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Archive -- Rail Passengers Association Spring 2018 Advocacy Summit, Day on The Hill & Meeting - Washington, DC
Date
Sunday, April 15, 2018 3:00 PM Wednesday, April 18, 2018 2:00 PM
Location
Hilton Alexandria Old Town 1767 King Street Alexandria VA 22314
Event Registration
On-Line Event Registration is NOW CLOSED! All New Registrations Must Be Made At The Door!
- At The Door Full Event Registration - $300.00 per attendee - Includes all meals Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday and the Tuesday Evening Congressional Reception
- At The Door Monday & Tuesday ONLY - $230.00 per attendee - Includes all meals Monday & Tuesday and the Tuesday Evening Congressional Reception
- At The Door Tuesday 'Day on The Hill' Only - $100.00 per attendee - Includes 'Day on The Hill' activities and the Tuesday Evening Congressional Reception
- NEW - Student Rate - $25.00 per attendee (25 and under with valid student ID) - Includes Monday's Advocacy Summit Presentations (NO Meals or Beverages!) and Tuesday's 'Day on The Hill' & Congressional Reception
Host Hotel
Hilton Alexandria Old Town
1767 King Street
Adjacent to Metro's King Street Station & the Amtrak/VRE Alexandria Station
Discounted Rail Passengers Association Group-Rate Guest Rooms Are SOLD-OUT!
Market rate rooms are available at the Hilton!
Other nearby hotels include:
Hampton Inn Alexandria / Old Town (2 blocks)
Embassy Suites Alexandria / Old Town (2 blocks)
Kimpton Lorien Alexandria (2 blocks)
Hilton Garden Inn Alexandria / Old Town (4 blocks)
Marriott Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town / Duke Street (5 blocks)
Marriott Alexandrian (13 blocks)
Event Agenda - Revised to 4-14-18 (Printable Version)
Sunday, April 15
- 5:00pm - 6:00pm - Rail Passengers Association Board of Director's Meeting - Open to all attendees - Hilton - Salon A Lobby Level
Monday, April 16
- 7:15am - 8:15am - Continental Breakfast - Hilton - Salon C Lobby Level
- 8:30am - General Session Starts
- Welcome By Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg
- Amtrak PTC Presentation
- Rail Passengers Association Regional Coordinator & Field Outreach Panel
- FRA Presentation on Grant Programs and Funding Streams
- 12:00n - 1:30pm - Lunch with Keynote Speaker Kristopher Takacs - Director of the Washington, DC office of the International Urban Planning & Design Firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- 1:45pm - General Session Reconvenes
- Amtrak Host Railroad Presentation
- Congressional Staff 'View from The Hill' Presentation
- National Network Strategy Presentation
- Preparation for Day on The Hill Visits
- 3:45pm - General Session Concludes
- 4:00pm - 4:45pm - Division Meetings - For ALL Council Members
- 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Open House at NEW Rail Passengers Association Offices in Downtown DC
Tuesday, April 17
- 7:30am - 9:00am - Continental Breakfast & Last Minute 'Day on The Hill' Preparation - Hilton
Wednesday, April 18
- 7:15am - 8:15am - Continental Breakfast - Hilton
- 8:30am - Session Starts
- Attendance Roll-Call
- 8:45am - 9:30am - Day on The Hill Recap
- 10:00am - 11:45am - Annual Council Business Meeting
- Reports
- By-Law Admendments
- Elections
- At-Large Council Representatives
- Officers
- Directors
- Future Event Location Nominations
- Council Resolutions
- Other Business
- 12:00n - 1:30pm - Working Lunch Seated By Regions
- All General Activities Conclude By 1:30pm
Event Resources
Attendee 'Day on The Hill' Office Appointment Guide Letter
Find Your Member Of The Senate
A Beginner's Guide to Rail Passengers Association Day on the Hill - By Board Director Tom Girsch
On-Line Form For Submitting 'Day on The Hill' Appointmets You Have Made
'Day on The Hill' Appointment List - This link will open a Excel Spreadsheet with the current apointments the Rail Passengers Association office has been informed of. You can view this list , but not edit it. Please notify Bruce Becker if changes, additions or revisions are needed.
2018 Congressional Reception Invitation
Rail Passengers Association Office Open House Information & Directions
Day on The Hill & Congressional Reception Information & Directions
Resolutions for Consideration At The 2018 Annual Council Business Meeting
2018 Policy Sheet - NEC & Gateway Project
2018 Policy Sheet - On Time Performance
2018 Policy Sheet - High Speed Rail
2018 Policy Sheet - State of Good Repair
2018 Policy Sheet - Rural Mobility
"The National Association of Railroad Passengers has done yeoman work over the years and in fact if it weren’t for NARP, I'd be surprised if Amtrak were still in possession of as a large a network as they have. So they've done good work, they're very good on the factual case."
Robert Gallamore, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University and former Federal Railroad Administration official, Director of Transportation Center at Northwestern University
November 17, 2005, on The Leonard Lopate Show (with guest host Chris Bannon), WNYC New York.