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AWO FALL CONVENTION & Board Off Directors Meeting

September 8-10, In San Francisco .A.n issue-packed agenda greets the AWO Fall Convention and Board of Directors meeting from Septem- ber 8 to 10, in San Francisco, Calif.

The convention will be held at the

Stanford Court Hotel on Nob Hill.

A number of extremely impor- tant issues, both internal and exter- nal, will be discussed during com- mittee meetings and at the board of directors meeting—which is open to all members of the association. The board will hear an interim report of the Task Force on Mission, Struc- ture and Finance, chaired by AWO vice chairman Clint Odell of Cargo

Carriers, Inc. That Task Force, established on April 10, 1992, is examining the association from top to bottom, to either reaffirm its cur- rent structure, mission, and financ- ing, or recommend appropriate changes that will position AWO for the future. In establishing the Task

Force, AWO chairman of the board

Donald Duffy, Foss Maritime Com- pany, said the group "will take an exhaustive look at the association, what it should do, how it is organized to accomplish these objectives, the resources we have available, and fi- nally, how we are directing it. When the Task Force reports back they will present a blueprint for a strong

AWO future, and one that will at- tract full support of the member- ship." Chairman Duffy noted that the Task Force would seek the coun- sel and guidance of the association's members. Accordingly, an exten- sive survey of the entire member- ship was sent out by the Task Force, and its results will be reviewed at the San Francisco meeting.

The association will also review the proposed 1993 Business Plan and will delve into the association's financing for the coming year, re- viewing the status of the association's 1993 Budget and

Three-Year Plan.

There are a number of vital is- sues on the legislative front which currently challenge the association.

AWO will discuss current legisla- tion which would require a mer- chant mariners document for all inland river deckhands. The bill, which would eliminate the current exemption for seamen working on barges and vessels operating on riv- ers and lakes, passed the House

Merchant Marine and Fisheries

Committee on July 1. The associa- tion will also discuss the importance of an agreement between industry

AWO Fall Convention Schedule

Tuesday, September 8 1 -2:30 p.m.—AWSC Legislative Committee 1 -2:30 p.m.—AWSC Membership & Membership Service Committee 2:30-4 p.m.—AWSC Regulatory Committee 2:30-4 p.m.—AWSC Military & Government Committee 4-5 p.m.—AWSC Steering Committee

Wednesday, September 9 7-9 a.m.—HSAT Committee 8:30-11:30 a.m.—AWSC Membership Meeting 9-11 a.m.—AWO Regulatory Committee 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.—Public Affairs Committee 2-4 p.m.—Legislative Committee 6:30-8:30 p.m.—AWO Reception aboard the M/V Royal Prince

Thursday, September 10 8 a.m.-noon—AWO Board of Directors Meeting 28 Circle 258 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News