Regional Conference in Montréal

Equal Opportunities Committee
Regional Conference in Montréal
March 2, 2012

TO:  Executive Council
       Alt. Regional Vice-Presidents
       Local Presidents (Atlantic, Montréal, Québec and National Capital Regions)

RE: UTE Regional Equal Opportunities Conference – Montréal (Québec)

The chairperson of the UTE’s Equal Opportunities Committee is pleased to inform you that the Conference for the Atlantic, Montréal, Québec and National Capital Regions will be held in Montréal, Québec.

DATES: May 24 to 27, 2012
TIMES:  Thursday – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Registration
Thursday – 6:00 p.m. – 12:00 midnight – Hospitality reception
(To respect the diversity of the participants attending the Conference, please note that non-alcoholic beverages will be served between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2012 and between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday,May 26, 2012)
Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Registration
Friday – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Conference
Saturday – 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Conference
LOCATION:

Hyatt Regency Montreal
1255 Jeanne-Mance Street
Montréal (QC) H5B 1E5
Telephone: (+01) 514 841 2000

REGISTRATION: Online only via the following link: 

http://www.ute-sei.org/English/committees/eo/2012/regional-conf-reg-may.cfm

The deadline for registration is April 20, 2012.

THEME:   “Grassroots: Back to Basics”
 
The Conference objectives are:

  • Understanding the Employment Equity Act and;
  • Understanding the union’s role and the importance of networking and;
  • Awareness of equity groups and their challenges.

The agenda is attached to this memorandum.

These objectives will be achieved through plenary sessions and a workshop. This will be an opportunity for you to network with other equity group members and others.

FUNDING:

  • The UTE will fund two (2) members per Local.
  • Funding will consist of:
    • Per Diem:  four (4) days (cheque sent to the participants) and;
    • Hotel:  three (3) nights (paid directly by the UTE) and;
    • Travel:  advance sent directly to the Local (1.5 Latitude fare) and;
    • Family care allowance, if any, and;
    • Loss of salary.

Note: Participants are reminded that we have guaranteed a specific number of hotel rooms for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  In return for  this guarantee, the hotel has agreed to waive the cost of meeting rooms.  As result, participants are expected to attend all sessions of the Conference and not cancel the hotel room or alter the arrangements.  In the event of an emergency that could affect the hotel room or arrangements, please contact your RVP. Also and if a participant does not attend all sessions of the Conference, she / he will waive her / his per diem for each day she / he is not attending a session.

PARTICIPANTS:

  • The Conference is intended for UTE equity group members who have limited knowledge / experience of employment equity. However, we strongly encourage Locals to send observers who demonstrate an interest in employment equity.

There is no limit as to the number of participants that can attend the Conference.

For all queries / concerns related to the Conference, please contact Erik P. Gagné via (+01) 613 235 6704 or the undersigned via (+01) 416 737 5085.

In Solidarity,

Robin Johnson

Robin Johnson
Chairperson, Equal Opportunities Committee

c.c. EO Committee