SAFETY: Boring or Necessary?

It’s all about going home to your family every night.

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An RCA from a Missouri Post Office was driving her privately owned vehicle (POV) when she was involved in a motor vehicle accident. She had completed her route and was returning to the Post Office when another driver lost control of their vehicle and hit the carrier head on.

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The carrier was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced dead at approximately 6:30 PM CST.

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THE CARRIER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE BUT SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE CARRIER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT BUT THAT IT HAD MALFUNCTIONED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

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Prepared by: jgr/s&h YTD DECEMBER FY 2012

Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVAs)

Rural Carriers

YTD MARCH 2012

Source: EDW/MSTR/HS Reports Last Data Download Date: 4/16/2012 Des Acts: 710, 700, 701, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

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Prepared by: jgr/s&h YTD DECEMBER FY 2012

MVAs – Rural Carriers FY 2010, 2011 & 2012 MONTHLY TREND CHART

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

FY 12 499 516 675 566 447 491

FY 11 495 519 813 721 591 491 407 452 532 501 533 462

FY 10 457 393 668 623 589 429 410 456 523 554 563 445

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep

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Prepared by: jgr/s&h YTD DECEMBER FY 2012

MVAs – Rural Carriers YTD BY AREA – RANKED % DIFF TO SPLY

Sorted

AreaYTD

FY 10YTD

FY 11YTD

FY 12YTD DIFF (12 to 11)

YTD % DIFF (12 to 11)

C -EASTERN 627 702 556 -146 -20.80%

J -GREAT LAKES 392 500 402 -98 -19.60%

F -PACIFIC 111 135 110 -25 -18.52%

B -NORTHEAST 282 381 316 -65 -17.06%

E -WESTERN 562 646 568 -78 -12.07%

G -SOUTHWEST 668 703 685 -18 -2.56%

K -CAPITAL METRO 517 563 557 -6 -1.07%

Area Total 3,159 3,630 3,194 -436 -12.01%

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Prepared by: jgr/s&h YTD DECEMBER FY 2012

MVAs – Rural Carriers YTD BY CLUSTER – RANKED % TO SPLY - TOP 10

SORTED

Rank Area Cluster FY 11 FY 12YTD DIFF (12 to 11)

YTD % DIFF (12 to 11)

1 PACIFIC 967-HONOLULU PFC 7 1 -6 -85.71%2 NORTHEAST 117-LONG ISLAND PFC 9 2 -7 -77.78%3 EASTERN 140-WESTERN NEW YORK PFC 22 11 -11 -50.00%4 WESTERN 570-DAKOTAS PFC 57 29 -28 -49.12%5 SOUTHWEST 760-FORT WORTH PFC 52 27 -25 -48.08%

6 WESTERN 840-SALT LAKE CITY PFC 55 32 -23 -41.82%

7 PACIFIC 920-SAN DIEGO PFC 23 15 -8 -34.78%

8 EASTERN 400-KENTUCKIANA PFC 132 87 -45 -34.09%

9 EASTERN 440-NORTHERN OHIO PFC 58 39 -19 -32.76%10 NORTHEAST 060-CONNECTICUT VALLEY PFC 74 50 -24 -32.43%

YTD MARCH 2012

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Prepared by: jgr/s&h YTD DECEMBER FY 2012

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EMA

• April 7, 2012 (Pay Period 9) EMA Rate (Increase BY 1.5 Cents) = 71.5 Cents Per Mile

• Or a Minimum of $28.60 • Hourly Rate = $7.75

• Next CPI-W (May) is Scheduled To Be Released on

June 14, 2012

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EMA COMPONET COMPARISON 2009 vs. 2012

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RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF COMPONENTS IN THE CPI-W

46.83%

26.85%

2.29%

7.07%

13.97%

2.99% Motor vehicle fees

Motor fuel

New and used motor vehicles

Motor vehicle insurance

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair

Motor vehicle parts and equipment

9 2009

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EMA vs. USPS Vehicles As of PP 08/2012

• EMA – 38,372 routes – 2,533,490 miles ( 2,541 less routes on EMA than previous year )

• USPS – 35,089 routes – 960,455 miles (MOU requires 40,804 USPS Vehicles by December 2013)

• EMA routes represent 52.23 % • USPS routes represent 47.77%

• EMA rts travel an avg. 66.02 miles daily. • USPS rts travel an avg. 27.37 miles daily.

