Housing and Registration for the SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Western is NOW Available!

Attend this year’s AOA State Government Relations Committee (SGRC) Regional Advocacy Meeting Western, Oct. 4-5, in Seattle, Washington. This is a great opportunity to share challenges from your state and learn from colleagues on how to be successful in advocacy efforts.

The AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Western is intended to promote collaboration with highly interactive panel discussions and an open forum for affiliate leaders, volunteers and advocates to discuss challenges and best practices. These two-day meetings will feature discussions on:

• Strategies for being successful on offense and defense

• What’s in your vision plan

• A deep dive into AOA’s Future Practice Initiative

Panelists will share what roadblocks they experienced and strategies to navigate those obstacles. The pertinent issues up for discussion at these meetings include the emergence of physician "title" bills and other offensive plays utilized by opponents to derail optometry's advancements.

These highly interactive meetings are intended to directly connect affiliate advocates in a collaborative forum environment for an open dialogue with peers and colleagues.

Whether you’re a seasoned advocate looking to develop your affiliate’s game plan or a newer volunteer/key person seeking an advocacy boot camp experience, the AOA SGRC Regional Advocacy Meeting Western is your opportunity to enhance your team’s effectiveness and coordination with optometry’s advocates nationwide.

Western region states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

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