| June 25 - 28, 2009 Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point, Ohio It's time to register for OPAA's Summer Workshop. Thursday will consist of Committee Meetings in the afternoon, and a Welcoming Reception in the evening. Friday will be training in the a.m., and a Family Dinner Buffet in the evening. Saturday morning is the Family Breakfast Buffet, and a.m. training. Golf Tournament on Friday afternoon. Cedar Point and Soak City discount tickets will be on sale during registration hours Thursday through Saturday. The training program will offer criminal and civil tracks on Friday and Saturday mornings.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25 2:00 - 5:00 Registration and Cedar Point & Soak City Ticket Sales - Breakers Lobby TBA Committee Meetings 6:00 - 7:30 Welcoming Reception (open bar) - Coral Courtyard FRIDAY, JUNE 26 8:00 - Noon Registration and Cedar Point Ticket & Soak City Ticket Sales Breakers East Conference Center CRIMINAL TRAINING - Cedar Point Convention Center, 2nd floor 8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 Search Warrants and Warrantless Searches for Trial Prosecutors 10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Ohio Supreme Court Update 6:00 - 9:00 Family Dinner Buffet Aperitifs at 6:00; dinner at 7:00. Coral Dining Room CIVIL TRAINING - Breakers East Conference Center 8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 Environmental Law Issues 10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:15 Alternative Dispute Resolution
11:15 - 12:00 Fence Laws 6:00 - 9:00 Family Dinner Buffet Aperitifs at 6:00; dinner at 7:00. Coral Dining Room SATURDAY, JUNE 27 7:00 - 9:30 Family Breakfast Buffet - Coral Dining Room 8:00 - Noon Registration and Cedar Point & Soak City Ticket Sales Breakers East Conference Center CRIMINAL TRAINING - Cedar Point Convention Center, 2nd floor
9:00 - 10:00 Experts 10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Manipulation of DNA CIVIL TRAINING - Breakers East Conference Center
9:00 - 10:00 eDiscovery Under The 2008 Amendments To The Ohio Rules Of Civil Procedure 10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:15 Americans With Disabilities Act, 2008 Amendments
11:15 - 12:00 Senior Protection in Ohio --
Someday you may need it, so pay attention! SUNDAY, JUNE 28 9:30 - 11:00 General Business Meeting - Breakers East Conference Center
The registration fee of $225.00 includes all training, handout materials, Friday's continental breakfast, and all breaks for registrants. In addition, it includes the Thursday Welcoming Reception, Friday Family Dinner Buffet, and Saturday Family Breakfast Buffet for registrant and guests. In the event of cancellations by June 5th, there will be a $40.00 charge assessed to cover the cost of the handout materials, and those materials will be sent to the registrant. After June 5th the assessment will be $100.00, to also partially cover the cost of meals which will have been guaranteed by that date. Please return the training registration form to OPAA by June 5th B earlier if possible. If a registrant is only attending one day, the registration fee is $130.00, with an assessment of $40.00 if cancellation is made by June 5th, and $75.00 after June 5th. Complete details of activities appear in the Activities Section of your mailing. Please provide each person registered with a copy of the Activities Registration Form and request that they complete and return it to OPAA no later than June 5th. Failure to submit the form could prevent participation in the activities. A Hotel Breakers tax exemption form which is enclosed in your mailing for your convenience. Send the completed tax exemption form directly to The Breakers (NOT OPAA)! Also, because the question of who is, and who is not, exempt from sales tax has become a frequent problem at hotels, an information page from the Ohio Department of Taxation is below. Please review it. The Breakers tells us that if a county has previously filed an exemption form, they will use it the following year. You can be the judge of whether you want to chance them having their records in order, or file a new one! The Breakers= phone number is 419-627-2106. Breakers cancellation policy: $50.00 penalty, and cancellations must be made 72 hours in advance to receive a refund. GUEST ROOM RESERVATIONS. The cutoff date for our block of rooms at the Breakers is Tuesday, May 19th. Their phone number is 419-627-2106. Identify yourself as being with OPAA. If they are not able to accommodate you, they can direct you to the Sandcastle Suites, Castaway Bay, or Breakers Express. These are all Cedar Point properties. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m., and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. If the guarantee is by credit card, I believe the amount is charged to the account immediately - not when the room is used. In the event of cancellation there is a $50.00 penalty, and you must give a 72-hour notice in order to obtain a refund. Be sure to clarify these issues with the hotel, as OPAA cannot accept any responsibility for correct information in these areas. If you have additional questions about hotels, give Delores a call (614-221-1266) as she might be able to help. Also, if you have rooms reserved, and find that you will not be using them, please call Delores before canceling, as there is usually a waiting list. TAX EXEMPTION FORMS. The Cedar Point hotels require that each person registered have an individual tax exemption form. And, they will accept only their form! Fill out a separate exemption form for each person and forward it to the hotel (NOT OPAA). Past history strongly suggests that it is a good idea to give a copy to each person to take to the seminar. INFORMATION REGARDING WHO IS, AND WHO IS NOT, TAX EXEMPT. An information sheet from the Ohio Department of Taxation follows the tax exemption form with your mailing. As it has been explained to OPAA, you can only claim tax exemption if rooms are paid for with an office check or office credit card. If a personal check or credit card is used, with the expectation of later being reimbursed, tax exemption cannot be claimed.
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