Dear Members:
This is to advise you that the OPSEU/SEFPO Joint Leadership Day has been scheduled.
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
9:00 am – 3:00pm (Registration is from 8:30 – 9:00 am)
Event Location: OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre
155 Lesmill Rd, North York, ON M3B 3P8
Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Northeast Markham
7095 Woodbine Avenue
Markham, ON L3R 1A3
Single rate: $175.00 + taxes
Parking: $4.00 (discounted rate)
Please note: This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent once we receive RSVP. Meals for virtual participants are not covered.
Calling All Executive Board Members, MERC, CERC, Division and Sector Chairs, and Senior Staff: Get ready for a learning and networking experience!
Are you ready to be at the forefront of transformative change within OPSEU/SEFPO?
This year, we’re thrilled to invite you to a dynamic and inspiring event designed to weave equity into the very fabric of our organization’s work.
RSVP now and be a catalyst for change!
“Empowering tomorrow’s leaders, today!”
Join us as we dive deep into the exciting realm of equity and leadership. This is your chance to engage with subject matter experts, discover innovative strategies for succession planning, and learn more about the Social Mapping Project’s new membership survey to be launched in the Fall. This and more as a way of bringing many of the recommendations from the Social Mapping Project (SMP) to life.
Here’s what we’ll be doing together:
• Inspirational Sessions: Hear from experts who will ignite your passion for equity and leadership.
• Action-Oriented Learning: Collaborate on plans that will drive real change.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow leaders and build powerful partnerships.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of something BIG and make a lasting impact on OPSEU/SEFPO’s future.
Let’s come together to empower the leaders of tomorrow, today! We can’t wait to see you there!
Hotel Room Bookings
OPSEU/SEFPO will make the hotel reservation on behalf of the member when they request a hotel room while registering through the Member Portal. As per policy, the 60 km rule is in effect.
OPSEU/SEFPO will be booking all hotel rooms centrally. Hotel rooms will be reimbursed on a single room basis.
Members are responsible for payment of their hotel room upon check out as there are no charges billed back to OPSEU/SEFPO. Please save your itemized receipt and submit it with your Membership Expense Claim Form.
The single room rate is $175.00 plus taxes per night.
You must notify the hotel of any special accessibility needs that you may have with respect to your hotel room.
Any additional nights outside of this policy must be pre-approved by the First Vice-President/Treasurer’s office, regardless of Region or distance from the event.
Human Rights Accommodation Request Form
Should you require a human rights accommodation or have an existing accommodation under the Human Rights Code, please complete and submit the Human Rights Accommodation Request Form in full.
Family, Dependent and Attendant Care are covered expenses for this event for those who require it at the event or at home.
Meals
If attending in-person, meals are covered on these dates:
1) Travel days for those staying at the hotel and who live beyond 60km from the event.
2) Saturday, September 21, 2024: only breakfast is covered if you travelled and stayed the night before at the hotel.
Note: Lunch is provided during the event.
Please submit a HR Accommodation Form if you have food allergies.
OPSEU/SEFPO Child Care Policy
OPSEU/SEFPO undertakes to provide child care services, when requested, at all union educationals, conventions, regional, divisional and demand-setting meetings where the membership requests at least three weeks prior to the event. Members who bring their children to OPSEU/SEFPO sponsored functions should normally be required to use the on-site child care service if it is available. The three week notice will ensure adequate time to process advances when requested. If no requests for on-site child care are received three weeks prior to the activity date, child care arrangements for on-site child care may not be made. If members then bring children to the event without the required notice, the member should be responsible for making his/her own child care arrangements.
Procedures for Online Registration
Online registration forms for this meeting are now available. Members will be able to complete and submit the Member Event Registration Form, Hotel Booking Form and Registration for Child Care through OPSEU/SEFPO’s Member Portal.
Attached you will find the following documentation:
1. Advance Form
2. OPSEU/SEFPO Human Rights Accommodation Form
3. Member Portal Quick Intro
4. Event Registration Tutorial
5. Online Expense Claim Tutorial
Please register no later than Monday, August 19, 2024.
We appreciate your cooperation and participation in these meetings.
In Solidarity,
OPSEU/SEFPO Equity Chairs
Authorized For Distribution:
JP Hornick OPSEU/SEFPO President
Tentative Conference Agenda
Saturday, September 21, 2024
8:15 AM Smudging Ceremony
8:30 to 9:00 AM Registration (breakfast on your own)
9:00 to 9:30 AM Introduction and Welcome from President, First Vice- President and Equity Chairs 9:30 to 9:40 AM Who’s in the room: Getting to know each-other
9:40 to 10:45 AM Social Mapping – Bringing the 2024 Survey to life!
10:45 to 11:00 AM Break 11:00 to 12:15 PM: Guest speaker: Succession planning
12:15PM to 1:15PM: Lunch (provided)
1:15PM to 2:45PM: Guest Speaker: Equity Moving Forward: Engagement Strategies (with Q&A session)
2:45PM to 3:00 PM: Wrap up and Adjournment