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ExecutiveBoard
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Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ExecutiveBoard:
The 2017 Women Build Nations (WBN) conference returns to Chicago, October 13-15. The new location of the conference isin the heart of the city – near downtown Chicagoat the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel near the lakefront and McCormick Place, the largest convention center in the country, a venue many women had a hand in building over the years.
The primary goal of this conference is to offer women in the trades the skills, resources and support to thrive in construction industry careers through to retirement. I am requestingthesupportofthelocaltosponsor the attendance
of tradeswomenandmenat the 2017 WBN conference.
WBN 2017 is the seventhnational conference; the event originated as Women Building California in 2002 and has grown from about 250 delegates to over 1,600 last year. Women Build Nations 2017 is once again co-sponsored by Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) and the North America is Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and has the support of every International building trades union. More information about the conference, including the brochure and on-line registration will become available in mid-June.
In 2016, the conference brought together union members, apprentices, journeywomen, women in leadership and women near retirement to network, share experiences, mentor and learn. Government officials,unionleaders,apprenticeshipcoordinatorsandtradeswomenfacilitatemorethan40workshopsand plenary sessions. Attendees to this conference will build their leadership skills; increase their union identity and become involved in mentoring connections and supportnetworks.
The early registration fee of $100.00 per person is available until ______and includes meals over the three-day event. The group rate at the union Hyatt Regency McCormick Place hotel is $149.00 per night, until full or the discounted cutoff date is announced. Airfare to Chicago is $______per person. $_____will provide (registration, accommodations and travel for ___# attendees.
We respectfully request the executive board and members ensure that women of our local are represented at this historic national conference and that our union banner is featured. Your support will inspiretradeswomentofeeleven more connected to our union, to advocate for union construction trades and to assume greater leadership roles on the job and in theunion.
Respectfully,
Insert Name Trade, Local #