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Welcome to the
2024 ARMCUMS Conference Attendee Information Page
Please check back regularly for updated information
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Register by Aug 31st and be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card to a local Prescott restaurant.
Registration is Now Open - REGISTER HERE!
Hotel Reservation Deadline
August 12, 2024
Member Early Bird Deadline
August 13, 2024!
- Conference Registration!
- Hotel Reservations
- Member Speaker Discount
- Airport & Ground Transportation Information - see below
- Need help justifying your conference attendance?
- Letter to Administrators & Supervisors
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Register today and plan to join us at the 2024 Conference in Prescott, Arizona.
Continuous Reinvention: Sustaining Success in a Dynamic Landscape
Keynote speaker: Cody Lundin.
Cody's session on 'When All Hell Breaks Loose: Urban Preparedness and Survival',
will focus on the parallels between survival in a tribal setting and leadership in today's world.
Sign up today! - It will be an eye-opening session that you won't want to miss!
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Business Partner/Exhibitor
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Don't miss out!
Networking tour of the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Postal operation AND the beautiful Grand Canyon!
You won't want to miss seeing the only place in the country where mail is delivered by mule -
the village of Supai, located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. (note: we'll be at the top ;)) Click here to read more about it!
DATES:
Sunday, October 13, 2024 to Friday, October 18, 2024 - see tentative schedule below *
LOCATION / CONFERENCE HOTEL:
The Prescott Resort and Conference Center in Prescott, Arizona.
- Deluxe King Room (up to 2 people) $169.00 per night ($20 each additional, max of 4)
- Deluxe 2 Queen Room (up to 2 people) $169.00 per night ($20 each additional, max of 4)
- King Suite (up to 2 people) $189 per night ($20 each additional, max of 4)
- 2 Queen Suite (up to 2 people) $189 per night ($20 each additional, max of 4)
- Children, 18 years and under, stay free when staying in the same room as their parent.
- Room tax is currently 12.35% (Dec 2023)
- Cut-off date for reservations at the group rate is August 12, 2024 - Make your reservation TODAY!
You can make your reservation online by clicking HERE, or through their website at: Prescott Resort, using group code 1101515, after selecting your dates. You may also call in to (800) 967-4637 and ask for the ARMCUMS room block.
IMPORTANT INFO: The hotel will honor the conference rate 3 days pre/post conference dates, based on availability, HOWEVER, you MUST call in to reserve dates other than conference dates, as they are not available online. In addition to the above 800#, you may call (888) 874-4676 to make your reservation.
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AIRPORT INFORMATION: (note: the Prescott Resort is about 90 miles north of Phoenix)
- Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field (KPRC) - United Airlines currently provides daily flights to and from the following destinations to Prescott:
- Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
- Denver, CO (DEN)
Not coming from LA or Denver via United Airlines? Then we recommend you fly into Phoenix and take the shuttle to Prescott.
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GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO HOTEL:
- From Prescott Regional Airport - car rental: (Avis - (928) 227-2015, or Budget - (928) 379-6953), taxi, Lyft, or Uber
- From Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Groome Transportation - approx. 2-hour ride from airport to hotel.
- Important shuttle details: The Prescott Resort is not a regularly scheduled stop for Groome Transporation, however, they are extending a couple of discounts to our group.
1. You MUST call in to make your reservation, do NOT book it online. When calling in, please tell them you are with ARMCUMS and need to schedule a shuttle with a drop-off at the Prescott Resort. Phone Number: (928) 350-8466
2. They are offering our group the discounted online rate of $46 1-way (even though we are required to call in).
All Groome staff should be aware of these arrangements, however, if they are not, or are unwilling to make your reservation with these concessions, please ask for the Manager or the Assistant Manager. If you are still not able to make your reservation, please email Becky at [email protected] and she will assist.
- Important shuttle details: The Prescott Resort is not a regularly scheduled stop for Groome Transporation, however, they are extending a couple of discounts to our group.
- From Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport - car rental: (Alamo National - (844) 370-9819, Enterprise Rent-A-Car - (480) 279-2341, or Hertz - (480) 988-2763)
Tentative Schedule - subject to change!
Sunday, October 13, 2024 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Hotel Check-in
October 13 @ 3:00 pm MDT__________________ Opening Reception
October 13 @ 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm MDTBreakfast
October 14 @ 7:00 am - 7:45 am MDT
Monday, October 14, 2024 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Breakfast
October 14 @ 7:00 am - 7:45 am MDT__________________ Networking Tour
October 14 @ 8:00 am - 6:30 pm MDT__________________ Tour of NAU’s Postal Operation
October 14 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am MDT__________________ Tour of Grand Canyon National Park
October 14 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm MDT__________________ Return to Prescott
October 14 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm MDT__________________ Dinner – sack lunch (dinner)
October 14 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm MDT
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
All activities in the exhibit hall
Breakfast
October 15 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am MDT__________________ Exhibit Hall Open
October 15 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am MDT__________________ Lunch
October 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm MDT__________________ Exhibit Hall Open
October 15 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm MDT__________________ Dinner – on your own
October 15 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm MDT
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Breakfast
October 16 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am MDT__________________ Keynote Address: When All Hell Breaks Loose, by Cody Lundin
October 16 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am MDT__________________ Annual Membership Meeting
October 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT__________________ Lunch w/guest speaker
October 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT__________________ Business Customer Gateway (BCG), by Mike Filipski, USPS
October 16 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm MDT__________________ Delivering For America Plan, plus more, by Kirk Neal, USPS
October 16 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm MDT__________________ Awards Banquet
October 16 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm MDT
Thursday, October 17, 2024 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Breakfast
October 17 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am MDT__________________ Quality Control for Mailing Operations, by Mark Fallon, The Berkshire Company
October 17 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am MDT__________________ Dangerous Goods Training: General Awareness, Safety, and Security, by DGI Training International – session 1
October 17 @ 10:15 am - 11:45 am MDT__________________ Lunch w/guest speaker
October 17 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm MDT__________________ Dangerous Goods Training: General Awareness, Safety, and Security, by DGI Training International – session 2
October 17 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm MDT__________________ Peer Panel Led Discussion, Hot Topics
October 17 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm MDT__________________ Dinner on your own
October 17 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm MDT
Friday, October 18, 2024 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Hotel Check out!
October 18 @ 10:45 am - 11:00 am MDT
Conference Sponsors
Please thank and support our sponsors!
Registered Business Partner Exhibitors
Do you like to golf? Come early or stay late and golf at Antelope Hills Golf Courses.
Antelope Hills is located near the Prescott Airport just North of Prescott at 1 Perkins Drive.