View our Detailed Agenda, access the materials, and stay connected with expert speakers from our Minneapolis conference. Have materials to add to a session in which you participated? Send materials to brenna@womenlegislators.org.
2017 Annual Conference – Passed Resolutions
- Resolution Recognizing the Importance of Innovation
- Resolution Recognizing the Crime of Airbag Fraud
- Resolution Regarding Civil Discourse
- Resolution Supporting Workforce Development
NFWL Annual Membership & Committee Meetings
- Join a NFWL Committee Today
- Learn more about the NFWL Proclamation: Celebrating Women in Public Office Day
- Invite your friends to get involved with NFWL
Enhance Your Media Style
- Learn tips to maximize your digital output by accessing this guide by Beast Digital
- Use the skills you learned to Share Your Story
Get Smart About Your Community
- View videos presented by session speakers
Access NFWL’s Grab ‘n Go materials on Smart Communities
How are Electric Cars Impacting State Budgets?
- Access the Daily Mail article, Washington Post feature, and BBC video recommended by Amy Cooke of the Independent Institute that highlight the plight of cobalt miners, along with a Hill article on subsidies
- Share Your Legislation on energy issues you are working on this session
Reframing Aging and the Impact of the Family Caregiver
- Plan your support every November for National Family Caregiver’s Month
- Engage with the Alzheimer’s Association on Twitter and Facebook using #EndAlz
- Find your local chapter and support the Alzheimer’s Association within your community
Financial Services & Obligations
- Plan for your financial future and stay up-to-date with expert advice from PM Capital
How Local Taxation & Regulation Impacts the State
- Access the PowerPoint from this session
Changes in the Marketplace
- Learn more about how consumer trends are changing and impacting the food and beverage industry
- Access the PowerPoint from Kelly Johnston of Campbell Soup Co.,
- Access the PowerPoint from R. Kirk Weidner of Cargill Food Ingredients & Bio-Industrial Enterprise
- Access the PowerPoint from Sally Price of PepsiCo
The Tipping Point – Addressing the Political Environment & Sexual Misconduct
- NFWL is compiling information on every state. Share with us how your state is dealing with this issue.
Documentary Screening – Heroin(e)
- A Netflix Original film, this documentary is available for educational and non-profit distribution in your community
- Host a free public screening to give your community the opportunity to gather and discuss solutions around the opioid crisis
The Ever-Changing Landscape of Healthcare
- Visit the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease website and access their PowerPoint to learn more about managing chronic disease populations
- Visit the Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s blog for up-to-date info on cancer treatment
- Connect with the speakers to learn more about how the healthcare industry is continually changing
- Hallie Utley, Senior Director of Government Relations | @Bayer
- Randall Rutta, Chief Patient Advocacy Officer, Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease | @pfcd
- Carol Steckel, Senior Director of Alliance Development | @WellCareHealth
- MaryClaire Dangel-Palmer RN, MSN, VP of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Treatment Centers of America | @CancerCenter
- Sally West, Regional Director of Government Affairs | @Walgreens
Curbing the Opioid Epidemic through Evidence-Based Treatment
- Visit the Pew Charitable Trusts’ Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Initiative site to learn more about the opioid crisis
Automobile Safety & Innovation
- Ember Brillhart, Honda’s Manager of State Relations discussed policy measures states could take to improve motor vehicle safety. Honda has worked with stakeholders to enact model legislation in 15 states to stop the proliferation of counterfeit airbags.
- Encourage your constituents to check that their airbag is not fraudulent and check here to confirm their airbag isn’t recalled
- Learn more about the issue here
Stopping Human Trafficking Starts with Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect
- How To Support Primary Abuse Prevention Efforts – a message from PCAA: Access a letter from Prevent Child Abuse America President and CEO Dan Duffy that reinforces the key messages from the plenary session and talking points on the effort
Civil Discourse – Using Civility as a Tool
- Maintain your commitment to being a Civility Ambassador
Workforce Development – Addressing needs across the professional spectrum
- Connect with the panelists to learn more about the issue
- Tara Anderson, Director of External Mobilization, American Petroleum Institute | @API_News
- Michelle Hinderaker, Director of Human Resources, Flint Hills Resources | @Flint_Hills
- Marianne Merola, Education Program Manager, McDonald’s Corporation | @McDonalds – Learn more about their Education Programs
- Kristen Wilkinson, Senior Director of Academy Operations | @Walmart – Learn more about Walmart Academy
Occupational Licensing
- Learn more about the Future of Beauty
Our Electricity Grid – Critical Infrastructure
- Connect with the panelists to learn more about the issue
- Christine Csizmadia, Director of State Governmental Affairs and Advocacy, Nuclear Energy Institute | @NEI – View her PowerPoint
- Pam Prochaska Gorman, Director of Nuclear Regulatory Policy, Xcel Energy | @xcelenergy
- Barbara Nick, President and CEO, Dairyland Power Cooperative | @DairylandPower
- Susan Vick, Director of State Government Affairs, Duke Energy | @DukeEnergy