The annual OCSEA Steward Conference will be held this Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel. The hotel is located at 409 Altair Pkwy, Westerville, Ohio 43082. This conference is an IN-PERSON event ONLY and requires a pre-registration that ended on May 30.
Check in and breakfast on Saturday begins at 8:30 a.m. General session starts at 10 a.m. The conference concludes at 3 p.m.
With 365 people registered for the conference, parking at the hotel will fill up quickly. Guests can park along Merdian Way, Kepler Xing and the parking lot across from the hotel (medical office closed on weekends, Agape and Hot Chicken Takeover). GET PARKING MAP.
If you signed up for Friday evening's pre-conference union trainings, please note that those trainings will be held at the hotel. The trainings begin at 6 p.m. and required a pre-registration as well. No drop-ins will be permitted as there are only enough materials available for those participants who pre-registered.
Friday evening trainings
Basic Steward Training (training is full) - 6-9 p.m. - Admiral Conference Room - A & B
New Contract Training (training is full) - 6-9 p.m. - Admiral Conference Room - C & D
Get the full agenda HERE or at OCSEA.org/stewardconference.
The event will include guest speakers Arbitrator Jack Buettner and Attorney Mike Hunter to talk about the union arbitration process as well as Dr. Amy Acton, former Director of the Ohio Dept. of Health. Visit OCSEA.org/stewardconference to read more about the event's special guest speakers.