{"id":236,"date":"2023-12-01T21:55:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2025-09-02T08:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:07:01","slug":"region-ix-training-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/region-ix-training-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Region IX Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Region IX Symposium and Annual Meetings \u2014 October 24-26, 2024<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_574\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-574 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/Three-Rivers-Convention-Center-Kennewick-WA-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/Three-Rivers-Convention-Center-Kennewick-WA-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/12\/Three-Rivers-Convention-Center-Kennewick-WA.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three Rivers Convention Center<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Region IX NARFE Symposium was held October 24-26, 2024, hosted by Region IX RVP Steven Roy and Tri-Cities Chapter 1192.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h5>Materials\/slides from the meeting<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-24-NARFE-Region-IX-Symposium-Program-2024.pdf\">Symposium Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Washington Federation meeting\n<ul>\n<li>Federation Meeting Agenda\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-WSF-Annual-Meeting_Agenda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-WSF-Annual-Meeting_Agenda.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">docx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>President\u2019s Welcome and Remarks\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-Cray-Opening-Remarks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-Cray-Opening-Remarks.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-Final-Report-of-Nominating-Committee.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Final Report<\/a> from Nominating Committee\n<ul>\n<li>Note: Bea Bull and Mary Binder have agreed to continue as Western WA and Eastern WA District VPs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-Alzheimers-Support-Award.pdf\">WSF Alzheimer\u2019s award from FEDcon24<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Region IX meeting\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/2024-10-24_Oct24-26_Region9SymposiumMinutes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complete Meeting Minutes\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NARFE HQ Update (President William \u201cBill\u201d Shackelford)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-HQ-Update-Region-IX.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-HQ-Update-Region-IX.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Alzheimer\u2019s Report and Awareness (L. \u201cWally\u201d Walbruch, MT)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-ALZ-Presentation-10-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-ALZ-Presentation-10-2024.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chapter Program Ideas (David Epstein, AK)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-Chapter-Program-Ideas-David-Epstein.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/R9-2024-Chapter-Program-Ideas-David-Epstein.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Intro to FedHub (Linda Wallers)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/11-02-2024-1_FEDHub.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/11-02-2024-1_FEDHub.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Intro to narfe.org website (Linda Wallers)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/11-02-2024-2a_Intro-to-the-NARFE-National-Website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/11-02-2024-2a_Intro-to-the-NARFE-National-Website.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NARFE-hosted microsites (Linda Wallers)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/11-02-2024-3_NARFE-hostedMicrosites.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/11\/11-02-2024-3_NARFE-hostedMicrosites.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pptx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1302\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1302\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1302 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25-R9_Symposium_Leaders-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE Region IX Leaders at Symposium, 10\/25\/2024\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25-R9_Symposium_Leaders-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25-R9_Symposium_Leaders-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25-R9_Symposium_Leaders-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25-R9_Symposium_Leaders-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/10\/2024-10-25-R9_Symposium_Leaders-2048x1454.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARFE Region IX Leaders at Symposium, 10\/25\/2024. 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