2015 Washington Leadership Conference

March 8-March 10, 2015

Important Notices

Hotel room block rate cut-off date is February 5

Register before February 14 to avoid the late rate!

Registration Closed

About the Conference

The National WIC Association (NWA) invites you to attend our 25th Annual Washington Reach Them, Teach Them, Keep Them Leadership Conference scheduled from March 8 – 10, 2015.

See the tentative agenda.

PLEASE NOTE: Access to this Leadership Conference is limited to the capacity of the main venue. The total capacity is 220. Registration will close when this number is reached.

The conference will provide a forum to discuss Federal initiatives affecting the health and nutritional wellbeing of WIC mothers and young children as well as service delivery and the effective management of the Program.

The goal of this conference is to explore tools to reach, teach, and keep WIC participants and supporters engaged with WIC – the nation's premier public health nutrition program.

We invite you to help NWA ensure policymakers appreciate why WIC must reach every woman, infant and child in need.

Registration

Regular Registration Rates - Before February 14, 2015
Regular Member Rate: $325
Regular Non-Member Rate: $425

Late Registration Rates - After February 14, 2015
Late Member Rate: $375
Late Non-Member Rate: $475

NOTE: On-site registration = Late Rate + a $75 Processing Fee
All payments are due before or on the first day of the Conference. Payments must be received to gain access to and participate in all conference activities and sessions.
POs will not be accepted on-site.

How to Register

We encourage you to register online. You must have a profile to register online. See instructions on creating a profile and logging in.

Registrants using a Purchase Order (PO) or check, must select the "Bill Me" option from the online registration system when registering.

You can also register by submitting your completed registration form:

Mail to:
National WIC Association
Attn: Conference Registration
2001 S Street, NW Ste. 580
Washington, DC 20009

Fax to 202-387-5281, or email to nlucero@nwica.org.

To obtain our Federal Identification Number, please call us at 202-232-5492.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

It is our policy to assess a processing fee for all cancelled registrations. To cancel your registration, a written request MUST be received by NWA to nlucero@nwica.org or faxed to 202-387-5281 no later than close of Business on February 14, 2015.

Cancellations received before or on February 14, 2015 will be refunded, less a $75 processing fee. No refund will be granted for cancellations received after February 14, 2015. NWA regrets that refunds will not be granted for "No-shows."

Agenda

Read through the tentative agenda.

Please Note: On Monday, March 9th, the conference activities will take place at the Capitol Visitor Center. Events at the Capitol Visitor Center are open to the public and are not covered by registration fees.

Hotel & Transportation

Conference Hosting Hotel

The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC
2350 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Main # 202-429-0100
Reservations # 1-800-937-8461

Situated in the stylish West End district of the nation's capital, The Westin Georgetown, Washington DC, enjoys an unbeatable location. You are moments away from Embassy Row, the White House, Georgetown Park Mall, John F. Kennedy Center, George Washington University and a host of other fun places to see and visit. You are also just a few blocks away from Foggy Bottom Metro Station next door to George Washington University.

Hotel Reservations

You can make your hotel room reservations online or by calling 1-800-937-8461. Identify yourself as a Washington Leadership Conference attendee to receive the negotiated conference rate. The cut-off date for the room block rate is February 5, 2015 at 5:00 pm EST.

The negotiated conference hotel room rate is the Federal Per Diem currently set at $229.00 single/double per night, plus a nightly room tax of 14.5%.
This rate only applies to Saturday, March 7 - Tuesday, March 10.

If you want to stay before or after these dates, you will have to pay the hotel's prevailing rates. Please note that the average nightly room rate is over $400.00. Room reservations made after 5:00 PM on February 5th will be accepted at the hotel's prevailing room rate.

Please note that NWA does not have control over the hotel room types. To request a particular room type, you must discuss this with the hotel when making your room reservations.

Transportation Information

The Westin Georgetown Hotel is located only 9 minutes/5.45 miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by taxi or shuttle. Also, Metro is accessible from the airport. Take the BLUE LINE heading towards Largo Town Center. Your stop will be the sixth stop at Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro Station.

View a map of the Metro.

For more information, please call us at 202-232-5492.