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USPS DATA

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National Route Data

• As of Pay Period 08/2012 = 73,461 routes • H Routes = 12,330 or 16.8% = +0.01% SPLY

• J Routes = 17,277 or 23.5% = -1.30% SPLY

• K Routes = 37,677 or 51.3% = +1.30% SPLY

• A Routes = 6,172 or 8.4 % = -0.1% SPLY

• All Regular = 67,289

• Mileage Routes = 5

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Route Averages • L Routes average 631 boxes

• Non-L routes average 452 boxes

• All routes average 551 boxes

• Stops average 424

• Regular boxes average 438

• Central boxes average 113

• Route length average 47.56 miles

• Standard hours average 47.05 (47:03)

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Boxes* 34%

Route Length 20%

Flats 10%

DPS Letters 9%

Parcels 4%

Random Letters 3%

All Constants 4%

All Other Elements 16%

Breakdown of Average Rural Route Evaluation by Work Elements

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TRC REPORT AREA REGULAR

ROUTES TRC

COMPLIMENT % OF TRC’S TRC’S

ALLOWED

NORTHEAST 4,915 291 .06 737

EASTERN 12,054 1,408 .12 1,808

WESTERN 11,849 357 .03 1,777

PACIFIC 2,549 219 .09 382

SOUTHWEST 16,855 527 .03 2,532

GREAT LAKES 8,778 280 .03 1,316

CAP METRO 10,145 494 .05 1,521

NATIONAL 67,175 3,576 .05 10,076

-(108) SPLY

LEGISLATIVE

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Senate Passes S. 1789 by a vote 62-38

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)

• S. 1789 passed April 25, 2012 • 60 Votes were required for final passage • 39 total amendments offered, each required 60 votes to be accepted • Udall’s amendment to maintain 6 day mail delivery failed 56-43. • The NRLCA opposed final passage

What S. 1789 Does • Returns $11 billions in FERS money

• Some of the money can be used for voluntary separation who leave the the USPS by Oct 1, 2015

• The USPS may offer either a cash buyout up to $25K, or • Additional service credits for CSRS (1 year) or FERS (2 years) employees • Hope the voluntary separation will lead to an 18% reduction in career employees

• Allows the USPS to eliminate Saturday mail delivery in 2 years • Must identify customers who may be disproportionately affected by 5 day and develops measures to ameliorate the negative impact • Determines 5 day delivery is necessary to achieve long-term solvency

• Modified overnight delivery standard for First-Class Mail and periodicals for a period of 3 years. • Changes FECA Benefits

• Requires certain steps to be taken before a post office or processing facility can be closed or consolidated

Next Steps…… • Wait & See period for the House

to act • Once the House passes a bill, both

bills will have to go to Conference Committee

Congressional Bills

H.R. 2309 • Permit the Postal Service to reduce mail delivery

from six to five days per week; • Transfer about $11 billion in FERS surplus

retirement contributions to the Postal Service Fund;

• Reduce the contribution made by the Postal Service for employees’ health and life insurance premiums;

**Currently, the Postal Service pays 78.5 percent of the health insurance premiums and 100 percent of the life insurance premiums for most of its employees. H.R. 2309 would lower those employer contributions to about 70 percent for health insurance and 33 percent for life insurance. For employees covered by a CBA, the lower employer contributions would take effect after the expiration of the agreement. • Change the payments that the Postal Service is

required to make to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (PSRHBF)

S. 1789 • Prohibits USPS from eliminating Saturday

delivery for at least 2 years • Transfers about $11 billion the USPS has

overpaid into FERS • Use it to offer cash buyouts to reduce the

workforce or credit service years toward retirement

• Workers’ Compensation Reforms-compensation levels for new enrollees would be set at 66 2/3 percent of salary until retirement. At retirement, compensation would be reduced to 50 percent of salary at time of injury.

