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HITTING THE HILL: PLAN AHEAD
WEIGH IN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS AND PRIORITIES
PRE-CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT
REGISTRATION REMINDERS
The Forum 2018
 
PLAN AHEAD TO HIT THE HILL
 
Hear from President/CEO Ron Painter on why you should start early to maximize your time in DC by scheduling a visit with your Congress Members and their staffs. NAWB's tools and resources can help you prepare.
 
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PRECONFPRE-CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHT

Take a deep dive into the activities required for successfully implementing WIOA during The Forum's full day pre-conference sessions on Saturday, March 24th, from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. 

Maximizing Impact through Outcomes Contracting: How WIOA Pay-for-Performance Can Improve Business Practices and Lives

The WIOA Pay-for-Performance (P4P) provisions offer a window of opportunity for workforce boards to build on the rich history of performance-based contracting, develop more comprehensive services, and deploy resources in increasingly outcomes-driven ways. Join NAWB for this pre-conference session, and hear from a panel of workforce boards that have been working for the past year to leverage outcomes contracting, including Northern Virginia, San Diego, and Austin. Dig into the nuts and bolts of getting to an outcomes-based contract, including the essential components of population and outcomes analysis, cost modeling, and developing outcomes contracting language. The session will include a mix of hands-on activities, group conversations, and panel discussions.

Presenter: 
Celeste Richie
Director, Social Innovation Fund Portfolio
Third Sector Capital Partners, Inc.
Washington, DC

LEARN MORE ABOUT PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS.
HITHILLPLAN NOW TO HIT THE HILL

Last week was mired in uncertainty as we waited to see whether Congress would come to a budget agreement before the deadline for a government shutdown. In spite of the turmoil caused by even a brief shutdown, by the time March 24-27 comes,  the FY18 appropriations will most likely be in place and the President will have begun the Federal budget process for FY19 by delivering the State of the Union Address and forwarding his proposed budget to Congress. 

As Congress begins to deliberate various budget items, we want to be the ones to inform the discussions around our issues, and bring our opinions to the table. One opportunity to do so is by making plans now to share your story with your elected Members of Congress and their staffs when you come to DC in March.

I want to encourage you to pursue these meetings even though the Congressional Calendar shows that Congress is not in session during the week of March 26 - 30. These downtimes can be a good time to catch staff when they are not overwhelmed with other meetings.  NAWB will continue to monitor the conversations here in DC and will create a full toolkit for your visit, to include a set of talking points we think should guide the workforce budget process. But first, we need you to plan to be workforce development system changemakers during your trip to DC. You can get started with the first piece of our toolkit: 
Meeting with Your Legislator - A Guide to Your Congressional Visit.

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POPUPWEIGH IN WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & WORKFORCE PRIORITIES

In the coming weeks, you'll see some exciting announcements about the industry partners that are contributing to The Forum 2018 through our Industry Insights sessions on Monday, March 26. One way you can help drive these conversations is by sharing your questions for business & industry and your workforce priorities for 2018 in our 'pop-up' polls. These polls take just one minute each and NAWB will share the results in a later eNewsletter. This is YOUR Forum: don't miss the chance to shape the conversations that will happen there.
REGISTERREGISTER NOW! ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES MARCH 5TH

Online registration for The Forum 2018 is available through March 5th. As in years past, we expect hotel blocks to sell out well in advance of this date! Finalizing your registration and travel plans now means you register at the lower online rate and secure your place at the conference hotel. 

NAWB members: if you need assistance with your member number to secure your member discount, please contact Yenory Garcia-Pouncil

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There is a huge amount of value at the Forum in coming together as a system to understand how others approach similar challenges.
 

~ Eric Flores, Policy Director, CWA







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