2003 FTA Annual Meeting

SUMMARY

The 71st Annual Meeting of the Federation of Tax Administrators will take place June 15-18, 2003, at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The conference will feature a mix of general and concurrent educational sessions. The conference registration deadline is May 24 and the hotel deadline is May 23.
This bulletin features the preliminary program. Program updates will be available at: http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/meet/agend_am_2003.html.

The 71st Annual Meeting of the Federation of Tax Administrators will take place June 15-18, 2003, at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Conference Schedule
The meeting begins with registration on Sunday, June 15, and concludes at noon on Wednesday, June 18. General sessions will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings. In-depth breakout sessions – organized around legal/policy developments, management and compliance initiatives, technology developments, sales tax simplification, and IRS compliance initiatives – are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

The President’s Awards luncheon will be held on Monday, and there will be a special breakfast for Commissioners Only on Monday and Tuesday.

Local Arrangements
The FTA 2003 meeting in Oklahoma City is your opportunity to enjoy the warmth and friendliness for which Oklahoma is known and at the same time to learn about the Traditions of the Heartland. Sunday evening attendees will be treated to an Opening Reception filled with smooth jazzy musical notes and a variety of hors d’oeuvres with a Southwestern flair. Monday evening is left free for participants to enjoy the many amenities of Oklahoma City. Tuesday evening turns back the clock as conference attendees have dinner at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Buses will be available to shuttle attendees and guests to the museum from 5 to 7 p.m. Return buses to the hotel will run until 10 p.m.

Those arriving on Saturday can take in America’s favorite pastime, baseball. The Oklahoma City AAA Redhawks will take on the Nashville Sounds at “The Brick,” located in Bricktown, Oklahoma City’s renovated warehouse district just a few blocks from the conference hotel.

Guests of meeting attendees will be able to select from various tour opportunities during their stay in Oklahoma City. Featured tours include the Oklahoma City Art Museum, Cole’s Garden, shopping in the antique stores of historic Guthrie (Oklahoma’s first capital city), and the Sam Noble History Museum located on the University of Oklahoma campus in Norman, Oklahoma.
Links to these places and information on the conference can all be found on the conference Web site at http://www.oktax.state.ok.us/fta2003.html.

Conference Registration
Registration fees for the annual meeting this year are:

To register, complete the enclosed Conference Registration Form with payment made payable to FTA 2003 Annual Conference. Send registration and payment to:

The conference registration deadline is May 24, 2003; after that date, please add a $50 late fee. For questions on registration, please e-mail fta2003@oktax.state.ok.us or call a member of the Planning Team at 405-522-0107.

To register for the golf outing or to register a guest, be sure to check the appropriate information on the registration form and include payment when sending in the conference registration form.

Continuing Education Credits
Participants seeking continuing education credits will be asked to complete attendance forms and evaluations on site.

Hotel Reservations
The conference headquarters for this year’s annual meeting is the Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel, located at 10 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102. Hotel rates and reservation reference codes for the conference are as follows:

The deadline for making hotel reservations at the FTA conference rate is May 23. Early reservations are encouraged because hotel space is limited due to the many events taking place in Oklahoma City the weekend of the conference.

Make reservations directly with the Renaissance Hotel by calling the hotel at 405-228-8000 or the national reservations number at 1-800-468-3571. Check-in is 3 p.m. and checkout is noon. Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance; late cancellations will be subject to one night’s charge. Transportation from the airport is available by taxi. The one-way rate for two people is approximately $14.

Conference sessions will be held at the Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, which is connected to the hotel by an enclosed walkway.


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