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2020 FIA Lobby Day

2020 FIA Lobby Day

2020 FIA Lobby Day

February 25-26, 2020

Washington, D.C.

Make plans to join your forging peers at FIA’s 17th Annual Lobby Day on February 25-26, 2020.  Lobby Day provides an opportunity for you to discuss key industry issues that directly impact your business with your congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. Key topics for discussion include fair trade, workforce development and infrastructure. With an upcoming election on the horizon, it is even more important to remind lawmakers of the key issues that impact the forging industry.

FIA’s lobby firm, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, will be organizing meetings with key members of the U.S. House and Senate along with leading Lobby Day attendees to visits on Capitol Hill. This partnership allows FIA to expand its’ reach on Capitol Hill immensely.     

LOBBY DAY AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

11:30 a.m.   Lunch and Briefing Session at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 
12:30 p.m. Government Relations 101 with FIA Lobby Firm, Mehlman Castagnetti
  1:30 p.m.



 Capitol Hill Meetings with the House and Senate
(The meetings are scheduled according to plant location/company presence and
detailed schedules with bios of the members of Congress/staff for each meeting are
distributed prior to February 25)
  5:00 p.m.

 Group Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 
(A member of Congress is invited to speak to the group, schedule permitting.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

  7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 
  8:30 a.m.

 Current Status of Trade Issues & Legislation Presentation by Cassidy Levy Kent LLP
at Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
             Lunch on Own
  9:30 a.m.



 Capitol Hill Meetings with the House and Senate
(The meetings are scheduled according to plant location/company presence and 
detailed schedules with bios of the members of Congress/staff for each meeting are 
distributed prior to February 25)

 

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

A room block has been reserved at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill at the discounted rate of $329 per night. To place your hotel reservation, call 202-737-1234 and mention “Forging Industry Association” to receive the discounted group rate. You may also book your reservation online by clicking here. The deadline to make reservations in the FIA room block is February 10. Rooms reserved after this date are subject space and rate availability.This is a very popular time in Washington, D.C., so book your room early.  When the FIA room block is filled, we will do the best we can to accommodate additional attendees.  

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

Registration fees are non-refundable. Substitutions are allowed if submitted to FIA in writing.

When
2/25/2020 - 2/26/2020
Where
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 UNITED STATES
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