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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Good afternoon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">This is a friendly reminder that Main Street Director/Volunteer training is required per the annual agreement.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoFooter" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5.   TRAINING:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Required program representation at the following Main Street</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
 training/professional development sessions: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">A.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Two training/professional development workshops held in August and November. 
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In person trainings/professional development shall be up to three days. 
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Trainings may also be conducted in a series of webinar and/or tele/video conference          
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">B.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Main Street Now Conference</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. 
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Main Street</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> programs are required to attend the Main Street Now Conference</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
 every other year.  New Main Street</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> executive directors are required to attend the Main Street Now Conference</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
 at the first available opportunity after accepting the position even if the out-going director attended the conference the previous year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Webdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please check box if current Main Street</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> executive director attended the
 2020 Main Street Now Conference</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">C.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Additional Main Street</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> trainings provided by STATE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Regional Design Meetings
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oklahoma Arts Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oklahoma Conference on Tourism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Other conferences that are germane to the Main Street Four Point Approach</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. 
 Additional conferences must be pre-approved by the STATE. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Eligible attendees may be the program director, a member of the Board of Directors, a committee member and/or other Main Street</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">™</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
 volunteers.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PARTICIPANT shall be responsible for the attendee’s travel costs and other expenses associated with these training sessions.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you can’t attend the training, then you can make it up.  All you have to do is find other training opportunities which can be webinars (the NMSC has plenty on their site), local trainings or workshops, online/virtual conferences or workshops,
 etc. - it just needs to pertain to Main Street.  Send the proposed make-up training plan to your liaison for approval.  The OMSC will also require proof of participation which can be your registration or confirmation email.  All trainings must be made up in
 the calendar year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please contact me or your liaison if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have a great weekend,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buffy<o:p></o:p></p>
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