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2020 Legislative Day

2020 Legislative Day

Harness the power of grassroots advocacy at Legislative Day.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Event Details

Join us for the eighth annual Legislative Day. You will learn what advocacy means to the engineering profession. Speakers will cover state and national issues and look ahead at the 2020 election. Attendees will learn about the major progress ACEC WI has made legislatively in the past year and where we have room to grow. Following a briefing on the state budget, members will have the opportunity to meet with State Representatives and Senators to introduce/reintroduce themselves, thank them for past suppport and advocate for our priority issues.

After the official event, all attendees are invited to attend our Advocacy Happy Hour to network and continue the discussions.

In order to request and schedule legislative visit appointments, registration is requested by February 3.

ACEC WI Legislative Day Agenda
The meeting will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with the Advocacy Happy Hour starting at 3:00 p.m. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Agenda highlights include:

  • Legislative Update from Representative Mark Born
  • Transportation Update from Secretary Craig Thompson
  • Federal Legislative Update from ACEC’s Steve Hall
  • ACEC WI Legislative Update from Chris Klein
  • Legislative Visits with Representatives and Senators

The Advocacy Happy Hour immediately following will be held at Coopers Tavern, 20 W. Mifflin, Madison.

Location and Parking
Madison Concourse Hotel | 1 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53703
A limited number of rooms are available the night before (February 18). To make reservations, contact The
Madison Concourse Hotel at 800-356-8293 or visit
https://reservations.travelclick.com/6388?groupID=2586782

Parking is available within walking distance of the Concourse:
Concourse Hotel Ramp (on-site)
State Street Capitol Ramp (214 N. Carroll Street)

 

Download Agenda

For More Information:

Chris Klein
Chris Klein
ACEC Wisconsin (608)257-9223