OMTRA's 2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting
Join us for the 2024 Conference and AGM in the Orillia area at the beautiful Casino Rama Resort & Conference Centre from September 15 through September 18, 2024!
Your Conference Committee has been busy putting together an information packed Agenda encompassing many aspects of our daily business needs. Once again, we are planning sponsor visitations, a variety of concurrent and plenary sessions of interest to all and as in the past have our banquet and entertainment planned for the Tuesday evening.
Our keynote speakers are:
Linda Edgecombe - For the past 29 years, Linda’s footprint has been seen and experienced around the world. Her mission is to get people Fired up and Ready to Shift or Get off the Pot!
“A Day without laughing is a day wasted!”
Her non-BS approach is refreshing, engaging and relevant. She energizes every room as she leads people to loosen up, lighten the load and laugh. Linda has been featured in the Wall Street Journal as an expert in “Shifting Perspectives”. Her messages are as welcome as a deep belly laugh and as profound as an honest look in the mirror.
Jeremiah Brown -
He won an Olympic silver medal as a member of the Canadian men’s eight rowing team at the London 2012 Olympic Games. A young father with a big dream, he is one of few Olympians ever to have started learning his sport only four years before winning a medal at the Olympics. His story has been featured on CBC, CTV, Roger’s Sportsnet, the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and USA Today and Jeremiah has helped thousands of people find the courage to reach their goals and overcome the psychological traps and emotional pitfalls that lie hidden along the way.
Building on the success of last year's conference we are continuing with a number of plenary sessions for all:
- Municipal Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy from the Revenue perspective
- AI in the Municipal Environment and how it is changing the Municipal customer service landscape
- Customer Service in the Municipal Sector - Dealing with Difficult Customers
A few of the concurrent sessions include (please note agenda subject to changes):
- Provincial Offences - the newest revenue tools
- A session with the Assessment Review Board Experts
- MPAC with a General Update and updates on recent cases of interest
- Severances & Consolidations
- Collection Strategies
- Hot Topic Round Table
There will also be other interesting topics added to the agenda and will be shared once confirmed.
Companion Program
As in the past we have an exciting Companion Program! All meals, the Banquet as well as the Companion Activity program are included in the registration cost. This year our program is shaping up to include the following:
Monday:
Shuttle to Barrie to visit the following sites:
- Grey Foresters Museum
- Olive Oil Tasting (and charcuterie) for lunch
- Winery Tour & Tasting
Tuesday:
Shuttle Bus to Orillia to visit the following sites:
- Guided Tour of the OPP Museum in Orillia (All visitors to OPP GHQ must check in with security personnel upon arrival. Please visit https://www.opp.ca/museum/visit.php for complete details)
- Brewery Tour & Tasting with Lunch
- Brewery Tour & Tasting
Once again this year we will be using the WHOVA app for the conference.
Early Bird Registration Draw: If you register and pay prior to April 30, 2024, your name will be included in a draw for a $100 Amazon Gift Card.
Accommodations can be booked online at https://book.rguest.com/onecart/wbe/calendar/493/CasinoRama/ONTI24B or by calling the hotel directly at 1 800 832 7529 and request the special convention rate for our group ONTI24B. Please book your room prior to August 6, 2024. Reservations after that date cannot be guaranteed at the agreed room rate.
| Accommodation Type |
Rate/Night * |
| Deluxe Suite - 2 Double |
$139 |
| Deluxe Suite - 2 Double (Smoking) |
$139 |
| Deluxe Suite - King |
$139 |
| Deluxe Suite - King (Smoking) |
$139 |
*Based upon single or double occupancy - charges will apply for each additional guest.
Resort Fee – A daily $15.00 (plus HST) fee will be applied to most hotel stays. As a Tier Level Benefit, our Diamond and Platinum Plus guests will not be charged the Resort Fee. The daily fee includes: In-room coffee makers, a $5.00 daily dining credit*, access to a digital newspaper app with over 300 multi-language publications, wireless internet access, unlimited local calls, two (2) bottles of spring water, as well as access to the health club and pool. *Dining credits are available for table service outlets only (Excludes Cedar Express, Tim Horton’s and In-Suite Dining) and cannot be applied to alcohol, tax or gratuity portion of the bill. Must be a Players Passport Club member to redeem, the credit is nontransferable and non-cumulative (must be used daily).
Please visit https://www.casinorama.com/entry/ for the Resort policies on Cancellation, etc.
