I am pleased to announce, Region 10 will be hosting the IAWP Early Board Meeting (EBM) and Region 10 - Regional Conference for 2017, in Walnut Creek, California, USA. The EBM and Regional Conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Walnut Creek. Walnut Creek is 37 miles from San Francisco International Airport, and 26 miles from Oakland International Airport and approximately 30 miles from San Francisco, CA. Hotel shuttles are available from the Walnut Creek BART Station (subway) to the hotel.
For those of Members who would like to "sit in" on the Board Meeting the dates are April 1-2, 2017. After the Early Board Meeting, a two day Regional Training will be held on April 3-4, 2017.
This year's theme will be "People, Process and Performance in Law Enforcement". The focus will be on how we can better serve the public while protecting ourselves. Topics will include - legal ramifications of our actions, how we perceive the people we serve and how they perceive us and race and gender issues.
Registration for the Regional Training Conference will be accessible on the IAWP website (iawp.org)
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Conference Registration fees are as follows:
Early Registration - begins November 1, 2016 - February 20, 2017
$200.00 for Members and $275 for Non-Members
Late Registration starts February 21, 2017 and will be -
$250 for Members and $325 for Non-Members
Hotel reservations can be made through the Walnut Creek Marriott, 2355 North Main St., Walnut Creek, CA 94596. I am in the process of working with the Hotel to set up possible online registration, otherwise at this time reservations can be made by phone at 1-800-228-9290 or 1-925-934-2000. Parking rate is $15.00 per day
The room rates are as follows:
March 31- April 2, 2017 daily room charges are $139.00 + tax and $2.00 City Tourism fee
April 3-4, 2017 daily room charges are $199.00 + tax and $2.00 City Tourism fee
Cutoff date for the above room rates are Friday, March 10, 2017
Committee Contact information:
2017region10@gmail.com
Hope to see you in California.
