TRI-STATE NATIONAL CONVENTION HOUSING

The Tri-State has secured 150 rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia for the 2006 APWU National Convention. The Crowne Plaza is a full-service hotel located right in downtown Philadelphia about 1/2 mile from the Convention Center. The address for the Crowne Plaza is 1800 Market Street.
Prices for convention hotel space range from $133.00 - $160.00 per night. The rate at the Crowne Plaza is $159.00 per night, single or double. That amount does not include tax.

Any local wanting to reserve rooms in our block should complete the attched reservation form (Your local may also have received a copy.) and return it with a $150.00 deposit for each room. All deposit checks are to be made out to "ITS Meetings". That is the housing bureau assigned to our convention.

The deadline for reserving rooms in our block will be APRIL 25, 2006. At that time any unused rooms will be returned to the housing bureau for disbursement.

Please send the reservation form and deposit check to the following:

Terry Grant

President OPWU

1811 Clearview NW

Canton, Ohio 44708

Questions can be addressed to Terry at 330-454-4022 or

tgrant64@neo.rr.com

The dates for the convention are as follows:

Craft Conventions: August 12 & 13, 2006

APWU Convention: August 14-18, 2006

Workshops: August 19-20, 2006

REMEMBER: APRIL 25, 2006 IS THE HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE.

Submitted By Doug Brown, IPWU State President