Annual Council 2023

Date: April 28-30, 2023 - Halifax Convention Centre

Local Presidents are reminded to send in the names of their Voting & Alternate Delegates as well as Local Observers as soon as they are available.

NEW FOR COUNCIL 2023:

• Registration for Annual Council will take place in the lobby of the Hotel Halifax from 4:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Anyone not able to register by 6:45 can register at the Halifax Convention Centre in room 501.
• All sessions will be held on the Ballroom Level of the Halifax Convention Center in Ballroom B2 & B3.
• The HCC has rules concerning outside food and beverages for conferences held at the Convention Centre. If the food and beverage can be provided by the convention centre the locals would have to order it from them. In our case they are willing to permit small table snacks to be brought in by the respective locals but food, soft drinks, and whole fruit would all be required to be ordered through them as those are standard items on their menu.   Small table snacks is not something they provide so they are permitting them to be brought in.
• The President’s reception will be held Friday evening immediately following the 1^st session of Council at the Hotel Halifax in the Baronet Ballroom.

Additional Information:

• The New Delegate Orientation Session will be provided by way of a webinar which will be posted on the NSTU website. A link will be emailed to new delegates in April.
• The Council Workbook will once again be offered to delegates electronically (PDF and flipbook versions). During the online registration process delegates will be asked to select their preference of a paper copy of the Council Workbook or an electronic copy of the Council Workbook (resolution 2014-42). Numbers for printing the Workbook will be based on these responses.

Annual Council Resolutions 2023 – Pre-Council Vote

• Please be advised that the Provincial Executive has adopted Pre-Council Voting Procedures.  These procedures are outlined in NSTU Operational Procedure 16 Resolutions Process G. Pre-Council Voting Procedures.
• This year voting on resolutions which qualify for inclusion in this process will open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 and close at noon on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
• Please be advised that a link to the site for voting will be sent to the email address provided by Voting Delegates on their Council Registration form.

Annual Council Elections:

• Information regarding Annual Council Elections including the Summary of Council Elections, Campaign Guidelines, Nomination Form and new Operational Procedures pertaining to Council Elections can be found here: Elections & Campaign Guidelines (nstu.ca) 
• The deadline for inclusion of Campaign Information in the April edition of The Teacher is April 6th. Please forward to phamer@staff.nstu.ca.
• Deadline for receipt for inclusion with the Council Workbook mailing is March 24^th. Please forward completed forms to council@nstu.ca.

Any questions regarding the above can be emailed to Lisa Farmer at council@nstu.ca .

Annual Council Workbook - Electronic Version: (will be available April 3, 2023)

Annual Council Workbook - English

Annual Council Workbook (Resolutions) - French