Fri Jan 9, 2009 9:00 AM
Government Relations Skills Workshop
January 9, 2009
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Policy Action '09
Community & grassroots tools for 2009 interaction with the Texas Legislature & U.S. Congress
New economic and political realities make it more important than ever that local community leaders, economic development teams, ranchers, farmers, business leaders, and rural Texans have the necessary skills to communicate effectively with our elected legislators and their staffs.
This one-day seminar is packed with generic skills that will substantially upgrade your understanding of the legislative process and enhance your efficiency and effectiveness in working with your legislators and other pivotal legislative leaders.
This event is not wind-specific and is not an issue "lobbying" workshop, but rather will teach you skills that you can use for your community, your business & civic associations, and other rural Texas causes to make the most of your efforts in Austin & Washington.
The faculty & curriculum for this event are designed for both experienced legislative activists and West Texans new to the legislative process.
Topics:
- Intro to Texas Legislature
- Intro to U.S. Congress
- 2009 political landscape
- Working with legislators
- Working with legislative staff
- Important issues for rural Texans
- Working through regional alliances
- Communications strategies
- Special events
- Hosting legislators & staff
Faculty:
- Greg Wortham -- Mayor -- Sweetwater
- Glenn Wortham -- former Board member -- Texas Municipal League
- Homer K. Taylor -- President Emeritus -- TSTC West Texas
- Nicki Harle -- Texas Midwest Community Network
Cost: $75 per person
When & Where:
- Friday, January 9, 2009
- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Texas State Technical College West Texas
- Exit 240 on Interstate 20 west of Sweetwater
- Temple Dickson Engineering Center
Space is limited to the first 100 registrants. Certificates will be presented to persons completing the seminar.
For more information and to register, call Marina at the West Texas Wind Energy Consortium at 325-236-9499.
Sponsored by:
The West Texas Wind Energy Consortium is a membership organization representing more than one million West Texans from Dalhart to Del Rio and Fort Worth to El Paso through stakeholders such as counties, school districts, colleges, chambers of commerce, local economic development corporations, heavy industry, small business, wind energy developers, electric co-ops, ranchers, farmers, and more.
West Texas is the world's most intensive wind energy development region and, and Texas ranks as the 4th largest "nation" globally for wind energy operations with almost 10,000 MW in wind capacity installed in Texas at year-end 2008.
West Texas Wind Energy Consortium
119 East Third Street, Suite 301
Sweetwater, Texas 79556
325-236-9499
For more information:
Contact: Marina at West Texas Wind Energy Consortium
Phone: (325) 236-9499
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