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The
Meeting
Industry
Ladies Organization was developed to assist the women of
the meetings industry by providing an organization for networking among
those interested in the game of golf. MILO offers many vendors an opportunity to showcase
their facilities and/or services. The tournaments and events are all
scheduled in different areas of the country so that cities, hotels and resorts
can showcase their venues. Because of the high caliber of MILO participants, industry suppliers very
often offer their services to help sponsor and support MILO. MILO schedules three annual womens'
golf events. The Meeting Industry Ladies Open
(MILO), The Meeting Industry Ladies Invitational (MILI)
and golf school - The MILO Institute. The
meeting industry is composed of association and corporate executives along
with executives from the hospitality industry who are directly involved in
selling and booking meetings and conventions. Hotels, convention bureaus,
airlines, destination management companies, industry publications and
audiovisual companies are examples of the vendors that solicit business.
Buyers are represented by the women executives who have responsibility for
booking associations; societies, educational entities, corporations and
businesses comprise the procurers of these facilities and services. In
April 1986 industry women recognized that there were many scheduled
male-oriented golf tournaments. While the women of the meetings industry were
welcomed at these events, they were looking for something different. In a
tournament of 200 golfers, only 4-6 women actually participated. The Meeting Industry Ladies Open
was originally planned by a group of women that felt a women's tournament
would provide a comfortable atmosphere for women to golf. The first
tournament was held in Atlanta, Georgia and 55 women participated with
support from 50 sponsoring organizations. MILO has grown to be one of the most respected
tournaments and events in the industry today. Currently 150 women golfers
participant in MILO and over 75 organizations provide sponsorships. MILO has taken place at the following locations:
The MILO Institute has taken place at the
following locations:
MILI has taken place at the following
locations:
CLUB MILO CLUB MILO was developed in 1997 to offer
the women of the meeting industry a golf-related membership organization.
This is the umbrella for the current activities that educate women in how to
conduct good business through golf and how to relate golf skills to their careers
and personal lives. Currently, over 200 women are members of CLUB MILO.
CLUB MILO benefits
include: -
- CLUB MILO Electronic Membership Directory
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Web Site HOTLINK -
Member Discounts for MILO Events
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Custom Handicap Program
- MILO MILES - travel discounts and golf
packages KEY PERSONNEL
Jo Ann brings to MILO an impressive expertise in association
management, golf tournament management, site selection and event management.
Jo Ann served as Chief Operating Officer of the American Association of Blood
Banks located in Rockville, Maryland until January 1996. In 1980, Jo Ann was
hired as the Director of Meeting Services and established the Department of
Meeting Services. She served on two occasions (one year each) as Acting Chief
Executive Officer. In 1990 and again in 1994, Jo Ann received the AABB
Distinguished Service Award from the membership. She was the only staff
member to have ever received such an honor. Jo
Ann has volunteered her time and talents to many organizations. She is a Past
President of the Professional Convention Management Association. She has
served on the Board of Directors for eight years and the PCMA Education
Foundation Board of Directors for four years. Her years of volunteer work
with PCMA have included committee chair, author, speaker and the 1993 Annual
Meeting Program Committee Chair. In 1995, Jo Ann was honored by receiving the
PCMA Foundation Professional Achievement Award. Jo
Ann was instrumental in the founding and organizing of The Meeting
Industry Ladies Organization, LTD (MILO). Philanthropic endeavors have
become a major focus for MILO. Jo
Ann is a member of the Board of Directors with the National Association of
Golf Tournament Directors. She is also a member of the Golden Links Advisory
Board for Corporate Meetings and Incentive Magazine. July
2000, Meeting News selected Jo Ann as one of the "25 Most
Influential People in The Meeting Industry". She provided the cover story for both the Meeting Professional
Magazine and Corporate Meetings and Incentives Magazine. She also serves as an instructor for the
Northern Virginia Community College in the Special Events Program. She shares her years of meeting and golf
planning knowledge with students. Another
"love" of Jo Ann's is animals. The first Montgomery County Humane
Society Golf Tournament "Love Fore Animals" was established with
her help in 1994. Currently she is serves on the Board of Directors in her role as Chairman.
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