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1 CONVENTION OF TEXAS STATE CHAPTER, P.E.O. SISTERHOOD WESTIN DALLAS PARK CENTRAL HOTEL, Merit Drive MAY 3-5, 2018 Share the Light of our Star! Dear P.E.O. Sisters, On behalf of the 22 Dallas Area Hostess Chapters, we joyfully and enthusiastically invite you to gather in Dallas for the 2018 Convention of Texas State Chapter, May 3-5, The recently and beautifully remodeled Westin Dallas Park Central Hotel will host our gathering. Betty Thomas, President of Texas State Chapter, has chosen Share the Light of our Star! as the convention theme. This theme will be present throughout the convention as we celebrate our projects, embrace educational workshops, and enjoy endless opportunities for fellowship and love. Registration opens March 1, 2018 and closes March 31, It is imperative that you register by the deadline. After that date, any uncommitted hotel rooms will be released. Transportation arrangements need to be considered for all participants. Our hotel is located off Interstate 635 near Coit Road. Hotel garage parking is available at a reduced cost of $3.00 per day and $6.00 overnight. Free parking is available at a surface lot diagonally behind the hotel, across the street from Benihana Restaurant. Transportation from DFW Airport and Love Field Airport is the responsibility of each convention attendee. Options include airport shuttles, taxis, Uber and Lyft. The first delegate workshop will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Delegates should ensure hotel arrival in plenty of time to complete delegate registration before this workshop. Delegate and Visitor Registration open at 10:00 a.m. To welcome you and kick off the convention in fine fashion, we have planned a Taste of Italy on Thursday evening at the Westin hotel, a delicious Italian themed buffet dinner featuring the Voices of Venice. This meal is not included with the delegate meals, so each attendee would pay for this pre-convention dinner. To ensure we have enough food prepared, please be sure to indicate on your registration form if you plan to attend. It s a fun way to meet and visit with your sisters, take some pictures, and enjoy the music of the night. WELCOME TO DALLAS! Holly Daiker Claudia Miller holdontx@sbcglobal.net miller3302@sbcglobal.net

2 CONVENTION OF TEXAS STATE CHAPTER, P.E.O. SISTERHOOD WESTIN DALLAS PARK CENTRAL HOTEL, Merit Drive MAY 3-5, 2018 Share the Light of our Star! GENERAL INFORMATION Convention Registration: Each person (Delegates, Official Members of Convention, Visitors, Hostess Chapter Volunteers, and BILs) attending Convention must register online between March 1 and 31! Please register before the deadline! No late registrations can be accepted. Convention registration on the Texas State Chapter website will include the opportunity to reserve a room at the hotel. All delegates must reserve a room for Thursday and Friday nights at the hotel. Please do not contact the hotel directly as they will not be able to make or confirm your reservation. Registration is required for all housing, meals, Convention, and BIL activities. Credit cards, debit cards or PayPal will be the only accepted payment for registration. No refunds will be issued after April 7, If you are a delegate, your room for Thursday and Friday, based on double occupancy (half a room), the three meals on Friday plus Saturday breakfast are paid for you. If you are a visitor, you will pay in full for your room (or half a room if you share), meals, and BIL activities when you register online. Please note: When you complete your registration online, you can also register your BIL or other non- P.E.O. guests. Just watch for the prompt to Add BIL or other non-p.e.o. guests. Also, a P.E.O. in your chapter can enter registrations and meal reservations on behalf of sisters who do not have Internet access or who don t have an address. Registration Classifications: Members of Convention include the following: Local Chapter Delegates (each chapter sends one) Resident Past President of International Chapter Members of the Executive Board of Texas State Chapter (TSC) Past Presidents of TSC Current Chairmen of TSC Standing Committees Chairman of the Board of Directors, TSOFI (Costs covered for Members of Convention include Thursday and Friday night lodging (half of a room), meetings Thursday through Saturday, Projects Luncheon on Friday, banquet on Friday, and breakfast on Friday and Saturday.) Visitors include the following: Sisters not serving as a Member of Convention Alternate Delegate if attending Brothers-in-Love (BILs) or other non-p.e.o. guests Hostess Chapter Volunteers (Each visitor pays a registration fee of $5.00 to cover name badge, program and general sessions. Visitors also pay for all desired meals, lodging, and BIL activities.)

