Calendar of Events
WGR Toastmasters Meeting
Date: March 10, 2010
Event start time: 12:00 pm
Location: BP America Inc.
Description: Join us at the WGR Toastmasters Meeting. Come learn more about the benefits of a Toastmasters membership!
Direct Connect to Congress with Judy Schneider - Amendment Process
Date: March 12, 2010
Event start time: 9:00 am
Location: Strategic Health Care
Description: The amendment process can be used by members of Congress to change legislation to reflect their interests and views. In this session, you will learn about the amendment tree and the many layers of the amendment process.
State Relations Working Group Brown Bag Lunch
Date: March 16, 2010
Location: McKenna Long & Aldridge
Description: These meetings will be primarily a way to get together, network, and discuss who has been doing what over the course of the month.
WGR Transportation Task Force Briefing
Date: March 16, 2010
Event start time: 2:00 pm
Location: General Electric Company
Description: Please join the Transportation Task Force for a meeting with Alex Keenan, Subcommittee Staff Director, Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing & Urban Development, Committee on Appropriations.
WGR Board of Directors Meeting
Date: March 19, 2010
Event start time: 12:00 pm
Location: BP America Inc.
Description: The WGR Board Meeting will begin at 12:00 sharp. Please RSVP to the WGR Office. Thank you.
Direct Connect to Congress with Judy Schneider - Budget/Appropriations
Date: March 19, 2010
Event start time: 9:00 am
Location: Strategic Health Care
Description: “Earmarks,” “302(B) allocations,” “cardinals,” “reconciliation,” - learn these terms and the many others that constitute the process by which Congress allocates funds. This class is an in-depth look at the funding cycle from the President’s budget to the Omnibus Appropriations bill.
Chocolate Tasting Networking Reception
Date: March 23, 2010
Event start time: 6:00 pm
Location: Alenia North America
Description: Due to the overwhelming popularity of our inaugural Chocolate Tasting last Spring, we have decided to make it an annual event. What could be better than networking with your WGR colleagues and tasting delicious chocolate?
30 to 1 Breakfast with Chairman Rick Boucher
Date: March 24, 2010
Event start time: 8:30 am
Location: Johnny's Half Shell
Description: Please join us on March 24, for a 30 to 1 breakfast discussion with House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA). This is a unique opportunity to listen and talk with the Chairman as he lays out the Committee’s Agenda...
WGR Toastmasters Meeting
Date: March 24, 2010
Event start time: 12:00 pm
Location: BP America Inc.
Description: Join us at the WGR Toastmasters Meeting. Come learn more about the benefits of a Toastmasters membership!
Direct Connect to Congress with Judy Schneider - Conference Procedure
Date: March 26, 2010
Event start time: 9:00 am
Location: Strategic Health Care
Description: Learn the importance of the joint committee comprised of House and Senate members appointed to resolve differences between the chambers on a particular measure.
The One Year Anniversary of ARRA – Reporting & Compliance Best Practices
Date: March 31, 2010
Event start time: 8:30 am
Location: Hall of States
Description: HOT TOPIC - The One Year Anniversary of ARRA – Reporting and Compliance Best Practices. This panel discussion will begin with an overview of the last year of the Recovery Act and will go on to review best practices in reporting and compliance from the various States.
New Member Open House
Date: April 9, 2010
Event start time: 9:30 am
Location: DCI Group
Description: Are you a new member of WGR or, perhaps, you have been around for a while but have not found your niche? If this sounds like you, then join your fellow WGR colleagues for a complimentary welcome breakfast!
2010 Spring Soiree: A Celebration of Congressional Leaders
Date: May 6, 2010
Event start time: 5:30 pm
Location: Columbus Club - Union Station
Description: WGR is proud to announce its 2010 Spring Soiree where we will be celebrating Congressional Leaders who embody the vision of WGR – to advance and empower women in our field. We will be honoring a Member of Congress, a Hill Staffer and a WGR Distinguished Member. You won't want to miss the WGR Event of the Year.
A Preview of the 2010 Mid-Term Elections with Charlie Cook
Date: June 11, 2010
Event start time: 9:00 am
Location: DLA Piper
Description: The WGR Board of Directors and the PACs, Politics & Grassroots Taskforce invite you to preview the November mid-trem elections with renowned political analyst Charlie Cook.