2011 Conference Agenda

Registration table outside of conference rooms

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Group Start Workshop  open for new CCL partners (optional)

Led by CCL Executive Director Mark Reynolds, this workshop provides the basics for individuals to learn the structure, methodology and skills used by groups to become effective advocates for national policies for a livable world.

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Conference Overview and Intro

7:00 – 8:30 pm

Congressional Meeting Prep

8:30 pm

Dinner (on your own)

Opening Statement

9:30 – 10:45 pm

Keynote Address: Dr. James Hansen

"Human-made Climate Change: A Scientific, Moral and Economic Matter"

10:45 – 11:00 am

break

11:00 am – Noon

Workshop: Getting our Message in the Media

Led by CCL Communications Director Steve Valk, this workshop will focus on  meeting with the editorial boards of local newspapers and getting letters to the editor and opeds published.

Noon – 1:00 pm

Lunch on your own

1:00 – 1:45 pm

Speaker Sam Daley-Harris

Sam Daley-Harris will discuss what made RESULTS -- the organization he founded -- effective and how its methodology can be successfully applied to other organizations like Citizens Climate Lobby.

1:45 – 2:30 pm

Workshop: Eliminating Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Led by Ben Schreiber of Friends of the Earth, this workshop will examine the subsidies and tax breaks given to coal and oil companies and efforts to eliminate them.

2:30 – 2:45 pm

break

2:45 – 3:30 pm

Workshop: Effective Meetings with Members of Congress

Davia Rivka leads this session where you will learn how to first connect human being to human being with your Member of Congress. You will learn how to listen for their concerns, discern where they are stuck, dispel misinformation and how to share stories that create emotional connection.  Only when you have their ear and their open mind can you make headway with the political agenda.

3:30 – 4:00 pm

TBA

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Speakers: A New Vision for America's Future

Capt. Wayne Porter, USN, presents "National Strategic Narrative," which provides a framework for our nation to achieve sustainable prosperity and security. There will be time allotted for Q & A.

5:00 – 5:30 pm

Lobby Prep

Capitol Hill
106 Dirksen Senate Office building

Lobby Kickoff on Capitol Hill
Featured speakers Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO)

9:15 am–5:00 pm

Capitol Hill

Lobby Day
Meetings arranged by groups prior to the conference.

10:00 am–4:45 pm

Capitol Hill
Rayburn House Office Building Cafeteria (in the back, near the vending machines)

Lobby Day Break Area/Lunch Area
CCL staff and volunteers will informally gather in this space to share stories, discuss strategies and relax between meetings

5:00–7:00 pm

Capitol Hill
Cannon Caucus Room

Reception
Join all our partners, special guests, and members of Congress to celebrate your accomplishments.
Light refreshments will be served