Inaugural Membership Conference
Saturday, June 14, 2008

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John Kitzhaber invites you to join him at our 1st Annual Membership Conference. You can see Gov. Kitzhaber's invitation in his blog.

Agenda
9:30 am - Pre-conference workshops (optional, but pre-registration is required)
12:00 pm - Registration and lunch, and bumper sticker contest
1:30 - Plenary Session and Member Convention with John Kitzhaber and the Interim Steering Committee (see grassroots structure document here)
2:45 - Concurrent workshops
4:30 - Looking Forward: Our Next Steps, John Kitzhaber
5:30 - 7:00 pm - Members-only Reception with John Kitzhaber: Appetizers, no-host bar and live music by the Bobby Torres Ensemble - Fun!

» Workshop details (tentative)

Location

Accommodations
Lewis and Clark is making dorm rooms available for those who wish to spend the night Friday and/or Saturday evenings. The lodging must be pre-arranged and costs between $22-$27 per person.

Cost
$30 - Conference sessions, materials and lunch
$35 - The above, plus the Members-only Reception and 1-year membership

A limited number of scholarships are available. You may also inquire about a travel stipend.

For more information or to reserve a room or to arrange to pay onsite, please contact Matt Webber at 503-860-5854 or matt@wecandobetter.org.

To register and pay for the Conference, please use our secure online process. To reserve a place now, but register and pay on-site, or to request a scholarship. Please contact Matt.

Our second Leadership Training will be held the first Saturday in April. Please RSVP using the sign-up link below (preferred, though you must be logged-in to use the sign-up feature) or by sending an email to matt@wecandobetter.org.

This training will focus on three things:

• our new structure and grassroots decision-making
• presenting our message to groups large and small (AKA the speaker's training)
• the upcoming membership meeting

We will also hope to introduce our new staff members.

Please join us for an all-day health forum which will be held on the Marylhurst campus, focused on hearing from underserved communities and their advocates. The forum is free to attend and Governor Kitzhaber will be presenting the lead-off session.

Please RSVP to Dr. Jim Davis via email or by phone at 503-699-6276. The flyer is attached here.

.....from now until the end of this 2007 Legislative Session, every Wednesday is health care lobby day. If you wanted to get to Salem last week but couldn't you still have a chance to meet with your legislator and have your voice heard. They still have many decisions left to make, including moving SB 27.

Our allies have stood with us to keep the Oregon Better Health Act alive. We need to do our part to make sure that legislators don't ignore the pressing needs of today for Oregon's children and families, and don't pass up the opportunity to lead the nation in starting an open and honest debate about health care reform.

If you can make it to Salem on any Wednesday between now and the end of June let Matt Webber know. He can work with you to get appointments set up with your representative and/or Senator and make sure that you have the most current information about the status of bills before you walk in.

The future of Oregon's health is in our hands.