•    Symposiums will be held at various locations throughout the

                community.

•    The speakers are  offered a $100.00 honorarium paid to the

      organization of their choice.

•     Topics will be ones most important to what's going on in the area of

      leadership or in the community at that time.

•     In some cases, the speaker may constitute the entire program. At other

      times, there may be several topics covered in one session, with the use

      of a facilitator.

•     Keep the sessions fast-paced and full of surprises, keeping the

       participants engaged.

•     Scholarship money would be available each year to fund a potential

      Leadership Joplin class participant. Symposium attendees may register

      themselves or their staff member at each symposium, for the drawing

      of that scholarship money to be done at the end of every year.

•     Each symposium will include a Salute to a local organization/initiative

and a Call to Action to cause an immediate response to a pressing, community issue or need.