Cost: $200

Vendors/Sponsors: For booth & sponsor opportunities, please contact Executive Director, Kay Smily at ed@usla.org or (904) 377-7798.

Hotel Information: Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown - To reserve a room for the USLA Spring 2022 Educational Conference and Board of Directors Meeting, click HERE. Reservations must be made by March 28th.

• Room Rates: King Suite $169, Suite with Two Doubles $189

Airports: Midway Airport or O’Hare Airport

Directions from Midway Airport: Click this link to create your own trip with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is faster to get to the hotel by Car/Cab/Uber, but more expensive. Driving can take about 40 minutes. CTA will take about 55 minutes and is less costly; a round trip on the CTA train is $7.25.

Draft Agenda: The draft agenda for the meetings, subject to change, is as follows (not all committee meetings listed):

Wednesday, April 20, 2022: Executive Committee Meeting & Welcome Reception

• 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Executive Committee Meeting – DePaul Room
  (There will be a brief USLF meeting directly following the Executive Committee meeting.)
  
• 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Registration – Atrium
• 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Embassy Suites Managers Reception – Atrium
• 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM: Welcome Reception – Location TBD
  

Thursday, April 21, 2022: Board of Directors and Committee Meetings*
*Business formal or business casual attire is to be worn by all Delegates. Business formal attire is to be worn by all nationally elected and appointed officers during the opening session of the Board of Directors meeting and in any case where formal presentations, such as award presentations and media interviews, will be made. At all other meetings business formal or business casual is to be worn. Business formal attire is to be worn by those chairing the Educational Conference (per USLA Policy III-J).

• 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast – Atrium
  
• 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Board of Directors Meeting – River North Ballroom
  
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Committee Meetings
  
  • Heroic Acts: Lincoln Park Room
  • Junior Guards: DePaul Room
  • Working Group Committees: River North Ballroom

• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch – Location TBD
• 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Committee Meetings
  • Certification: DePaul Room
    
  • Lifesaving Sport: Lincoln Park Room
    
  • Working Group Committees: River North Ballroom

• 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Committee Meetings
  • Public Education: Lincoln Park Room
    
  • Membership: DePaul Room
    
  • Working Group Committees: River North Ballroom
    
• 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM: Expo Hall Grand Opening – Atrium Pre-Function

Friday, April 22, 2022: USLA Educational Conference*
*Business formal or business casual is to be worn at the Educational Conference (business formal attire is to be worn by those chairing the conference). (per USLA Policy III-J).

• 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast – Atrium
  
• 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Expo Hall – Atrium Pre-Function
• 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Educational Conference Presentations – River North Ballroom  
• 12:00 PM: Lunch – River North Ballroom
  
• 1:20 PM: Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates*
  *This is an optional activity for $40 (available during the registration process until March 25th). Meet in the lobby to take the train to and from the game.
  

Saturday, April 23, 2022: USLA Board of Directors and Committees

• 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast – Atrium
  
• 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Committee Meetings
  • Executive (if necessary): DePaul Room
    
  • Working Group Committees: Lincoln Park Room
    

• 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Committee Meetings
  • Ways and Means: DePaul Room
    
  • Bylaws (if necessary): Lincoln Park Room
    
  • Working Group Committees: River North Ballroom
    
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Committee Meetings
  • Fundraising: DePaul Room
    
  • Working Group Committees: River North Ballroom
    

• 12:00 PM: Board of Directors Meeting – River North Ballroom
• 12:00 PM: Lunch – River North Ballroom
  

• 6:00 PM: Closing Banquet* – Location TBD
  *$50 fee for guests not registered for meeting