Capitol Leadership

September 30- October 3, 2012

Washington, D.C.

Join youth leaders from across the country at the nation’s capitol to meet to develop your leadership skills, learn about government relations, and meet with elected officials.
REGISTER FOR THE 2012 CAPITOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE!

Check out the Capitol Leadership Promo Video Here!

Capitol Leadership Tours

FCCLA is offering Capitol Leadership attendees a variety of pre-conference tour options. Tours will take place Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30. To learn more about each tour and to register click on the links below.

• Hop-on & Hop-off Trolley Tour
• Spy Museum - Operation Spy (Saturday)
• Monuments by Moonlight
• Spy Museum - Operation Spy (Sunday)
• Old Town Alexandria Food Tour

Capitol Leadership Training Objectives

Capitol Leadership is open to all FCCLA members and advisers.  Attendees will:

• have the opportunity to participate in public policy development and advocacy training
• develop a state and local advocacy plan 
• meet with members of Congress and Federal officials
• have the opportunity to explore the nation's capitol

2012 Capitol Leadership

 Registration will be open July 1 - September 2, 2012.

Registration Package Pricing (per person):

• Quad - $675
• Triple - $730
• Double - $840
• Single - $1,180

Registration Package Includes:

• Capitol Leadership Registration
• Hotel Accomodations for 3 Nights
• Nine Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 3 Dinners
• Leadership Banquet
• Service Learning OR Special Event Participation
• Transportation to/from conference events on Monday and Tuesday
• Capitol Leadership polo, bag, and training materials  

Tentative 2012 Capitol Leadership Schedule

New for 2012:

• Optional tours for D.C. attractions on Saturday and Sunday prior to the training will be available in July.
• All attendees will have the opportunity to choose either participation in a Service Learning project or Special Event on Monday, October 1.  More information coming in July! 

Capitol Leadership will be held at:

*Registration includes hotel accommodations for September 30 - October 3. The FCCLA room rate (197.00/night) is available three nights prior to the training, based on availability.

Scheduling Your Hill Visits
If you're planning on attending Capitol Leadership, be sure to read the instructional guide for scheduleing your hill visits here.  When you have scheduled all of your visits, also be sure to report your visits to National FCCLA at the following link: http://bit.ly/fcclahillvisit.

To help in your scheduling, be sure to reference the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center map here .  Make sure that you have enough time between your visits to get from one building to another (crossing from Independence to Constitution Avenue will take anywhere from 10-15 minutes depending on traffic, so keeping a 1/2 hour window between visits is a good rule of thumb.)