As we approach our 66th Quadrennial Convention, you will find
that this issue of the Official Bulletin contains a substantial amount of
Convention-related information.
Answers to many of the most frequently asked questions immediately
follow this Message and additional convention information is contained on
the subsequent pages. In addition, all delegates are advised to review Articles
Three through Five of the International Constitution in order to better
familiarize themselves with Convention procedures.
Preparations for the Convention have been taking place in the General
Office for many months, but before the delegate credential packages can be
mailed, all local unions intending to send delegates to the Convention must
fulfill two key requirements.
First, the General Office must have received all Quarterly Reports, up to
and including the 1st Quarter Report for 2009. Although Article Nineteen,
Section 7 of the International Constitution allows for that report to be filed
as late as April 30th, we cannot complete our calculation of your average
membership size between conventions until the 1st Quarter Report is
received. Once the calculation is made, the number of delegate votes your
local union is entitled to can be determined and the appropriate number of
credential packages can be assembled.
Second, each local union must have purchased at least twice the number
of 2009 per capita stamps as the numbers reported on the 1st Quarter
Report for 2009. Article Three, Section 5 of the International Constitution
requires that local unions must purchase per capita stamps for all quarters
up to and including the quarter that precedes the Convention. Since the 2nd
Quarter Report for 2009 is not due until July 30th, the numbers reported on
the 1st Quarter Report are doubled and used as an estimate in order to calculate
good standing.
Once these two requirements have been met, the delegate credential
packages will be sent. Each package contains the credentials as well as a
host of additional information, including airline reservation and hotel information.
Delegates are encouraged to return their credentials to the General
Office as soon as possible. Only when credentials are received in the General
Office, will delegates be able to make airline reservations on the IA
Master Airline Account and be eligible for committee assignments.
When making reservations, delegates are reminded that District Conventions
precede the International Convention.
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