NJFDC Legislative Seminar - September 2011

Dear NJFDC Member Clubs,

After the January 22, 2011 NJFDC Legislative Seminar "Recognizing, Understanding and Protecting your Rights", which had such a great response, the NJFDC Officers and Board of Directors heard that the membership wanted to have another seminar and learn about the next steps we need to take.  So with that, the NJFDC did a survey at the last membership meeting about a tentative seminar and the response from the delegates was tremendous.  So we have planned our next Legislative Seminar.  It will be "Learning to and How to Lobby"

It will be an evening program, approximately two and a half hours, starting at 7:00 p.m. and a working dinner would be supplied.  It will be held at the same location as the last one, Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations, 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901.

Our goal in this project will be to educate the members on what is lobbying and how to lobby the politicians when it comes to the canine world.  The goal would be to have a number of these attendees attend a Lobby Day that the NJFDC plans sometime in the near future.

Ideally, every club would purchase a couple of tickets and give or sell them to their members to enable them to attend.  Our goal is to have forty attendees.  This is a simple goal, but we need your assistance.  The cost of each ticket will be $30.

Please e-mail Jeffrey Ball at Jeffbetsyball@yahoo.com or call him at 201-689-1323 with any questions.

Thank you for your assistance and we hope we can count on your support in this endeavor.

Sincerely,

The NJFDC Special Legislative Seminar Committee
Jeffrey Ball
Linda Deutsch
Barbara Wicklund
Sue Sullivan
Joan Tabor

AGENDA - Tentative

NJFDC LEGISALTIVE SEMINAR
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Rutgers University, School of Management and Labor Relations,
50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901.

“Learning to and How to Lobby”

6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.           Registration, Buffet Dinner

7:00 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.           Welcome, Introduction and Summary of the Evening
                                               

7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.        Lobbying, What it is and the importance of it

7:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.      Question and answer time

8:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.      How to Lobby, What to say and what not to
 

8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.     Roll playing in meeting a politician

9:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.     Question and answer time

9:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.       Summary and Closing remarks