• Arbitration language • Creates a 40 year amortized payment schedule

for retiree’s health benefits; reduce the pre-funding goal to 80%

• The bill also allows the amount of these payments to be reduced if the PMG and the postal unions can negotiate a separate USPS health insurance plan

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USPS PROPOSED

Labor Relations Update

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National Arbitration

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¾Currently there are 18 cases pending ¾9 of those cases are city/rural disputes

National Step 4’s Pending

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¾Currently there are 47 cases pending

Area Arbitration

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¾Currently there are 466 cases pending

¾ 219 of those cases are contractual

¾247 of those cases are discipline

Step 3 Appeals • May 15, 2012 = 1179 Step 3 Appeals.

• 2011 = 1273

• 2010 = 1534

• 2009 = 1435

• 2008 = 981

• 2007 = 1,044

• 2006 = 937

• 2005 = 972

NLRB Open Cases

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¾Currently there are 31 cases open with the

National Labor Relations Board

IT’S NOT WORTH YOUR JOB!

National Steward System

Scheduled to become

Effective

November 3, 2012

District Representatives Assistant District Representatives

Area Stewards

• 217 job offers/contracts were mailed out on February 24, 2012.

• All individuals who were offered DR or ADR contracts were recommended by the State Board and/or the State Steward. (Except HI & AK)

• 23 Contracts (12.43%) were offered to individuals not currently State/Assistant State Stewards.

� DR: � Positions Offered: 48

� Positions Accepted: 48

� Full Time ADR: � Positions Offered: 39

� Positions Accepted: 39

� Total Full Time Representatives = 87

� Currently there are 56 Full Time State/Assistant State Stewards. NSS adds 31 Full Time Positions nationwide.

� Part Time ADR: � Positions Offered: 99

� Positions Accepted: 97

� Total: � Positions Offered: 188 (RR, DR, ADR)

� Positions Accepted: 184

Note: The 2 part-time ADR positions that remain open will not be filled at this time.

Proposed vs. Actual

• RR: 4 proposed 4 actual

• DR: 54 proposed 48 actual

• FT ADR: 37 proposed 39 actual

• PT ADR: 115 proposed 97 actual

• Total proposed: 210 188 actual

Representative Ratio

• There are a total of 184 DRs and ADRs.

• This equates to one steward/representative for every 400 routes.

• Area Stewards: • Positions Initially Offered: 32

• Positions Accepted: 20

• These positions were offered to current State or Assistant State Stewards that were not offered DR or ADR positions.

• Additionally, 143 Area Steward contracts will be offered to current Local and Area stewards.

USPS April 2011

Western

Great Lakes

Eastern

Northeast

Capital Metro

Southwest

Northeast

Pacific

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Routes: 5,524 DR: 4 FT ADR: 2 PT ADR: 17 Total = 23 Stewards

Routes: 13,435 DR: 9 FT ADR: 6 PT ADR: 16 Total = 31 Stewards

Albany

Position Name No.

DR Heidi Taylor 19

FT ADR Catherine Miles 7

PT ADR Frank Opper 18

PT ADR Heidi Lampert 6

PT ADR Jeff Hawley 9

No. New England

Position Name No.

DR Paul DeFranc 4

FT ADR Catherine Miles 7

PT ADR Hank Traver 3

PT ADR Bill Lebeau 5

PT ADR Debrah Maddox 2

PT ADR Margaret Schillemat 8

PT ADR Neal Yeaton 1

Connecticut Valley/Greater Boston

Position Name No.

