CONVENTION CALL 2013

You must be registered to be certified,
You must be certified to vote.
You must be listed on your club’s delegate form.


The convention registration badge is required for admission to all convention sessions, and seminars.
Delegate/alternate forms are due no later than April 1, 2013. Delegate/alternate forms have been mailed to all Club Secretaries indicating the appropriate number of Delegates and alternates the Club is entitled to. Numbers are based on membership reports obtained through Lions Club International, and reflect the number of members enrolled in the club for at least one year and a day. Any decline in club membership after April 1, 2013 will result in a decrease in Delegate numbers. These changes will be made by the Certification Committee.

PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

Except where otherwise herein provided, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised latest addition shall govern the Parliamentary Procedure.

CONVENTION CALL

Official Notice:
This is the official call for the Annual Convention for the Lions Clubs of Multiple District 20, New York State and Bermuda, Inc. to be held the date of  May 17-May 19, 2013 in the  Adams Mark Hotel Buffalo , New York.
The Council of Governors has directed that the hours for Certification of delegates and voting shall be as follows:
 
Convention Program

All General Sessions are at the Adams Mark Hotel (Grand Hall)

Convention Registration:        Adams Mark Hotel Lower Lobby Registration Area
Thursday    May 16, 2013                            6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday    May 17, 2013                            8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday    May 18, 2013                            8 a.m.-Noon
Sunday    May 19, 2013                            7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m.


Delegate Certification                             Sullivan Room 3rd Floor
Friday, May 17, 2013                            Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 2013                            9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 19, 2013                            7:30 - 9: 00 a.m.
           
Delegate Voting                                Richardson Room- 3rd Floor
SUNDAY May 19, 2013    ONLY                        7:00 - 10:15 A.M.

MD-20 Office Hours                            Executive board room
Friday, May 17, 2013                            9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 2013                            8 a.m. - Noon
Sunday, May 19, 2013                            6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Lions Goods Store Operated by Lions Camp Badger                   Wright Room 3rd Floor
Friday, May 17, 2013                            9:00 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 2013                            9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday. May 19, 2013                            7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Exhibits                                    Grand Hall
      Friday May 17, 2013                            9 a.m.-4 p.m.
      Saturday May 18, 2013                            9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Lions Pin Trading                                 Grand Hall
Friday May 17, 2013                            8:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday May 18, 2013                            8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Any District Governor, present and Past International Officers, Past District Governors, or Provisional District Governors are allowed the right to vote independent of the club delegate quota.