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annual meeting. NYRA's 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC is almost upon us! In less than a month NYRA members from around the country will gather in our nation's capitol for what promises to be the biggest, most involved Annual Meeting yet. The Annual Meeting is set for August 1-2 in Washington, DC. We will have a full range of workshops and trainings for Annual Meeting attendees. The full agenda is below. Workshop times are still subject to minor changes, but generally this is how it'll go. Read descriptions of the workshops here. Saturday 9 - 9:30 - Opening remarks by NYRA-Southeast Florida President, Jeff Nadel 9:30 - 10:30 - History of the idea of childhood by Georgetown Professor, Dr. Heather Voke 10:30 - 11:30 - Schoolhouse Diplomacy by ZSRU founder, Steve Ross 11:30 - 12:30 - A training from Youth Venture on how NYRA chapters can apply for up to $1,000 in funding. 12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch (on your own) 1:30 - 3 - A screening of "The War on Kids" 3 - 4 - An Introduction to Sudbury Valley schools, by Katie from the Fairhaven School 4 - 6:30 - Annual report, strategic planning & Voting for the board election. 7:30 - Whenever - Grilling for Youth Rights. Party at Alex's house! Sunday 9 - 10 - President's Update on CAFETY by CAFETY's President, Brian Lombrowski 10 - 11 - Drinking Age and how to fix it by NYRA-University of Texas-San Antonio founder, Lindsay Coley 11 - 12 - Chapter Building & Outreach Basics by Students for Sensible Drug Policy 12 - 2 - Youth Rights debate between Students for Liberty vs. Students for Democratic Society (With Pizza) 2 - 3 - Curfews: From Research to Repeal by NYRA-Southeast Florida President, Jeff Nadel 3 - 3:15 - Closing remarks by ZSRU founder, Steve Ross The event will be at our old office in the building's conference room on the first floor. The address is: 1133 19th St., NW Washington, DC 20036 If you are metroing in (recommended) take the red line to Dupont Circle. Get off at the south exit and just keep walking straight (i.e. south) once you get to street level. Our office will be about 2-3 blocks down on your left. The building will be locked, so please call the following phone number, 301-738-6769, so we can let you in. There is no cost for attending the meeting. Also, Saturday night after the meeting everyone is invited back to Alex's house for a barbeque! All free! The fun will kick off at 7:30 pm and go till...whenever. The barbeque will be located here: 1703 Farragut Ave Rockville, MD 20851 Last year's party was the biggest NYRA bash ever! Don't miss out! Be sure to RSVP if you are coming. RSVP Here Name: Email: Who: You! What: Annual Meeting When: August 1-2, 2008 Where: 1133 19th St., NW Washington, DC 20036

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