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Eastern Union Meeting Association July 5 - 9, 2009 EUMA Registration Golf Registration Tentative Agenda 2009 EUMA deadlines swiftly approaching Brother Sean Simon, Vice President of BLET Division 226 (Newark, N.J.), is Arrangements Chairman of the 2009 EUMA in Philadelphia, Pa. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing (201 S. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19106: Phone: (215) 928-1234. The room rate will be $169 per night. To contact Brother Simon, call (609) 558-6405 or email: EUMA2009@aol.com. Brother Simon notes that the EUMA is making available a limited number (40) of rooms at $199 per night for the July 4 weekend (July 2, 3, 4). This will coincide with Philadelphia's "Welcome America" celebration, which include free concerts and fireworks on the waterfront, immediately adjacent to the hotel. Deadline to book these rooms is February 28, 2009, after which they must be released back to the hotel. The convention rate ($169 per night single or double occupancy, additional for triple or quadruple occupancy) is also available for the three days following EUMA, and also must be booked prior to February 28. © 1997-2009 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

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