SDS NE Regional Convention

You are strongly encouraged to arrive Friday evening to party/sleep/make friends/plan an action, which will make it much easier when

Caucuses, Meetings, Trainings, etc will begin Saturday at 10am. please arrive by 9:30 at the latest.

REGISTER
if you want to eat and have a place to sleep.
this is a standard form, so you can ignore the questions regarding age, housing, and arrest.
if you’re reigstering on behalf of a group, definitely include the number of people.
if you require any specific accommodations, let us know.

FOOD
we will be providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner saturday and sunday.
the most likely fare is bagels, sandwiches or wraps, and pasta or stew.
to ensure that everyone can share our meals, they will be 100% VEGAN.
please note any further dietary concerns or resitrictions in your registration.
bring a BOWL and UTENSIL, snacks, and food donations.

HOUSING
done and done. bring sleeping bags and expect somewhat cozy (read: crowded) accommodations.

TRANSPORTATION
click “Convention Transportation” at right for directions and the rideboard.
use the rideboard! no empty seats! (especially if you’re driving from/through/past NYC, Newark, or Philly)

AGENDA
we will be composing a detailed agenda and schedule over the next two weeks (to be voted on at the start of the convention.) please submit all proposals, agenda items, and scheduling requests immediately.
thus far, the schedule inclues: interim working group reportbacks, caucuses (meeting, role and power within regional structure), high school chapter meeting, regional structure, voting procedure, MDS inc., and action camps.
proposals and a schedule will be available by Friday the 4th (if not sooner) so that people can begin discussions and familiarize themselves with the topics.

NOTE:

Drew University administration has decided that we cannot use University grounds for this event.  Off-campus locations have been reserved. Please call or email for information, directions, help etc.

we welcome your questions, comments, headaches, and heartaches
sds.drew@gmail.com
Drew U contact numbers:

beth 717.309.4179
ben  301.675.4682
jenna  734.358.3514
zack  201.264.2200
robin 845.594.9138
rich 609.440.6977