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Join 200 Friends from around the country for three days of skills building, strategizing, and worshipful discernment. Topics at Annual Meeting this year include:
- The Obama Administration: The First 9 Months
- Challenges and Opportunities in 2010
- FCNL Change Strategy in Washington
- Lobbying Congress - What Works, What Doesn't
- Be the Lobbyist You Want to Be
- Supporting FCNL's Faithful Engagement
Our keynotes evening talks will include an update on change in Washington from Joshua DuBois, the 27 year-old head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a talk on the opportunities and challenges of interfaith work with Sayyid M. Syeed, National Director of the Office for Interfaith and Communtiy Alliances at the Islamic Society of North America, and a discussion of FCNL change strategies and opportunities for change in 2010 with lobbyists David Culp and Bridget Moix.
Registration
Online registration for FCNL’s Annual Meeting has closed. If you have not yet registered and plan to attend, you may register and pay on site on Thursday afternoon.
Regular Rate |
$325 |
Young Adult Rate
(under age 30) |
$275 |
Please bring copies of these documents with you to the meeting.
Tips on finding the money to come to Annual Meeting
See the fun we had at Annual Meeting 2008.
Meeting Dates and Times
FCNL's 2009 Annual Meeting begins with your lobby visits on Thursday, November 12 during the day. If your schedule permits, please plan to arrive in time to visit with your members of Congress. Meeting registration at the hotel will open at 4 p.m. The meeting ends at noon on Sunday after morning worship.
This preliminary schedule provides more details to help you make your travel arrangements. Note that times are subject to change.
Lobby Day Is Part of Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting Planning Committee encourages all Annual Meeting participant to arrange a lobby visit with their members of Congress while they are in Washington for the meeting. You will need to set up your own appointments. FCNL will hold lobby training sessions on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
NEW Meeting Location and Directions
Annual Meeting will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel in downtown Washington, DC.
Please note this is a new location near downtown Washington, DC and only five blocks from the Metro (McPherson Square or Farragut North). See directions to the hotel.
Washington Plaza Hotel (see a map)
10 Thomas Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Lodging Information
A room at the conference hotel costs $129/night (plus tax) for one or two people. You can use SpaceShare to find a roommate if you would like to share a room.
If you are looking for a hotel, bed & breakfast, or hostel in Washington, DC, take a look at these options.
Travel
The conference hotel is located about 4 miles from Reagan National Airport, about 25 miles from Dulles International Airport, and about 35 miles from Baltimore Washington International Airport. Before booking a flight into Dulles or Baltimore, please factor in the cost of transportation from these airports to the hotel.
The closest Metro stations to the hotel are Macpherson Square on the Orange and Blue lines and Farragut North on the Red line.
See directions to the hotel.
Coming alone? Looking to carpool? Use SpaceShare to find a ride or a roommate.
Reviewed:
11/11/2009
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