Failte go Gáillimh! Welcome to Galway for your biennial Education Divisional Conference 2025.  

Early registration runs from 5pm to 7pm this evening in the Galway Bay Hotel, outside the Ballyvaughan Suite. Only principal delegates should register. They will receive ballot papers and credential cards, for delegates and observers, registered with their branch. 

There is a helpdesk for delegates also located at the Ballyvaughan suite. All conference documentation is available on the website hub, which you can access here.  

Registration will open again at 8.30am tomorrow morning, with conference beginning at 9.30am. The full schedule is available here.  

A fringe meeting on Addressing Gender-Based Violence will be held tomorrow at 12.45pm. If delegates wish to attend this fringe, they should register at the helpdesk or at the Fórsa Youth stand. 

We have a myriad of exciting exhibitors joining us in the Ballyvaughan Suite. There are union stands, with Fórsa Youth, our LGBTQIA+ Network, the Retired Members' Association, and the Skills Academy all present. An array of companies who have partnerships with the union will be present, including Cornmarket, Symmetry Financial, and DubCo Credit Union. 

Returning this year the ever popular My Canine Companions will also be with us, to bring a moment of zen to delegates during the busy conference day. 

The conference agenda is packed full of important motions, and we look forward to the debates and discussions ahead over the next two days.

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