DR Art Courcy 10

FT ADR Bill Smith 21

PT ADR Laurie Raimer 13

PT ADR Don Ryle 11

PT ADR Peter Allatin 22

PT ADR Dean Melcher 12

No. NJ/Caribbean/Westchester/Long Island

Position Name No.

DR Phil Tremper 16

PT ADR Margaret Thorne 15

PT ADR TBD

PT ADR Steve Martino 14

PT ADR Dickson Matos 20

PT ADR Pete Kowal 17

7

4

19

5

8

6

9

3

1

2

16

17

18

14

15

13 11 12

10

20

21 22

Appalachian Position Name No.

DR Gareth Settle 7 FT ADR Roger Robinson 8 PT ADR Randy Anderson 13 PT ADR Richard Morrison 10

Cincinnati Position Name No.

DR Cathy Funderburgh 9 FT ADR Mike Aitchison 11 PT ADR Randy Anderson 13

Northern Ohio Position Name No.

DR Delbert Hutchisson 16 PT ADR Mike Wallis 17 PT ADR Susan Thayer 15

Southern Jersey/Philadelphia Position Name No.

DR Michael Swain 24 PT ADR Carol Friend 23 PT ADR Greg Wolverton 28 PT ADR William Collins 25 PT ADR Deb Staub 20

Western New York Position Name No.

DR Karen Kipp 31 PT ADR Debby Everts 30 PT ADR Fred Kinner 29

Western Pennsylvania Position Name No.

DR Gwyneth Whitfield 19 PT ADR Randy Anderson 13 PT ADR Kathy Gerhard-Kempner 18 PT ADR TBD

PT ADR Terry Morgan 14

Central PA

Position Name No.

DR Barbara Callahan 26

FT ADR Sandy Clay 21

PT ADR Deb Staub 20

PT ADR Joe Duschl 27

PT ADR Chrissy Miller 22

PT ADR Greg Wolverton 25

Kentuckiana

Position Name No.

DR Frankie Hunt 3

FT ADR Keith Cannon 6

PT ADR Tim Thompson 5

Tennessee

Position Name No.

DR Pat Hashbarger 2

FT ADR Rick Harris 4

FT ADR Von Dykstra 1

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7

3

9

2

6

4

1

5

31

10

30

24

25

23

29

18

14

13

17 16 15

28

27

19 20 21

22 26

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Advantages of NSS

• The NSS is designed to transfer the responsibility of stewards from the respective State to a postal district.

• Allows flexibility to assign representatives to multiple districts and in some cases multiple areas.

• In most cases, this results in a smaller geographical area and less routes for each representative to cover.

DR and ADR Responsibilities

• Will attend State Conventions.

• Will attend Local/County/District meetings.

• Will attend State Board Meetings.

• Will attend Area Conferences.

• Will conduct Labor Relations Seminars.

• Will conduct Local Steward Training.

• Will conduct Enhancement Training.

• Will conduct Mail Count Seminars.

NSS Implementation

• Target Date – November 3, 2012

• The number of representatives, full time and part time, is our starting point.

• National Board may increase/decrease based upon work load and geographical needs.

• Adding part time vs. full time employees

• Mentoring Area/Local Stewards

CHAPTER 5-MEETINGS

CHAPTER 5-MEETINGS

CHAPTER 5-MEETINGS

CHAPTER 5-MEETINGS

CHAPTER 5-MEETINGS

NRLCA Constitution language

• The following constitutional language is applicable to Regional Representatives, District Representatives and Full Time Assistant District Representatives.

Article IX

“A person serving full time in this position cannot serve on their respective State Board.”

