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CONVENTION AGENDA
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AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT:
2017 LWVNC CONVENTION 

  

Friday, May 5 — Sunday, May 7, 2017
Greensboro Marriott Downtown
Special League Rate: $149/night
Register for Convention
Reserve your room at Marriott
RESERVE ROOMS BY APRIL 10 TO RECEIVE LWVNC RATES

FRIDAY CONVENTION EVENTS:

1:00 p.m. - Registration begins in the hotel lobby

2:00 p.m. - Workshops, Session 1
  • Fundraising Tips & Strategies for Local Leagues
  • Growing Membership & Visibility in the Community 
  • Moving from Voter Registration to GOTV
3:30 p.m. - Workshops, Session 2
  • Fundraising Tips & Strategies for Local Leagues 
  • Facebook:  How to Maximize Your LWV Brand
  • Civics 101 on Local Government
5:30 p.m. - Dine Around to your favorite Greensboro restaurants

8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. - Caucuses


OTHER FRIDAY EVENTS:

6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. - First Fridays in downtown Greensboro 

8:00 p.m. - Tour the International Civil Rights Museum 


SATURDAY CONVENTION EVENTS:


Breakfast on your own

7:30 a.m. -  Caucuses

8:30 a.m. - Plenary Session 1

10:30 a.m. - Break

10:45 a.m. - Gen. Session 1: Voting rights challenges in NC and across the country
  • Lloyd Leonard, Senior Director of Advocacy, LWVUS
  • Anita Earls, Founder/Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
12:00 p.m. - Local League Shout Outs

12:30 p.m. - Lunch Buffet

1:15 p.m. - Gen. Session 2: From Mountain Streams to the Ocean:  Problems and Solutions
  • Derb Carter, Jr., Executive Director, Chapel Hill Office, Southern Environmental Law Center

2:00 p.m. – Gen. Session 3: Challenges for the Media in Today’s Divided America
  • Daniel Finnegan, Publisher/Editor, Greensboro N&R
  • Loretta Boniti, Sr. Political Reporter, Spectrum News (formerly TWCN)
3:15 p.m. - Break

3:30 p.m. - Gen. Session 4: Public Education in NC
  • Mark Johnson, Superintendent, NC Department of Public Education
4:15 p.m. - League Action Team Breakout Sessions

6:00 p.m. - Reception (cash bar)

7:00 p.m. - Banquet: Featured Speaker: Author Leonard Rogoff; “Gertrude Weil: Jewish Progressive in the South” 
  • Gertrude Weil (pronounced Wheel) founded the League in North Carolina and the Gertrude Weil leadership award is the LWVNC's highest award
  • Scuppernong Books will be on-site to sell books for $34.95 + tax 
  • You can order your book in advance at this Pre-Order Link
  • Mr. Rogoff will be available to sign books at the event
  • League awards will be presented at the banquet as well
Caucuses following banquet


SATURDAY CONVENTION EVENTS:

7:30 a.m. - Caucuses

8:30 a.m. - Plenary 2

10:30 a.m. - New board vision and future plans

10:45 a.m. - Directions to the Board

11:00 a.m. - Adjourn

MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS BY APRIL 10
 
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM
REGISTER FOR CONVENTION

CONVENTION REGISTRATION COSTS: 

$130 Full Registration for League Members  
 
$150 Full Registration cost for Non Members
 
$60 Registration for Banquet/Reception Only

Join us for this annual opportunity to come together from across the state, networking with League members and leaders from the mountains to the coast.
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