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Greetings!
The board would like to thank all those exchanges that took time from their very busy schedules to attend the 25th Anniversary Convention of NATE, the largest turnout in many years.
It has been a trying year - full of change and growing pains. Our deepest appreciation goes to all those who hung in there with us to weather the storm, and come out on the other side with tremendous support and enthusiasm. The sense of renewed energy and willingness to contribute time going forward in the association to make it grow was tremendous.
Our association is a warm group of exchanges with the willingness to learn, teach and share experiences to help each other grow and prosper - this was never more apparent than this convention - this IS NATE. With every member's help, we can take this attitude of rebirth to grow the association to record levels. Again - great thanks - we hope everyone had a wonderful time.
Your Nate Board of Directors
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Convention Survey
We appreciate your feedback, ideas, and comments. Please take a few minutes and fill out the short survey we have prepared.
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Send in Your Pictures & View Pictures
 NATE Has set up an account with Kodak Gallery. Please upload convention pictures you have. You can download, print, and view all NATE pictures.
To upload pictures, create a new album, name it your exchange name.
Password: nate25
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Board of Directors
During the business meeting, the by-laws were changed to increase the NATE board from 5 to 7 members. Maurya Lane, Barter Business Exchange, and Kim Ames, TradeAmericanCard were elected to serve on the Board of Directors for 3 year terms.
The Board of Directors voted to extend the current officers of NATE through the 2010 annual convention.
President: Gary Oshry, New England Trade
Treasurer, Rachel Taylor, Alamo Barter
Secretary, Karen Welch, We Trade Network
Director, Ric Zampatti, The Barter Company
Director, Mary Nove, Executive One
Director, Maurya Lane, Barter Business Exchange
Director, Kim Ames, TradeAmericanCard
Starting left - Ric, Rachel, Kim, Karen, Mary, Gary, and Maurya. |
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BANC Board of Governors
The BANC Board of Governors will consist of 5 members:
Ken Flemmons, Southern Barter Exchange
Gary Oshry, New England Trade
Rachel Taylor, Alamo Barter
Fred Detwiler, Trade First
Mary Ellen Rosinski, Tradesource - Arizona |
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Ethics Committee
The NATE membership voted to restructure the Ethics committee. Four NATE members will comprise the Ethics committee and will be responsible to foster fair and equitable business practices among its members, as applicable under the NATE Bylaws and BANC Trading Rules & Procedures.
Paul Richardson, Arizona Trade Exchange
Don Mardak, IMS
Ric Zampatti, The Barter Company
BANC Board of Governors Representative*
* Seat to be Determined after First Meeting of BANC Board of Governors
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Twenty Four NATE members played Jeopardy and it was a close game. A lot was learned and good times remembered as we played.
The winning Team was Paul Richardson (Arizona Trade Exchange) & Ken Flemmons (Southern Barter Exchange)
Other Prize winners included: Joe Prince (Barter Depot), Molly Purcell (Barter Business Exchange), Fred Detwiler (Trade First) & Luther Monson (BCL Soft)
Thank you to everyone who participated.
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The Costume Party
NATE members really got into the Halloween this year. There were two contests, best company theme & best individual costume. Rich Harris (National Commerce Exchange, St. Louis) and Ken Paer (National Trade Exchange, Long Island)had the difficult task of picking a winner.
The winner of the best company theme was Barter Business Exchange - Left to right - Hayley White, Molly Purcell, Maurya Lane, and Elizabeth Powell.
The individual costume was too close for our judges to decide a winner. They narrowed the field down to three and decided to let the members decide the winner.
The three finalists were Mary Nove, Executive One, Ken Flemmons, Southern Barter Exchange, and Karen Welch, We Trade Network. (left to right)
The winner is Karen Welch of We Trade Network!
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Attendee Comments
If you missed our 25th annual convention, we want to see you at our 26th. Here are a few of the member comments about the convention:
"I had a great time at the Convention. I liked how you had everyone eating together at the restaurants. It gave me time to mingle and find out what is going on with each other and what is working for them"
-- Mark Tracy, ACX American Commerce Exchange
"Thanks for putting on such a good show! It was fun, the food was good, the interaction was great, the attitudes were very positive "
-- Jeffrey Chamblin, Crescent City Trade
"Hey guys nice job!"
-- Joe Prince, Barter Depot
"Words cannot describe the effort and accomplishment Gary and Rachel have achieved in bringing NATE back to life, in my opinion, "THE BEST" convention ever! It was fun, everyone was relaxed, and everyone actually enjoyed each others company. The staunch boring banquets rewarding and praising the "good ole boys" are finally gone forever!"
-- Tanya Galdamez, Crescent City Trade
"It was great to see some old faces who have not attended a NATE convention in years"
-- Ric Zampatti, The Barter Company
"So good to see everyone"
-- Kim Ames, TradeAmericanCard
"Great Conference"
--Kraig Bloom, New England Trade
"This convention brought back what I've always liked about NATE- exchanges helping each other. The 25th was all about getting back to the basics, what has made the barter industry work well for thousands of our members. Congrats on a great convention and the ideas that came out of it!
--Kenn Flemmons, Southern Barter Exchange "The convention was a huge success"
-- Maurya Lane, Barter Business Exchange
"It was nice to see a lot of exchanges at the 25th Anniversary of NATE"
-- Mary Nove, Executive One |
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Thank your for participating in the 25th annual convention of the
National Association of Trade Exchanges |
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Sincerely,
NATE Board of Directors
Gary Oshry, Rachel Taylor, Karen Welch, Ric Zampatti, Mary Nove, Maurya Lane, and Kim Ames |
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