Dates and Times
- Tuesday, July 30, 10:00 am – Thursday August 1, 3:00 pm, with Negotiating Orchestras Workshop on Monday, July 29, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Host Member Orchestra and Local
- AFM Local 6
Conference Registration
- REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE HERE: http://ropaweb.org/ropa-join/ropa-conference-registration/ You must also check-in at the conference, where you will receive conference materials and your ID badge. Register by July 5.
Hotel/Reservations (Deadline for ROPA Discount: July 5)
- Hotel: Parc 55 (a Hilton Hotel), 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco CA
- Phone: 415-392-8000
- Online Reservation:https://book.passkey.com/go/ROPA2024
- Room Rate: $189
- Check In: 03:00 PM
- Check Out: 11:00 PM
- Fitness Center: 1500 square foot workout space offers weights and cardio equipment.
- Outdoor Pool: Just across the street, the outdoor pool at Hilton San Francisco Union Square welcomes Parc 55 guests.
- From the hotel: For access to the gym & pool at Hilton across the street, your room key will work on both doors. The gym is located on the lobby level by our Tower 1 elevators (down a little walkway from the elevators) and the pool is on the 16th floor of Tower 3 right by the elevators in the corner. Please note that the gym at Parc has been renovated more recently than Hilton so most guests have mentioned they like Parc’s better, but options are always great to have.
- Pet Policy: Pets Allowed; $50.00. Pet cleaning fee non-refundable; 50 lbs maximum, max: 2 dogs per room
- Parking: Valet parking only
Getting to the Hotel from the San Francisco Airport
- Ground Transportation Options: Both San Francisco and Oakland airports are 13 miles from the hotel. No airport shuttle. The nearest BART station to the hotel is the Powell Street station, which is .1 miles.
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View the 2024 BART schedule HERE.
Agenda
- NEW: Agenda (as of 7-29)
Schedule/Documents
- Find handouts, reports and daily schedules HERE
Conference Email Archive
- Find conference-related emails HERE as they are sent out.
Orchestra Reports
Delegates only will be able to view the 2024 Orchestra Reports HERE as they become available (Delegates: please log in to the website, and follow instructions for viewing restricted pages).
All ROPA Delegates are expected to file a report on his or her orchestra’s situation or activities over the past year. It should be filed with the ROPA Secretary by July 5, 2024 and you should bring copies to the Conference to distribute to the other Delegates and Conference guests, as directed by the ROPA Secretary. The report should be between 200 and 350 words, and fit on one page.
Please begin your report right now – it’s never too early. Try not to spend more than a half hour to one hour writing your report, but do make it easy to read and understand. You will be able to view the Delegate Reports as submitted by ROPA Delegates for the 2024 Annual Conference in San Francisco, at the link above.
Settlement Bulletins
Settlement bulletins that have been submitted from orchestras which have concluded negotiations this year will be found HERE (link not yet live). (Delegates: please log in to the website, and follow instructions for viewing restricted pages).
Negotiating Orchestra Workshop
If your orchestra is negotiating during the 2024-25 season, the AFM will pay the Pre-approved Orchestra Delegate for the extra hotel night and one day Per Diem for Sunday, July 28 so that you can attend the Negotiating Orchestra Workshop on Monday, July 29.
Elections
This year’s ROPA Officer elections will be for President, Treasurer, and four Members-at-Large. If you’re interested in running, please plan your travel so you can remain in San Francisco over Thursday night in order to attend the post-Conference Executive Board meeting if you’re elected.
Resolutions
If you would like to present a resolution on the floor of the ROPA Conference — especially if it involves an amendment to the ROPA Bylaws — we ask that you submit it, in a format consistent with Robert’s Rules, to Alana Wiesing . Please watch the Delegates discussion list for opportunities to comment on proposed resolutions.
Host a Conference
If you’re interested in hosting a ROPA Conference, please contact us.
To hold a ROPA Conference in your city, ROPA requires an invitation from your Local as well as your orchestra committee. The ROPA Secretary will send you a copy of the guidelines and information for hosting a ROPA Conference, with information your orchestra and your Local will need.
Attendance
All ROPA Delegates are expected to attend the ROPA Conference. If you are a Delegate and can not attend, please make arrangements for your Alternate Delegate to go to the Conference. All ROPA AFM Local Representatives are invited to the Conference, as well as other AFM Federation staff.
If you are a Delegate, your Local is required to pay “the reasonable and necessary expenses of sending one delegate to the appropriate annual conference.” This should include airfare, hotel, and a modest per-diem for meals.
Please attend a meeting of your Local’s Executive Board before the conference to discuss your expenses, and also to tell them what kinds of things you expect to get information about at the conference. This year’s speaker topics will be announced soon.
If you can’t make it to a Local board meeting, at least give a call to your Local officers to talk with them about the ROPA conference.