Meeting In Huntsville, AL
Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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ALSSA - Alabama Self Storage Association

Board of Directors meeting at 8:30 am
General meeting at 10:45 am - 2:30 pm

Buffet Lunch will be served @ $25 a person.
Location: Holiday Inn Downtown Select
401 Williams Avenue, SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
Tel: (256) 533-1400

Meeting details

Please arrive at the Heritage III ballroom by 10:45 to pay for lunch and get badge. Meeting will start promptly at 11:00.

Speakers & Agenda: (Partial list)

11:00 Opening greeting, pledge, treasurer's report, etc.

11:15 - Guest speaker - Roger Guthrie of Digital Security Services of North Alabama. He has extensive knowledge of Security Cameras and Digital Recording systems. He will present a partial DVD video presentation (on the big screen) to show you all the options in today's high security market and the uses of the digital recordings from motion sensing (so you only record the good stuff when time to review a camera). A short Q&A will follow.

11:40 - Event Sponsor #1, Bob Copper of www.selfstorage101.com SelfStorage 101 which does: Sales Training, Auditing, Self Storage 101 for Investors & Newcomers, Operations Manual, Revenue Management, Feasibility Study, Market and Demographics Research, Brokerage Services Management Assistance, Call Center Set-Up. Bob will speak on THE AXIS OF EVIL: 3 REVENUE KILLERS

12:10 BUFFET LUNCH - SEE MENU

12:40 - Drug Sniffing Dogs used in self-storage facilities. Sgt. Jeff Huskey, Huntsville K-9 Unit.

12:50 - Guest speaker - Legal Issues and Lien Laws

1:15 - Guest speaker - Dr. Mary Holley
Dr. Holley was featured on the A&E Network on Monday, August 18th in a special called "Meth Mountain". While a full time medical doctor, she lost a family member to Meth and has since worked full time with "Mothers Against Meth" and the problem particularly in Morgan and Marshall counties of North Alabama. She has an extensive Power Point program to illustrate her points and you are sure to find her talk riveting and informative as to what to look for (signs of meth) when someone is renting a storage unit from you.
Event Sponsor #2, Available ($250) Includes 20 minutes speaking time.
ALSSA Officers will change January 1, 2009. Candidates will be discussed. M.D. Smith is leaving office and will remain on the Board of Directors. Stuart LaGroue has accepted the nomination for President. A vote on all officers will take place at the meeting.

The Holiday Inn Downtown Huntsville is located in the historic downtown area, within walking distance of Huntsville Hospital and Von Braun Center. The hotel is also minutes from Huntsville International Airport, Space & Rocket Center, Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, Parkway Place Mall, Botanical Gardens, and the Huntsville Museum of Art. Nearby businesses include Redstone Arsenal, NASA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, CSC, Northrop Grumman and HiWAAY Internet Services.

Holiday Inn Downtown Huntsville is widely recognized as one of the premier hotels in the Tennessee Valley. Guest room amenities include complimentary wireless high-speed internet, in room movies and, each weekday morning, we are pleased to deliver a copy of USA Today. For guests preferring upgraded amenities, we offer our executive rooms as well as spacious suites. The hotel's dining room, Lofton's, offers the cuisine, ambiance and service to make a visit truly memorable. Our recreational amenities include a complete exercise room, an outdoor swimming pool, hot tub and nearby jogging/biking trails.
Location Map of Holiday Inn Downtown
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BUFFET LUNCH MENU:
The "Sweet Home Alabama"
Tossed Salad with condiments & two dressings
Sweet Potatoe Salad with Pineapple and Coconut
Coleslaw
Chef's choice of Pasta Salad
Grilled Pork Chops with Fruit
Fried Catfish with Tarter Sauce
Fried Chicken
Green Bean Casserole
Mashed Potatoes
Honey Glazed Carrots
Fresh Bread and Butter
Chef's Choice Assorted Pies
Coffee and Iced Tea

If you want to sign up now, contact one of the officer's below:

M.D. Smith, President
SmithStoreIt.com
307 Clinton Avenue, Suite 100
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone (256) 536-8521, ext. 103
Fax (256) 536-8282
Email: mdsmith@hiwaay.net

Tripp Pankey, Vice President
2221 Victory Lane, #A, Hoover, AL 35216-6334, 205-989-8660
Email: tpankey@charterinternet.com

Stuart LaGroue, Treasurer
Omega Properties
150 Government Street, Suite 1003A, Mobile, AL 36602
Phone (251) 432-1287 , Fax (251) 433-3470
Email: stuart@selfstorage.com

Ben Terrell, Secretary
Mobile Attic Franchising Co. Inc.
246 Larkin Road, Elba, AL 36323
Phone 866-874-8474, fax 334-897-1349
Email ben.terrell@mobileattic.com

++++++[ Members of the Board of Directors ]++++++++

Keith Vaughan
KV Properties LLC, 150 Government Street, Suite 950, Mobile Alabama 36602, - Phone 251-432-0123, Email: proptolet@msn.com

Bill Barnhill
Omega Properties, 150 Government Street, Suite 1003A, Mobile, AL 36602, Phone (251) 432-1287, Email: barnhill@selfstorage.com

Lissa Pressley, Decatur Transit, Inc. DBA/ Madison Blvd. Mini-Storage, 9091 Madison Blvd., Madison, AL 35758, Work # (256) 772-7166, Cell # (256) 318-0786
Email: lpressley@decaturtransit.com

Wes Singleterry, A Schillinger Self Storage, 400 Schillinger Road N., Mobile, AL 36608
251-633-0104 , schillingerstore@bellsouth.net

Charles Nicrosi, Stockit & Lockit, LTD, PO Box 11633, Montgomery, AL 36111-0633
phone 334-264-0320, 334-834-1693 fax
cnicrosi@bellsouth.net

Eddie Greenhalgh, Marcus & Millichap, 1500 Urban Center Drive, Suite 420,
Birmingham, AL 35242, phone 205-747-3722, - 205-747-3710 fax
egreenhalgh@marcusmillichap.com

Tom Overton, Storage Binz, PO Box 70, Wetumpka, AL 36092
phone 334-567-2394, - 334-567-3405 fax
tomoverton@elmore.rr.com

Meeting In Huntsville, AL Wednesday, October 1, 2008

ALSSA - Alabama Self Storage Association

Board of Directors meeting at 8:30 am General meeting at 10:45 am - 2:30 pm Buffet Lunch will be served @ $25 a person. Location: Holiday Inn Downtown Select 401 Williams Avenue, SW Huntsville, AL 35801 Tel: (256) 533-1400

Meeting details

Meeting In Huntsville, AL
Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Board of Directors meeting at 8:30 am
General meeting at 10:45 am - 2:30 pm

Buffet Lunch will be served @ $25 a person.
Location: Holiday Inn Downtown Select
401 Williams Avenue, SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
Tel: (256) 533-1400