67th UE National Convention • September 15 - 19, 2002 • Sheraton Capital Center, 421 South Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC, 27601.

Hotel Info:
• Reservations: 800-834-2105
• Phone: 919-834-9900
• Fax: 919-833-1217
• Check-in: 3:00 pm.
• Guaranteed reservations must be cancelled by 6 pm the day of arrival.
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At the Convention: Registration – 3 pm - 9 pm on Saturday, September 14th; 8:30 am to 9:45 am on Sunday, September 16th. Please register Saturday, if possible. Convention Opens: Sunday at 10 am.

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67th UE National Convention
Convention Subsidy

To make it easier for locals without large treasuries to participate in the UE National Convention, the National Union has adopted a subsidy program. 

Please note: the UE General Executive Board has voted to make some important changes to the subsidy program. Beginning with last year's convention, only Locals with $10,000 or less in their General Fund Accounts — which includes checking, savings, CDs — will be eligible to receive the convention subsidies. These eligibility requirements will be determined and verified with the information that is submitted on the Local's quarterly audit report for the period April, May and June 2002. Its is therefore very important for all Locals to be up-to-date in the filing of their quarterly audit reports. There will be no other acceptable documentation for determining and verifying eligibility. Also, please note that there is now a 90 day time limit for Locals to submit their subsidy requests following the convention. Subsidy forms will be distributed at the convention and Locals are required to submit these completed forms with a voucher and hotel bill within 90 days of the convention. All requests received after this 90 day period will be denied.

Here’s how the convention subsidy program works —

• Locals pay for transportation. Please take advantage of discounted rates, where possible, for airline travel. We've arranged discounted rates with Southwest Airlines and US Airways. If you will be flying on US Airways, tickets should be purchased more than 60 days prior to your travel date for the greatest savings. Details ...

• The National Union will reimburse the lost time (for four days) and hotel room expense for one delegate per eligible local. The Hotel subsidy is provided for four nights (check-in Sunday, check-out Thursday). However, delegates traveling long distances who arrive on Saturday will have their subsidy paid for a fifth night. This year's negotiated Convention room rate is $99.00, plus 12% tax for both single and double rooms. Subsidy forms will be distributed at the convention during registration. They must be submitted for reimbursement within 90 days!

• To receive the subsidy, a delegate must attend all the convention sessions.

• Locals who are not in the financial position to follow these guidelines should contact Sec.-Treas. Bruce Klipple in advance so that the necessary arrangements can be made. Please remember, we must have your quarterly audit for the period April, May and June 2002 for any special arrangements to be considered.

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