VFW Mid-Winter Conference – Seaside, Oregon

Address: 415 First Ave, Seaside, OR 97103
Schedule (as of January 12, 2026)

Friday, January 16, 2026

·        3:00 PM: Hotel check-in

·        6:00 – 8:00 PM: Meet & Greet for National Reps/VIPs (River Inn)

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Dress Code: Line Officers: Black & White; Attendees: Business Casual (Slacks/Polos)

·        Vendor Tables: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Main Lobby)

·        Banquet Ticket Table: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Lobby)

·        Department Officer & Committee Member Photos (For department website):
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM (Upstairs)

Morning:

·         9:00 – 10:15 AM: Joint Opening (Pacific Room)

·         Business Session: Starts 15 min after end of Joint Opening- Upstairs Riverside AB

·         11:45 AM – 1:30 PM: Lunch on your own (local restaurants nearby)

Afternoon:

·         1:30 – 3:45 PM: VFW Training (see schedule below)

·         4:00 – 4:45 PM: Banquet Practice (Pacific Room)

·         5:45 PM: Processional Line Up

Evening:

·         6:00 – 9:00 PM: Awards Banquet (Pacific Room)

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Dress Code: Business casual / Commanders’ shirt / Casual travel clothes

·        8:00 – until all business is complete (plan for 3 hrs minimum): Council of Administration (Riverside AB)

Training Topics

•      Session 1 - 1:30 to 2:15

•      Seaside BC: Guitar for Vets with Comrade Welch

•      Riverside AB: All things Technology (OMS, Memstats, & VFW websites)

                      Ember Level Training with Comrade Dearman 

•      Riverside C: Quartermaster Training with Comrade Olmstead &

                           Commander’s Slides with Commander Little

•      Session 2 - 2:30 to 3:40

•      Riverside AB: All things Technology (OMS, Memstats, & VFW websites)

                                Member Level Training with Comrade Dearman 

•      Riverside C:  Commander’s Slides with Commander Little

•       Seaside A:   Quartermasters’ Q & A with Comrade Olmstead 

•       Seaside BC:    Guitar for Vets with Comrade Welch

Department Commander Q & A Session: Riverside AB until 4 PM