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Dates

TBA

Location

Portland, ME

Host Member Orchestras

Portland (Maine) Sympnony

Hotel

TBA

Conference Registration

All attendees must make their own hotel and travel reservations. In order to be accounted for by the ROPA Secretary - and to have a conference badge printed correctly - you MUST also register for the conference . Please note - registration will only be accepted on or after May 26th, upon which a link will appear above to take you to the online registration form. This allows the ROPA Secretary time to prepare for collecting and saving the information.

You must also check-in at the conference, where you will receive conference materials and your ID badge.

Tentative Agenda

TBA 

Attendance

All ROPA Delegates are expected to attend the ROPA Conference. If you are a Delegate and can not attend, please make arrangements for your Alternate Delegate to go to the Conference. All ROPA AFM Local Representatives are invited to the Conference, as well as other AFM Federation staff. Please Pre-Register with the ROPA Secretary so you will have a Conference Badge.

Delegate Reports

All ROPA Delegates are expected to file a report on his or her orchestra's situation or activities over the past year. It should be filed with the ROPA Secretary by July 1, 2010 and you should bring 110 copies to the Conference to distribute to the other Delegates and Conference guests. The report should be between 200 and 350 words, and fit on one page.

Please begin your report right now - it's never too early.  Try not to spend more than a half hour to one hour writing your report, but do make it easy to read and understand.

Resolutions

If you would like to present a resolution on the floor of the ROPA Conference — especially if it involves an amendment to the ROPA Bylaws — we ask that you submit it, in a format consistent with Robert's Rules, to the ROPA Secretary by July 1, 2011.

Negotiating Orchestra Workshop

If your orchestra is negotiating during 2012, the AFM will pay the Pre-approved Orchestra Delegate for the extra hotel night and one day Per Diem so that you can attend the Negotiating Orchestra Workshop on August 2, 2011.

Other Information

If you are a Delegate, your Local is required to pay "the reasonable and necessary expenses of sending one delegate to the appropriate annual conference." This should include airfare, hotel, and a modest per-diem for meals.

Please attend a meeting of your Local's Executive Board before the conference to discuss your expenses, and also to tell them what kinds of things you expect to get information about at the conference. This year's speaker topics (TBA).

If you can't make it to a Local board meeting, at least give a call to your Local officers to talk with them about the ROPA conference.

This year's ROPA Officer elections will be for Vice-President, Secretary, and three Members-at-Large. If you're interested in running, please plan your travel so you can remain in Omaha over Thursday night in order to attend the post-Conference Executive Board meeting if you're elected.

If you're interested in hosting a ROPA Conference, please let Secretary This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it know. The ROPA Secretary will send you a copy of the guidelines and information for hosting a ROPA Conference, with information your orchestra and your Local will need. To hold a ROPA Conference in your city, ROPA requires an invitation from your Local as well as your orchestra committee.