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Routes & Membership Data

FINANCIAL

Financial Trends Of The

NRLCA Programs & Services

MEMBERSHIP – 10 YEAR REVIEW Year Routes Regular Relief Retired Associate Total

2012(YTD) 73896 54240 30098 19711 590 104639

2011 74591 55122 30708 20583 724 107137

2010 75935 55957 32070 20867 969 109863

2009 68317 56595 33900 21070 1065 112630

2008 68317 56834 33561 21627 1260 113282

2007 65770 55519 31906 22384 1361 111170

2006 63984 54227 29168 22759 1410 107564

2005 62298 52708 28754 23151 1327 105940

2004 61228 51480 27687 23858 768 103793

2003 60457 51004 26866 24450 725 103045

2002 58468 50567 25486 24981 865 101899

15428 3673 4612 (5270) (275) 2740

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION TREND

5,555,205

7,747,401

6,483,890

3,446,942

8,278,923

9,571,500

8,254,224

4,676,103

0 5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000

30-Jun-09

30-Jun-10

30-Jun-11

10 Months 2012

Assets

Liabilities

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES TREND

13,292,660 13,015,089 14,106,003

11,850,735

14,309,247 13,930,967 14,196,366

12,310,581

0

2,000,000

4,000,000

6,000,000

8,000,000

10,000,000

12,000,000

14,000,000

16,000,000

30-Jun-09 30-Jun-10 30-Jun-11 10 Months2012

Revenue

Expenses

FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES

6%

9%

4%

8%

11%

0% 8%

1% 1% 3%

49%

Functional Fixed Cost Basis - 10 Months

Magazine

Labor Relations

Seminars

Steward Training

National Convention

State Meeting

Contract Negotiations

Insurance

Govt Affairs

Facilities

Administrative

Route Growth vs. Membership

• Routes (Reg & Aux)

• 2012 -- 73461=(-) 1130 (PP/08)

• 2011 – 74591= (-)1344 (PP/11)

• 2010 – 75935= (-) 823

• 2009 – 76758= (+) 185

• 2008 – 76573= (+) 2945

• 2007 – 73628= (+) 1373

• 2006 – 72255= (+) 1974

• 2005 – 70281= (+) 741

• Membership

• 104,713 = (-) 2845 (PP/08)

• 107,558 = (-) 2317

• 109,875 = (-) 2357

• 112,630 = (-) 652

• 113,282 = (+) 1389

• 111,893 = (+) 4329

• 107,564 = (+) 1624

• 105,940 = (+) 2147

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1866

2279

1485

185

-1243

-837 -262

-1130

2147

1654

4329

1389

-652

-2357 -2317

-2845

-4000

-3000

-2000

-1000

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

ROUTES

MEMBERS

WITHHELD DATA……….

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• 1,500 + ROUTES POSTED PER EXPIRATION OF M.O.U.

• RCA’S CONVERTED TO REGULAR • DOES NOT SHOW INCREASE IN

MEMBERSHIP • WILL INCREASE BOTTOM LINE.

Can we preserve the Evaluated System??

Rural Evaluated System • Not for pay purposes only !!!!!

• Managers must understand principles.

• Carriers must understand principles.

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Are we REALLY 5.25 hours under??

• The USPS believes the graph UNDERSTATES the hours under evaluation.

• Then NRLCA believes the graph OVERSTATES the hours under evaluation.

• Postal Service EXCLUDES vital data.

• Payroll work hours do not always reflect what is recorded on PS Form 4240.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

• Splitting routes.

• Limited Duty.

• Business routes; closed on Saturday.

• Christmas Overtime Period excluded.

What can carriers do to help?

• Ensure actual work hours are recorded accurately every day.

• Lunch Breaks, early reporting?

• Confront violators.

• File grievances when necessary.

