Barbara Lee Announces Activities for the 39th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Weekend
For Immediate Release
September 23, 2009
Contact: Nicole Y. Williams
(202) 225-2661
Washington, D.C. – This weekend Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will be participating in a variety of event during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 39th Annual Legislative Conference which will take place September 23-26, 2009. Congresswoman Lee currently serves as the Chairwoman of the 42 member Caucus. The conference theme for this year is “Reinvest… Rebuild …Renew.”
Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s activities during this year’s conference will be as follows:
Wednesday, September 23
ALC Opening Press Conference
9:00am-9:30am, Congressional Auditorium, CVC
Opening Session: Welcome to Capitol Hill
9:45am-10:15am, Congressional Auditorium, CVC
Panel One: A New Reality - Re-Defining Poverty
10:15am-11:30am, Congressional Auditorium, CVC
Panel Two: Disrupting the Poverty Pipeline - Examining Federal Solutions
11:30am-12:45pm, Congressional Auditorium, CVC
Panel Three: Protect & Empower - Fulfilling the CBC’s Opportunities for All - Pathways Out of Poverty Agenda
12:45pm-2:00pm, Congressional Auditorium, CVC
Exploring Minority Business Opportunities within the Federal Government
2:00-4:00pm, S-208, CVC
Working on Capitol Hill - Panel & Resume Drop Off
3:00pm-5:00pm, 1100 LHOB (Ways & Means)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Black Elected Officials Roundtable
Thursday, September 25, 2009, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Room 146B, Washington Convention Center
“A National Model for African American Males”
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 1:00 p.m. –2:50 p.m.
Room 143-B, Washington Convention Center
Entrepreneurship Series Session I. Initial Start-Up Considerations: Strategies for Establishing & Running A Successful Business Venture (Part 1 of 3 Part Series. Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Room 207-A, Washington Convention Center
CBC-ALC HIV/AIDS Braintrust
“Real Talk: Meeting the Challenge of HIV/AIDS in the Black Community”
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 2:00 – 5:50pm
Room 143A, Washington Convention Center
Green Roundtable
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 4:30pm-6:00pm
Room 207A, Washington Convention Center
Friday, September 25, 2009
Entrepreneurship Series Session II. Financing Forum: Preparing for and Obtaining Small Business Financing
Friday, September 25, 2009, 10:00am-12:00pm
Room 207-A, Washington Convention Center
Saturday, September 26, 2009
“Beyond the World Cup: Investment and Cultural Opportunities Between Africa and the U.S.”
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Room 140-A, Washington Convention Center
Entrepreneurship Series Session III. Putting the Eco in Economy: Green Entrepreneurship and Business Opportunities
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 11:00am-1pm
Room 207-A, Washington Convention Center
Faith Leaders Roundtable
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 11:00am-1:00pm
Room 206, Washington Convention Center
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