2012 Western Plains Division Conference
The Cornhusker, a Marriott Hotel
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 9-12
, 2012
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HOTEL INFORMATION
The Cornhusker, a Marriott Hotel
333 South 13th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
1-866-706-7706
Website
Reservations should be made by calling 1-866-706-7706 or by visiting the reservation website and using the code DTDDTDA. Identify yourself as a member of Delta Tau Delta to receive the special conference rate. The cut-off date is January 25, 2012. After that date, the group rate will not be available.
- Room rates are $99 per night, plus state and local taxes.
- All reservations must be guaranteed and accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card.
- Attendees should arrive by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. First session begins at 7:30 p.m. Depart any time Sunday.
- Undergraduates and alumni are responsible for reserving their own rooms.
- Hotel parking is $1 an hour or $9 per day.
- The Western Plains Division will cover half the hotel room for chapter/colony advisors (or his designee) and DVPs. The division will cover all of the hotel room costs for chapter/colony advisors (or his designee) and DVPs if he shares his room with another chapter/colony advisor (or his designee) or DVP. For reimbursement after the conference contact Western Plains Division Treasurer David Hammon at
Hammon@stlcrew.com
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Who Should Attend: The 2012 Conference is a leadership and educational training session for the division. Chapter presidents, treasurers, recruitment chairs, guides, new member educators and Road chairmen are expected to attend. All brothers are encouraged to attend. Chapter advisors and division vice presidents are expected to attend for the alumni training curriculum. Reminder: Coat and tie is required for the Ritual and awards banquet and a shirt with collar is expected for all conference sessions.
- Registration fee is $135 per person. For chapters with eight or more attendees the registration fee is $120 per person.
- The chapter president or his designee should register the entire chapter delegation.
- Register online prior to January 25, 2012 to ensure you will have a spot reserved.
- Undergraduates and alumni participants must register for the conference by clicking on the link at the top of this page.
- Fees cover conference materials, meals, breaks and the recognition banquet.
- Alumni and guests wishing to attend the closing banquet on Saturday evening, February 11 may register for the banquet only package ($30). Please register as “Alumni, Banquet Only” on the online registration system.
- The Western Plains Division will cover the registration cost for all advisors and DVPs.
PROGRAMMING TRACKS - New for 2012 Conferences
The 2012 division conference programming has changed to fit the needs of our undergraduate members. Programming tracks will allow specific positions more time together to learn essential skills and share best practices. Chapter presidents, recruitment chairmen, treasurers, guides and new member/member educators will each have their own personal track and spend conference time in those sessions. Participants who don’t currently hold one of those positions will participate in the leadership track. This track will include advanced curriculum taught by Phired Up on The Social Excellence Model. Chapters are encouraged to send the five officers that tracks are being offered for and other members that they feel will benefit from the experience. Click here for more information on the programming tracks.
Breakout sessions will be offered in addition to the programming tracks. The breakout sessions will focus on specific topics likes the FAAR, honor board or academic affairs. These sessions have been rewritten and will provide relevant and important information for chapters.
PAYMENT PROCEDURE
Chapter treasurers must bring THREE checks for the division treasurer to pay for the conference registration, division dues and any obligations to the General Fund (new member fee, initiation fee, insurance). Do not bring a prepared check already written out as amounts might be different than expected.
Western Plains Dues: Dues are $25.00 per undergraduate active, pledge and affiliate member on the rolls as of November 15. Dues are payable to the division treasurer.
CANCELLATION POLICY
The division incurs expense in planning and executing the conference. In particular, meals are ordered and material printed based on the number of undergraduate and
alumni registered for the conference.
In order to keep costs reasonable, chapters will be expected to pay for the number of men registered for the conference as of the registration cut-off date. Men may attend as substitutions for previously registered chapter members; however, the payment for the number of men registered will be expected.
Questions concerning this policy should be directed to the division president.
CONFERENCE CONTACTS
Western Plains Division President 
Bob Marwill
rmarwill@sbcglobal.net
Western Plains Division Treasurer
David Hammon
Hammon@stlcrew.com
Central Office Liaison
Ellen Shertzer
ellen.shertzer@delts.net
317-284-0203 (1235)
RESOURCES
Download Western Plains Division resources