BUFFALO NIAGARA WELCOMES THE NRLCA

108th National Convention – Hotel Information

• 110,000 square feet of function space, including a 64,410 square foot unobstructed exhibit hall

• Exhibit Floor with unlimited weight load

• Ceiling Height of 36 feet

• 22 Breakout rooms and a 12,367 foot ballroom

• Accommodates 7,000 people for a meeting, and 5,000 for banquets

• Flexible and functional space

• Portable seating/staging, tables, podiums, microphones, public address system

BUFFALO NIAGARA

CONVENTION CENTER

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August 14-17, 2012 Buffalo, New York

�Buffalo Niagara Convention Center

Participating hotels have agreed to sponsor the rental expense of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center based on a room block pick up of 80%. Should room block fall below 1,400, cost would be full rental of $28,000.00.

• Complimentary transportation service between the Adam’s Mark; Hyatt Regency; Comfort Suites and the Buffalo Convention Center

• Parking is between $6.00-$12.00 per day depending on the need to go in and out

• 6,000 parking spaces conveniently located around the convention center to include ramps, surface lots and street parking

HEADQUARTERS HOTEL

Hyatt Regency Buffalo

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Hyatt Regency Buffalo – National Headquarters Hotel

• Flat rate of $139 – 13.75% tax

• Suites $278 on up

• Complimentary usage of refrigerators, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Complimentary usage of rollaway beds, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Self parking is between $6.00-$12.00 per day depending on if the need to go in and out

• Valet parking is not available

Hyatt Regency Buffalo 2 Fountain Plaza - Buffalo, NY 14203

• 395 sleeping rooms including 15 suites

• Twenty-four function rooms with over 20,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space

• Award-winning four-star E. B. Green's Steakhouse featuring live entertainment and the private Director's Room for up to 50 people

• Harriet’s Restaurant with seasonal menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week

• The 24-hour Business Center offering copying, faxing, computer and Internet Services

• Fitness Facility

• Business Plan and Gold Passport Levels available • Bridge walk way directly to Convention Center

AUXILIARY HOTEL

Adam’s Mark Buffalo

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Adam’s Mark Buffalo Niagara Auxiliary Headquarters Hotel

• Flat rate of $139 – 13.75% tax

• Complimentary usage of refrigerators, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Complimentary usage of rollaway beds, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Self parking is $10 per day • Valet parking is not available

• 486 Deluxe sleeping rooms featuring complimentary high speed internet

• WI-FI Internet access in public areas

• Deco Restaurant serving breakfast lunch and dinner as well as 24 hours room service

• Upscale Tiffany Rose lounge featuring an extensive wine list • 72,000 square feet of state of the art meeting and banquet space

making it Buffalo’s largest hotel and conference center

• In-House Audio Visual Department & extensive equipment inventory

• Full service business center featuring high speed DSL internet access

Adam’s Mark Buffalo 120 Church Street- Buffalo, NY 14202

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Comfort Suites Downtown Buffalo

• Flat rate of $139 – 13.75% tax

• Complimentary self-parking for registered guests

• Complimentary usage of refrigerators, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Complimentary usage of rollaway beds, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Toll free telephone calls up to 20 minutes each

• 3 Blocks from Convention Center

OVERFLOW HOTELS

Comfort Suites Downtown

Embassy Suites

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Embassy Suites Downtown Buffalo

• Flat rate of $169.95 – 13.75% tax

• Self parking is $10 per day

• Complimentary usage of refrigerators, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• Complimentary usage of rollaway beds, not to exceed hotel’s inventory

• 3 Blocks from Convention Center

BUFFALO'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS THE GATEWAY TO BUFFALO NIAGARA

The Buffalo Niagara International Airport's terminal opened in 1997.

The airport is presently serviced by all major carriers with approximately 300 arriving and departing flights daily, and is ONLY 15 minutes from downtown Buffalo.

Low cost air carriers flying in and out of Buffalo Niagara:

National Convention

• August 14-17, 2012 – Buffalo, NY • August 13-16, 2013 – St. Louis, MO • August 12-15, 2014 – Grapevine, TX • August 18-21, 2015 – Reno, NV • August 16-19, 2016 – Nashville, TN