January 23, 2023
To: USW District 10 Local Union Recording Secretaries
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
The United Steelworkers District 10 Conference is scheduled for June 11-15, 2023 at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, 250 Kalahari Blvd., Pocono Manor, PA 18349. The first session will commence at 8:30 am on Monday, June 12, and the last session will conclude at noon on Thursday, June 15.
Registration will be held in the Convention Center on Sunday, June 11, from 3 to 5 pm and on Monday, June 12, beginning at 7:30 am.
Conference Registration Fees
Early-Bird Registration - $300 per delegate if received by March 31, 2023
Registration Fee - $400 per delegate or $350 per delegate if registering 3 or more
Please be sure to submit registrations as early as possible. |
The registration fee helps defray the cost of the conference and includes a gift and one delegate ticket to the banquet on Wednesday evening. Additional adult banquet tickets will be available at the conference for $25 each (ages 17 & under are free). Breakout workshops will be offered on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee.
The special group rate is $194 per night, plus applicable local and state taxes for up to four people (when adding additional guests there will be a charge of $50 per person, per night.) Children 2 and under stay free. All rooms include FREE waterpark admission for registered guests and complimentary self-parking. Check-in time is 4 pm and check-out time is 11 am. Waterpark access is available from 10 am on the day of arrival until 3 pm on the day of departure.
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Kalahari has entirely cashless payment systems throughout the resort. They accept credit, mobile payments, room charges through a RFID wristband, and offer free cash-to-card conversion kiosks.
PLEASE NOTE: We now have a website to register for the conference online. Go to: www.district10conference.org. Mail payment, payable to USW District 10 Conference Fund, to USW District 10 Conference, 1001 Ardmore Blvd., Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15221. A self-addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience. The deadline to register is May 11. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE.
I strongly urge that all Local Unions be represented as fully as possible. All hotel, lost time, per diem, and travel expenses will be the responsibility of the Local Union.
I look forward to greeting your delegates at the conference.
In solidarity,
Bernie Hall
District 10 Director
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Breakout workshops will be offered during the District 10 Conference on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Delegates MUST choose and rank four workshops among the below list by preference order (1, 2, 3, or 4):
Registrations for the above-noted workshops will be open to all conference delegates; please pre-register in advance at www.district10conference.org.
Workshops may change or be combined if deemed necessary
due to participation or other unforeseen circumstances.