| Northwest Region Multi-state Convention April 28-May 1, 2010 (Alaska ~ Idaho ~ Montana ~ Oregon ~ Washington) In Missoula, Montana at The Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park www.himissoula.com 200 S. Pattee St. Missoula, Montana 59802 Registration/banquet costs:: $35.00 a person - cheaper registration deadline is Monday, March 29. Registration after March 29 will go up to $50.00 For a listing of what this $35.00 registration fee covers please click HERE. We will also have a banquet on Friday evening (4/30). If you wish to attend the banquet the cost will be an additional $37.00 (cost is NOT included in the $35.00 convention registration fee). For information on what will be served at the banquet - please click HERE. NOTICE: The cost here are strictly what the MPWU needs for registration and the convention banquet - your local or state may have additional fees. Please contact your Local and/or state president for further information. Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington participants - please contact your state president for a registration sheet. Montana participants - please mail your check, made out to the MPWU, for the registration fee and/or banquet cost to Michelle Nielsen, PO Box 1422, Billings, Montana 59103 NOTICE: Please send over a listing of convention attendess (so badges can be made) and a listing of those people attending the banquet (so we can get them a wristband). Registration Refunds: To get a refund of your registration fee you must contact MPWU Secretary/Treasurer Larry Swift by a deadline of Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Larry's contact information can be found by clicking HERE. After this date we are locked into the lunches, dinners, refreshments, etc. that we have ordered based on the registrations received and no refunds will be given, no exceptions. Reservations: Please call 1-800-399-0408 or 406-721-8550 or reservations@himissoula.com For information on the hotel - www.himissoula.com Fax - 406-728-3472 Please make your room reservations by Friday, February 26. When the MPWU signed our contract with the hotel we committed to a 150 room block for this event. If we do not fill 80% of our room block the MPWU could be charged substantial penalties. We asked the hotel to allow us to revisit the room block and they agreed to do this up until Friday, February 26. The MPWU may be reducing our room block on this date to avoid paying any penalties. Our room block (currently 150 rooms) will be held until Monday, March 29, 2010. After this date our block will be released immediately. The hotel will continue to accept reservations on a space and rate available rate only (if you can get a room the cost may go up as our $91.00 + tax negotiated rate is only good through this date). Mention the NW Region Multi-state or the APWU when making your reservation to get government rate. The government rate is currently $91.00 + tax (Government rate was renegotiated October 1, 2009) You must bring your government ID to get this government rate If you are a retiree or you have never worked for the P.O. (auxiliary members, etc.) please make your hotel reservation under our block. If you have any trouble getting the negotiated rate please let Michelle Nielsen (Multistate Chairperson) know and I will assist you. NOTICE: This is a 100% smoke-free hotel. If they catch you smoking or find after you leave that there was smoking in your room - they will charge you a $500.00 fine. If you contact the hotel and they have run out of rooms in our block please contact Michelle Nielsen at nielsenmm@bresnan.net, 406-245-6609 or 406-671-5515 and I will make arrangements with another hotel for an additional block. NW Region Multi-state Convention Schedule: Tuesday, April 27: Folks start arriving Early registration will be set up for Tuesday evening - more info posted as info becomes available Wednesday, April 28: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Individual State Conventions Individual refreshments set up by each state in their meeting room noon - 1:00 p.m. - lunch on your own 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Training class - Discipline Thursday, April 29: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Individual state conventions Individual refreshments set up by each state in their meeting room noon - 1:00 p.m. - Auxiliary hosted sandwich luncheon (cold cuts, bread, selection of cheeses, potato salad, green salad, water/coffee/tea) Auxiliary membership drive, Labor Education, raffle 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Training class - Stewards training (for any that get done with individual state business early) Hospitality - hosted by the MPWU Time and location to be announced when info becomes available Friday, April 30: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Multi-state convention One centrally located spot set up for coffee, tea (in the atrium) 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Training class set up in case Multi-state Convention business is completed early. Banquet 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. no-host bar, dinner served at 6:30 p.m. RiverBend Buffet - please click HERE for a menu. Auxiliary/project reports (Share Bear and Missoula Youth Home) Bridge Builders Award, 2010 Scholarship Awards Speakers / swearing in of new officers Saturday, May 1: Training all day 9:00 - noon - four separate training classes One centrally located spot set up for coffee, tea (in the atrium) Noon - 1:30 p.m. - lunch on your own 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - four separate training classes Training: 1/20/2010 - please click HERE for a listing of national officers/NBA's we have scheduled for training classes. Sunday, May 2: Have a safe trip home! Resolutions: For a resolutions form - please click HERE. Chris Santos - Idaho State President, is Chairperson of the Resolutions Committe. Please send your resolutions to Chris by Thursday, April 15. If you are unable to mail them by this date - please just bring them with you to Missoula. Questions - contact Chris: Office - (208) 343-1259 Fax - (208) 345-2955 Cell - (208) 863-8064 Email - IAPWU@Aol.com Making copies, etc.: We will set up one central room with a large copier, a smaller photocopier, possibly a laptop, etc. for everyone's use. The large copier is going to be rented from a business outside of the hotel - so there will be no on-site maintenance - but we'll have a number for a repairman. COPA items: We will also have a large centrally located room for all state's to set up tables with the COPA items, 50/50 raffle, Auxiliary projects. This room will also be occupied by the Auxiliary members who will be attending and conducting their own convention. If you have items that you'd like to donate to raffle for COPA please contact an Auxiliary Officer or you can send your items to the Missoula Local, PO Box 2633, Missoula, MT. 59806. We would like to make your stay in Missoula a good one - if you have any questions or need assistance please contact Michelle Nielsen at nielsenmm@bresnan.net, Home 406-245-6609 or Cell - 406-671-5515. Work number - 406-657-5759 Thurs - Mon 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Please be aware that if you call me at work I may need to take your number and return your call at a later time. |
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