3 How to Register Online: Registration will open March 1. To register starting on that date, visit members.peotexas.org and click on the Register Now button. Have available the following: 1. Registration Classification: Local Chapter Delegate, Member of Convention, Visitor, Hostess Chapter Volunteer, or BIL. (If a delegate is unable to attend, the alternate delegate registers as delegate. Otherwise, the alternate delegate who attends registers as a visitor.) 2. Roommate s Name, if sharing. If your roommate will be your BIL, make sure to enter his name. Sleeping rooms will be double occupancy unless you specifically choose a single room during registration. (You will be charged for the other half of the room: $85/night.) If you do not have a particular roommate request, the committee will match you with another sister. 3. Dates you will be staying. The default setting in the registration system will be arriving May 3 and departing May 5. You may arrive earlier and stay later if you wish, but before finalizing your registration, be sure that the dates shown are the ones you intend to reserve. You will be responsible for paying for the additional nights. Meals: Thursday evening, we have planned a Taste of Italy at the Westin hotel, a delicious Italianthemed buffet dinner featuring the Voices of Venice. This meal is not covered by Convention. A cash bar will be available. A hearty breakfast will be served on Friday and Saturday mornings including hot items with protein, assorted pastries, fruit, juice, coffee, and tea. On Friday, you ll enjoy a lovely Projects Luncheon, featuring recipients whose lives have been forever changed because of P.E.O. Listening to these speakers will be the highlight of Convention and will further validate the reasons we support our projects. We ll close the evening on Friday with our Starlight Banquet. A cash bar will be available. If you prefer vegetarian, lactose-free or gluten-free meals, please make your preference known when prompted during the online registration. Hotel Parking: For those driving to Dallas, the Westin Dallas Park Central Hotel is conveniently located off Interstate 635 (LBJ Freeway) near Coit Road. The address is Merit Drive. Hotel garage parking is available at a reduced cost of $3.00 per day and $6.00 overnight. Free parking is available at a surface lot diagonally behind the hotel, at the corner of Merit Drive and Banner Drive. Airport Transportation: Transportation from DFW Airport and Love Field Airport is the responsibility of each convention attendee. You might choose an option such as an airport shuttle, taxi, Uber or Lyft. First Steps for Registration at the Hotel: Upon arrival at the Westin, please look for our official Convention greeters wearing aprons and smiles! You will be directed to Delegate and Visitor registration tables on the second floor of the hotel. When you are able to check in at the front desk, you will be asked to present a credit or debit card to guarantee payment for any incidentals that might be charged to your room. A temporary authorization of $50 will be charged to your credit card, or if you use a debit card, the temporary authorization is $50 for each day of your stay. These charges will be released 3 to 5 business days after checkout if no charges have been

