CFRW California Federation of Republican Women Affiliated with the National Federation of Republican Women Roseann Slonsky-Breault, President 3944 Glen Park Road, Oakland, CA 94602 Email: president@cfrw.org Cell: 510-967-7128 DATE: August 15, 2015 TO: FROM: RE: THEME: CFRW Board of Directors, Unit Club Presidents, County Presidents and Regional Directors, Division Presidents Roseann Slonsky-Breault, President Official Call for the CFRW 39 th Biennial Convention CONVENTION DATES: October 23 25, 2015 CONVENTION LOCATION: Hotel Irvine, 17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA 92614 HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Forms are enclosed or call the Irvine Hilton at 1-888-230-4452 or email: www.hotelirvine.com Conference Code: CFRW CONVENTION PACKAGE: REGISTRATION HOURS: $119.00 per night Friday, October 23, 2015, 2:00 5:00 p.m. Saturday, October 24, 2015, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2015, 7:30 8:30 a.m. Delegates and Alternates must sign in and show valid ID to receive credentials. Delegates must register prior to 3:30 P.M. on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in order to cast a ballot for the election of officers. Alternates may be changed to Delegates at the Convention Credentials Registration Desk during the posted registration hours. The Convention is open to all members. Guest may attend, but they cannot become Delegates or Alternates. Guests must also sign in at the Registration Desk. In compliance with the Bylaws of the CFRW (Article XII), the CFRW Board of Directors declares that a Convention of delegated representatives, as provided for in said Article, shall convene at the Irvine Hilton in Irvine, California on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 12:00 noon. The purpose of this Biennial Convention is to elect officers for the 2016-2017 term and transact other business that properly comes before it. ARTICLE XII: Section 1. The CFRW Biennial Convention shall be held in the fall, no later than October, in the oddnumbered years. The CFRW Executive Committee shall determine the place, date and time. Notice of the Biennial Convention shall be sent to all local clubs, counties/regions, executive committees of all divisions and CFRW Board of Directors at least (60) days prior to the Convention date.
Section 2. Each local club that has been a member in good standing in CFRW for at least ninety (90) days prior to the convention date shall be represented by its President or a Vice President (in their order) or a delegate elected by their executive committee, and one delegate and alternate for the first twenty-five (25) members and one delegate and alternate for each additional twenty-five (25) members or major fraction thereof. Section 3. To be eligible to serve as a delegate to the Biennial Convention, a member shall have been a member in good standing in the local club she represents for at least sixty (60) days prior to the convention date. VOTING BODY: ARTICLE XII Section 4: The voting body shall be the delegates of each local club the Presidents and the Vice Presidents of each division, the chief officer of the county/region, and the members of the CFRW Board of Directors. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING: Friday, October 23, 2015 at 1:30 P.M. 5:00 P.M. AMBASSADORS RECEPTION: Friday, October 23, 2015 at 6:00 8:00 p.m. STATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. CONVENTION CONVENES: Saturday, October 24 at 12:00 noon BANQUET: A Salute to Military Wives COCKTAIL RECEPTION: 6:00 7:00 P.M. CLUB PRESIDENTS: Delegate entitlement is listed opposite the Club name on the enclosed Convention Delegate Form. A single mailing is required for registering those attending from each Club. Please carefully read and comply with the enclosed instructions. Photocopy of the blank registration form if you anticipate late registrations. Early registration is important. All registration tickets will be held in the Club s name and under the individual member s name. Convention Chairman: Olivia McCaffrey P.O. Box 192 Sierraville, CA 96126 Phone: 530 994-3353 530-913-3066 (cell) Email: oliviamccaffrey404@gmail.com