State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2001-026

  DATE:
  June 20, 2001

  TO:
  Personnel Officers
  Employee Relations Officers
  Training Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Labor Relations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Fourteenth Annual Labor Relations/Personnel Conference

  CONTACT:
  Franklin C. Marr, Labor Relations Officer
  (916) 324-0476, CALNET 454-0476
  FAX: (916) 322-0765
   
  Email: FrankMarr@dpa.ca.gov


  The Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) is 
  sponsoring its 14th Annual Labor Relations/Personnel 
  Conference, December 11, 12, and 13, 2001.  Conference 
  registration closes when conference capacity is reached.  
  Capacity is usually reached approximately November 1.
  
  The conference program includes informational updates and 
  practical workshops in labor relations, personnel, health 
  and safety, workers compensation, benefits administration 
  and variety of other human resources management areas. The 
  conference is specifically designed to provide supervisors, 
  managers and staff in all human resources specialties with 
  the current first-hand information they need to perform 
  effectively in their jobs.
  
  A conference registration form and a tentative conference 
  schedule are attached.  (Electronic versions of the 
  registration form and the tentative agenda will be 
  available on the DPA web-site at www.dpa.ca.gov.)  
  
  To attend the conference, you must pre-register and submit 
  to DPA both:
  
  1.  A completed registration form (hard copy only, no 
  electronic registrations can be accepted); and
  2.  A check in the amount of $180.00 (per person) payable 
  to: 
  
  "DPA Labor Relations / Personnel Conference". 
  
       (Conference fees are non-refundable.)
  
  Detailed conference registration instructions are included 
  on the registration form.
  
  Hotel reservations for the conference are the 
  responsibility of the individual.  Hotel reservations will 
  be taken for the Hyatt Regency Monterey beginning Monday, 
  July 16, 2001, 7:00 a.m., at (800)233-1234. THE HOTEL WILL 
  NOT ACCEPT RESERVATIONS FOR THE CONFERENCE PRIOR TO THIS 
  DATE AND TIME.  DPA has contracted for all of the rooms at 
  the hotel and negotiated reduced room rates for this State 
  sponsored conference.  Room rates range from $80 per night 
  for standard rooms and go up to $90 to $120 per night for 
  suites (subject to availability).  Priority registration 
  will be given to 3-night guaranteed reservations. 
  
  
  
  Franklin C. Marr
  Labor Relations Officer
  
  
  
  Attachments will be distributed via mail.