2009 FCCP Spring Convening - Shifting Landscapes: Exploring Civic Engagement Strategies, Partnerships And New Possibilities

Registration Open! FCCP will be hosting the annual 2009 Spring Convening in Denver, CO, May 19th - 21st.

We invite you to join colleagues from across the country from May 19th to May 21st in Denver, Colorado, for FCCP's 2009 Spring Convening, Shifting Landscapes: Exploring Civic Engagement Strategies, Partnerships and New Possibilities. Weaved throughout the convening will be a focus on the power and potential of rooted and responsive state and national partnerships to achieve key policy advances and build lasting infrastructure. Sessions will explore new opportunities for modernizing elections and catalyzing game changing electoral reforms, reflect on lessons learned in 2008 that help us prepare for the 2010 mid-term elections, and identify emerging tools and innovations shaping and informing future work in the field.

 FCCP is thrilled to be holding the Spring Convening in Denver, Colorado, the heart of the Intermountain West. We'll capitalize on our lovely location to take a deeper look at state-based work pioneered in the Western region. While focus topics will be applicable to work in every state and at the national level, grounding and learning about the changes in Colorado over the past several years and the unique role and potential of the West in the shifting national landscape will be highlighted throughout the convening. We hope you can join us!

Registration: Please follow the link below. There is a $190 registration fee for members and a $230 registration fee for non-members. Please send a check, made out to Public Interest Projects to: Public Interest Projects, c/o Tasha Amezcua, 80 Broad St., Suite 1600 New York, NY 10004. The deadline to register is Friday, May 1st.

Hotel: The convening will take place at the Curtis Hotel, which is offering a discounted rate of $159 per night. To take advantage of the FCCP rate, call (303) 571-0300, and mention "Funders Committee for Civic Participation" or "FCCP." The deadline to receive the discounted rate is Tuesday, April 28th.
 

FCCP's State Funders' Committee has scheduled its next working meeting for Tuesday, May 19th from 9:00 am -- 2:00 pm. If you are an FCCP member and are interested in attending, please contact Helena Huang at helenahuang [at] mac [dot] com for more details. For any additional questions about the convening, please feel free to contact Mario Lugay at mlugay [at] funderscommittee [dot] org or (646) 624-5054.

 We hope you can join us for these events!