Smart Growth America
Annual Meeting Agenda and Logistics
February 10-11, 2009
Washington, DC
Direct all questions to Stephanie Potts ( or 202-207-3355 x25) or Kate Rube ( or x14). As we finalize the agenda and location we will let you know via email and keep up to date information on the coalition website: (pw: coalition).
Travel
Washington National (Reagan) airport is closest to our office, but you may find cheaper flights to BWI or Washington Dulles, which are both accessible to DC via public transportation.
Accommodations
We have not reserved a block of hotel rooms, but we suggest that you stay at a hotel in or near downtown DC, where our meeting will be held. Some suggestions, from searching on (under Hotels) are:
--Club Quarters Washington, 839 17th Street $149/night
--Hotel Rouge, 1315 16th Street $178
A couple blocks further from downtown is:
--Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle $110
Meeting Location
AARP, 601 E Street NW, Room A3-130
Scheduling Meetings with Members of Congress
SGA has contracted with Advocacy Associates to schedule your Congressional meetings. To set those up we need to know (1) if you are planning to attend the meeting and lobby day and (2) any scheduling conflicts you have between 9 am and 5:30 pm on Tuesday, February 10th. Please send that information to Stephanie Potts at . We need to start scheduling meetings soon to maximize your changes of a meeting with the Member of Congress themselves.
Lobby Day Prep Conference call—Wednesday, February 4th at 2pm EST
We will have a conference call on Wednesday, February 4 at 2pm EST to go over the legislation, talking points, and tips for having a successful meeting for the lobby day as well as answer any questions you might have. Please let us know if you can make this call, RSVP to Stephanie at . We will go through this information again on February 10th but encourage everyone that is able to join the conference call to ensure you are comfortable with the materials.
Call in number: 1-800-610-4500, Passcode: 742742
Monday, February 9th
SGA Board Meeting
RSVP to Paula Offord,
Time: 11am to 5pm
Location: SGA Offices, 1707 L Street NW, Suite 1050, Washington, DC
Tuesday, Feburary 10th
SGA Annual Meeting
RSVP to Stephanie Potts,
Time: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Location: AARP Headquarters, 601 E Street NW, Room A3-130
**Coffee and lunch will be served
Call in number: 1-800-201-2375; Passcode: 912529
Agenda
9:00Welcome and Introductions
9:15LEED-ND—overview of the status of US Green Building Council’s new green neighborhood standard and how SGA members can get involved
10:15Break
10:30Updates on last year's coalition priorities and work
11:00Questions, feedback, and discussion about SGA's work and approach over the last year
11:45Lunch Break
12:15SGA’s 2009 Agenda
- State Campaigns
- Federal Policy Platform
1:30Discuss implementation of SGA's agenda & supporting each other's work
2:20Break
2:30Smart growth and the Economic Stimulus Package—overview of the federal legislation and how can you influence transportation spending on the state level
4:00Lobby Day Prep
- Updates on issues & review of asks
- Tips for lobby mtgs
- Get schedules & breakout to discuss mtgs
Coalition Dinner (hosted by SGA)
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: TBD
Wednesday, February 11th
SGA Hill Day
RSVP to Stephanie Potts,
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: House and Senate office buildings on Capitol Hill
Northeast Midwest Revitalizing Older Cities Summit and Reception
**This is not an SGA event but all are welcome to attend. Direct questions or RSVPs to Glenn Starnes, .
Wednesday, February 11th
Conference sessions 11:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Columbus Room, Union Station
Reception is 5:30 to 7:30pm at the US Capitol, room TBD
Thursday, February 12th
Hill meetings 8:30 am to 10:30 am
Conference sessions 11:00 am to 4:30 pm