The League of Women Voters of Washington, together with our host Leagues, the Leagues of Women Voters of Snohomish County and Skagit County, cordially invite you to beautiful Everett, Washington, for our 2022 Council.
June 10-12, 2022
Delta Hotels Seattle Everett
3105 Pine ST
Everett, WA 98201
Registration Fee: $150
This will be the first time we have been able to meet in person for two years, and we’re ready! We’ll have masks, vaccine cards, social distancing (six seated at tables designed for 10), and an air filtration system bringing in fresh outside air through frequently changed filters. And it will be summer! Come see what our neighbors in Snohomish/Skagit love about where they live.
The registration fee will include a Friday pizza party, Saturday lunch, dinner, and beverage breaks Saturday and Sunday. Registration covers your food, LWVWA Ed Fund is paying for the space, tech, and so on.
Daily Highlights
Friday, June 10
- Presentation of the Nominating Committee's recommended slate of Board candidates.
- Panels and roundtable discussions with local League leaders (and those who want to be), with a focus on networking, and brainstorming strategies to address shared challenges.
Saturday, June 11
- Election of new Officers and Board members.
- Nonpartisanship: What makes it so? What about empty chair debates? Forums?
- DEI: What works for my League?
- Civics Education: What can I do?
- How some Leagues energize new and long-term members?
- Environment: What is the League doing? How can you be involved?
- Legislative Advocacy: What happened this year? What’s next?
- Speaker Nick Lovrich, coauthor/editor of Outside Looking In: Lobbyists’ Views on Civil Discourse in US State Legislatures.
Sunday, June 12
- Speaker Jessica Rohloff (LWV US board member and Washington liaison) will give a full report on what’s happening at the national level, particularly as it effects local Leagues.
- Wrap up to identify actions to take going forward.
Lodging Information
Delta Hotels Seattle Everett: To reserve your room, you must use this link to get our group rate for June 10-12. The room rate is $139 for either a King Bed with Sofabed or Two Queen Beds plus taxes. It does not include breakfast. There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate, and the last day to book a room at this rate is Friday, May 27.
Other nearby lodging options include:
Display Tables
In the spirit of reconnection, we are inviting local Leagues, committees, and other groups to set up (and staff) display tables for attendees to learn more about their work. (Potential display table ideas include sharing a program that you are proud of, recruiting for a project, or selling items from your League.)
Table setup begins Friday at noon, and breakdown starts at 11a.m. on Sunday.
Use this form to submit an application for your own display table. Table space is limited, so we will do our best to distribute them equitably.
Deadline for submissions is May 15, 2022.
For questions about display tables, contact Joan Rave at fedheads@hotmail.com.
Request Table
Caucus Proposal Process
Do you want to hold a caucus on a particular topic? Caucuses are informal gatherings outside of the regular business meeting times (after the evening program) and are often on topics of general interest where you would like to see a task force created, a committee convened, or a toolkit developed.
Early request will mean that your Caucus can be listed on the Council Website—otherwise, the information will be announced and posted on the Information Board at Council.
Each caucus organizer usually holds such sessions in their own guest room or in common areas of the hotel.
Deadline: May 15, 2022
If you have any questions about this process, contact Linda Benson at lbenson@lwvwa.org.
Submit Caucus Proposal
Volunteers Needed
We need quite a few volunteers to help out with some of the logistics of Council, including staffing the hospitality and/or check-in table.
Volunteer
More specifics (transportation, timed schedule, how the election will be handled, etc.) will be posted as we get closer to Council.
