IAM Calendar 2008 - 21st Century Labor Union

2008 IAM MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
DATE	MEETING	LOCATION
January 5	Texas State Council of Machinists	Wyndham Garden Hotel and Woodward Conference Center Austin, TX
January 19-20	Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention	Omni Austin Southpark Hotel Austin, TX
January 21-25	Ground Safety Conference (jointly with United Airlines)	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
January 23-24	Flight Attendants Grievance Committee Conference	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
January 24-25	Kansas State Council of Machinists	Holiday Inn West Topeka, KS
January 24-26	New Mexico State Council of Machinists	Santa Fe, NM
January 25-27	Connecticut State Council of Machinists	Hartford Hilton Hotel Hartford, CT
January 27-February 1	Comprehensive Training Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
January 29-February 1	District Lodge 141 EAP Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
January 30	Hawaii State Council of Machinists - Special Meetin	Honolulu, HI
February 2	Oregon State Council of Machinists	Reedsport, OR
February 3-8	Negotiation Prep for Bargaining Committee - U.S. Sugar	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 4	Nebraska State Council of Machinists	Lincoln, NE
February 5	Joint Dakota States Council of Machinists	Ramkota Hotel Pierre, SD
February 5-7	Washington State Council of Machinists	Red Lion Hotel Olympia, WA
February 6-8	IAM Auto Truct Transport Labor Management Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 6-8	Alliance for Retired Americans	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 10-15	Retirees Education and Strategy Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 10-15	Negotiation Prep for Bargaining Committee -Honeywell	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 11	Hawaii State Council of Machinists	Honolulu, HI
February 11-12	Canadian Labour Board of Congress Meeting	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
February 13-14	Illinois State Council of Machinists	Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center Springfield, IL
February 18-20	Georgia State Council of Machinists Legislative Meeting	Holiday Inn 1380 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, GAÂ 30344
February 20-23	Principal Officers Conference	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 20-23	Indiana State Council of Machinists	Sheraton Hotel at Keystone Indianapolis, IN
February 23-24	Iowa State Council of Machinists	Adventure Land Inn Altoona, IA
February 24-26	Wisconsin State Council of Machinists	Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, WI
February 24-29	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Transportation	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 24-29	Negotiation Prep for Bargaining Committee -Spirit/Vought/Hawker-Beechcraft	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 26-29	Transportation DL Communicators and Educators Seminar	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
February 28	The Union Label & Service Trades Department Executive Board Meeting	Hotel del Coronado San Diego, CA
March 1-2	Minnesota State Council of Machinists	St. Paul, MN
March 1-2	Arizona State Council of Machinists	Phoenix Inn Suites Phoenix, AZ
March 2-7	Communicators Course	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 2-7	Pension Fundamentals	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 2-7	Negotiation Prep for Bargaining Committee - Rolls Royce	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 2-7	Advanced Leadership	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 6-8	Southern Pulp and Paper Conference	The Fairfield Inn & Suites Macon, GA
March 9-14	HPWO Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 9-14	Federal Employees Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 9-14	Collective Bargaining Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 9-14	Train-the-Trainer	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 16-20	IAM National Planning Committee Meeting (MNPL)	Hilton Nashville Downtown Nashville, TN
March 16-21	Negotiation Prep for Bargaining Committee - City of Fort Wayne	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 16-21	Union Growth for Local Leaders - Midwest	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 16-21	Orientation & Basic Skills	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 16-21	National Labor College	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 22	Local Lodge 791 Day of Action	Fort Worth, TX
March 25-28	Negotiation Prep for Bargaining Committee - AFS	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 30-April 2	Missouri State Council of Machinists held in conjunction with the Missouri Joint Legislative Conference	Capital Plaza Hotel Jefferson City, MO
March 30-April 4	Political Education	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 30-April 4	Comprehensive Training	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 30-April 4	Aviation High School	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
March 31-April 3	Florida State Council of Machinists Semi-Annual Convention	Park Plaza Tallahassee Hotel Tallahassee, FL
April	Ohio State Council of Machinists	TBD
April 4-5	Arkansas State Council of Machinists	District Lodge 156 Office Little Rock, AR
April 6-11	Basic Web Development	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 6-11	Flight Attendants Conference	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 13-18	Railroad Local Chairmen's Seminar	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 13-18	VLM Training	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 13-18	HAZMAT	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 18-19	Virginia State Council of Machinists	Radfort Inn (Best Western) Radfort,VA
April 18-20	New England States Conference of Machinists	Groton Inn & Suites Groton, CT
April 18-20	Kentucky State Council of Machinists	Executive West Hotel Louisville, KY
April 20-25	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Eastern	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 20-25	Contemporary Issues in Pension Negotiations	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 22-24	Southwest Stewards Conference	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 25-26	North Carolina State Council of Machinists Spring Meeting	Clam Digger Inn Atlantic Beach, NC
April 25-27	Oklahoma State Council of Machinists	Quartz Mountain Resort Lone Wolf, OK
April 25-27	Tennessee State Council of Machinists	Holiday Inn Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, TN
April 25-27	Ohio State Council of Machinists	Radisson Hotel and Suites Cleveland East Lake East Lake, OH
April 26	Oregon State Council of Machinists	Astoria, OR
April 27-May 2	Spanish Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 27-May 2	Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 27-May 2	Fiancial Officers	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
April 27-May 2	EAP I Planning Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 1-2	California Conference of Machinists	Sacramento, CA
May 1-3	Midwest States Conference of Machinists	Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Louis, MO
May 3-6	New York State Council of Machinists	Seneca Falls Casino & Hotel Niagara Falls, NY
May 4-9	Human Rights Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 4-9	Leadership II	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 4-9	National Labor College - Gen Ed	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 5-7	Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists	Holiday Inn Conference Center at York York, PA
May 11-16	Basic Newsletter Development	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 11-16	EAP I Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 16-18	2008 America @ Work AFL-CIO Union Industries Show	Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center Detroit, MI