4 made to your room. You will not be charged for the room itself. The Westin will have as many rooms ready as possible early, but check-in is not guaranteed until 3:00 p.m. Luggage storage will be available. Convention Activities: Thursday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Convention Registration. Delegate Registration will be closed during Delegate Orientation. All registration will be closed during Time of Remembrance. Delegates who are serving as chapter president or vice president will be directed to the room where Special Work will be taken. 1:00-1:45 p.m.: Delegate Seminar #1, presented by Barbara Riley, TSC Organizer 2:00-2:45 p.m.: Delegate Seminar #2, presented by Barb Ruel, Past President, TSC 3:00-3:45 p.m.: Delegate Orientation & Amendment Workshop by Belinda Hargrove, TSC VP 4:00-5:15 p.m.: Time of Remembrance (TOR), a special memorial service to honor our sisters who have joined Chapter Eternal in the past year. Prelude music will begin at 3:45 p.m. Convention registration is not required for this event only. 5:30-6:30 p.m.: Cash Bar Cocktail Hour 6:30-8:00 p.m.: Taste of Italy buffet dinner featuring the Voices of Venice. This will be a fun event with your sisters, and great photo opportunities will be available. All delegates, visitors, and BILs are invited to register to attend! Friday 6:30-8:00 a.m.: Breakfast Buffet 8:30-11:45 a.m.: General Session 12:00-1:30 p.m.: Projects Luncheon. All preregistered visitors, guests, and members of convention are invited to join us for lunch and be inspired by the heartfelt stories of our projects recipients. You will leave this luncheon proud of your membership, eager to find new recipients and new ways to fund our amazing P.E.O. projects. 2:00-5:00 p.m.: General Session 6:00-8:30 p.m.: Starlight Banquet will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cash bar followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. You won t want to miss this special evening! Saturday 6:30-8:00 a.m.: Breakfast Buffet 8:30-12:00 p.m.: General Session BIL Activities: Friday activities include a golf outing at Brookhaven Country Club OR a private tour of the Sam Pack Automobile Museum including a BBQ lunch at a local brewery. Sam Pack has the largest car museum in the country, featuring 200 cars dating back to Chapter Sales: P.E.O. International Chapter policies allow samples of Chapter fundraising items to be displayed, with order forms made available at Convention. No actual sales are permitted. Please send your request for space no later than April 1, 2018 to Holly Daiker at holdontx@sbcglobal.net. Remember to include: contact name and chapter letters, description of the item, price, and the amount of horizontal space needed for the display. Following approval by the executive board, Holly will send confirmation of approval.

Convention Sales: You won t want to miss shopping at the Starlight Express during Convention! We have so many wonderful items for you to purchase and silent auction items for you to bid on.

5 Convention Sales: You won t want to miss shopping at the Starlight Express during Convention! We have so many wonderful items for you to purchase and silent auction items for you to bid on. Your support will help us defray some of the Convention costs. The Starlight Express opens on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and remains open except during Time of Remembrance and the Projects Luncheon. Project Donations: If you or your chapter wish to make a donation to any of our projects during Convention, please look for our Donation Station near Convention Hall. Exhibits: Don t miss the fabulous Projects Displays near Convention Hall. Also on display: Texas chapter yearbooks, Chapter Eternal Memory Books, Golden Girl albums, and Anniversary Chapters. Cherished memorabilia from the Texas State Chapter Archives at Texas Woman s University will also be on display! Golden Girls will be recognized during Convention. If you were initiated between January 1 and December 31, 1968, you are celebrating 50 years as a P.E.O. We would love to display your picture and biography at Convention. Please your picture and biography to Karen Brooks by March 15, 2018 at karenbrookspeo@gmail.com. Those unable to may send to Karen Brooks, 1603 Rene Hills Lane, Spring, TX by the same deadline. Note: if you did not submit your Golden Girl information last year and would like to be included, please feel free to submit now. Hospitality: Don t miss out on the homemade goodies, snack packages, coffee, tea, and water that we will provide during Convention. Drop by for an on-the-go grab bag or stay awhile to visit with sisters and BILs! Dallas Area P.E.O.s look forward to welcoming you to Convention 2018! And remember: Chairman Co-chairman Secretary Treasurer Holly Daiker Claudia Miller Kelly Williams Barbara Taylor 9420 Overwood Rd 4622 Live Oak 308 Beechwood Ln 2015 Brandeis Dr Dallas, TX Dallas, TX Coppell, TX Richardson, TX holdontx@sbcglobal.net miller3302@sbcglobal.net carringtonwilliams@hotmail.com barbarataylor@tx.rr.com

