Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops Sample Clauses

Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops. (a) The parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, courses including symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. (b) In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences, conventions and courses which are related to their field of specialization, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. (c) The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such courses or gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. (d) An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer, that is to present on a specific topic at the convention or conference shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. (e) An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to their field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for their payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. (f) An employee shall not be entitled to any overtime or traveling time in respect of hours they are in attendance at or traveling to or from a conference, convention, course or other gathering under the provisions of this Clause, except as provided by Clause 19.03 (d).
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Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops. The parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences, conventions, including symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, a hall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences, conventions which are related to field of specialization, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. The Employer may fees to attend such constraints. with pay and reasonable expenses including registration gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend. An employee invited to participate in a conference or convention in an official capacity, such as to present a formal address or to give a course related to field of employment, may be granted leave with pay for this purpose and may, in addition, be reimbursed for payment of convention or conference registration fees and reasonable travel expenses. An employee shall not be entitled to any overtime or traveling time in respect of hours at or traveling to or from a conference, convention under the provisions of this Clause, except as provided by
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Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops. The parties to this Collective Agreement recognize that attendance or participation at conferences and conventions, including symposia, workshops and other gatherings of a similar nature contributes to the maintenance of high professional standards. In order to benefit from an exchange of knowledge and experience, an employee shall have the opportunity on occasion to attend conferences and conventions which are related to field of specialization, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. The Employer may grant leave with pay and reasonable expenses including registration fees to attend such gatherings, subject to budgetary and operational constraints. An employee who attends a conference or convention at the request of the Employer to represent the interests of the Employer shall be deemed to be on duty and, as required, in travel status. The Employer shall pay the registration fees of the convention or conference the employee is required to attend.
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Related to Attendance at Conferences, Conventions, Symposia & Workshops

  • Conference Attendance The Federation will be entitled to five (5) person days per year release time for designated Federation representatives to attend conferences. All conference expenses will be the responsibility of the Federation, unless funding is requested and approved through regular District processes for conference attendance.

  • PRE-JOB CONFERENCE a) The Employer shall notify the union that a project has been awarded to the Employer following the award. Prior to the start of each project, a pre-job conference shall be held to determine all site-specific issues as outlined in the Agreement. This conference may be conducted via telephone, through a scheduled meeting or by some other practical means as agreed to by the parties. b) A copy of the pre-job conference report shall be provided to the Employer, the Union and the Job Xxxxxxx (s). A copy shall also be posted on the bulletin board(s) at the jobsite.

  • Conference Telephone Meetings Directors or members of any committee of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

  • Professional Conferences Professional conferences are those conferences sponsored by educational organizations, institutions of higher learning, and government and industry concerning teaching, learning and educational research. When a full-time or part-time faculty member’s attendance at a professional conference conflicts with his/her regular assignment, the faculty member must submit a request for attendance to the appropriate Xxxx, Director, or Supervisor. If granted, the attendance at the conference will be considered leave with pay, and a follow-up report of the conference shall be submitted to the appropriate Supervisor.

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences A. Unit member shall be available at mutually arranged times during the regular school day to confer with parents regarding learning difficulties, student progress and/or behavioral problems a student may be experiencing. Unit members are encouraged to arrange a meeting or conference with parents before or after the regular school day if both time and place are mutually agreeable. B. In the event that a bargaining unit member does not communicate with a parent on the established date for parent unit member conferences as per the calendar adopted by the Board, a reasonable attempt to contact that parent will be made. A reasonable attempt constitutes a phone call or email. If that contact is not returned, the bargaining unit member shall not be obligated to make further contact.

  • Conferences and Meetings Attend meetings with Contractor, such as preconstruction conferences, progress meetings, job conferences and other project-related meetings, and prepare and circulate copies of minutes thereof.

  • SPECIAL CONFERENCES Special conferences for important matters may be arranged between the Union and the designated representative of the Board upon the request of either party.

  • Meetings and Conferences ‌ From time to time the Government may require attendance at Government conferences and meetings at no additional cost to the Government.

  • Conferences At the request of the State or the Engineer, conferences shall be provided at the Engineer's office, the office of the State, or at other locations designated by the State. These conferences shall also include evaluation of the Engineer's services and work when requested by the State.

  • Church Conference Vote At least two-thirds (2/3) of the professing members present at a church conference of the Local Church must vote to disaffiliate from The United Methodist Church “for reasons of conscience regarding a change in the requirements and provisions of the Book of Discipline related to the practice of homosexuality or the ordination or marriage of self-avowed practicing homosexuals as resolved and adopted by the 2019 General Conference, or the actions or inactions of its annual conference related to these issues which follow.” Local Church shall provide documentation, to the satisfaction of Annual Conference, which evidences the result of the disaffiliation vote taken at the church conference. Such documentation must be certified by an authorized officer of Local Church and shall be included as an Exhibit A to this Disaffiliation Agreement.

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