American Agri-Women Fly-In & Symposium
June 7 – 10, 2015
Holiday Inn at the Capitol, 550 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
877-572-6951
ITINERARY
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015
8:45 am – 11:45 am Bus Departs for the Mt. Vernon Farm, Hotel Lobby
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Lunch on your own, Mt. Vernon Farm Food Court Pavilion
12:15 pm – 1:15pm
Mt. Vernon Farm Tour, $25 per person; Must register by May 15th
1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Bus Departs for the Holiday Inn Capitol
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
AAW Orientation and White Paper Review, Holiday Inn
Contact: Karolyn Zurn
Dinner on Your Own
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2015
7:45 am – 8:00 am
Bus Departs for the USDA Jamie Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., Hotel Lobby
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast, USDA
9:00 am – 11:00 am
Symposium: “Divided Lands: Federal vs State Management in the West,” USDA
Contact: Karen Yost
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Bus Departs for ACLI, USDA Foyer
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
D.C. Happenings Panel Luncheon, Sponsored by American Council of Life Insurers,
ACLI 101 Constitution Ave. NW
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Bus Departs to USEPA, ACLI Foyer
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Ron Carleton, Agriculture Counselor to EPA, USEPA William Jefferson Clinton, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Room 2415 WJC North
Contact: Ruth Jensen
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Bus Departs for the Saudi Arabia Embassy, EPA Foyer
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Saudi Arabia Embassy Visit, 601 New Hampshire Ave NW
Contact: Laura Maffei
4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Bus departs for AAW Reception, Saudi Arabia Foyer
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
AAW “Reception,” Capitol Hill Club
Contact: Sue McCrum
7:45 pm
Bus Departs for Holiday Inn Capitol
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015
Breakfast on own
7:45 am – 8:00 am
Bus Departs for the USDA Jamie Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., Hotel Lobby
9:00 am – 11:00 am
USDA Caucus, USDA Williamsburg Room
Contact: Doris Mold
USDA Roundtable with Agency Officials
Secretary Tom Vilsack
Undersecretary Krysta Hardin
FSA & FDA
Craig Regelbrugge, Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch, USDA 3rd Floor Cafeteria
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Congressional Appointments (on your own)
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Bus Departs for House Agriculture Committee, Location TBD
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Gather in House Agriculture Committee, LHOB Room 1300
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Congressional Reception, Gold Room Rayburn 2168
Contact: Merlynn Verstuyft
Return to Hotel on our own
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Bus Departs for the USDA Jamie Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., Hotel Lobby
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast, Senate Ag Committee Room
9:00 am – 11:00am
Congressional Roundtable, SR 485
Contact: Annette Sweeney
12:00pm
Bus Departs from the USDA Jamie Whitten Building and makes one stop for those
departing at the Union Station, Reagan International Airport and Holiday Inn Capitol Hotel
(Note: You are responsible for your own transportation to the airport or Union Station
beyond these stops.)
1:00 pm – 4:00pm
Additional Personal Appointments (on your own, if needed)