Details
The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board (SSTGB), the State and Local Advisory Council (SLAC), Executive Committee and Business Advisory Council (BAC) will meet on May 19 - 21, 2025 at the Graduate Hotel in Providence, RI. Member state and non-member state officials, legislators and the business community are invited to attend and provide input. The Governing Board strongly encourages the attendance of each member state’s appointed Governing Board Delegates (legislative and administrative) to represent their individual states and vote on various changes being considered.
AGENDAS
PUBLICATION
The final documents for the meetings must be emailed to Craig Johnson no later than May 5, 2025. All meeting documents will be posted to the SST Governing Board’s website and linked to the applicable meeting agenda at least 10 days prior to the meeting. A paper publication will not be distributed, so please print out copies of any of the documents you want a hard copy of prior to the meeting.
SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
Eastern Time Zone
Monday, May 19th
- State and Local Advisory Council (SLAC) – All day
Breakfast, Lunch and Breaks Provided
Tuesday, May 20th
- Business Advisory Council (BAC) - Morning
- Executive Committee - Morning
- Governing Board Meeting - Afternoon
- Reception and Dinner – 5:30 - 7:30pm
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Breaks Provided
Wednesday, May 21st
- Governing Board Meeting - Morning
Breakfast and Morning Break Provided
WEBINAR/TELECONFERENCE
The
open segments of the meetings will be available by teleconference/webinar. For those attending virtually, the link to the open meetings will be posted to the
Meeting page. Please remember to mute your phone/computer until speaking to obtain the best audio quality. Please
do not place the call on hold due to the possible disruption of hold music. Business Advisory Council (BAC) members will receive the teleconference call-in number and pass code from the Business Advisory Council (BAC) prior to their meeting.
EVENING RECEPTION and DINNER
All Governing Board meeting attendees are invited to enjoy the reception and dinner from 5:30 - 7:30pm on Tuesday, May 20th at the hotel.
LOCATION
Graduate Providence
11 Dorrance Street
Providence, RI 02903
ROOM RESERVATIONS
You may reserve guest rooms with the online Reservations Link at:
SSTGB Semi-Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, group code
SST. Reservations must be cancelled 48 hours prior to arrival in order to avoid a fee equal to one night’s room rate plus tax.
Room Rate - $154.00 + tax (Quick Book states $158, but the actual charge on the booking page is $154). Rate valid for stays May 18, 19, 20 and 21. There is a limited number of rooms available for May 21.
Room block release deadline, is April 21, 2025. It is important to reserve a guest room before the block release deadline. Rooms reserved after that date will not be credited to the contractual room block and may be subject to a higher rate. Please consider reserving the guest room before travel approval is obtained.
Reservations must be made on an individual basis. Your credit card must be provided to guarantee the reservation. In order to meet the SST room block requirements, please do not make reservations on Expedia.com, Orbitz.com, Hotel.com, other websites or through a travel agent.
AIRPORT
T.F. Green International Airport (PVD)
DINING
There are several restaurants within walking distance of the hotel.
EMAIL LISTSERV
Please forward this announcement to others within your organization that may be interested in attending. They may subscribe in
this link to the “General Public” ListServ to receive meeting notifications and information going forward. They may also subscribe to the SLAC list serv if they participate in the SLAC meetings. The Governing Board list serv is intended for appointed delegates only.
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