National WIC Association

2017 Spring Quarterly Board Meeting

April 1, 2017



Important Notices

Download the Travel Agenda & Travel Memo

Registration Closed


Meeting Info

NWA Board of Director's meetings are typically held quarterly in May (Spring), July (Summer), October (Fall), and January (Winter). NWA is governed by a twenty-eight member Board of Directors comprised of State and Local Agency WIC Directors, State Nutrition Coordinators, a representative from the Indian & Native American WIC State Agencies, and six officers.

2017-2018 Board of Directors' Meeting Locations & Dates
Spring 2017: Philadelphia, PA at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel, April 1, 2017
Summer 2017: San Francisco, CA at the Parc 55 San Francisco Hotel, July 25 thru. 28, 2017
Fall 2017: Chicago, IL at the Ivy Hotel, October 17 thru. 20, 2017
Winter 2018: Charleston, SC at the Francis Marrion Hotel, January 23 thru. 26, 2018
Spring 2018: TBD

To assist you with your travel approvals, you may download the travel memo and tentative agenda. A final agenda will be provided to you via e-mail the week leading up to the meeting.

The NWA Spring Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the:
Marriott Downtown Philadelphia Hotel
1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Main #: 215-625-2900
Res. #: 215-625-6139
Toll Free Res. #: 1-800-320-5744

You may contact the hotel to make your room reservations effective today. All reservations must be confirmed before the cut-off date of Monday, March 20, 2017 before 5:00 PM local time at the hotel. Reservation requests received after 5:00 PM local time at the hotel after the cutoff date will be accepted at the hotel's prevailing rates, based on availability. Please reference National WIC Association (NWA) to get the negotiated room rate currently set at $184.00 per night, single occupancy, plus a 15.5% nightly room tax subject to change without notice.

You may cancel your room reservations at lease 24 hours prior to your scheduled arrival date without penalty and a cancellation number provided. If reservations are cancelled after the allotted 24 hour timeframe, your first night’s room deposit will not be refunded. Check-in time is at 4:00 PM and check-out time is at 11:00 AM.

Access to the Hotel is available from The Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) by shuttle or taxi services. Individuals living on or near the East Coast may utilize AMTRAK, shuttle and/or taxi services to the hotel destination.

Click Here to learn more about The Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).

Please do not hesitate to contact Pierre Francois at [email protected] or by phone at 202-232-5492 ext. 217 with any question you may have.