LymeNet Flash: March 28 Legislative Forum Open To Everyone!

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Posted by Meemer (Member # 6620) on :

== LEGISLATIVE FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT ==

This Lyme legislative forum will provide education about the various ways

Congress works and an opportunity to share your ideas and concerns. Meet

other leaders from across the country and create a national dialogue on

Lyme and tick-borne disease. This is a forum and everyone is encouraged to

participate. This event is for anyone who wants to represent their Lyme

community. What you will learn about the legislative process will be useful

in your state activities, as well as our national efforts.

Please respond to the survey with YOUR ideas. We want to include

everyone's concerns and suggestions in the discussion.

Also, please respond as quickly as you can. We can keep the preferential

Holiday Inn rate only until the 27^th of February.

Date: March 28, 2009

Keynote: Congressman Frank Wolf

A ONE DAY SEMINAR FOR LYME LEADERS:

PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR LYME & TICK-BORNE DISEASE

RELIEF

Sessions include:

- Experienced former Congressional aides and Lyme Leaders

- Understanding the Legislative Process and the Need for Hearings

- Appropriate Goals and Objectives in the U.S. Congress

- Substantive Issues in Lyme Legislation and Congressional Solutions

- IDSA Guidelines Review Panel Input Process & April 27th Hearing

- Presenting a United Front Sessions will be facilitated by faculty of the

George Mason University, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

[http://icar.gmu.edu/] (ICAR)

Your ideas on what we need from Congress and how to achieve it are

welcome. Submit your suggestions at [http://www.NatCapLyme.org/LegForum]

www.NatCapLyme.org/LegForum

Your views are important!

For Information, and registration go to

[http://www.NatCapLyme.org/LegForum] www.NatCapLyme.org/LegForum

or call NatCapLyme at (703) 821-8833; (301) 980-6788 or (703) 435-2080

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn, Ballston

[http://www.hiarlington.com/] http://www.hiarlington.com/

4610 N Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA 22203, 1-800-HOLIDAY

(1-800-465-4329 )

Reserve by February 27 for

the NatCapLyme Special Promotional Rate of $85

2009 Cherry Blossom Festival

March 28 - April 12, 2009

Click on Picture for details [http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org]

http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

[http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org]

After the Forum

Stay for the

Official Washington Annual

Cherry Blossom Festival

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National Capital Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Association
[email protected]
www.natcaplyme.org
Phone & fax: 703-821-8833
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Any information provided is for the reader's own evaluation and is not offered as and should not be considered medical advice. A licensed physician should always be consulted when considering medical decisions and nothing herein may be used in place of advice from your personal physician or other healthcare professional. Links to other sites are provided for ease of research only. Information on those sites is the product of the website author and represents the opinion of those who publish the sites and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or judgment of the National Capital Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Association

Posted by Dan's Mom (Member # 11347) on :

This sounds like a wonderful opportunity. Just wish my son was well enough for me to attend. Thanks for posting this.
Dan's Mom