This years AWS District Conference will be held Saturday, June 4th in Gillette, Wyoming.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the La Quinta Inn & Suites. This will also be our meeting location. The block rate of $109 per night (Friday & Saturday) is guaranteed until May 13th, so be sure to call and make your reservations!

To assist with the logistics of this event, we ask that you please RSVP. We would also like to offer a social outing for spouses/guests on Saturday if possible. Please be sure to let us know who will be joining you so we may plan accordingly.

Thank you!!
Location
La Quinta Inn & Suites
450 E Boxelder Rd, Gillette, WY 82718
(307) 686-6000
*Please reference AWS District Conference
Date
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Friday Schedule
5:00PM
Optional Tour - Western Wyoming Welding Academy
For anyone arriving in Gillette early, a tour of the Western Wyoming Welding Academy has been arranged. (We apologize the power plant is unavailable! Their tour restrictions have been extended through July.) If you would like to participate in the Welding Academy tour, a carpool will leave the hotel by 4:45pm Friday evening.
Western Wyoming Welding Academy
26 Kinsey Ln
Gillette, WY 82716
 PM
Dinner on Your Own
A list of local restaurants will be provided in the welcome kit you will receive upon check in.
Saturday Schedule
7:30 AM
Coffee and Conversation
Your hotel stay includes breakfast. However, additional light breakfast items will be provided prior to the start of the meeting. If you would like to seek out a more substantial breakfast, restaurant options will be provided in the visitor packet you will receive upon check in.
8:00 AM
Meeting Will Begin
Please see the link below to view Conference News and the full Meeting Agenda!
12:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch will be provided on site.
12:30 PM
Meeting Resumes
Conclude on-site meeting agenda items. 
6:00 PM
Dinner
A group dinner will be provided!
Wyoming Rib and Chop House
2721 South Douglas Hwy
Conference News & Meeting Agenda
Join us on June 04
We look forward to hosting you!
Helpful Information
Contacts
Denis Clark
Director, AWS District 20
[email protected]

Troy Miller
2022 Conference Host
[email protected]
(307) 681-6116 - office

Airport Information
The Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (GCC) features daily direct jet service to and from Denver on United Airlines, operated by SkyWest Airlines. Visit www.iflygillette.com for more information or www.united.com to book a flight.

Transportation Services
Uber
Need-A-Ride Taxi Cab, LLC (307) 682-3666
Another Cab Company (307) 299-5830
Avis Rent-A-Car (Airport) (800) 331-1212 or (307) 382-8588
Enterprise Rent-A-Car (800) 736-8222 or (307) 686-5655
Hertz Rent-A-Car (307) 686-0550
Priceless Car & Truck Rental of Gillette (307) 363-4388

**Please note, La Quinta Inn & Suites does NOT provide shuttle service. However, if we can confirm arrival times for attendees flying in, a group shuttle may be arranged.
District Conference Reimbursement Guidelines
Travel Reimbursement
National reimburses travel expenses for up to two (2) representatives per Section, who travel separately, from their Section’s home city to the site of the District Conference. Attendees from the Host Section are eligible for mileage reimbursement.

The following policy will be strictly enforced. The amount shall be the city‐to‐city mileage as given in published atlases or roadmaps at the current IRS mileage allowance or airfare, whichever is less. The 2022 IRS mileage allowance is $ 0.585 cents per mile.

Your Staff Rep will have Travel Reimbursement forms which must be completed, signed by the District Director, and returned to the Membership Department for reimbursement. Customer copy of airline ticket must be attached for air travel.

Travel reimbursement is NOT available for virtual conferences.

Section Representative Rebate
All Sections receive a Section Representative rebate of $100 for the first representative, $50 for the second, and $50 for the third, not to exceed $200 per Section. This reimbursement will appear on the Section’s Annual Rebate check mailed the first week in September.

Attendance at virtual conferences will be counted towards the Section rebates.

Please contact Darrill A. Gaschler at (800)443‐9353 x260 or [email protected] with any questions.

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