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Annual General Meeting: Thursday, December 1, 2016 Workshops: Friday, December 2, 2016 Location: The Casablanca Winery Inn, 4 Windward Drive, Grimsby, Ontario The deadline to register with the Provincial Office for the AGM is Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The registration form can be obtained from the FWIO website, recent E-Blasts or in the insert sent to Branch Secretaries with this mailing. Please note that the Casablanca Winery Inn will be reserving a block of rooms for FWIO until Friday, October 28, 2016 at 12 noon for those wishing to stay overnight. Rooms may be available past this deadline, but cannot be guaranteed. Please read the registration form carefully for full details. FWIO Provincial Officers (which includes Board, Coordinators, Officers and Area Voting Delegates) do not need to book a room or submit a registration form. If you have any questions, please contact the Provincial Office at 905-662-2691. Get Involved! Open Provincial Positions A reminder that the following Provincial Positions will be open at the next AGM and, in accordance with Area by-laws, nominations can be made at Area Conventions this fall. For more information on the following positions, please contact the Provincial Office or visit the FWIO website. • President-Elect • Digitizing Coordinator • Grants & Fundraising Coordinator • International Officer • Membership Coordinator • Tweedsmuir Coordinator • Provincial Secretary Don't Miss the Annual General Meeting! FWIO to Host Provincial and ACWW Canada Area Conferences in 2017 The 2017 FWIO Provincial Conference and the ACWW Canada Area Conference will be held between June 20th and 25th at the Best Western Pembroke Inn, on the corner of Trans Canada Highway 17 and Provincial Highway 41 (Address: 1 International Drive, Pembroke, ON). Rooms are being held at the Best Western and the Holiday Inn Express (9 International Drive - across the road). Members will be able to book their own accommodations directly with the hotels. Full registration details will be available in the registration package, available in early 2017. Eastern Area WI Members are excited to be hosting the Provincial Conference! They last hosted in June 1990 when the Conference was held at Carleton University in Ottawa. 4