Annual Spring Event – Washington, DC

2012 Annual Spring Event – Register Now!

Registration is now underway for the New England Council’s Annual Spring Event in Washington, DC.  The event will take place on Wednesday, March 28 and Thursday, March 29.

Click Here for the Detailed Agenda and Registration Form form.

Please submit the forms as soon as possible to reserve your spot; you will be invoiced after your registration forms are received.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

White House Briefing
– Plans are underway for our annual briefing by Obama Administration officials for the afternoon of March 28.  Additional details on speakers will be provided in the coming weeks.  Space is limited, so please register to secure your spot.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Eisenhower Executive Office Building

NOTE: Due to tight security at the White House, members MUST register for the White House briefing by Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Registered members should arrive at the White House complex by 1:30 p.m. to allow time to clear security.  Please use the Southwest Appointment Gate, located at 17th Street & State Place.  See White House area map for more details.

Capitol Hill Reception – Network with NEC members, members of the New England House and Senate delegations, and their staffs at this popular annual reception.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Kennedy Caucus Room – Russell Senate Office Building

Congressional Breakfast – At this year’s breakfast, we will honor the two retiring members of the New England delegation, Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. John Olver.

Thursday, March 29, 2012
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
2168 Rayburn House Office Building

Registration fees are:

  • $500 for NEC members
  • $700 for non-members

2012 Event Sponsors

The 2012 Annual Spring Event is made possible by our generous sponsors:

  • BAE Systems
  • Bank of America
  • Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
  • Comcast
  • Gilbane
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Ironshore
  • MASSPORT
  • Natixis Global Asset Management
  • New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.
  • Northeast Utilities
  • TD Bank
  • TRC Companies

2011 Annual Spring Event Recap

The 2011 Annual Spring Event was held on March 2 and 3 in Washington, DC.  Over 170 New England Council members attended the event, making it one of the largest Annual Spring Events in recent years. Below are some highlights from the 2011 event.

White House Briefing

The 2011 Annual Spring Event kicked off with a White House Briefing held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.   New England Council members we briefed by a top-notch panel of speakers:

  • Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
  • Cass Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
  • Evan Ryan, Assistant to the Vice President and Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement
  • Michale Strautmanis, Deputy Assistant to the President and Counselor for Strategic Engagement to the Senior Advisor
  • White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley

View photos from the White House Briefing.

Capitol Hill Reception

This year’s annual Capitol Hill Reception–always a highlight of the Annual Spring Event–drew a crowd of over 200 New England Council members and friends, as well as 5 U.S. Senators and over a dozen House members.

Held in the stately Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building, the reception was a great opportunity for our members to meet with many members of the New England Congressional Delegation.

View photos from the Capitol Hill Reception.

Congressional Breakfast

We wrapped up our visit to Washington with a Congressional Breakfast on Thursday morning at the Rayburn House Office Building.  We were honored to welcome all four newly-elected members of the New England House Delegation:

  • Representative Charlie Bass (R-NH)
  • Representative David Cicilline (D-RI)
  • Representative Frank Guinta (R-NH)
  • Representative Bill Keating (D-MA)

Represenative Ed Markey, a great friend of the New England Council, was on hand to introduce his four new colleagues.  The breakfast was a wonderful opportunity for many of our members to meet and hear from their new Congressmen.

View photos from the Congressional Breakfast.

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