Please note: We are at capacity for this event. As a result, registration is closed.
AWHONN on Capitol Hill: April 29-April 30, 2024
AWHONN will host a public policy conference and lobby day from April 29th and April 30th, to advance legislation to promote the health of women and newborns.
Register by filling out the form below. Registration is a non-refundable $250 for members, $149 for students, and $350 for non-members.
The registration fee covers meals, briefings, and making appointments for you with staff to your U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators. Registration will close at midnight on March 18th. Registration is non-refundable.
Format
On Monday, April 29th, there will be a full day of briefings to prepare you to meet with members of Congress or their staff. You will be thoroughly briefed on up to three bills (to be determined) by AWHONN staff and other policy experts. There will also be training in how to lobby and a thorough briefing of logistics for the lobby day on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, April 30th, AWHONN staff will have requested appointments for you with each of the three members of your Congressional delegation and will provide you with your unique schedule of meetings. We will also provide you with talking points. You should expect to have about a 20 to 30-minute meeting with each office.
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House and Senate Offices on Capitol Hill are a short walk from the hotel.
Hotel Accommodations
To book your room, make your reservation online.
Reservations for the event will be made by individual attendees directly with the Phoenix Park Hotel, prior to Monday, March 18, 2024. Individual attendees may do so by calling the toll-free number (877) 237-2082 or (202-638-6900) and identify themselves as a member of Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses group". When making reservations, please enter the Group Code 24959 to obtain the group rate. Reservations will be accepted after the cutoff date only on a space and rate available basis.
All reservations must be accompanied by a first-night room deposit and guaranteed by a major credit card (Visa,, Mastercard, Discover, or American Express). If a guest wishes to cancel their hotel reservation, the deposit is only refundable if received by 4 PM. The cancellation request needs to be 72 hours before the day of arrival. A cancellation number will be received after cancellation is requested.
Check-in time is 3:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. There will be a late charge for departures after 12:00 PM.
Travel
AWHONN recommends flying into and out of Ronald Regan Washington National Airport (DCA). We recommend arriving on Sunday, April 28, so that you can join us for a no-host cash bar reception at 5:00 pm and get a good night's rest before the first session on Monday morning. Appointments on Tuesday may end as late 5:30 pm, therefore we recommend making a flight reservation no earlier than 7:00 pm. The hotel can be reached from the airport by readily available taxis or by taking the Metro from the airport to Union Station on the Red Line. The hotel is a short walk from Union Station, which is served by Amtrak and Metro.
If you have any questions, please email advocacy@awhonn.org.
Agenda
Sunday, April 28
Arrival and Hotel Check-In
5:00 pm: Cash Bar Welcome Meet and Greet
(Accessible from the Hotel and Lobby)
Monday, April 29
8:00 am: Registration and Breakfast The Phoenix Park Ballroom
(accessible from the hotel lobby)
9:30 am: Welcome and Introduction
9:45 am: Federal Policymaking, Public Policy Update for Women and Newborns and Lobby Day Logistics by Seth Chase, MA, Government Affairs Director, AWHONN
10:15 am: Bill Briefing 1
11 am: Break
11:15 am: Bill Briefing 2
Noon: Bill Briefing 3
1 pm: Lunch (The Phoenix Ballroom)
1:45 pm: Bill Briefing 3
2:30 pm: How to Lobby
3:15 pm: Taking AWHONN On Capitol Hill Home with You and Q and A with Logistic
Seth Chase, MA, Government Affairs Director, AWHONN
3:30 pm: Keynote Speaker
4:15 pm: Closing Remarks
Tuesday, April 30
7 am: Breakfast (Phoenix Park Ballroom)
9 am - 5 pm: Meetings with Congressional Staff (Capitol Complex)
5 pm - 6:30 pm: Debrief and Cash Bar Reception(The Dubliner Irish Pub and Restaurant)
Contact Hours
No contact hours will be offered for this program.