Council 2 - 56th Biennial Convention

*** CREDENTIALS HAVE BEEN MAILED ***

* CREDENTIALS HAVE BEEN MAILED *

CONVENTION DINNER RESERVATIONS FOR GUESTS

If you do not need a room but do plan on attending the Convention and Dinner only, click on the link below to give us their name so that we can have an accurate count for dinner.

FOOD ALLERGIES OR ACCOMMODATIONS

Let us know if you have any food allergies and we will do our best to accommodate your requests. Complete this form.

CONVENTION LOCATION:

THE DAVENPORT GRAND HOTEL
333 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99201

Click the link below to make your reservation(s). Book your group rate for Washington State Council of County and City Employees Convention:

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

For hotel details and amenities, please visit The Davenport Grand Hotel website or call them at (509) 458-3330.

For things to do in the Spokane area visit the Visit Spokane website

CONFERENCE ROOM RATES

Deluxe Queen/King: $179 x 12% (current tax rate) and a Tourism Promotion and Assessment fee of $4.00 per room, per night will also be applied. Check-in time is at 4:00 pm and check-out time is at 12:00 noon.

NOTE: you will see a $10 daily destination amenity fee, when you make this reservation. Please ignore it. Per our contract, this fee is waived; however, they can’t remove it from the link. Any final room reservations totals will not have this cost added to them.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The hotel does require a credit card upon check-in for incidentals.
If paying by check – the hotel will need to receive it two weeks prior to your stay. Once you have made your reservations through the link, email us a copy to c2everett@council2.com. We will have the hotel issue an invoice for you to mail your payment.
Please note the May 10th deadline – After that date any rooms remaining on our block will be released. Availability after May 10th cannot be guaranteed.

PARKING:

The Davenport Grand Hotel self-park garage is located on the comer of Washington and Riverside Avenue and the valet garage is located off Spokane Falls Blvd at the main entrance. The following prices are subject to change:

Self-Park Rates:
- $5 for hour 1-4/$1 each additional hour
- $17 overnight
Valet Rates:
- $17 event valet
- $22 overnight valet

ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION/PARKING NEEDS:
Should your group require special transportation and/or parking options, the following fees will apply:

RENTAL VAN: For large group arrivals/departures or special transportation to and from locations other than the airport, the associated costs are $150, plus tax, based on availability with a two-hour minimum and $75 plus tax, per each additional hour. These rates are subject to change.

DEADLINES AT A GLANCE

ALL DEADLINES ARE TO ‘RECEIVE BY’ THE DATE SHOWN:

May 10 – Resolutions
May 10 – Hotel reservation deadline
May 19 – Credentials
May 19 – Mary Hersey Award Nominations

TENTATIVE AGENDA PRE-CONVENTION PACKET

A tentative Agenda of all events/locations will be included in the pre-convention packet and will ONLY be E-MAILED to all delegates/alternates listed as of May 19th. This mailing will occur the week of May 22nd.

IMPORTANT:

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP/PROVIDE US WITH YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS.
Please note that the sooner we receive your credentials information, the better it aids us to prepare for the convention. Thank you.

TENTATIVE REGISTRATION HOURS:

Friday: 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Saturday: 7:30-10:00 a.m.

CONVENTION OFFICIALLY CONVENES:
The morning of Saturday, June 10th.

WORKSHOPS AT A GLANCE:

More details will be included with your pre-delegate packet that will be mailed the Week of May 22nd.

New Delegate Orientation
Presented by Michael Rainey, President/Executive Director
"Toxicity in the Workplace"
Presented by Women’s Action Committee
"Planning and Preparing for Your Retirement"
Presented by Washington State Retirees
*Other trainings TBD*
Welcome reception - 6:00 p.m.
Hospitality Suite - 8:00 p.m.

**All times are subject to change**