March 20, 2023
Reunion 2023 Deadline Looms
Dear USNPAA Members,
Calling all Procrastinators! Did you register yet for USNPAA Reunion 2023? The reunion is scheduled to be held in Arlington, VA, September 8-9, 2023 at the Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Shirlington, the same hotel where we held Reunion 2019. The Friday Welcome Dinner will be at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington on September 8.
Whether we hold the reunion or cancel it is up to you. To date, we only have 13 people registered for the reunion. Historical data shows that the majority of USNPAA members tend to register for reunions one or two months before the reunion. That won’t work for us this time. Contractual deadlines with the Hilton Garden Inn require us to decide by the end of May whether to hold the reunion or cancel it.
As is typical with hotel contracts, our contract has cancellation fees. The Hilton Garden Inn contract allows us to cancel the reunion without paying a cancellation fee as long as we cancel 90 or more days prior to our September 7, 2023 arrival date. If we cancel 31 to 89 days prior to September 7, we will incur a $6,000 cancellation fee. The fee will increase to $12,000 if we cancel 30 days or less prior to September 7.
The pandemic has clearly impacted the hotel and restaurant business. However, due to our previous business with the Hilton Garden Inn (2019 reunion), the hotel gave us very good rates and discounts for the 2023 reunion. If we cancel the 2023 reunion, like we did for the 2019 reunion, it is unlikely that we’ll receive a good deal again in the future.
With only two months to go before this May deadline, I hope this email encourages you to send in your registration form and check NOW. While we will accept registrations until August 17, we must have enough registrations by the end of May to ensure we can meet our financial commitments.
Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet new USNPAA members, hear about new USNPAA programs, and get updates from senior Washington officials on what’s happening with the military. Click here for the latest details on the agenda and reunion events as well as information about the Hilton Hotel and room block, the Army Navy Country Club (ANCC) Welcome Dinner and Reception, our Business Meeting and Lunch, and the Farewell Reception.
I hope you’ll mark September 8-9, 2023 on your calendar and send in your registration form and check today.
Sincerely,
Tom Jurkowsky
President
USNPAA Reunion 2023 Registration Form
USNPAA Reunion 2023 Speakers Confirmed
USNPAA Reunion 2023 Agenda and Events
More Notes from the Admiral
Reunion 2023 Deadline Looms
Dear USNPAA Members,
Calling all Procrastinators! Did you register yet for USNPAA Reunion 2023? The reunion is scheduled to be held in Arlington, VA, September 8-9, 2023 at the Hilton Garden Inn Arlington/Shirlington, the same hotel where we held Reunion 2019. The Friday Welcome Dinner will be at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington on September 8.
Whether we hold the reunion or cancel it is up to you. To date, we only have 13 people registered for the reunion. Historical data shows that the majority of USNPAA members tend to register for reunions one or two months before the reunion. That won’t work for us this time. Contractual deadlines with the Hilton Garden Inn require us to decide by the end of May whether to hold the reunion or cancel it.
As is typical with hotel contracts, our contract has cancellation fees. The Hilton Garden Inn contract allows us to cancel the reunion without paying a cancellation fee as long as we cancel 90 or more days prior to our September 7, 2023 arrival date. If we cancel 31 to 89 days prior to September 7, we will incur a $6,000 cancellation fee. The fee will increase to $12,000 if we cancel 30 days or less prior to September 7.
The pandemic has clearly impacted the hotel and restaurant business. However, due to our previous business with the Hilton Garden Inn (2019 reunion), the hotel gave us very good rates and discounts for the 2023 reunion. If we cancel the 2023 reunion, like we did for the 2019 reunion, it is unlikely that we’ll receive a good deal again in the future.
With only two months to go before this May deadline, I hope this email encourages you to send in your registration form and check NOW. While we will accept registrations until August 17, we must have enough registrations by the end of May to ensure we can meet our financial commitments.
Don’t miss this opportunity to reconnect with old friends, meet new USNPAA members, hear about new USNPAA programs, and get updates from senior Washington officials on what’s happening with the military. Click here for the latest details on the agenda and reunion events as well as information about the Hilton Hotel and room block, the Army Navy Country Club (ANCC) Welcome Dinner and Reception, our Business Meeting and Lunch, and the Farewell Reception.
I hope you’ll mark September 8-9, 2023 on your calendar and send in your registration form and check today.
Sincerely,
Tom Jurkowsky
President
USNPAA Reunion 2023 Registration Form
USNPAA Reunion 2023 Speakers Confirmed
USNPAA Reunion 2023 Agenda and Events
More Notes from the Admiral