May 17-22	IAM Legislative Conference	Hyatt Regency Washington, DC
May 18-23	TCU	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 18-23	Negotiation Prep Bargaining Committee - DL 10 & Ball Corp.	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 23-30	Canadian Labour Congress Convention	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 27-30	SOLVE	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
May 29-30	Transportation Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 1-6	Advanced Editors	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 1-6	Advanced Web Development	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 1-6	Local Lodge History Project	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 1-6	Fiancial Officers	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 5-7	Washington State Council of Machinists	Leavenworth, WA
June 8-13	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Southern	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 8-13	Federal Employees Collective Bargaining Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 8-13	TCU	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 15-20	Federal Employees MSPB Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 15-20	IFT Women's Summer School	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 20-22	Alabama State Council of Machinists	Lexington Hotel Montgomery, AL
June 22-27	Train-the-Trainer	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 22-27	Spanish Leadership II Pilot	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 22-24	District Lodge 143 Convention	Handlery Hotel & Resort San Diego, CA
June 23-27	TCU	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
June 26	New Mexico State Council of Machinists	Union Hall 315 Pine, SE Albuquerque, NM
June 27-28	Louisiana State Council of Machinists	Country Inn & Suites Pineville, LA
June 27-28	Louisiana State Council of Machinists	Country Inn & Suites Pineville, LA
July 6-11	Leaderhip I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 6-11	French Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 13-18	French Leadrship II	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 13-18	Advanced French Leadership	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 13-18	Arbitration	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 13 - 18	Safety and Health Instructor Certification Training	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 14-16	Service Contract Act Eastern Territory	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 20-25	Leadership II	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 20-25	HPWO	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 27-August 1	Women's Basic Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 27-August 1	First Contract	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
July 27-August 1	Law Committee Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
August 2	Oregon State Council of Machnists	Sutherlin, OR
August 3-8	Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
August 3-8	Advanced Collective Bargaining	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
August 6-7	Grand Lodge Host Committee Meeting	Disney's Coronado Springs Lake Buena Vista, FL
August 10-15	EAP I Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
August 10-15	Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
August 12 - 15	NAMVE Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
August 14-16	Missouri State Council of Machinists	Inn at the Grand Glaize Osage Beach, MO
August 16-17	Illinois State Council of Machinists	President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, Springfield, IL
August 17-22	Safety and Health Conference	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 11-12	Nebraska State Council of Machinists	Quality Sandhills Convention Center North Platte, NE
September 7-13	37th IAM Grand Lodge Convention	Disney Coronado Springs Resort Lake Buena Vista, FL
September 13	Joint Dakota States Council of Machinists	Doublewood Inn Fargo, ND
September 14 - 21	Negotiation Prep Program - United Launch Alliance	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 18-20	Wisconsin State Council of Machinists	Tundra Lodge Resort & Waterpark Green Bay, WI
September 20 - 21	New Mexico State Council of Machinists	Las Cruces, NM
September 21-26	HPWO Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 21-26	Negotiation Prep Program - Listerhill TMC	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 21-26	Train-the-Trainer	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 21-October 3	General Chairs Orientation	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 26-27	District Lodge W-3 Biennial Convention	The Lodge at Cedar Creek Rothschild, WI
September 28-October 3	Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
September 29-October 1	Retiree's Meeting Logistics	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 3-4	Virginia State Council of Machinists	Virginia Beach, VA
October	District Lodge 141 Convention	TBD
October 4-5	Arizona State Council of Machinists	Flagstaff, AZ
October 5-10	Leadership II	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 5-10	HAZMAT	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 5-10	Negotiation Prep Program (Trane)	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 11-12	Minnesota State Council of Machinists and Minnesota MNPL Legislative Conference	District Lodge 77 Office Vadnais Heights, MN
October 13-14	Georgia State Council of Machinists	Fairfield Inn & SuitesMacon, GA
October 15-17	NWA/Delta Organizing Campaign Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 18	Connecticut State Council of Machinists Semi-Annual Conference	Groton Inn & Suites Groton, CT
October 19-24	Leadership I	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 20-21	Canadian Labor Board of Congress Meeting	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
October 21-23	District Lodge 141 Convention	Crowne Plaza Hotel Jacksonville, FL
October 26-31	DOT/Hazmat Train the Trainer	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
October 31	Colorado State Council of Machinists	Machinists Union Hall 5621 Bowen Court Commerce City, CO
November 2-7	District 11/LL148 Electrolux Negotiation Committee Prep Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 9-14	HPWO Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 9-14	Advanced Leadership	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 9 - 14	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Southern Territory	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 9 - 14	Negotiation Prep Bargaining Committee - Listerhill TMC	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 16-21	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Western	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 16-21	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Canada	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 16-21	Union Growth for Local Lodge Leaders - Southern	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 16-21	Basic Newsletter Development	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 18-20	EAP II Meeting	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
November 22	Guide Dogs of America Charity Banquet	Bally's Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
December 4-6	Washington State Council of Machinists	Skamania, WA
December 7-12	Special Topics in Collective Bargaining Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
December 9-11	IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Course	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
Federal Employees Program	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD
December 13-19	National Labor College	Winpisinger Center Hollywood, MD