top Dog" | Who's the Top Dog? | We all want to take over the Chocolate Factory, but who's really top dog? Violet? Charlie? It could be you! Practice your interviewing skills to get ahead of the game! | Angela J Cheng |
| APO in the Philippines | APO in the Philippines | The candy on the other side is just as sweet! Come learn about APhiO in the Philippines from APO International Relations specialist, Beth Tom! | Beth Tom |
| Useful Website Features | Wonkavision in the 21st century. | Making sweet websites for our chapters can be difficult. Learn how to implement an easy-to-use tracking system for your events without being shrunk like Mike Teevee! | Jhonatan Paredes |
| Chutes and Ladders of Service | Chutes and Ladders of Service | No, it's not Candy Land, but even better! Carla Moran's got more ways than one to steer you away from the pitfalls of service! | Carla Moran |
| Marketing | The candy's made, now you need to sell it! | We have a lot of sweet stuff to offer, so APO shouldn't be as hush-hush as Willy Wonka's factory. Let's look at techniques to reach out to businesses, non-profit organizations, sponsors, and potential members to show them what we've got! | Mika Nishiya, Mitty Chang |
| Presentation Techniques | It's unbelievable! It's a miracle! It's a TV dinner! It's all about presentation! | Don't be caught tongue-tied by laffy taffy when you're showing off your factory; go this workshop instead! Craig Tanner has some handy tips on how to make your presentations sing! | Craig Tanner |
| Self-Defense | How to fight off crazy squirrels and other dangerous beasts | Keep those Wangdoodles, Hornswogglers, Snozzwangers, and Vermicious Knids away! Learn basic defense techniques from a second-degree black belt although she makes no claims to have ever defeated any one of those beasts. | Rachel Loh |
| Planning IC Fellowships | Bringing everyone to tour the factory together | Hosting IC Fellowships can be as trying as attempting to pull Grandpa Joe out of bed and out to tour the factory! Talk about what has worked, what hasn't, and maybe plan one along the way! | Willis Chan |
| Human Trafficking | So shines a good deed in a weary world… | This workshop has you take a very interactive approach to open your eyes to the attrocity of human trafficking. Learn about the gravity of this problem by crossing personal boundaries. Due tt the seriousness in nature and intent of this workshop, you may at times feel uncomfortable. Please come with an open-mind. | Angela J Cheng |
| Silk-Screening T-Shirts | Invention is 93% perspiration, 6% t-shirts, 4% ink, and 2% stencil. | Let's face it--white overalls are SO 1971! Rich Hale will teach you how to make stylish silk-screened t-shirts that would cost no more than a Wonka Bar or two! | Rich Hale |
| Friendship Bracelets | Friendship Bracelets: A golden ticket to a smile! | Grandpa Joe's not the only one in the sick bed, so come make friendship bracelets for hospitalized kids who need something to smile about! | Rachel Loh |
| "Red Tape" | Red Tape | Getting past all the red tape surrounding the fun events you want your chapter to have takes nothing but Pure Imagination. Angela J Cheng will take you through some impromptu situations that will really teach you how to serve your chapter under pressure! | Angela J Cheng |
| Nuts & Bolts of Planning a Service Project | Nuts & Bolts of Planning a Service Project | Planning a service project shouldn't leave a sour taste in your mouth. Figure out which skills you need to plan out a sweet one and keep your customers coming back for more! | Carla Moran |
Service
Regionals 2009 held several service opportunities for any willing attendee:
- Foodlink: Package food at a Sacramento-based facility to send it to people in need in different areas.
- Friendship Bracelets: Create friendship bracelets for hospitalized children.
- Davis Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter: Serve food to local residents in the Davis area.
- Making WAPIs: Create Water Pasteurization Indicators that allow one to tell whether or not water is pure. This is aimed at disease-prevention.