Preliminary Agenda

To register for the 2008 Board of Directors Meeting, please contact GFWC Meetings and Conventions Assistant Krissy Walton by e-mail or call 202/347-3168 ext. 143.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

• 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. GFWC Executive Committee Meeting
• 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. GFWC Registration Open
• 2:00-5:00 p.m.  Membership Committee and Leadership Committee Meeting
• 5:00-6:00 p.m.  GFWC Junior Executive Committee Meeting
• 6:00-7:00 p.m.  GFWC Social Gathering 7-9pm  GFWC Board of Directors Dinner Meeting. Speaker: Lilly Ledbetter, GFWC Alabama Club Member and Fair Pay Advocate
• 9:30-10:30 p.m.  President’s Reception for GFWC International Past Presidents, GFWC Executive Committee Members, and GFWC Chairmen and Committee Members, and GFWC Staff

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

• 7:30-10:30 a.m.  GFWC Registration Open
• 7:30-8:45 a.m. Legislative Briefing Breakfast
• 10:00-11:30 a.m. GFWC Day on the Hill Senate Meetings
• 12:00-1:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting Luncheon. Speaker: Richard Kimball, President and Founder, Project Vote Smart
• 2:15-4:00 p.m. GFWC Headquarters Reception and Tour
• 3:45-4:45 p.m.  GFWC Chairmen’s Meeting
• 3:45-6:15 p.m.  GFWC Group Meetings:
  • GFWC Region Presidents Meeting
  • GFWC State Presidents Meeting
  • GFWC State Directors of Junior Clubs Meeting
• 5:00-6:30pm  GFWC Committee Meetings
  • Communications and Public Relations Committee
  • Constitution & Bylaws Committee
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Committee
  • Elections Committee
  • Fundraising Committee
  • International Liaisons Committee
  • Leadership Committee
  • Legislation and Public Policy Committee
  • Membership Committee
  • Resolutions Committee
  • Women’s History & Resource Center Committee
• 6:45-7:30 p.m.  State Photos
• 6:45-7:45 p.m.  GFWC Social Gathering
• 7:45-9:30 p.m.  GFWC Domestic Violence Awareness and Board of Directors Dinner
• 9:45-10:30 p.m. President’s Reception for GFWC Region Presidents and Officers, GFWC State Presidents and Officers, and GFWC State Directors of Junior Clubs
• 10:30 p.m. Junior Board Meeting

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2008 

• 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  GFWC Board of Directors Business Meeting,
  Membership Workshop: Sarah Sladek, President and CEO of Limelight Generations 
• 1:00-2:00 p.m.  GFWC Board of Directors Business Meeting Luncheon
• 2:30-5:00 p.m. GFWC Board of Directors Meeting
• 7:30-9:30 p.m.  The Capitol Steps Performance – Optional Event

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2008 

• 8:00-11:30 a.m.  GFWC Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting
  Adjournment of 2008 GFWC Board of Directors Meeting
  
• 1:15pm  Laying of Wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery – Optional Event