[Counselor_Educ] NRA's Washington Wire: NRA's 28th Annual Government Affairs Summit Program and Registration (fwd)

Wed Feb 11 15:27:54 EST 2009

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Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:09 PM -0500
From: Patricia Leahy <Patricia at nationalrehab.org>
To: Membership <membership at nationalrehab.org>
Subject: NRA's Washington Wire: NRA's 28th Annual Government Affairs Summit 
Program and Registration

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To:          The National Rehabilitation Association's Legislative Network

From:      Patricia Leahy, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy

Re:         Transmittal of Draft Program for the Government Affairs Summit

Date:       Wednesday, February 11, 2009

NRA's 28th Annual Government Affairs Summit

"The Three R's of Effective Legislative Advocacy:

Relationships, Return on Investment and Results"

March 8-10, 2009
Hilton Alexandria Old Town
1767 King Street
Alexandria, VA. 22314
(703) 837-0440

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For those who read on the run, this Washington Wire deals exclusively with
the draft program for the National Rehabilitation Association's 28th Annual
Government Affairs Summit which will begin on Sunday, March 8, 2009,
continue on Monday, March 9, and culminate on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, with
NRA's Day on the Hill.

We will have information on the CECs and CRCs available to you very
shortly.

This year's Summit, the title of which is "The Three Rs of Effective
Legislative Advocacy:  Relationships; Return on Investment and Results,"
will be held in beautiful, historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, at the
Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel, located at 1767 King Street
(703-837-0440), which is located directly across the street from the King
Street Metro.

So much has happened in the Congress since we last contacted you about the
Government Affairs Summit, do plan to join us in March and experience first
hand from the players on the Hill how all this came about and how the
negotations (yet to be determined) were finally determined.  What a great
time to be in the most powerful city in the world -- The United States
Capitol.

Once again, we encourage you to make your appointments with your
Representatives and Senators as soon as possible to ensure access to your
Members and their staff during your time in Washington, D.C.

We also want to impress upon all NRA Members to provide us with your
current contact information as soon as possible in anticipation of
Legislative Alerts and information that will be important to you and your
colleagues.

Following immediately below is the draft Program for this year's Summit.

DRAFT PROGRAM – SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, March 8, 2009

All events at the Hotel

11.00 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Beverlee Stafford, Executive Director of the National Rehabilitation
Association, NRA's 2009 President Butch McMillan, and NRA's Immediate
Past President Ray Feroz

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Pre-Session for First-Time Attendees

Legislative Advocacy 101: The People's House and Senate

Government Affairs Committee Co-Chairs Dr. Ralph Pacinelli and Kathy
West-Evans, NRA's 2009 President Butch McMillan and Patricia Leahy will
present on effective legislative strategies and advocacy.

12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

NRA Luncheon Buffet at the Hotel

Luncheon keynote:  Ms. Sallie Rhodes, CESSI, Program Specialist on The
Ticket to Work.
Ms. Rhodes will present on the recently-released Ticket regulations and on
Partnership Plus

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony for NRA Board Members rotating off
the Board

Recognition and Appreciation of our Qualified Rehabilitation Counselors and
Qualified Rehabilitation Personnel and Observance of NRA's and Congress'
National Rehabilitation Counselor Appreciation Day.

3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Presentation on NRA's Position Papers

Government Affairs Committee Co-Chairs, Members of the Government Affairs
Committee and Patricia Leahy will present on NRA's 2009 Position Papers and
Principles to Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended.

Monday, March 9, 2009

All events at the Hotel

7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. - The President's Breakfast for all attendees

8.30 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.

Federal Partners Panel

Representatives of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) in the
U.S. Department of Education

Representatives of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Services (OSERS), Department of Education

Representatives of the U.S. Department of Labor

10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Congressional Keynote Speakers:

Connie Garner, Director of Disability Policy to Senator Kennedy, (D.MA.)
(D.MA.), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee (confirmed)

Sharon Lewis, Obama Presidential Transition Team for Education; Senior
Disability Policy Advisor to Congressman George Miller (D.CA.);
Chairman House Education and Labor Committee (on schedule)

Lee Perselay, Director of Disability Policy to Senator Tom Harkin (D.IA)
who will discuss the ADA Amendments Act of 2008  (on schedule)

Gerri Fiala, Staff Director to Senator Patty Murray (D.WA.), Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety (confirmed)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch – on your own

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Business Panel

Ms. Kathleen West-Evans, CRC, Employment Specialist, formerly of RSA's
Region X Office, currently Director of the VR Business Network for the
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR).
Ms. West-Evans will discuss new and exciting developments in the enormously
successful VR Business Network for both consumers and businesses with a
focus on collaborative Federal partnerships and the hiring of individuals
with disabilities, including veterans.

Businesses to be announced shortly.

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

8:30 a.m.

Depart Hotel for Capitol Hill via Metro - Appointments with Representatives
and Senators

12 noon to 2:30 p.m.

NRA Congressional Lunch and Presentations

The Congressional Luncheon Buffet and NRA LEAD ON Awards Presentation
Ceremony will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building's Banquet Rooms
B-339 and B-340.

Among this year's recipients of the LEAD ON Award are:  Connie Garner,
Senior Disability Advisor to Senator Kennedy; and Sharon Lewis, Senior
Disability Advisor to Congressman Miller.  Other recipients of NRA's
prestigious LEAD ON Award to be announced.

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Appointments with Representatives and Senators resume

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wrap-up Session

Room 121 Cannon House Office Building.  For those members who conclude
their Hill visits with their respective Members of Congress before 4:00
p.m., this room will be available to you beginning at 3:00 p.m.

As with past Government Affairs Summits, we encourage you to make
appointments with your respective Members of Congress and others, as
appropriate, as early as possible to ensure your access to Members and
staff.

Additional registration information on the 2009 Government Affairs Summit
is on the National Rehabilitation Association's website, which can be
accessed at www.nationalrehab.org .

The online registration can be directly accessed at:
www.prestoregister.com/cgi-bin/order.pl?ref=NationalRehab&fm=3 .

Register for the 2009 Government Affairs Summit TODAY and take advantage of
NRA's Early Bird Rates for your registration, which must be received on or
before February 13th. Registration rates will increase after February 13,
2009.

Please also keep in mind the following hotel room rates - $154(Single) /
$164(Double), and this special room rate cutoff date is February 13, 2009.
To make reservations today, please call the Hilton Old Town-Alexandria
Hotel at: 703-837-0440.

We look forward to seeing you at the National Rehabilitation Association's
28th Annual Government Affairs Summit which promises to be a very exciting
and exhilarating experience.

Patricia Leahy

Director of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy

National Rehabilitation Association

633 South Washington Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

1-888-258-4295

NRA Office - 703-836-0850

NRA Fax - 703-836-0848

TDD - 703-836-0849

E-mail - patricia at nationalrehab.org

NRA Website - www.nationalrehab.org

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