DRAFT AGENDA
6th Triennial PSAC Atlantic Regional Convention
We Are All Affected. Stronger Together!
June 19-22, 2014
Trade & Convention Centre, Saint John, NB
Thursday, June 19, 2014
2:30 – 4:00 pm Atlantic Council Meeting
2:00 – 3:30 pm Information Session-Rules of Order (English)
4:00 – 9:00 pm Registration – Trade Centre Foyer Welcome Centre
4:00 – 5:30 pm Rules of Order (Bilingual)
6:00 – 7:00 pm DCL & Component Caucus
7:00 – 8:30 pm Meet & Greet, with the Atlantic Regional Council
Pianist at Trade & Convention Centre – Loyalist
Cash Bar
Friday, June 20, 2014
7:30 - 8:15 am Women’s Caucus
8:15 – 8:45 am GLBT Caucus
8:00 - 9:00 am Registration - Trade Centre Foyer Welcome Centre
9:00 – 11:00 am Official Opening
· Aboriginal Opening
· Solidarity Forever
· Moment of Silence
· Introduction of Special Guests
· Introduction of Atlantic Council
· Greetings
· PSAC Statement on Harassment
· Administration and Logistics
· Adoption of Agenda
· Adoption of Rules of Order and Tiling Guidelines
· Ratification of Convention Committees
· Credentials Committee Report
· Address of Jeannie Baldwin, REVP Atlantic
· Adoption of REVP’s Report
· Adoption of the Council Directors Reports
· Adoption of Council Committee Reports
· Convention Committee Reports
11:00 – 11:45 pm Keynote Address: Candy Palmater
11:45 – 1:30 pm Lunch
12:45 – 1:15 pm Members with Disabilities Caucus
1:30 – 3:00 pm Credentials Committee Report
Convention Committee Reports
3:00 – 3:30 pm Address of Robyn Benson, National President
3:30 – 4:30 pm Convention Committee Reports
4:30 – 5:00 pm Presentation of Atlantic Voice Award
5:00 pm Recess
5:30 - 6:30 pm Leadership Debate
6:45 – 7:15 pm Racially Visible Members Caucus
7:00 – 10:00 pm Wine & Breeze
Jazz Band – Trinity Royal, Delta Brunswick
Cash Bar
Saturday, June 21, 2014
8:00 – 9:00 am Aboriginal Caucus & Smudge
8:00 – 12 noon Late Registration – Trade Centre Foyer Welcome Centre
9:00 – 9:15 Drumming
9:00 –11:15 am Credentials Committee Report
Convention Committee Reports
10:45 – 11:15 am Guest Speaker
11:15 – 12 noon March & Demo to the conservative MP Rodney Weston
12 noon – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 5:30 pm Elections
· 1:00 pm Election – Regional Executive Vice-President
· 1:30 pm Election – Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President
· 2:30 pm Election – Director for Non-Treasury Board Members, Maritimes
· 2:30 pm Election – Director for Non-Treasury Board Members, NL
· 3:00 pm Election – Director for Francophone Members
· 3:30 pm Election – Director for Members with Disabilities
· 4:00 pm Election – Director for Racially Visible Members
· 4:30 pm Election – Director for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgendered Members
· 5:00 pm Election – Director for Youth Members
· 5:30 pm Election – Director for Aboriginal Members
5:30 pm Recess
7:00 – 12 midnight Entertainment at Market Square Atrium
Sunday, June 22, 2014
8:00 – 9:00 am Late Registration – Trade Centre Foyer Welcome Centre
8:00 – 8:50 am Election – Regional Women’s Directors
· Maritimes
· Newfoundland & Labrador
9:00 – 10:00 am Election – Provincial Directors
· New Brunswick
· Nova Scotia
· Prince Edward Island
· Newfoundland & Labrador
10:00 – 11:45 am Credentials Committee Report
Convention Committee Reports
11:45 am Administration of Oath of Office for Atlantic Council
Aboriginal Closing
Noon Adjournment
Updates
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