Early bird registration deadline: January 23, 2009
Note: Due to legislative scheduling conflicts, all sessions and speakers are subject to change. Visit SNA for the most current conference information.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
| 8:00 am–5:00 pm |
Registration & Emporium |
| 8:00 am–12:00 pm |
SNS Credentialing Exam |
| 8:00 am–12:00 pm |
Pre-conference Session |
| 1:00 pm–4:00 pm |
Pre-conference Session |
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
| 8:00 am–5:00 pm |
Registration & Emporium |
| 8:00 am–5:00 pm |
SNA PAC Booth |
| 8:30 am–9:30 am |
Regional Legislative Team Meetings |
| 9:45 am–10:45 am |
Breakout Sessions
- State Agency Section
- Capitol Hill 101
- SNA Tools You Can Use
- First-Timers Session/Maximizing Hill Visits |
| 11:00 am–12:00 pm |
Breakout Sessions
- State Agency Section
- Industry Section
- Capitol Hill 101
- SNA Tools You Can Use
- Building Effective Grassroots Advocacy |
| 12:15 pm–1:45 pm |
Keynote Luncheon – Ronald Brownstein |
| 2:15 pm–3:45 pm |
1st General Session: Association Highlights; SNA PAC; and SNA’s 2009 Legislative Issue Paper |
| 4:00 pm–5:15 pm |
State Presidents and Presidents-elect Meeting |
| 4:00 pm–5:15 pm |
State Legislative Chairs Meeting |
MONDAY, MARCH 2
| 8:00 am–5:00 pm |
Registration & Emporium |
| 8:00 am–5:00 pm |
SNA PAC Booth |
| 8:30 am–10:00 am |
2nd General Session: The Federal Budget and its Effect on Child Nutrition Programs |
| 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
3rd General Session: Changing the Incentives of Daycare Snacks and Meals; USDA Update |
| 12:00 pm–2:00 pm |
Lunch on your own |
| 2:00 pm–4:30 pm |
4th General Session: The Politics of National Nutrition Standards and the Relationship to CN Reauthorization; Charge to the Hill |
| 4:30 pm–5:30 pm |
State Groups, Capitol Hill Prep Meetings |
| 6:30 pm–7:00 pm |
SNA PAC Statesman Reception (invitation only) |
| 6:30 pm–7:00 pm |
Annual Banquet Reception |
| 7:00 pm–10:00 pm |
LAC Annual Banquet
Carl D. Perkins Memorial Lecture |
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
| 8:00 am–5:00 pm |
Hill Visits |
| 7:00 pm–10:00 pm |
GCNF Benefit Gala |
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
| 7:30 am–10:00 am |
Registration |
| 7:30 am–9:30 am |
Breakfast and Closing General Session: Hill Revisit Recap and Review of IOM Activities on NSLP/SBP Meal Patterns |
| 10:30 am–12:00 pm |
Hearing on Capitol Hill |