Dear TERO Programs,

We would like to cordially invite you to join us for our Annual Council for Tribal Employment Rights National TERO Convention! This year’s conference will take place at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Resort, Cherokee, NC, July 29th – August 2nd, 2018. Our sponsor is the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the host region is the Eastern Region. We are very excited to announce that our theme will be “Fair Employment Practices for Indian Country”. Please send in your registration forms and payment by July 13th to get the early bird rates! You can reserve hotel rooms at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Resort for a special rate by calling 1-877-811-077 and using the Hotel code “S07TERO” through June 27th or by using this link.

The Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Resort is located in Cherokee NC, a short hour and 10 minute drive from the Asheville airport. Visit their website at www.caesars.com/harrahs-cherokee to see all of the amenities.

If your TERO office has renewed membership with CTER in 2018, we would like to thank you for your support. Please note that you are eligible for a reduced registration fee for our conferences this year.

If you have not renewed your membership, you can still take advantage of the reduced registration if you send in your membership renewal now. We have included a membership invoice if you would like to join now and start taking advantage of the membership benefits.

Please consider helping us find sponsors for the conference. There are options from $500 up to $25,000. See the enclosed descriptions for each sponsorship level. We appreciate all the support and if there are any vendors or other companies you think might be interested in helping us put on the conference this year, please pass on the sponsorship information included.

Please consider bringing items to donate to the raffle. You will be able to purchase raffle tickets with cash, check, or credit cards at the conference. This raffle helps a Native American student go to college. If you know of a young person who would like to apply for the scholarship, we have included an application in this mailing.

We have also included TERO Awards Nomination forms. Please consider nominating a deserving TERO program, staffer, commissioner, or director. The forms are due by July 1, 2018.

We are looking forward to seeing you in North Carolina. Please contact me with any questions.

Sincerely,

Lee Adolph
President, CTER

DOWNLOADS

Conference Registration Form (PDF)
Conference Agenda Draft v1 (PDF)
CTER 2018 National Conference Sponsor Packet (PDF)
CTER 2018 National Conference Awards Nominee Form (PDF)
2018 ITCHE SHIKAAKE Scholarship Application (PDF)