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This three-day leadership training in Washington DC, which culminates in a lobby day on Capitol Hill, will hone your leadership skills, increase your lobbying effectiveness, and give you the opportunity to advocate for the changing face of health care. This is your time to shine! Your participation is essential to federal recognition in EVERY health care reform initiative.
Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday will be dedicated to legislative training and simulations. Monday includes your congressional visits - which AANP schedules for you - and a reception on Capitol Hill featuring whole foods, supplements and botanicals for the key critical health care conditions with which Congress is grappling. This year, we will also be offering a two-day training for leaders in our state affiliates.
Schedule:
Advance Training Sessions:
Friday, April 30, 2010
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Money Management that Matters
Rebecca Takemoto, Owner, Syncopate Meetings & Events, LLC
Terri Deerr, Vice President, AANP Marketing and Development
Your success hinges on the financial stability of your organization – and it’s all about your members. This session will provide concrete tools for holding successful continuing education events and building your member base. (pre-work required)
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
David Matteson, President, Early Edge Solutions
Knowing when you are ready to negotiate is as important as the negotiation itself. Resolving conflict (among your members, with your opposition and in the legislature) goes hand in hand with successful negotiation. David will engage you in the tactical arts of nuance and nerves so that you can design conversation that generates positive results.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Coalition Building for Change: Partnerships that Make a Difference
Jones Public Relations (Invited)
AANP has a PR Tool Box designed for members of the Coalition for Patient Rights. Now that we know what the messages are, how do we engage the state representatives of the Coalitions 37 member organizations to support our efforts? Join us as we chart a new path with nurses, chiropractors, and physical therapists, just to name a few, as we redefine primary care in the states.
Saturday, May 1, 2010 Advance Leadership Training
8:30 am – 10:00 am: lob by•er, lob by•ist n. someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer.
Persuader, inducer - someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on.
So now that we know what a lobbyist is, how do we find one, use one, add one, delete one, reward one? Join an expert panel of experienced naturopathic advocates and get the real truth about how best to support your chief advocate.
10:00 – 11:30 The Elders Council
Michelle Clark (Iowa) Moderator
Nancy Aagenes (Montana), Rena Bloom (Colorado), Michael Reece (Pennsylvania), Sally LaMont (California), Lorilee Schoenbeck (Vermont)
Representatives from our newly assembled team of field experts, naturopathic doctors in licensed and unlicensed states share expertise that will empower our leaders and their efforts.
Annual DC Federal Legislative Initiative Schedule
Saturday, May 1, 2010
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Politics, It’s Not Anything Like Usual
Jim Turner, Esq, Owner, Swankin&Turner
We’ve been invited to tea – whose party is it anyway? What’s right, left, or just being left behind. Attorney, advocate and author Jim Turner shares his insights on today’s tempests and tea party activists.
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Legislative Training
How a bill becomes a law….or not
Influencers and Interlopers
War and Peach, or Strategy
Self-select into one of three groups, based on your own level of experience in the legislative arena and get an inside the beltway tutorial on why you came to Washington and just want you can expect to accomplish.
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Distribution of Information Packets and Schedules
Sunday May 2, 2010 DC FLI Training (cont’d)
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
What lies ahead; a historical background, our Schedule and event logistics
9:00 am – 12 pm The Ask:
Detailed Analysis of the AANP Legislative Agenda for 2010
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch and Speaker (TBD)
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Elevator Speeches/Practice Sessions
What is Naturopathic Medicine? Create and Practice a Succinct Introduction
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Mock Congressional Visits
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm distribution of Member Meeting Packets and Small Group Meetings
Monday, May 3, 2010 DC FLI Lobby Day
7:00 am Breakfast – Depart for Capitol Hill
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Congressional Visits
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Congressional Reception and Health Fair
Hotel Information
The DC FLI will be held at the Liaison Hotel, at 415 New Jersey Avenue Northwest, on Capitol Hill.
Liaison Hotel, Washington DC
415 New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
AANP Group Rate: $169
Group name: American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Reservations should be made by calling 1-866-AFFINIA and asking for reservations at the Liaison Hotel in Washington DC. You must identify yourself as part of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians to guarantee the group rate of $169.The Cut-off Date is Friday, April 9. You MUST have reservations made at that time.
- Reservations By Phone: call toll free (866) 233-4642. Please ensure to reference American Association of Naturopathic Physicians group when making reservations or provide the following Reservation ID: AANP.
- Reservations By Email: email Reservations directly at
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Please ensure that guests reference the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, confirm dates and provide payment information. Guests may reference AANP also.
- Online Reservations: Click on this link: and then entering arrival and departure dates.
