{UAH} Request for Proposals to Host the 28th Annual UNAA Convention

Ugandan North American Association    Request for Proposals (RFP) to host the 28th Annual UNAA Convention in 2016.   Register for UNAA New Orleans 2015    Members of the UNAA Community, The Executive Committee of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) is pleased to issue this Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the hosting of the 28th Annual UNAA convention over the Labor Day weekend in 2016.  As we are all aware the 27th Annual Convention will be hosted at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans during the Labor Day weekend of 2015 - September 4th through September 6th;  under the theme "Better Together: Investing in our Future through Education."   The criteria to select the the 2016 host city will include but not be limited to;   A complete proposal which clearly identifies and lists the key officers, leaders and community members supporting the proposing entity. Full contact details (at least name, email and cell phone) for all officers should be included. The proposal should be signed by all the proposers. All signatories to this proposal must be current UNAA members in good standing The proposal must clearly state the understanding of the Constitutional requirement that ownership and management of the Annual UNAA Convention will entirely and at all times rest with the Executive Committee of the Ugandan North American Association. The Hosting Organizing Committee will act as the agent of the National Executive Committee. Any and all contractual and fiscal obligations can only be entered into and assented to by the National Executive Committee using clearly laid down constitutional provisions. The proposal must identify any experience any key officers and leaders of the proposing entity have in hosting a UNAA Convention. The number of past UNAA conventions members of the supporting community have attended either individually or collectively should be stated. The proposal must describe the proposing host city and list its unique attributes and why the proposers believe their city deserves to host this particular convention. The proposal must list several hotel locations suggested as the convention venue and list their individual attributes. A UNAA Convention typically requires a hotel which has more than 500 rooms with a ballroom of at least 11,000 sq. ft. and 6 meeting rooms each of which can seat 100 people theatre style. In line with the UNAA Constitution no member of the Hosting Organizing Committee will seek compensation or be compensated for voluntary services rendered to UNAA resulting from Organizing the Annual UNAA Convention. However pre-approved out of pocket expenses incurred by a member for a service to benefit UNAA directly will be reimbursed. Proposers should submit one duly signed and executed electronic copy of their proposal (.pdf format) to the UNAA Secretary (secretary@unaa.org) by March 31st, 2015.  It is suggested that proposers contact the secretary directly if they do not receive a return confirmation message within 2 days of issuance. The UNAA Executive Committee will review all proposals and announce its selection by the end of June 2015. Register for UNAA New Orleans 2015   UNAA Secretariat