The Board of Directors for the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) recently concluded a three-day planning meeting for the group’s 2016 convention to be held March 30-April 2nd at the Grand Lakes Orlando in Orlando, Florida.
The NASMD board includes (president) Rosi Johnson of Mississippi Music, (vice president) Mike Meyer of Meyer Music, (secretary/treasurer) Whitney Grisaffi of Ted Brown Music, Beth Houlihan of Kidder Music, Greg Lyon of Royal Music, Jim Provost of Gerry’s Music, Mike Guntren of Ray’s Midbell Music and Cris Behrens of Summerhays Music Center.
The educational program will include many social media sessions, roundtables and panel discussions led by NASMD members as well as some top professional speakers relevant to operating a successful retail business.
The Grande Lakes Orlando Hotel and Convention Center is just a marching bands’ length away to a Greg Norman designed golf course, the hotel features great restaurants on site and at the connected Ritz Carlton. This year’s venue will have more than enough room for sessions, guest speakers and socializing. NASMD Bocce Ball tournament will make a comeback along with the annual golf tournament on Friday.
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