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 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.

NW Region Multi-state Convention Schedule:


Thursday, April 29
:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Individual state conventions
Idaho - Parlour A
Montana - Parlour B
Washington - Parlour C
Oregon - Parlour D
Alaska - Montana Boardroom
Washington State Audit - Yellowstone Rm
Business Room - copier, etc. - Glacier Room

9:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Auxiliary/COPA - Three Rivers Room

Individual refreshments set up by each state in their meeting room

noon - 1:30 p.m. - Auxiliary hosted sandwich luncheon - in the Atrium
(cold cuts, bread, selection of cheeses, potato salad, green salad, water/coffee/tea)
Auxiliary membership drive, Labor Education, raffle, Bridge Builders
Membership AFLAC

Hospitality
6:00 p.m. - ? The Loft - 119 West Main Street
(1 and 1/2 blocks from the hotel)
Open bar featuring large selection of Montana microbrews plus mixed drinks,
domestic beer and wines.  Sodas and coffee also. 
Food - a meal (not a snack) will be available. 


Friday, April 30
:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Multi-state Convention - Parlour A, B, C and D

One centrally located spot set up for coffee, tea (in the atrium)
9:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Washington State Audit - Yellowstone Room
9:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Auxiliary Convention - Three Rivers Room
noon - 1:00 p.m.:  lunch on your own
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Q & A with national officers - Parlour D
Business Room - copier, etc. - Glacier Room
Banquet
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. no-host bar, dinner served at 6:30 p.m. - in the Atrium
RiverBend Buffet - please click
HERE for a menu.
Auxiliary/project reports (Share Bear and Missoula Youth Home)
2010 Scholarship Awards, 50/50 auctions
Speakers / swearing in of new officers
State, Local and Auxiliary Awards, Robert Tunstall Award


Saturday, May 1
:
Training all day

9:00 - noon - separate training classes
Omar Gonzalez - Article 12 - Parlour A
Cliff Guffey - Article 6/CPU's - Parlour B
Richard Boutwell - OWCP - Parlour C
Rob Strunk - Article 37 - Parlour D
Gary Kloepfer, Chuck Sundgaard, Jimmie Waldon - Article 38, Staffing - Three Rivers Room
Bruce Bailey - MVS Issues - Montana Boardroom

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. - separate training classes
Brian Dunn - Grievance Stewards, Communication - Parlour A
Marty Barron - Protection of Clerk Work, Staffing, Article 1.6A and 1.6B - Parlour B
Richard Boutwell - Reassessment Program - Parlour C
Greg See - Article 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 - Parlour D
Gary Kloepfer, Chuck Sundgaard, Jimmie Waldon - MS47 - Three Rivers Room
9:00 - 5:00 p.m.:  Washington State Audit - Yellowstone Room

Maurice Glover will be available with information on the APWU Healthcare Plan.

Training
:
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!

Resolution
s:
For a resolutions form - please click
HERE.
Chris Santos - Idaho State President, is Chairperson of the Resolutions Committee.
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 -
IDAPWU@Aol.com

Making copies, et
c.
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 item
s:
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 Offic
er 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 Gary Phillippe at

MTAPWU@Aol.com
or 406-453-6085.

To go back to the MPWU HOME page, please click HERE.
For more information on the convention hotel, please click
HERE or for
the hotel's website please click
HERE.