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NEA-Retired Program Meetings

NEA-Retired meetings are open to all our members. They allow us to shape NEA-Retired policy, help other members better understand the benefits and services available to them, and provide training and information on important issues. There are two kinds of NEA-Retired program meetings:

• NEA-Retired Regional Conferences
• NEA-Retired Annual Meeting

2008 NEA-Retired Annual Meeting, June 27-29

"Celebrating 25 Years of Dedicated Service in the NEA Family"
It's our silver anniversary and we'll kick off with a reception Friday June 27 to honor those who help make NEA-Retired successful. Our Annual Meeting will be held at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C., (202) 393-2000 or 1-(800) 228-9290. The hotel is two blocks from the White House, four blocks from the National Mall, and a 10 minute ride from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

The NEA-Retired Annual Meeting is open to all NEA-Retired elected delegates and all NEA-Retired members. Members may bring a guest.

ALL ATTENDEES must register online by June 6, 2008. This is required to ensure that adequate seating and conference materials are available. Name badges will be required to enter the annual meeting.

The first conference session begins at 3 p.m., June 27 and the last ends the evening of June 29.

Outreach to Teach
Arrive by June 26 if you plan to participate with Student Program members in our annual school beautification project.

Voting/Elections
We will host an orientation for new delegates and a review of election procedures at 2 p.m., June 27.

NEA-Retired members elected from their State Association as delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly are official delegates to the NEA-Retired Annual Meeting and have full voting rights.

All NEA-Retired members and pre-Retired subscribers are welcome and encouraged to attend the conference (as non-delegates). Non-delegates are not eligible to vote for NEA-Retired officers but may vote on NEA-Retired New Business.

Awards
During our Annual Meeting, we'll recognize

• Membership Growth
• Best Newsletters
• Best Web sites
• Distinguished Service ( You may type directly on the form.)
• Jack Kinnaman Scholarship to worthy NEA Student members.

Banquet/Tickets
Our June 28 banquet begins with a 6:30 p.m. cocktail reception followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. We'll have entertainment by the jazz combo Steve Wolf & Swing Speak.  NEA-Retired will also invite NEA Student members to an intergenerational dance after the banquet, so plan to stay and party until midnight! Cost: $65.

You may purchase banquet tickets online when you register for the annual meeting.  They will not be sold on site. You can pick up tickets at the Annual Meeting registration desk.

Questions?
Contact NEA-Retired at (202) 822-7149.

NEA-Retired 2007 Annual Meeting Review

Attendance Grows
Philadelphia hosted our largest meeting ever with more than 470 participants. We were delighted to see our attendance grow but experienced challenges dealing with the volume. You can help us by registering and making hotel reservations as early as possible.

Out Reach to Teach
This was the 12th year NEA-Retired and Student Program members joined Education Support Professionals, Higher Education Faculty and other Active members to paint, clean, repair, landscape, decorate, and more. More than 350 volunteers donned orange shirts and went to work refurbishing Gotwals Elementary in Norristown, Pa. Here's some of the media coverage we received: 

Award Winners

• The 2007 Distinguished Service  award was presented to Janet Agnew of South Carolina.
• NEA-Retired Jack Kinnaman Scholarship Awards  were presented to Tracey L. Werkheiser from Midway (Ky.) College and Jenny Mevis of Manchester (Ind.) College. Each received a scholarship of $1,200.
• Largest increase in retired members was awarded to New Jersey Education Association and the runner up was the Alabama Education Association
• Largest percentage increase in retired members was awarded to the New Jersey Education Association and the runner up was the Idaho Education Association
• The established state retired newsletter award was presented to the North Carolina Retired School Personnel, Panorama and the runner up was the Indiana State Teachers Association-Retired, The Chalkboard.
• The beginning state retired newsletter award was presented to the Georgia Association of Educators-Retired, In The Know and the runner up was the Nebraska State Education Association, NSEA-Retired Advocate.
• The local retired newsletter award was presented to the Fairfax Education Association (VA), FEA-Retired and the runner up was the Bergen County Retired Educators Association (NJ), BCREA News.
• The Spotlight award was presented to the Washington Education Association, WE and the runner up was The South Carolina Education Association-Retired, Emphasis.
• The Web site award was presented to the Tennessee Retired Teachers Association and the runner up was the Alabama Education Retirees Association.

Election Results

• Tom Curran was reelected as the NEA-Retired vice president.
• Sarah Borgman and Jean Dobashi were reelected to the NEA Board of Directors and Patti Lecher was elected as the alternate.
• Barbara Cunningham, Jay Kaplan, Johnny Davis, Sid Johnson, Cosmo Permission, and Steve Gorier were elected to serve on the 2007-2008 NEA Resolutions Committee for NEA-Retired.
• Janet Agnew, Grady Yancey, Cleorah Scruggs, Mary Moran, Bob Henning, and Geraldine McNeil were elected to serve as 2007-08 NEA Resolutions Committee Alternates for NEA-Retired.

Regional Conferences

NEA-Retired each spring hosts meetings for members in the eastern and western parts of the country. Our April 2008 gatherings were held in Williamsburg, Va. and Albuquerque, N.M.