Events

2010 NFWL Annual Conference

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The 2010 Annual Conference will be held November 18th - 22nd at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. Call The Ritz-Carlton to reserve your room today at 407-393-4760. Mention the National Foundation for Women Legislators to receive the special conference room rate of $129/night. (rate available November 17th-28th).

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About the Annual Conference

The NFWL Annual Conference is a national forum designed to encourage the building of alliances among elected women, industry leaders, and issue experts. The Conference fosters a safe environment for sharing ideas, discussing current events, and learning about new initiatives and programs through plenary sessions, workshops, roundtables and policy committees. The goal of the Annual Conference is to intellectually equip elected women to mold public opinion and prepare for legislative debate. Presentations throughout the Conference offer elected women new perspectives and innovative ideas that may inevitably lead to policy resolutions and legislation in their respective states. As a non-partisan organization, NFWL does not take ideological positions on any current issue, but rather exists to assist women leaders in the process of issue education, networking, re-elections, and leadership.

NFWL's Annual Conference is unique because a majority of the elected women who attend the Conference are given scholarships to support their presence. As a result, NFWL garners high attendance rates at all Conference events.

Plenary Sessions

Plenary Sessions give an organization the opportunity to present to a large audience of more 200 conference participants. A single issue becomes the focus for the duration of the plenary session and allows an organization the opportunity to present its issue, mission and accomplishments to gather support from a wide array of conference attendees.

Workshops

Workshops are highly focused and intensive sessions which highlight guest speakers and panelists who discuss current legislative topics. This discussion is moderated by state legislators and attracts the attendance of more than 50 participants. Workshops are sponsored by members of the private sector and provide insight into issues that effect the constituents of our elected women.

Roundtables

Roundtables allow legislators, industry leaders and public policy experts to have an intimate and interactive discussion about a single policy issues or program with emphasis on Q&A. The discussion is moderated by the sponsoring industry leader and the Audience includes 15-20 participants.

Policy Committee Meetings

NFWL is committed to helping women legislators become effective lawmakers. Through the meetings, legislators and private sector members are provided with important opportunities to debate current issues facing women legislators today. NFWL facilitates ten full committees with the purpose of drafting model resolutions and legislation.