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Region IX Symposium

Region IX Symposium and Annual Meetings — October 24-26, 2024

Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA

Three Rivers Convention Center

The Region IX NARFE Symposium was held October 24-26, 2024, hosted by Region IX RVP Steven Roy and Tri-Cities Chapter 1192.

Materials/slides from the meeting

Symposium Program
Washington Federation meeting
- Federation Meeting Agenda pdf | docx
- President’s Welcome and Remarks pdf | pptx
- Final Report from Nominating Committee
  - Note: Bea Bull and Mary Binder have agreed to continue as Western WA and Eastern WA District VPs
- WSF Alzheimer’s award from FEDcon24
Region IX meeting
- Complete Meeting Minutes
- NARFE HQ Update (President William “Bill” Shackelford) pdf | pptx
- Alzheimer’s Report and Awareness (L. “Wally” Walbruch, MT) pdf | pptx
- Chapter Program Ideas (David Epstein, AK) pdf | pptx
- Intro to FedHub (Linda Wallers) pdf | pptx
- Intro to narfe.org website (Linda Wallers) pdf | pptx
- NARFE-hosted microsites (Linda Wallers) pdf | pptx

NARFE Region IX Leaders at Symposium, 10/25/2024

NARFE Region IX Leaders at Symposium, 10/25/2024. National President Bill Shackelford, Oregon President Ruthann Couch, Washington President Cray Henry, Montana President Ed McLaughlin, Idaho President Keri Gibbs, Region IX VP Steve Roy, Alaska President Paul McIntosh

11-01-2024_3_WSF President Cray Henry prepares to take the podium from Steven Roy for the WSF Annual meeting

11-01-2024_9_Theresa and Gene Blahato, Mary Bnder, Scott Robnson and his wife, And arlene Patton at the WA Federation Annual meeting

11-01-2024_16_Linda Wallers presenting FEDhub tutorial at Symposium

11-01-2024_20_Charlie Caughlan, WA Federation Service OfficerPlayed the bagpipes at the closing of the Symposiums Rembering Our Members segment

11-01-2024_12_ Nancy Crosby, President of Tri-Cities Chapter 1192, steps up to give her chapter overview since the last Annual Meeing in 2022

R9_Symposium_Charlie_Coughlin

11-01-2024_13_John Hatton, NARFE Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, provides a legislative update and preview of the 119th Congress at Symposium

11-01-2024_18_Friday night Symposium banquet1

NARFE Region IX Leaders at Symposium, 10/25/2024

11-01-2024_5_Doug Rushton, WSF Legislaive coordinator, provides a legistlative update at Symposium

11-01-2024_7_Merry Byrum listening attentively to the WSF Annual meeting speakers

11-01-2024_17_Paul McIntosh, Alaska Federation President, at the Friday night Symposium banquet

11-01-2024_2_Region 9 VP introduces Curtis Price, WA Federations new Secretary

11-01-2024_1_Region 9 VP Steven Roy Welcomes members to the Symposium

11-01-2024_6_Mary Binder gives the Eastern WA District VP Report at the WA Federation Annual meeting

11-01-2024_3_WSF President Cray Henry prepares to take the podium from Steven Roy for the WSF Annual meeting

11-01-2024_9_Theresa and Gene Blahato, Mary Bnder, Scott Robnson and his wife, And arlene Patton at the WA Federation Annual meeting

11-01-2024_16_Linda Wallers presenting FEDhub tutorial at Symposium

11-01-2024_20_Charlie Caughlan, WA Federation Service OfficerPlayed the bagpipes at the closing of the Symposiums Rembering Our Members segment

11-01-2024_12_ Nancy Crosby, President of Tri-Cities Chapter 1192, steps up to give her chapter overview since the last Annual Meeing in 2022

R9_Symposium_Charlie_Coughlin

11-01-2024_13_John Hatton, NARFE Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, provides a legislative update and preview of the 119th Congress at Symposium

11-01-2024_18_Friday night Symposium banquet1

NARFE Region IX Leaders at Symposium, 10/25/2024

11-01-2024_5_Doug Rushton, WSF Legislaive coordinator, provides a legistlative update at Symposium

11-01-2024_7_Merry Byrum listening attentively to the WSF Annual meeting speakers

11-01-2024_17_Paul McIntosh, Alaska Federation President, at the Friday night Symposium banquet

11-01-2024_2_Region 9 VP introduces Curtis Price, WA Federations new Secretary

11-01-2024_1_Region 9 VP Steven Roy Welcomes members to the Symposium

11-01-2024_6_Mary Binder gives the Eastern WA District VP Report at the WA Federation Annual meeting

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