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SUMMARY:NOW CANCELLED: Virginia Tea Party Winter Summit
DESCRIPTION:NOW CANCELLED –  Dec 1st VATP SUMMIT\n\nAs the Virginia Tea Party ushers in the close of the year\, we have a lot to look back on and celebrate. Thanks to supporters like you\, our organization is stronger than ever. We held several successful conferences\, and played a key role in facilitating thoughtful debate among Virginia’s conservative activists as they nominated candidates for public office across Virginia. \nOur December 1st conference\, coinciding with our annual meeting\, was planned to be the latest in our string of successes. We put together a compelling program with issue leaders from all over America\, and looked forward to seeing you on Saturday. \n\nHowever\, I am writing to let you know that at this time\, the conference has been cancelled.\n\nWith each conference\, we strive to achieve two goals: (1) develop an excellent educational program; and (2) facilitate networking and collaboration between the activists and organizations of Virginia’s conservative movement. \nAs frustrating as I know this is for you (and for all of us)\, due to factors outside of our control\, we simply could not guarantee the experience that we strive to provide to our members and attendees. Accordingly\, a full refund will be issued to all those who have purchased tickets. \nWe have an excellent group of new officers nominated to lead our organization\, and I have no doubt that they will do an excellent job building the organization in the new year. Many exciting plans are already in the works\, and we look forward to updating you with more information shortly. \nHave a Merry Christmas\, and a very Happy New Year. \n\nSincerely\,\nRick Buchanan \nVATP Chairman \nAgenda \n\n\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n10:00\nCall to order – Pledge of Allegiance / Prayer\n\n\n10:05\nOpening remarks\n\n\n10:10\nMorning Session\n\n\n12:00\nLunch\n\n\n1:00\nAfternoon Session\n\n\n3:00\nBusiness Meeting \n– Election of officers \n– Other business items as required\n\n\n4:00\nEvent Close\n\n\n\n\nSpeakersJEFF THOMAS\nVirginia Politics and Government in A New Century: THE PRICE OF POWER \n“In Virginia Politics and Government in A New Century: THE PRICE OF POWER Jeff Thomas demolishes the state’s conceits that it operates by the honorable principles of gentlemanly cavaliers [known as ‘the Virginia way’]. As his richly reported work reveals\, the state is run entirely opposite to the Jeffersonian values it pretends to embrace.” \n-Peter Galuszka\, reporter at Style weekly \nDAVID LUSK\nSession 1: Combating Advocate Fatigue: Practical Tips for Boosting Engagement\nRecruiting advocates for your cause isn’t easy. It requires time\, energy\, and sometimes\, financial resources. Now that you have these valuable activists\, don’t risk losing them to disengagement. \nLearn how organizations like yours are making the most of their advocates’ participation to build organizational value while growing subsets of ambassadors to champion their causes. \nThis session delivers tips and best practices for recruiting advocates\, maintaining momentum\, and boosting engagement for your cause\, helping you avoid advocate fatigue and disengagement.          PODCAST \nSession 2: Key Interests-Based Advocacy\nHow to be most effective in influencing legislators. \nDAVID T STEVENSON\nFighting State Carbon Taxes – The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) \nDave has spent the last seven years as the Director of the Center for Energy Competitiveness for the Caesar Rodney Institute. Dave has published over 100 analytic studies including a major peer reviewed paper published in the Cato Journal this year titled “A Review of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative”. He has worked on such issues as the EPA Clean Power Plan\, electric grid reliability\, the public policy drivers of energy cost\, and climate change. Dave has been a leader on energy and environmental policy in the State Policy Network. He served on President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency Transition Team\, and has become a resource for national energy and environmental issues. \nDAVID A. HYMAN\nOvercharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much for Healthcare \nDavid A. Hyman is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute and a Professor of Law at