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Confederation of Ontario University Staff Associations & Unions
Confédération des associations de personnel de soutien
des universités de l'Ontario
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COUSA Conferences and Workshops
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Fall 2010 COUSA Conference
WHEN:
October 29-30, 2010
WHERE:
Toronto Hyatt Regency Hotel,
370 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9
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• Friday Evening (October 29, 2010)
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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (in Regency Room D) – Roundtable Information / Reporting Session / Focus Groups on
Workplace Issues; followed by networking opportunities.
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• Saturday (October 30, 2010)
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7:30 a.m. – Breakfast Buffet in Regency Room D
Agenda:
 8:30 am - 10:00 am (in Regency Room D) – COUSA Business Meeting
10:00 am – 10:15 am – Health Break
10:15 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop #1: Engaging Members through Social Media by Anthony Marco (OSSTF)
Anthony Marco is a highschool teacher in the Hamilton/Wentworth area. Anthony co-founded dyscultured.com, a website devoted to "dysfunctional" Canadian culture that includes a live podcast every week. He believes that social media, including Facebook, Twitter, blogging, etc., is an excellent and still untapped resource that unions can use to engage its Members.
In this fun and creative workshop, Anthony will show us how social media can provide positive results for your membership and how it takes as little as 5-10 minutes a day, just 2-3 times per week, to keep them interested and active online.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch Break
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1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Workshop #2 "Wage Restraint Legislation and its impact on the University Sector"
Panel
Peggy Nash: Assistant to CAW National President (CAW), President of the NDP of Canada
More panelists to be announced
In this busy season of government legislation, negotiation pauses, and "secret" framework consultations, Peggy will attempt to update us on the latest in the government's attempt to have unionized workers take a two year wage freeze when their Collective Agreements come up for renewal.
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[ Any Background Materials for this
workshop will be posted on the Delegates page ]
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2:45 p.m. – 3:00 – Health Break
4:30 p.m. – Adjournment
evening opportunities for networking and socializing in Waterloo
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ACCOMMODATIONS: |
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Hyatt Regency Toronto Hotel, 370 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 1J9
The room rate: $149.00 per night (plus applicable taxes)
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REGISTRATION & FEES:
( more details on fees )
COUSA has changed its conference registration format. To provide faster and easier service to our delegates, COUSA will register you for the conference and the hotel together in one package, thus reducing the need for you to book your hotel room separately. Please look at the options carefully and choose which option best suits your organization.
| COUSA Member Groups |
Early Bird Rate (Sept. 29, 2010) |
Regular Rate |
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| Friday & Saturday Sessions - No hotel room required |
$125.00 |
$175.00 |
| Friday & Saturday Sessions - Hotel room required |
$290.00 |
$340.00* |
| Saturday Workshop Only - No hotel room required |
$100.00 |
$125.00 |
| Saturday Workshop Only - Hotel room required |
$265.00 |
$290.00* |
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| Non-Member Groups |
Early Bird Rate (Sept. 29, 2010) |
Regular Rate |
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| Friday & Saturday Sessions - No hotel room required |
$175.00 |
$225.00 |
| Friday & Saturday Sessions - Hotel room required |
$340.00 |
$390.00* |
| Saturday Workshop Only - No hotel room required |
$150.00 |
$200.00 |
| Saturday Workshop Only - Hotel room required |
$315.00 |
$365.00* |
* - After the Early Bird Deadline, the hotel will not guarantee rooms to our delegates. If the hotel is fully booked, accommodations will be need to be made elsewhere which will change the registration fee of the conference. COUSA will make every effort to ensure that all delegates have accommodations during the conference.
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WHO MAY ATTEND:
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The Saturday workshop is open to any person, but is designed to be of interest primarily
to employees of universities.
Only representatives from COUSA member groups may attend the Friday round table reporting
session and the Sunday business meeting in addition to the workshop. Representatives
from non-member groups may attend the Friday session by invitation only.
TO REGISTER PLEASE CONTACT:
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Keith Goulet,
COUSA Treasurer
- WLU Staff Association,
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5
- E-mail:
kgoulet@wlusa.ca
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Phone: (519) 884-0710 Ext. 2706
Fax: (519) 884-5974
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You may also contact:
- Barry Diacon, COUSA President at barry.diacon@cawlocal555.ca
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Winter 2011 COUSA Conference
WHEN: February 25-27, 2011
( Friday, Saturday, & Sunday )
WHERE:
Toronto
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The Hyatt Regency Hotel,
370 King St. W., Toronto, ON M5V 1J9
( More details to follow )
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Summer 2011 COUSA Conference
WHEN: June 2011
( Friday, Saturday & Sunday )
WHERE: To be determined
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This a page promoting upcoming conferences of the Confederation of Ontario
University Staff Associations & Unions (COUSA). COUSA is
devoted to communication among the large variety of organizations representing
Ontario university non-academic workers to assist these organizations in
negotiating with their employers and collectively to represent the interests
of non-academic employees and the university system in general to the
government and the public.
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