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Register today for District II's 2018 Lobby Day on Tuesday, May 22nd, in Albany, NY. Being held during the final weeks of session, Lobby Day will provide a final advocacy push for YOUR legislative priorities. If you have never attended a lobby day before but feel motivated to have your voice heard, please join us—we will walk you through the process! Questions? Contact Ericka Hancox, Director, Government Affairs & Policy, at ehancox@ny.acog.org.
Agenda
10:00 - 10:30 am - Registration
10:30 - 11:30 am - Welcome & Lobby Team Preparation
Meeting Room 1, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY 12242
11:30am - 3:30pm - Legislative Visits
The last 2018 ACOG District II Resident Advocacy Program (RAP) is being offered May 21-22 in Albany, NY. If you have residents interested in learning more about physician advocacy, this is the RAP they should attend.
During RAP, residents will receive comprehensive advocacy training on Day 1 followed by Lobby Day legislative visits with District Fellows during Day 2. Additionally, residents who attend RAP will be invited this summer to apply for the 2018–2019 Junior Fellow Representative position on the District’s Legislative Committee.
Register your residents today.
Fellow & Junior Fellow Elections Call for Officer Candidates: June 1st Deadline
Fellow Call for Officer Candidates
District II is currently accepting nominations from the following sections (term beginning November 2019):
New York Section 2 (Brooklyn/Staten Island)
New York Section 5 (Syracuse/Utica)
New York Section 8 (Bronx)
New York Section 9 (Albany)
To become a candidate, your official address must be within the district or section in which you are running for office. Submit the following materials electronically to fellowelect@acog.org, by June 1, 2018:
1. A letter stating the office for which you would like to be a candidate
2. A one-page, single-sided, summary statement of your CV (sample)
3. A complete CV
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Junior Fellow Call for Officer Candidates
District II is seeking interested Junior Fellows for the Junior Fellow District Vice Chair and Secretary-Treasurer positions for the 2018-2019 term. The Junior Fellow District Vice Chair serves a three-year term: one year as the Junior Fellow District Vice Chair, one year as the Junior Fellow District Chair, and one year as the Junior Fellow District Immediate Past Chair. The Junior Fellow District Secretary-Treasurer serves a one-year term. Terms begin at the conclusion of the 2018 Annual District II Meeting.
Click here for complete details and to apply.
Are you attending the Annual Meeting in Austin next month? If you are and you’re looking for a new career opportunity, make sure to attend the 4th Annual ACOG Career Fair during the meeting, from 2 pm to 4 pm on Saturday April 28, in Manchester C ballroom of the Fairmont Austin Hotel.
District II Delivers...its SMI App!
Our long-awaited SMI app is now available in the App Store & Google Play. The app is free and will give users access to the latest clinical information the Safe Motherhood Initiative has created to date. You will also be able to access up-to-date information on meetings and, in time, receive notifications. Thank you to our partners at Fountainhead Mobile Solutions for helping us to make this app a reality.
ACOG District II The View Newsletter
Read the latest issue of District II's The View eNewsletter.
