LERA 67th AM - Pittsburgh 2015 |
"Evolving Workplace Relations: Connecting Research to Best Practices" Registration • Hotel • Program • PhD Consortium • Participant Info • Committee • Tours Plan now to attend the 67th Annual Meeting of the Labor and Employment Relations Association on May 28-31, 2015. The meeting will be held in Pittsburgh, PA at the The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh.The LERA Program Committee requested sessions proposals for stimulating, creative, and controversial panels and workshops related to the theme "Evolving Workplace Relations: Connecting Research to Best Practices" as well as other proposals that deal with topics of current interest and the mission of LERA. We encouraged submissions from the perspectives of multiple disciplines – including but not limited to economics, sociology, political science, labor and employment law, industrial relations, and human resource studies – and the perspectives of multiple stakeholders, including investors, managers, workers and unions. Join us in Pittsburgh for exciting workshops, symposiums, section and industry council sessions and meetings, committee meetings, plenaries, breakfasts, luncheons, and receptions. Why go? Click for HIGHLIGHTS!Program and Presenters' IndexComplete Program and Presenters' Index can be found here: http://www.lera.illinois.edu/drupalinclude/program.asp. Registration ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
Members and past presenters click HERE to register. First-time attendees click HERE to register.Registration opens online on February 6, 2015. All participants and attendees must register, including speakers and discussants (chairs, panelists, presenters, speakers, discussants, etc.). Those who pre-register by the earlybird registration deadline of April 14, 2015 will receive a discount. Online registration will be open through May 20, 2015. After that, onsite registration will be offered at the LERA headquarters hotel, the The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, beginning May 28, 2015. Registration will open at 7am on the opening day of the conference and at 8am on the second, third, and fourth day of the conference. Many (most!) of the meals and special events are included in the price of your registration, including breakfasts, luncheons, and the Welcome Reception. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION Hotel AccommodationsAll LERA meetings will be held at The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, located at 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, United States. You can reserve your hotel accommodations online or phone them toll-free at 888-627-7053. There is no code, you simply state that you are with the LERA 67th Annual Meeting, and the dates, and they will grant you the discounted rate. **********************The Westin Convention Center is CURRENTLY SOLD OUT on all nights except May 27, 2015!!***************** UPDATE! Overflow Hotel and Rates! Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square $159 single (LERA Rate EXCEPT FOR Saturday May 30th!) One challenge is that Kenny Chesney sold out PNC Park on Saturday, so rooms downtown for Saturday night are VERY scarce. Other Hotels:1-2 block(s) 3 blocks Westin Discounted Rates: Rates do not include applicable state and local taxes, currently 14%. Room rates will be available for three days prior and three days after the event dates, subject to availability guest rooms at the time of the reservation. An early departure fee of $75 will apply if an attendee checks out prior to the confirmed checkout date (once a guest has checked in to the hotel, if the guest decides to change their departure date, at that point, a $75 fee is assessed.) You can, however, cancel or change your reservation up to 24 hours prior to check-in, without fees. Discounted hotel rooms will be available starting February 1, 2015 and through 5:00 p.m. local time at Hotel on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. After the cut-off date, it is at the hotel's discretion whether to accept additional reservations, which would be subject to prevailing rates and availability. Check in time is 3PM, and checkout is 12PM. The hotel has both self and valet parking facilities, and if traveling by GPS, please input 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 to get directions. Hotel amenities include a fitness studio, an indoor heated pool, and complimentary high speed internet access in all guest rooms. If you need to ship anything to the hotel, please ship it to your own attention at the hotel (John Doe's Room/Hotel Guest, The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA). The hotel will charge your room a handling fee per package. Parking and Shuttle Service LERA 17th PhD Student ConsortiumThe LERA 17th Annual PhD Student Consortium will be held in conjunction with LERA's 67th Annual Meeting. The event will be held on Friday, May 29, 2015, 8 - 11:15 am with other events continuing throughout the day. To register for this event, you must first register for the meeting, then send an RSVP to the Consortium Co-Conveners. For program and complete information, please visit: http://www.LERAweb.org/phd-student-consortium. Participant InformationIf you are participating in this meeting as a session chair, paper presenter, a panelist, a speaker, a discussant, or poster presenter, there is information that you will need to refer to here throughout the next several months, and after the meeting is complete. For complete details, visit: http://www.leraweb.org/participant-information ToursAn additional fee is needed covering transportation, admission fees, and any additional amenities. A $20 charge is added on your registration fee. Program CommitteeA special thanks to the LERA Program Committee for their work over the past year to develop the Pittsburgh Annual Meeting program. Find the Call for Proposals connected to this meeting here.The Committee includes:
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