PREZ REPORT 8/13/99 The Local's committee met at Hilton Hotel yesterday and went over schedule, costs, etc. for MOE BILLER VISIT in October. Events are now firm. Members from 4 states + North Texas are invited. If others from outlying states desire to attend, they are more than welcome. Tennessee is only 6 hours away; Dallas 5 to 6 hrs; Louisiana 7 hours. NBAs Carl Casillas and Bob Kessler are invited. Southern Region Coordinator Terry Stapleton is invited. Bennie Frizzell is invited. State Presidents (KS, OK, AR, MO, TX) will sit in front tables at banquet. We decided on 3 main events: 1. Hospitality Night in suite at Hilton, Friday, October 22nd, 1999, 7:00 - whenever. Members from region will have opportunity to meet and talk personally with Moe Biller. 2. MEET MOE. Saturday, October 23, 1999, 2:00 - 4:00 pm. This will be question/answer session to be held in conference room at Hilton Hotel. Members from the 4-state area (or larger, including TX, LA, TN, etc.) will be free to ask questions from the floor. 3. THE BILLER BANQUET. Saturday, October 23, 1999, 6:30 pm. Members from region invited. Moe will speak for about 20 minutes. Retired Sen. David Pryor may welcome Moe to Arkansas (but this is not set yet). In order to cover costs for the Local, we will be charging $25. We will be mailing out information to all states and locals of this region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas [if they want to come - Dallas is only 5 hrs away]). Press releases and photos will be mailed to state papers for publication. We are projecting 150 to 250 in attendance.