The OCSEA Presidents Conference will take place Saturday, July 18, 2026, at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris located at 8700 Lyra Dr, Columbus, OH 43240. Pre-conference events will take place the evening of Friday, July 17, 2026. Get full conference details at OCSEA.org/PresidentsConference.

 

Chapter, District and Assembly Presidents can now register their delegates for the conference. The delegate registration deadline is June 30, 2026. Registration packets were mailed to all subordinate body Presidents in late May. The conference registration form may be copied as needed. Send a registration form for each attending delegate no later than June 30, 2026 to:

 

OCSEA - ATTN Theresa Smith, OCSEA Presidents Conference

390 Worthington Rd., Suite A, Westerville, OH 43082

OR email to tsmith@ocsea.org

Hotel questions should be directed to Gina Ison at gison@ocsea.org or 614-865-4706.

 

Per the OCSEA Constitution, a conference of subordinate body presidents can be held by the OCSEA Board of Directors biennially, in years in which there is no regular convention. Chapters send delegates to this biennial event to focus on the goals of the union and to learn skills for building local solidarity.

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June 25, 2026 - Just announced! U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland will join attendees at this summer's OCSEA Presidents Conference on July 18 to help kick off the Get Out the Vote season. They will talk to OCSEA activists about the importance of GOTV and voting for candidates who support public employees and their unions. Both are true advocates of a union voice in public service and fan favorites at OCSEA events.

 

"We're elated to have such warriors of the labor movement headline our OCSEA Presidents Conference. Both have always been such good friends of labor, and we look forward to their remarks and inspiration as we head into election season," said OCSEA President Chris Mabe.

 

President Mabe wholeheartedly credits Sen. Brown for the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act which repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in 2024. Sen. Brown's leadership gave OCSEA members and thousands of public employees across the nation their long overdue Social Security payments. “Sherrod has been a great friend of labor and should be credited for making sure our members receive the Social Security benefits they deserve,” Mabe said. “We can’t thank him enough!”