During the ILCA Convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 10-12, delegates will elect members to the organization's Executive Council, which sets the vision, policy and direction of ILCA. Offices up for election are the President, 15 Vice Presidents, and a Secretary-Treasurer (or a Secretary and a Treasurer if the Convention passes a proposed Constitutional Amendment to split the office). Serving in these offices includes significant work, but is very rewarding, a great way to deepen connections with other labor communicators, and even fun sometimes. Women and people of color are particularly encouraged to apply. Members of the Executive Council are expected to attend three meetings a year (in various cities across the country) and to spend other volunteer time on the organization’s work. This includes:

• Recruiting new members and contacting those who have dropped membership.
• Assisting with and contributing to providing membership services,including training, the annual Media Awards, fund-raising, articles forthe website or The Reporter, etc.
• Being an active member of ILCA committees to accomplish organizational
  work.
• Encouraging, promoting, and being an advocate for labor communications
  and labor communicators.
• A more complete list of Executive Council duties (by office),
  eligibility requirements, and filing procedures can be found here at the
  www.ilcaonline.org

Support ILCA--Buy an ad There's still time to help ILCA continue its work and place an ad in the Convention Awards Journal. Our printer has give us a couple more days on our deadline, so ads can be bought up to the end of the day Friday. Download the ad form here and get your copy in now.
Convention registration is still open. Download the form here and mail it into the ILCA office with your check.

At this point the Convention hotel, the Sheraton Station Square, is booked up. ILCA members who still need rooms can:
1.Book at the Radisson through the AFL-CIO convention website. At last check, a $99 rate was still available.
2.Call AFL-CIO Meetings & Travel Department (202-627-5055) to be added to a wait-list in case they  receive cancellations directly.
3.Call the Sheraton reservations desk directly -- 412-261-2000 – to check if space has opened up. However, if space does open, the rate will be market rate.