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ONTARIO PROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF MACHINISTS

CHARTERED MARCH 18, 1961

Convention Call
48^th Annual OPCM Convention

Friday, June 6^th, 2008
Saturday, June 7^th, 2008Sunday, June 8^th, 2008

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
1325 Seymour Street,
North Bay, Ontario P1B 9V6
Direct Toll Free 1-866-899-9053

Local Lodge 2412, North Bay, Ontario
Is proud to host the 48^th Annual O.P.C.M. Convention.
A total of fifty guest rooms have been blocked
at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites.

When making reservations please inform the reservation clerk
that you are booking under the Ontario Provincial Council of Machinists.

Room rates are $129.00 per night plus applicable taxes.
For reservations call: Toll free (1-800-465-4329) or (705) 476-7700

Executive Committee: Meeting at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 6^th, 2008.

Registration time:

Friday, June 6^th, 2008 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday June 7^th, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration fee:

$80.00 (includes dinner for delegates)
$30.00 (delegate dinner guest) (children $15.00)

Convention will convene at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 6^th, 2008.

Hospitality Room: Lodge 2412 will be hosting a hospitality room on Friday, June 6^th, 2008
from 9:00 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites.
A dinner will be held on Saturday at the Hotel, followed by a boat cruise.

Use the enclosed registration form (please print) and mail to the Secretary-Treasurer of the OPCM
as soon as possible. This will assist us in the overall setup of the convention. Please notify the undersigned of the number of delegates your Local Lodge will have in attendance. Also please supply us with the number of delegate guest dinners required.

Please mail registration form and cheques to:

Pauline Pegnam
Secretary-Treasurer OPCM
17 Safari Court,
Brampton, Ontario L7A 1G7

You may also email registration to pauline.pegnam@magellan.aero or ppegnam@rogers.com

If the hotel is full please contact Pauline Pegnam for alternate Hotels.

Note: Number of delegates your Local Lodge is entitled to seat at the convention (refer to By-Laws, Article 4). "Each affiliated Local Lodge of this Council shall be entitled to representation at meetings of the Council as follows: Less than 150 members, two (2) delegates. For each additional 100 members or major fraction thereof, one (1) additional delegate. Maximum number of delegates seated by any Local Lodge under this formula to be eight (8). District Lodges affiliated with the Council will be entitled to two (2) delegates."

At the 2001 convention in Belleville the following resolution was unanimously supported by all delegates;

       Whereas the IAM encourages the participation of all its members.
       Whereas the youth of the IAM are our leaders of the future.
       Be it resolved that in addition to the number of delegates eligible to attend the OPCM
       Convention as per its Bylaws, each affiliated Local and District Lodge shall be permitted
       One (1) youth delegate (someone under age 30) at the Annual OPCM Convention."

Please identify such delegate on the registration form.

Registration Form
	Delegate Name	Amount
1
2
3
4
5
	Total

If any delegate requires a vegetarian dinner specify on this form.

Local or District Lodge No. _____________

___________________________________

Secretary Treasurer

Please return this form as soon as possible.

Pauline Pegnam
Secretary-Treasurer OPCM
17 Safari Court,
Brampton, Ontario L7A 1G7

You may also email registration to ppegnam@rogers.com or pauline.pegnam@magellan.aero

Questions? You may also email pauline.pegnam@magellan.aero or ppegnam@rogers.com

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