6 CONVENTION OF TEXAS STATE CHAPTER, P.E.O. SISTERHOOD WESTIN DALLAS PARK CENTRAL HOTEL, Merit Drive MAY 3-5, 2018 Share the Light of our Star! REGISTRATION WORKSHEET Use this worksheet to familiarize yourself with convention details and gather the information needed for online registration. Do not mail this worksheet. Registration will be conducted completely online. The general contact information, housing preferences, meal and activity selections will need to be made for each person who attends Convention. One person per registration! Name for badge: First: Last: Chapter: Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: Cell: REGISTRATION CATEGORY Member of Convention (check only one) Local Chapter Delegate Current Chapter President or Vice President? Yes Resident Past President of International Chapter Executive Board Member, Texas State Chapter Past President, Texas State Chapter Chairman of a TSC Standing Committee (each committee chairman will be listed online) Chairman of the Board of Directors, TSOFI Visitor (check one) Representative of International Chapter Chairman/Co-chairman of 2018 Convention Chairman/Co-chairman of 2019 Convention 2018 Convention Guard or Teller P.E.O. Visitor from a Texas Chapter Alternate Delegate from Chapter Non-P.E.O. Visitor TSC Executive Treasurer TSC Executive Assistant/Webmaster President s Platform Page Hostess Chapter Volunteer P.E.O. Out-of-State Visitor BIL Special Recognition (check all that apply) Golden Girl : Year Initiated First Time Delegate Cottey Alumna Project Recipient Serving/Served in the United States Armed Forces (active duty, reserve, or retired) Serving on a Committee/Appointment of International Chapter, Past President or Executive Board of a state other than Texas: Position

7 Hotel Registration Please do not contact the hotel directly. They will not be able to make or confirm your reservation. I do NOT need convention housing. (ALL Delegates must make a room reservation.) I am a Member of Convention or Official Guest and reserve the following: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 Hotel Double Occupancy $85.00 $0 $0 $85.00 $ Single Occupancy $ $85.00 $85.00 $ $ I am a visitor and reserve the following: Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 Hotel Double Occupancy $85.00 $85.00 $85.00 $85.00 $ Single Occupancy $ $ $ $ $ Roommate Information Please ASSIGN a roommate for me. I am requesting and am paying for a single room NO ROOMMATE. I will be rooming with the individual listed below: Name Chapter (if applicable) Roommate is a: Member of Convention Visitor BIL Convention Meals Members of Convention and Delegates *Indicates NO CHARGE for members of convention/delegates. Please check YES to register for the meal so that the committee can provide the proper numbers to hotel catering. Note: The Thursday dinner is not covered by Convention. Thursday Friday Friday Friday Saturday Dinner *Breakfast *Lunch *Dinner *Breakfast Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes $35.00 $0 $0 $0 $0 Total $ Visitors and BILs Please check YES to register for one or more of the meals so the committee can provide the proper numbers to hotel catering. Thursday Friday Friday Friday Saturday Dinner Breakfast Lunch Dinner Breakfast Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes $35.00 $23.00 $35.00 $45.00 $23.00 Total $

8 BIL Activities Friday, May 4, 2018 Golf Outing at Brookhaven Country Club Time: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (specific time TBA) $95.00 per person. Includes green fees, cart rental and taxes. Lunch on your own at Brookhaven s grill. Friday, May 4, 2018 Cars, Brews & Barbecue Time: 9:00 a.m. 2:15 p.m. $80 per person. Includes a private tour of Sam Pack s Automobile Museum, beer and BBQ at Bitter Sisters Micro Brewery, and round trip transportation from the Westin Dallas Park Central Hotel. Sam Pack s private collection includes cars dating back to 1912 with a Ford Model T Depot Hack, Steve McQueen s Bullitt (the original Ford Mustang prototype), 007 James Bond s 2003 Ford Thunderbird, Austin Powers Shaguar Jaguar from Goldmember, Jeff Gordon s 2006 Nascar, and hundreds of original concept cars, makes and models. Payment Calculation (Cost of hotel, meals, and BIL activities will be shown online when completing online registration March 1 through March 31) Total Hotel Total Meals Past Presidents of TSC Registration Fee ($50.00) BIL Activities Total: Visa/MasterCard/American Express/Discover/PayPal may be used for payment. Westin Dallas Park Central Hotel, Merit Drive Dallas, Texas

2014 CONVENTION OF MINNESOTA STATE CHAPTER, P.E.O. SISTERHOOD June 7-8, 2014 MSP Airport/Mall of America Hilton Hotel, Bloomington, MN

VISITOR REGISTRATION 2014 CONVENTION OF MINNESOTA STATE CHAPTER, P.E.O. SISTERHOOD June 7-8, 2014 MSP Airport/Mall of America Hilton Hotel, Bloomington, MN Please refer to the INSTRUCTION TO VISITORS OF