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NARFE Members Agree: LEGcon21 Virtual Event Proves to Be a Success
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ARFE headquarters staff is celebrating the success of its legislative training conference, LEGcon21, which took place
June 21-23, in an all-new, fully virtual format. This accomplishment could not have happened without the continued support of NARFE members who recognize this biennial conference as a pillar of NARFE’s advocacy efforts. NARFE formed strategic partnerships with two specialized providers of virtual platform services for events, allowing for simple, user-friendly, efficient applications. The association also hosted two preconference webinars to prepare attendees for successful engagement in the conference. Through the virtual platform eShow, attendees were able to not only watch the conference but also visit sponsor exhibits, access conference resources, interact with speakers during Q&A periods and communicate with each other. Similarly, Advocacy Associates' AdvocacyDay platform hosted the lobby day in its entirety by providing individual lobbying schedules and access to resources like issue briefs, talking points and other documents. Participants were also able to access lawmakers’ biographical information and research the
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status of legislation. House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Lobbying groups Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, assured members that postal reform were assigned wouldn’t adversely affect Feds’ health benefits. unique Zoom links Offset (GPO)—as well as House for each legislative Committee on Oversight and meeting, ensuring effective Reform Chairwoman Carolyn meeting execution between the Maloney, D-NY, who oversees group and congressional offices. a variety of issues important to NARFE National President NARFE; she pledged to ensure Ken Thomas kicked off the that postal reform wouldn’t conference on June 21, and then adversely affect the Federal attendees began tuning into the Employees Health Benefits general program, participating (FEHB) program. in intensive advocacy training Pam Coleman, the associate sessions and exploring sponsor exhibits. They heard from almost director of performance and personnel management at the a dozen members of Congress and agency representatives Office of Management and who offered their perspective Budget, spoke about the value and outlook for NARFE-related of supporting, protecting and issues. Among them were revitalizing the federal workforce. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-IL, the The conference program also sponsor of the Social Security included a report from NARFE’s Fairness Act—NARFE-supported lobbying team on the status of NARFE’s legislative priorities and legislation that would repeal the the goings-on of Congress and Windfall Elimination Provision the administration, in addition to (WEP) and Government Pension
