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B-26/05 Hotel Reservations must be made by September 15 [Printable Flyer] [Registration Form] [Online Registration] 2005
FTA REVENUE ESTIMATION AND TAX RESEARCH CONFERENCE To State Tax Administrators:
FTA’s Research Section Chair, Mary Welsh, of Washington Department of Revenue, joins with Conference Host, Thomas E. Kemp, Jr., Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, in extending a cordial invitation to attend the 60th Annual FTA Revenue Estimation and Tax Research Conference. The conference will be held October 9-12, 2005, at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The conference will open Sunday, October 9, with registration and a reception and conclude Wednesday, October 12, at Noon. Other meetings include the Research Roundtable, scheduled for Saturday, October 8, at 1:00 p.m. and continuing on Sunday morning. Conference Schedule preliminary program is now available. The conference agenda will be a mix of general and concurrent breakout sessions with topics of interest to revenue estimators and state tax policy analysts. Monday morning will begin with the usual economic outlook by the major forecasting firms and selected policy topics of interest to everyone. In the afternoon, conference attendees will have a choice of two sessions featuring: detailed forecasts for specific sectors of the economy; and presentations of interest to tax policy researchers. The entire day Tuesday will be dedicated to concurrent breakout sessions with a wide variety of specific topics. Some topics we are planning include: corporate tax issues, streamlined sales tax project, federal and state tax reform, compliance research, and more. On Wednesday morning, conference participants will hear a variety of presentations of general interest to state economists and policy analysts. A preliminary program will be available by mid-July. If you would like to make a presentation or know of a presenter, please contact the Section Chair, Mary Welsh at maryw@dor.wa.gov or Ronald Alt. Local Arrangements Attendees arriving to Oklahoma City on Saturday have the opportunity to take in one of Oklahoma's favorite pastimes-OU football. Although the Sooners will travel south of the Red River to Texas that weekend, we'll have a watch party set up for one of the greatest college football rivalries. And if you think that Oklahoma is just about football then that's where you're wrong. The conference site is located in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City, two blocks west of Bricktown (http://www.bricktownokc.com/index.shtml), formerly a warehouse district now converted to a booming entertainment district. Other downtown attractions include the Oklahoma City Art Museum (http://www.okcmoa.com/), the Myriad Gardens (http://www.myriadgardens.com/index.html) and the Oklahoma City National Memorial (http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/). Hotel Reservations The conference rate is $117 (single/double occupancy). Please make your reservations directly with the hotel by calling 405-235-2780 or 1-800-325-3535. Notify the reservations clerk that you will be attending the FTA 2005 Revenue Estimating Meeting, to receive the special rate. Please note that the cutoff date for making hotel reservations is September 15, 2005. After this date, reservations will be based on availability only. Conference Registration Tax Research – FTA Conference Registration fees are:
The deadline for conference registration is September 26, 2005. A $40 late charge will be assessed for on-site registrants who have not previously notified the host state of their intent to attend. Cancellations after October 3, 2005 will be charged a $40 processing fee (except for emergencies). If you have any questions concerning registration, please contact the registration staff at (405) 522-0107 at the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Ground Transportation The FTA Research Section looks forward to your participation in the 2005 Revenue Estimation and Tax Research Conference in Oklahoma. If you have any questions or suggestions for the program, please contact Ron Alt of FTA, or Section Chair Mary Welsh at <maryw@dor.wa.gov > Sincerely, Harley T. Duncan Executive Director |