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2006 International Convention
The IAFF 48th Biennial Convention will be held August
27-September 1, 2006, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto,
Canada.
The Convention headquarters hotel, the Fairmont Royal
York, is sold out.
The Sheraton Toronto Centre Hotel has only
Club-Level rooms remaining. The IAFF has reserved a limited number of
single/double rooms at the Toronto Hilton Hotel (across the street from
the Sheraton) for $239 (Canadian). Reservations can be made online.
Click here
for information on making your room reservations through the Toronto
Housing Bureau. Affiliates must use the IAFF Delegate Code on the
housing form -- mailed to IAFF affiliates, along with credentials -- to
reserve rooms at the IAFF discount. Reservations cannot be made by the
IAFF.
The Convention
Call was mailed to all affiliates in February, and again in
April along with credentials to affiliates that have paid their per
capita dues through March 2006. All resolutions, with signature, must be
received in the IAFF General Secretary-Treasurer’s office by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time on July 10, 2006. Resolutions can be submitted by
email or FAX; however, the signed original resolution must be received
by July 19, 2006.
Email resolutions to
gst@iaff.org or FAX to (202) 637-0840 or (202) 737-8484.
The IAFF has also prepared answers to some of the most
frequently asked questions as
affiliates make plans to attend the week-long Convention, hosted by
Toronto Local 3888.
The Convention features:
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Several high profile speakers from the United States
and Canada to address Convention delegates.
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More than 100 exhibitors will offer products and
services at the IAFF exposition area in the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre. In addition, representatives from each IAFF department will
be available to answer questions.
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FIREPAC, the IAFF political action committee, will
hold a reception Tuesday, August 29 at the Sheraton Hotel. IAFF members who are current Leadership Trust donors ($500
or more) for calendar year 2006 are invited.
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On Thursday, August 31, General President
Schaitberger will host the Presidential Gala, followed by a comedy
show featuring fire fighter favorite John Caponera and ventriloquist
Ronn Lucas.
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On Friday, August 25, Toronto Local 3888 will
sponsor a Fire Ops 101 event at the Toronto Fire Training Center for
elected public officials and media representatives. The program
includes hands-on fire fighting and rescue operations under the
controlled supervision of Toronto professional fire fighters.
For up-to-the-minute updates during the IAFF Convention,
members can visit the IAFF web site
for complete coverage of Convention business and events.
Extensive coverage of the Convention will also be
provided daily in The Delegate newsletter distributed during Convention,
as well as in the September-October edition of the International Fire
Fighter.
Toronto Local
3888 will assist in hosting IAFF delegates and their guests, with a
number of activities, beginning with a reception on the Sunday, August
27 inside a magnificent glass-covered Galleria that is part of BCE
Place, an architecturally-significant series of connected buildings in
downtown Toronto that includes the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Local 3888 has developed a
web site to coordinate
events and bookings. In addition, the local will staff a booth
throughout the Convention to answer questions and assist delegates.
For additional information, e-mail
convention@torontofirefighters.org.
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