Advocating for associations.ASAE's Legislative Summit and Associations Advance America Day provided ample opportunity to sharpen sharp·en tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens To make or become sharp or sharper. sharp - and apply - advocacy skills. Advocacy - for both specific association issues and issues important to the broader association community - is an important part of what associations do. With that in mind, more than 470 people used ASAE's 16th Annual Legislative Summit to sharpen their advocacy skills and brush up on the issues that are affecting the association community. Held June 3-4, 1997, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Hill, Washington, D.C., the summit provided information on effective government relations and grass-roots techniques. Learning began with an opening general session featuring keynote speaker Morton M. Kondracke, executive editor, Roll Call, Washington, D.C., and continued throughout the two-day event with educational sessions on topics such as starting a state government relations program, motivating grass-roots volunteers, and understanding state legislative organizations. As part of the Third Annual Associations Advance America Day, following the summit, more than 70 association executives from 26 states made more than 100 visits to their congressional representatives and their legislative aides to discuss issues of importance to the association community. "Associations Advance America Day is a coordinated effort to link our public policy issues with Congress," says ASAE ASAE American Society of Association Executives ASAE American Society of Agricultural Engineers (Society for Engineering in Agricultural, Food, and Biological Systems) ASAE Alkali-Sulfite-Anthraquinone-Ethanol Chairman David N. Parker, president, Aluminum Association, Washington, D.C., at the AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Day luncheon. "The association community includes many stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. , and Congress needs to weigh the long-term economic and social consequences of any action that impacts association management. Associations make real contributions to society and should be able to do so without excessive intervention and directives." With this in mind, participants visited Capitol Hill and distributed informational packets illustrating the powerful impact associations have on the nation's economic and social well-being. In addition, participants discussed with their legislators the repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal of the lobby tax and the need for legislation to permanently reinstate To restore to a condition that has terminated or been lost; to reestablish. To reinstate a case, for example, means to restore it to the same position it had before dismissal. the taxfree status (under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code The Internal Revenue Code is the body of law that codifies all federal tax laws, including income, estate, gift, excise, alcohol, tobacco, and employment taxes. These laws constitute title 26 of the U.S. Code (26 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. ) of employer-provided educational assistance benefits. Finally, AAA Day participants thanked their elected leaders for passing volunteer protection legislation - a major legislative victory for associations. |
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