Workbook

Schedule

Workbook

A printed version of the 2023 LWVWA Convention Workbook will be given to every registrant in Pasco. You can also download a digital copy for your own use. In an effort to cut down on paper usage, some items are only available as supplemental downloads. They are available below—these links will be filled in soon:

Download Workbook


Schedule

Thursday, May 4

3–6pm

Registration and Check-In

Friday, May 5

7–9am

McBones Research Center Mammoth Site Tour (Must have signed up in advance.)

8am–4pm

Registration and Check-In

9–10:15am

Welcome/Opening Session with Lunell Haught (LWVWA President), Beverly Johnson-Torelli (LWV of Benton-Franklin Counties), and Pasco Mayor Blanche Barajas.

10:30–11:30am

Workshops Session I

  • Program from Planning to Position: Roles, Responsibilities, and More | Ballroom
  • Membership Engagement Leadership Development | Syrah
  • Public Hospital Districts—Making Democracy Work for Local Healthcare | Merlot

12–1:45pm

 Lunch Program

Speakers: Judge Norma Rodriguez (Benton & Franklin Counties Superior Court) and Judge Trinity Orosco (Franklin County District Court), “Judicial Elections: Your Questions Answered”

2–3:45pm

Plenary Session I

See workbook for agenda.

Presentation: “Perceptions of LWVWA: A Multi-Method Evaluation—Preliminary Results” by Season Hoard
PowerPoint Slides

4–5pm

Workshops Session II

5–6pm

No Host Social

6pm

Deadline for Resolution Submittals—use online form: bit.ly/3NjLv9D

6–7:45pm

8–9pm

Caucuses

Saturday, May 6

7–9am

Badger Mountain Walk (Must have signed up in advance.)

8am–4pm

Registration and Check-In

9–10:15am

Plenary Session II

See workbook for agenda.

10:30–11:30am

Workshops Session III

  • Protecting Our Mature Forests—Proposing a Resolution | Ballroom
  • LWVWA Civics Textbooks: The State We’re In: WA | Syrah
  • Putting DEI Policy into Practice | Merlot

Resolutions Committee Meeting | Lemberger Boardroom

12–1:45pm

 Lunch Program

Speaker: Amber Strunk, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), “Black Holes and the Galaxy” 
Presentation of Community Connections and Strengthening Democracy Awards

2–3:45pm

Plenary Session III

See workbook for agenda.

4–5pm

Workshops Session IV

5–6pm

No Host Social

6pm

Deadline for Resolution Submittals—use online form: bit.ly/3NjLv9D

6–7:45pm

Dinner Program

Performance by Opera on the Vine
Awards Presentation

8–9pm

Caucuses

Sunday, May 7

7–9am

Audubon Bird Watching Trip in Chiawana Park (Must have signed up in advance.)

8am–9am

Breakfast Social for Local League Presidents

9–11:45am

Plenary Session IV

See workbook for agenda.

12:30–2pm

Lunch for 2022–23 and 2023–24 State Board Members
LWVWA Board Meeting

Logistics

Hotel

The League of Women Voters of Washington will convene its biennial Convention from Thursday, May 4, 2023 to Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the Pasco Holiday Inn Express and Suites.

Address: 4525 Convention Pl, Pasco, WA 99301
Phone: (509) 542-9521

    Make Your Reservation

    Transportation

    From Seattle

    • Trains for Pasco depart at 9:50 AM and arrive at 9:06 PM. 
    • Busses depart at 8:45 AM and arrive in Pasco at 1:20 PM

    From Spokane

    • Trains depart at 3:54 AM and arrive in Pasco at 6:45 AM
    • Busses depart at 11:00 AM and arrive at 1:20 PM

    The hotel is a 7-minute drive from the airport.  Cabs are available as are rental cars.  The hotel also has a complimentary shuttle.

    Parking at the hotel is free.

    The League of Women Voters of Washington is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization.
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