Georgetown University. A doctor as well as a lawyer\, Hyman served most recently as the Ross and Helen Workman Chair in Law and Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois\, where he directed the Epstein Program in Health Law and Policy. He focuses his research on the regulation and financing of health care and has taught insurance\, medical malpractice\, law and economics\, professional responsibility and tax policy in addition to civil procedure. (PODCAST) (BIO) \nSTEPHEN D. HANER\n“Yes Virginia\, There Are Four Tax Hikes in Your Future” \nEach of these tax increases has been recognized on its own\, and debated on its own\, but they are not widely recognized by the voting public. The fourth and largest of them\, the windfall from federal conformity\, is still easy to prevent. (LinkedIn)\nStephen is a Senior Fellow\, State and Local Tax Policy\, Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy. \nCHRISTOPHER C. HORNER\nLaw Enforcement for Rent \nMr. Horner will detail a donor-funded scheme of law enforcement for hire\, using public office to expend resources not appropriated or approved by the AGs’ legislatures\, which raises statutory and significant constitutional issues as well as ethics concerns.\nSee: VIRGINIA AG HERRING HIT WITH LAWSUIT OVER LEGALITY OF PRIVATELY FUNDED CLIMATE PROSECUTORS \nHealthcare Solutions for the 2019 General Assembly\nPanel Members \n\nJeff Ryer – Exec. Director of Senate Republican Caucus\nCraig DiSesa – President\, The Middle Resolution\nNancy Piotter – Former Director of Virginian’s for Quality Healthcare\n\nThe panelists in this session will discuss the upcoming 2019 General Assembly legislation that will address the challenges with Healthcare affordability\, quality and access. \nFollow Your Representatives’ Money: HANDS ON WORKSHOP\nCAROL STOPPS\, VATP CoLA Chair. \nLearn to navigate the VPAP.org money trail. Where does your Representative’s money come from; how is it spent? YOU MUST BRING A LAPTOP or SMART PHONE to this workshop. \nREAGAN G. GEORGE\nPresident\, Virginia Voters Alliance \nIllegal Voting and Fraudulent Elections 2018 \nPoll watching Strategy for 2019 \nKRIS ALLEN\nPresident Education United \nDR. KAREN HILTZ\nFranklin County School Board Member and author \nMS. BETH SMITH\nformer Henrico and Hanover County high school principal. \nExcellence vs. Average: Delivering Outcome-based Education in a Politically Divided Commonwealth \nEducation drives culture and culture drives politics. This breakout session explores paths forward for breaking public education’s stranglehold on delivery of sub-standard K12 education that ill prepares students to enter the workforce or become engaged citizens. Both legislative and non-legislative solutions are presented and the status of each is discussed. \nSponsorsTBD \nHotel & Parking \n\nHotel: Discounted room rate of $129 available: Book here\nParking: $2 fee to validate your parking garage ticket. Bring your parking ticket to the hotel front desk for validation.\n\nRegistration Walk-in ticket price (without preregistration) is $45; pay at the registration desk upon arrival. \nClick for Detailed Registration Instructions\nThere are (2) primary ticket types from which you may select.  Please note that we try very hard to get a close headcount for seating and food\, so PLEASE preregister as our most preferred option. \n\nIf you wish to register today and pay online with a credit card\, select the first General Admission registration option\, listed with the notes to “Pay Online“.\nIf you wish to register today (but physically pay when you arrive at the event)\, then select the 2nd ticket option\, which is General Admission with “Pay at the door” option. Please note that although the price lists “free”\, this only indicates that you are not paying online today. You will still need to bring cash or a check for $40 to the registration check-in desk upon arrival for the event.\n\nThere are some additional ticket options\, such as selecting to be a Patriot Sponsor (which greatly helps fund our events) and some donation options\, should you choose to add some additional donation amount to your purchase. \nIf you have any problems with registration or payment functions\, please CONTACT US.
URL:https://vatp.org/event/2018-dec-summit/
LOCATION:Delta Hotels Richmond Downtown\, 555 E. Canal St\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
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