Let me tell you about the Parc55 Hotel — site of our 2009 convention! I just spent a weekend there for our April Board meeting. I took Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) from the San Francisco Airport to the Powell Street Station, San Francisco …about a 30-minute ride. BART was a pleasure to ride. It reminded me of Washington, DC’s METRO. When you come out of the Powell Street Station, the Parc 55 Hotel is looming above you! The Hotel has just been renovated from top to bottom. The hotel room was spacious, although storage is scarce.

Dr. Mary Hunt

Dr. Hunt’s keynote address is entitled “Faithful and Fabulous: Dignity on the Road at Forty.” Elaborating on this theme, she writes, "I will explore how we (DignityUSA) have been faithful to our Catholic roots, faithful to the needs of our LGBTQ community, faithful to other justice movements (including feminism, anti-racism, etc.).

2009 DignityUSA National Convention

SCHEDULE

We invite you to join us in “Together We Will Reach the Promised Land: Celebrating 40 Years of DignityUSA,” as we gather in San Francisco July 2-5, 2009 for our 19th DignityUSA biennial convention.  On the occasion of DignityUSA’s 40th anniversary, we encourage you to come early and celebrate LGBT pride and freedom during San Francisco’s amazing Pride Weekend (June 27-28), or stay after the convention to enjoy the many attractions the Bay Area

The San Francisco Convention Committee met with Tom Streeper of the DignityUSA Board of Directors in San Francisco, on the weekend of January 9, 2009. Tom attended the Convention Liturgy Committee meeting on Saturday the 10th, as well as the Core Committee meeting on Sunday the 11th, before attending the Chapter’s Sunday Liturgy.

By Gary Kayler, Dignity/Indianapolis, Requiescat in Pace

Recently, Lewis Tanner, DignityUSA Secretary, and I were discussing DignityUSA’s Convention 2009 in San Francisco next summer. He asked me to write a few words about it and why I never miss a convention. Like the rest of you, I haven’t received the latest information about details. However, with registration come some free meals, a dinner-dance and loads of fun.

Here are some suggestions:

The DignityUSA Biennial Convention will be held next year at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco CA, from July 2nd through the 5th 2009. Over 400 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics, as well as our families and friends, are expected to attend.

The Parc 55 Hotel, located in the city’s financial district and next to the Union Square shopping area and theater districts, will serve as the convention site. Handy public transportation is available. The Convention Committee has secured room rates of $119 per night for single/double, plus $20 each for the 3rd and 4th person (plus room tax). Kids under 12 are free.

Plan your 2009 summer vacation with DignityUSA!

DignityUSA Convention
July 2-5, 2009
Parc Fifty Five Hotel, Union Square, San Francisco

Join us in 2009 as we return to San Francisco for DignityUSA's 19th biennial Convention where we will celebrate 40 years of ministry to the LGBT Catholic community.