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All events will take place at the Westin Washington, D.C. City Center unless otherwise noted.  Agenda subject to change.

 

Monday
March 26

Session

Speakers/Room

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration/Information/Cyber Cafe

National Ballroom Foyer

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Pre-Conference Workshop - Funding Opportunities at the Federal Level

Federal Agency Representatives/Ashlawn North (limited seating; first come, first serve)

Speakers:

C. Gary Rogers, Senior Advisor, FEMA Grants Directorate

Brandon Jones, EPA Fellowship Programs Manager

Noon - 1:30 pm

Lunch Session - 2012 Election: HSIs and the New National Agenda

National Ballroom

Speakers:

Richard Fry, Ph.D - Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center

1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Break

National Ballroom Foyer

1:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Early Afternoon Session - Key Legislative Proposals in the 112th Congress: Authorization Bills

National Ballroom

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

C&P Council Meeting (closed meeting)

Monticello West

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Break

National Ballroom Foyer

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Late Afternoon Session - The Budget's Impact on HSIs: Appropriations for FY 2013

National Ballroom

Speakers:

David Quam - National Governor's Association

Robin Juliano - Professional Staff Member, Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education, Senate Committee on Appropiations

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Questions and Answers for Legislative Hill Day

HACU's Government Relations Staff/National Ballroom

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Student Advocacy 101

HACU's Government Relations Staff/National Ballroom

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

HACU Alumni Reception

Fireplace Room

Tuesday
March 27

Session Speakers/Room

8:00 am - Noon

Registration/Information/Cyber Cafe

National Ballroom Foyer

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Breakfast Session - Hispanic Legislative Priorities for the 112th Congress

National Ballroom

Speakers:

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa

10:30 am -11:15 am

Capitol Hill Overview (Box Lunches provided)

HACU's Government Relations Staff/National Ballroom

11:30 am

Buses leave hotel for Capitol Hill Visits

Hotel Lobby

Noon - 4:00 pm

Capitol Hill Visits

Varied Locations

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm

Post-Capitol Hill Debriefing

HACU's Government Relations Staff / Cannon House Office Building - Room 122

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Capitol Hill Reception: Honoring our Champions in Congress

Rayburn House Office Building B-339