NWA Board of Directors (BOD) meetings are held quarterly each year. These meetings are usually scehduled in May (Spring), July (Summer), October (Fall), and January (Winter). NWA is governed by a twenty-eight member Board of Directors comprised of 7 State Agency WIC Directors, 7 State Nutrition Coordinators, 7 Local Agency WIC Directors, a representative from the Indian & Native American WIC State Agencies, and six officers from within the WIC community. Please note that these meetings are for NWA Board of Directors and their alternates.
2018-2019 BOD Meeting Locations:
Winter 2019: Fort Lauderdale, FL at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Hotel, January 29 - Feb. 1, 2019
Spring 2019: Baltimore, MD at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, April 6, 2019.
For the 2018 Winter Board of Director's meeting, please note that the Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday, January 29th from 1:00 – 6:00 PM; board sections will meet on Wednesday, January 30th from 9:00 AM – 12:00 noon and the full board will meet in the afternoon from 1:30 – 6:00 PM. Please see the agenda for Thursday and Friday meeting times.
To assist you with your travel requet and approval for this Fall BOD Meeting, you may download the travel memo and tentative agenda. for submission to your agency's procurement or travel department.
Click here to open and print a copy of the Travel Memo
Click here to open and print a copy of the Tentative Agenda
This year's Board of Directors Winter Meeting will be held from Tuesday, January 29th - Friday, February 1, 2019 at the:Ft. Lauderdale Marriott Pompano Hotel
1200 North Ocean Blvd.
Pompana Beach, FL 33062
Res. #: 1-855-954-4683 (Ref. National WIC Association Board of Directors Meeting when calling)
Main #: 1-954-782-0100
You may contact the hotel to make your room reservations effective today. All reservations must be confirmed by Friday, December 28th, 2018 before 5:00 PM local time at the hotel on the cut-off date. Please reference National WIC Association Board of Directors Meeting when calling to get the negotiated room rate, which is the prevailing Federal Per Diem rate currently set at $219.00 per night, plus applicable state and local taxes of 12% single/double occupancy and is subject to change without notification.
You may cancel your room reservations three (3) working days prior to your arrival date without penalty and a cancellation number provided. If reservations are cancelled within 3 working days prior to your arrival, your first night’s room deposit will not be refunded. Check-in time is after 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is at 11:00 a.m.
Flights may be arranged into Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL). Airport transportation to and from the hotel is available by car rental, airport shuttle services, taxi, Uber or Lyft Ride Share services.
A tentative travel memo and agenda can be found on this web-site to assist you with your travel approval. A final agenda will be provided prior to the meeting.
Please do not hesitate to contact Pierre Francois at dfrancois@nwica.org or by phone at 202-232-5492 ext. 271 with any questions you may have.
