Business Day at the Capitol

Date and Time

Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

AGENDA

9:00 a.m. Registration Open / Networking / Coffee & Rolls

Plenty of time to arrive, park and register before the morning sessions begin. Registration remains open through lunch.

 
9:30 a.m. Optional Preliminary Session: Lobby 101: How to be the most effective advocate for your issues

This breakout session has become very popular over the past two years, so we are opening it up to all attendees who might be interested in a little refresher course before heading up to talk with legislators. 
Bill Blazar, senior vice president, public affairs & business development, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

 

10:30 a.m. Welcome & Key Messages for 2014 Business Priorities
Attendees will receive written materials outlining each priority.

 

11:00 a.m. Business Keynote Address
Mark Larson, president, Digi-Key Corporation

 

11:30 a.m. Lunch

 

12:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote (Governor Mark Dayton has been invited to speak)

 

12:45 p.m. Board buses to the Capitol

No need to worry about where to park around the Capitol! Transportation to and from the Capitol is offered to all guests. Simply board the bus immediately after lunch and be dropped off in front of the Capitol steps in time for your pre-arranged appointments.

 

1:15 - 3:45 p.m. Appointments with Legislators

The Minnesota Chamber staff works hard to ensure appointments for attendees with as many legislators as possible on this day. Pre-set appointment cards will be handed out at registration based on participant requests when reservation is made.

3:45 p.m. Buses return to the Crown Plaza

Buses will pick up where they dropped off earlier in the afternoon. A 10-minute trip will bring you back to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

 

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Networking Reception

We want to know how your day of lobbying went, so stay for a refreshment and some camaraderie while sharing your success story of the day. Refreshments and light appetizers will be served.

Location

Crowne Plaza St. Paul-Riverfront

Great River Ballroom  

11 East Kellogg Boulevard  

St. Paul, MN 

Fees/Admission

Early Bird Registration (before March 3) | $60 per person 
Individual Registration | $75 per person 

Contact Information

Lori Higgins
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Advance your priorities face-to-face with legislators. Join your peers from across the state as we lobby with one voice on the issues that will help strengthen the business environment to improve the lives of all Minnesotans

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9380 Central Avenue NE Suite 320 (21st Century Bank Building), Blaine, MN 55434 – (763) 783-3553 – lori@metronorthchamber.org