June 10-12, 2022

Delta Hotels Seattle Everett

3105 Pine ST

Everett, WA 98201


Logistics

The 2022 Council will be an in-person event in Everett. We are exploring all options in order to make this as safe and accessible an event as possible. While we would like to be able to produce this as a hybrid event, the logistics for organizing such a large event for both physical and virtual participation have proven to be too complex for this year. We hope to be able to offer hybrid events in the future,

Registration

Registration is closed for this event.

This will be the first time we have been able to meet in person for two years, and we’re ready! We’ll have masks, vaccine cards, social distancing (six seated at tables designed for 10), and an air filtration system bringing in fresh outside air through frequently changed filters. And it will be summer! Come see what our neighbors in Snohomish/Skagit love about where they live.

The registration fee will include a Friday pizza party, Saturday lunch, dinner, and beverage breaks Saturday and Sunday. Registration covers your food, LWVWA Ed Fund is paying for the space, tech, and so on.

Register


Venue

Council will be held at the Delta Hotel in Everett. 

  • Map of event space
  • COVID Protocols
    • Proof of vaccination and booster are required for all attendees. You can provide proof either by uploading a photo of your vaccine card, a PDF from https://tinyurl.com/5n92whz4, or by showing us your card (or a photo of card) on-site at registration.


Lodging Information

Delta Hotels Seattle Everett: To reserve your room, you must use this link to get our group rate for June 10-12. The room rate is $139 for either a King Bed with Sofabed or Two Queen Beds plus taxes. It does not include breakfast. There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate, and the last day to book a room at this rate is Friday, May 27.

Other nearby lodging options include:


Transportation

The following are several alternatives to driving to Everett, Washington, from Vancouver, Spokane, and Seattle: 

  • Vancouver, WA, to Everett 
  • Spokane to Everett  
    • Spokane to Everett via Amtrak: Check the Amtrak schedule. 
    • Spokane to Everett via Greyhound: Check the Greyhound website. 
    • Spokane to Everett via Alaska Air: The Delta Hotel does NOT provide shuttle service to/from Paine Field. Flights leave Spokane at 8:35 a.m. on THU/FRI and 3:05 p.m. THU/FRI/SAT. Flights leave Everett at 7 a.m. and 1:25 p.m. SUN. Book a flight. 
  • Seattle to Everett


Display Tables

In the spirit of reconnection, we are inviting local Leagues, committees, and other groups to set up (and staff) display tables for attendees to learn more about their work. (Potential display table ideas include sharing a program that you are proud of, recruiting for a project, or selling items from your League.)

Table setup begins Friday at noon, and breakdown starts at 11a.m. on Sunday.

Use this form to submit an application for your own display table. Table space is limited, so we will do our best to distribute them equitably.

Deadline for submissions is May 15, 2022.

For questions about display tables, contact Joan Rave at fedheads@hotmail.com.

Request Table



Caucus Proposal Process

Do you want to hold a caucus on a particular topic? Caucuses are informal gatherings outside of the regular business meeting times (after the evening program) and are often on topics of general interest where you would like to see a task force created, a committee convened, or a toolkit developed.

Early request will mean that your Caucus can be listed on the Council Website—otherwise, the information will be announced and posted on the Information Board at Council.

Each caucus organizer usually holds such sessions in their own guest room or in common areas of the hotel.

Deadline: May 15, 2022

If you have any questions about this process, contact Linda Benson at lbenson@lwvwa.org.

Submit Caucus Proposal

 Council Business


Council Agenda

Details are still being confirmed, but right now the schedule is roughly:

  • Friday, 1p.m.-8 p.m.
  • Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
  • Sunday, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.

Download the "Schedule at a Glance" 

The Nominating Committee will present their slate on Friday, and the vote on the slate will take place on Saturday.

Our speakers will include:

  • Jessica Rohloff, LWVUS Secretary 
  • Vickie Lowe, Executive Director of the American Indian Health Commission
  • Dr. Nick Lovrich, co-editor of Outside Looking In: Lobbyists' Views on Civil Discourse in US State Legislatures

Document Downloads

In the interest of conserving paper and being true to our commitment to environmentalism, we will not be providing print copies of handouts or the agenda. Instead, we will make all of these documents available for download here. Documents will be added as we receive them.

Workbook

Download full council Workbook 

Schedule

We will try to post the Workbook and full schedule very soon, but until then, please refer to this brief "Schedule at a Glance" (updated 6/9).

Presentations

Friday at 3 p.m. | LWVWA Member Survey Results: What Do We Really Know?, Francis Benjamin

Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Program of Work Updates

Saturday at 10:10 a.m. Advocacy Updates

Saturday at 10:40 a.m. Voter Services Updates

Saturday at 12:15 p.m. | Nicholas Lovrich, Ph.D.:  “Polarization & Incivility in American Politics: Is Congressional Gridlock Affecting U.S. State Legislatures?”

Saturday at 1:20 a.m. Member Engagement Through Civics Education

Saturday at 2:40 p.m. | Tools for Getting Members Engaged: How Adults Learn Best

Sunday at 10 a.m. | Vickie Lowe “Working with Tribal Communities: Tribal Sovereignty and Indian Health Care”

Display Tables

The Decline of Local News

LWVWA Statewide Video Contest for High School Students


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