AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) is hosting two Workers’ Compensation Educational Conferences in 2009. The conferences will provide information about the Texas workers’ compensation system to health care providers, employers, employee organizations, insurers, third party administers, attorneys, mediators, paralegals, occupational health nurses, medical office staff, medical rehabilitation specialists and vocational rehabilitation specialists.

The Austin conference will be held September 14-16, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Austin.

The Dallas conference will be held October 26-28, 2009 at the Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel.

Registration is $275 per person before August 15, 2009 and $350 per person after August 15, 2009. 

To download a registration flier and additional conference details, visit the TDI website at http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/events/conference09.html. Conference hotels rates are available at the Crowne Plaza Austin, $115 for single occupancy and $139 for double occupancy, and at the Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel, $145 for single or double occupancy. Contact the Crowne Plaza at 512-323-5466 or the Renaissance Dallas-Richardson at 972-367-2000 and reference the “Texas Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference” to make reservations.