September
24, 2011
Dear
Connectional
Members and
Friends,
We are excited about the
historic 25th Annual CME Convocation
and celebration of the 140th anniversary of
the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
convening in a few days in Atlanta,
Georgia on September 27-30 at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel located at 265 Peachtree
Street NE!
This message provides updated information about
registration, hotel reservations, the
schedule of activities, Awards Night Gala,
Reunion Choir, computer classes,
airport shuttle transportation, and
discounted airline and car rental rates.
Register
Online
for the
Convocation
The
Convocation
registration
fee
remains
at $95
through
September
25.
Register
online
for the
Convocation
with
your
credit
or debit
card.
Online
registration
is
available
at:
You
may
download
a
registration
form
and
bring it
to the
Convocation
registration
site.
PLEASE
DO NOT
MAIL THE
FORM.
Hotel
Reservations
All
reservations
for the
Hyatt
Regency
Hotel
must be
made via
telephone.
If
you have
registered
for the
Convocation,
you may
contact
the
hotel to
make
your
reservation
or make
changes
to your
current
reservation.
Contact
the
Hyatt
Regency
at
404-577-1234.
Parking
at the
Hyatt
Regency
Hotel is
$29 a
day with
in/out
privileges.
Awards
Night
Gala
/Dress
Attire
/
VIP
Sponsorship
The
Awards
Night
Gala
will
be
held
on
Thursday,
September
29,
honoring
civil
rights
and
African
American
achievers,
and
more.
The
Awards
Night
Gala
is a
FREE
public
event
at
the
Convocation.
The
Honorable
John
Lewis,
United
States
House
of
Representatives
(Georgia),
will
be
the
featured
speaker.
The
recommended
dress
attire
is
after
five/semi-formal.
VIP
Sponsorship:
We
are
inviting
you
to
become
a
VIP
Sponsor
for
the
Awards
Night
Gala.
The
VIP
Sponsorship
fee
is
$140
and
includes
one
(1)
ticket
to
the
Awards
Night
Gala
Reception,
reserved
seating
for
the
Awards
Night
Gala,
inclusion
in
the
Awards
Night
program
booklet,
onscreen
recognition
and
a
special
commemorative
gift.
We
anticipate
photograph
opportunities
during
the
Gala
reception.
The
Awards
Night
Gala
Reception
is a
catered
event
and
reserved
for
our
VIP
sponsors
and
Award
recipients.
The
Awards
Night
Gala
is a
FREE
public
event.
Payments
for
VIP
Sponsorship
may
be
made
online
by
credit/debit
card
at:
www.c-m-e.org/convocation/2011corporatesponsorship.htm. You
may
pay
for
a
VIP
Sponsorship
onsite
Monday
and
Tuesday,
September
26-27,
until
6
p.m.
daily.
Your
ticket
for
the
Awards
Night
Gala
Reception
will
be
available
beginning
on
Monday,
September
26.
Sponsorships
received
after
September
25
may
not
be
included
in
the
program
booklet
but
will
receive
onscreen
recognition
and
the
commemorative
gift.
Convocation
Schedule
The
schedule
of
activities
during
the
25th
Annual
CME
Convocation
is
available
at:
Computer
Classes
Computer
classes
will
be
offered
at
the
Convocation
by
the
Communication
and
Information
Technology
(CIT)
Connectional
Department.
For
additional
information
and
to
register,
please
visit
here.
Look
for
exciting
news
and
promotions
from
the
CIT
team
at
the
Convocation!
Reunion
Choir
Rehearsals
will
be
held
Tuesday
evening
following
the
Keynote
Assembly
and
Wednesday
evening
following
the
Communion
Service.
The
Reunion
Choir
will
sing
for
Mid-Day
Service
on
Thursday.
The
attire
is
white
blouses
and
black
skirts
for
women,
and
white
shirts,
black
pants
and
black
ties
for
men.
Mr.
James
Scott
is
the
Music
Coordinator.
Airport
Shuttle
Transportation
The
Atlanta
Airport
Shuttle
Services
(TAASS)
will
provide
transportation
to
and
from
the
Hyatt
Regency
Atlanta
Hotel.
The
CME
group
rate
for
a
round-trip
ticket
is
$27.
You
must
use
the
code
CME
to
obtain
this
rate.
You
do
not
need
a
reservation
for
transportation
to
the
Hyatt
Regency
Hotel
from
the
Hartsfield-Atlanta
Airport.
For
your
return
trip
to
the
airport,
you
will
need
to
make
a
reservation
at
least
24
hours
in
advance
by
calling
404-941-3440
or
online
at
www.taass.net.
Please
give
the
code
CME
to
the
TAASS
booth
or
curb
personnel
at
the
airport.
TAASS
shuttles
depart
from
the
airport
every
15
minutes
between
the
hours
of 6
am -
12
Midnight from
the
Ground
Transportation
Center.
The
booth
is
outside
of
the
Delta
baggage
claim
area
on
the
South
side
of
the
Terminal.
The
hours
of
operation
for
the TAASS
booth
are
8:30
a.m.-10:00
p.m.
You
may
purchase
a
ticket
(cash
or
credit)
at
the
booth.
Discount
Airline
and
Car
Rental
Rates
Discount
air
travel
rates
to
Atlanta
are
available
for
American
Airlines
and
Delta
Airlines.
The
Group
Code
for
Delta
Airlines
is
NM87B
. You
may
contact
Delta
at
1-800-328-1111.
There
is
no
fee
for
this
service.
The
Promotion
Code
for
American
Airlines
is
1991BF.
To
make
reservations,
call
American
Airlines
at
1-800-433-1790
and
refer
to
the
Promotion
Code,
or
go
online
to
www.AA.com,
and
choose
More
Flight
Search
Options
and
insert
the
Promotion
Code
in
the
appropriate
box.
Discount
car
rental
rates
are
available
through
Avis.
Please
use
the
Avis
Worldwide
Discount
(AWD)
number
G027999
to
receive
the
best
available
rates
from
Avis
which
includes
unlimited
mileage.
Reservations
should
be
made
by
calling
Avis
directly
at
1-888-754-8878
or
by
booking
online
at:
For
Additional
Information
about
the
Annual
CME
Convocation
We look
forward
to
seeing
you in a
few
days!
Sincerely,
The
Annual
C.M.E.
Convocation
Committee
Bishop
Thomas
L.
Brown,
Sr.,
Chair
Bishop
Paul
A.G.
Stewart,
Sr.,
Program
Chair
Bishop
Henry M.
Williamson,
Sr.,
Finance
Chair
Ms.
Jeanette
L.
Bouknight,
Convocation
Director
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