2010 PSAC National Pride Conference

“Equality: are we there yet?”

To:PSAC Locals

Please note the Application and Resolutions deadline has been extended to 4pm (EST), Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE	Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:00 p.m. EST
RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION DEADLINE :	Wednesday, January 20, 2010 4:00 p.m. EST
CONFERENCE DATES:	March 26-28, 2010
CONFERENCE LOCATION:	Toronto Hilton 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2L2

INTERPRETATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THREE LANGUAGES
(English, French and Inuktitut (upon request)

This Registration Package includes:

Introduction/Callout Letter
Application Form
Call for Resolutions
Instructions for Nominations Form

We are pleased to be sending you this Registration package for the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference, which will be held March 26 to 28, 2010 at the Toronto Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario under the theme “Equality : are we there yet?

We encourage you to personally inform your GLBT members to ensure they are made aware of this conference. Bulletin boards may not always be accessible and additional outreach is very important.

This registration package is available upon request in Braille and/or on CD (MS Word) through the PSAC Programs Section by contacting us at 613-560-5457.

Conference objectives

The objectives of the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference are to:

Educate, politicize and mobilize PSAC GLBT members by making the links between union, workplace and community struggles to win, to protect and to promote GLBT rights;
Enhance, support and promote inclusive GLBT self-organizing strategies in our Union and our workplaces;
Strengthen solidarity amongst PSAC members, and to develop a strong collaboration between the PSAC, GLBT organizations and other human rights organizations.

Participants

Delegates
PSAC members in good standing and who also identify as being from the GLBT communities may apply to this conference. Priority will be given to members who are active on GLBT issues in their union or workplace. Priority will also be given to community activist on GLBT issues. The selection of delegates will take into account representation such as Region, Component, language, gender and other equity groups.

Delegates will be entitled to full voice and vote during the conference, including the resolutions and elections processes.

Funding for Delegates:

Delegate costs to the 2010 PSAC National PRIDE Conference will be fully covered as per the decision of the 2003 PSAC Triennial Convention and the PSAC Travel Directive. Costs covered are as follows:
- travel costs, including ground transportation;
- hotel accommodation costs at the Hilton Hotel, Toronto;
- loss of salary;
- per diem for meals;
- incidental costs;
- child care as per the Family Care Policy;
- costs related to accessibility requirements.
Observers

PSAC members in good standing and who also identify as being from the GLBT communities may also apply to attend the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference as observers; however, observers will be responsible for all costs associated with their participation, including:
1. loss of salary and meals;
2. hotel and travel arrangements and costs;
3. the conference registration fee of $150.00;
4. any additional accessibility needs and childcare arrangements (subject to meeting deadline requirements).
Please note that the number of Observers will be limited to the space available at the Conference. They will have voice only during the discussion period after panel presentations. They may attend workshops, if space permits, but we may not be able to accommodate their 1^st option. Observers do not have the right to voice or vote during the resolutions debate and elections processes.
Guests

Members of the PSAC National Board of Directors are eligible to attend the Conference as guests.

SELECTION OF DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS

If you are selected as a delegate or an observer to this conference, you will be advised by email and/or telephone in mid-February 2010.

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 4:00 p.m. EST

For further information or assistance:

Call 613-560-5457. Leave a message and someone will get back to you within 24 working hours.
You may also contact Andrée Côté, the PSAC Women's and Human Rights Program Officer by email at cotea@psac-afpc.com or Lianne Bonneville, Administrative Assistant by email at conferences@psac-afpc.com
The fax number is 613-236-9402

We look forward to the upcoming 2010 PSAC National PRIDE Conference and see it as an opportunity for our members to continue the important work of advancing the human rights of our GLBT members.

Please check this page periodically as background conference material will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

In Solidarity,

Kay Sinclair, REVP - B.C.
Maria Fitzpatrick, REVP - NCR
2010 PSAC National Pride Conference Co-Chairs

cc:
National Board of Directors
Component National Officers and Head Offices
Regional Offices
Area Councils
Equal Opportunities Committee (EOC)
National Aboriginal Peoples' Circle (NAPC)
Equity Mailing Lists
Equity Committees
Regional Committees
Regional Council Members
PSAC Management Team

Application Form