2008 Large-Scale Managers Workshop
September 10-14, 2008
Sunriver, Oregon

The 2008 Large-Scale Community Managers Workshop will be in Sunriver, Oregon. At 4,200 feet elevation, the high desert climate (300 days a year of sunshine) is delightful and abounds with stunning scenery in September. Lodging and conference facilities will be at the AAA four diamond Sunriver Resort, centrally located in the Sunriver community and right next to the golf course. Please ask for the CAI rate.

The Sunriver workshop will begin with registration on Wednesday and conclude Sunday morning. The workshop will include visiting unique communities, motivating education sessions, incredible wining and dining experiences, and of course, there will be plenty of opportunity to network, renew old acquaintances and make new friends. This year, the Workshop is hosted by four exceptional planned communities. Large-Scale managers will gather to share their best ideas and practices, garner new information at specialized educational sessions and hands on tours at four diverse community associations—Sunriver, Crosswater and Caldera Springs, all located within a stone's throw of each other approximately 15 miles southwest of Bend, and Black Butte Ranch, located northwest of Sisters, Oregon.

Large-Scale Managers Workshop Information and Registration

Agenda Highlights

Wednesday, September 10 9-3 Golf at Sunriver's Meadows course 3-5 Registration 5 - 7 Welcome Reception @ Sunriver Resort		Saturday, September 13 Community Tour—Crosswater & Caldera Springs Banquet/Closing ceremonies—Sunriver Resort 's Great Hall, followed by dancing
Thursday, September 11 7am - continued registration Community Tour/Edu sessions - Sunriver Wine tasting and dinner at High Desert Museum Friday, September 12 Community Tour/Edu sessions—Black Butte Ranch Dinner & facility tour @ Deschutes Brewery, Bend		Sunday, September 14 Breakfast & workshop evaluations Check-out and departure OR stay an extra night at workshop rates & enjoy Central Oregon! Only 90 miles to Crater Lake. Try fly fishing the Fall River. Book a high lakes spin-cast trout trip. Raft theDeschutes River on the Big Eddy Thriller. Visit the local Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Rent a canoe and float the Deschutes. Rent ATVs and explore the Deschutes National Forest.

View the detailed agenda.

Educational Session Topics

• Global warming
• Emergency preparedness & evacuations
• Effects of climate change on comunities
• Trends in the aquatic and golf industries
• Satellite irrigation controls
• Hosting a national golf tournament
• Building green, LEED certification
• Selling owners on capital improvements
• Standing committees

Host Properties

Sunriver and Black Butte Ranch are mature communities coping with the challenge of aging amenities and the changing expectations of residents and visitors. Crosswater is a 10-year-old development of exclusive private homes and townhomes nestled among the pines and along the fairways of a Robert E. Cupp 18-hole championship golf course, home of the Champions Tour JELD-WEN Tradition in August.

Sunriver Owners Association, Sunriver Oregon
Community Manager—Bill Peck, CMCA

Black Butte Ranch Property Owners Association, Black Butte Ranch, Oregon
Community Manager—Loy Helmly

Crosswater Owners Association, Sunriver, Oregon
Community Manager—Cathy Smith, CMCA, AMS

Caldera Springs Owners Association, Sunriver, Oregon
Community Manager—Gary Bell, PCAM

Scholarship

Beginning in 2003, the Large-Scale Managers Committee began a scholarship program that offers $1,000 to two individuals to aid individuals attending the Workshop. There are guidelines and qualifications for the scholarship and the scholarship is facilitated through an application and volunteer judging process.

Travel to Sunriver

Advance airline reservations are strongly encouraged. There are limited flights to this region. There is a regional airport, Roberts Field (airport code RDM), in Redmond, Oregon, which is about 50 minutes north of Sunriver by car. Sunriver Owners Association will be providing, on a limited basis, free shuttle service on their own 24-passenger bus. Should you want to take advantage of this service please provide Sunriver with your arrival times.

If you fly into Portland, Oregon, the drive to Sunriver is approximately 175 miles or 3-4 hours by car. Read more about the spectacular communities and exciting education programs. Register now!