2019 Winter Conference and Leadership Dinner

ANDREW GILLUM, NATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER

REP. CARLOS GUILLERMO SMITH, LEGISLATIVE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
REPS. JENNIFER WEBB & ANNA ESKAMANI, FEATURED SPEAKERS AT THE LEADERSHIP DINNER OF MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER: THE WINTER CONFERENCE

FLORIDA LGBTA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CONFERENCE IS FEBRUARY 22-24 IN JACKSONVILLE

Moving Forward Together: The Winter Conference of the Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus, is scheduled for February 22 through 24 in Jacksonville. This conference is all about the future — of our Caucus, our Party, and Florida. We’re featuring the next generation of leaders who are taking charge of our state to make it work for US.

Moving Forward Together has all the hallmarks of a Caucus conference: informative panels, provocative speakers, state and local elected officials, campaign training sessions, and terrific social events. We’ll also host a business meeting featuring elections for Caucus leadership for the next two years. The highlight of the weekend will be our Leadership Dinner with National Keynote Speaker Andrew Gillum and Legislative Keynote Speaker State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith. Stars of the freshman class in Tallahassee State Reps. Jennifer Webb and Anna Eskamani will also address our dinner.

The UPDATED schedule follows, and will be updated as new speakers and sessions are added. Click the links below for conference registration, dinner tickets, and hotel reservations. Here’s what you need to know:

Conference registration is just $35 through February 15, and increases to $45 on February 16. Conference registration includes the Welcome Reception on Friday night; and Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks throughout the conference day Saturday. (The Sunday Farewell Brunch is not included in the registration fee.)

Tickets for our Leadership Dinner are $60 through February 15, and increase to $75 on February 16.

We have a block of rooms available at our host hotel, the Lexington Hotel and Conference Center, located on the Jacksonville Riverwalk at 1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville 32207. Our room rate is just $119 per night, and includes parking. Our hotel room block closes Friday, February 15.

UPDATED SCHEDULE
MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER: THE WINTER CONFERENCE
FLORIDA LGBTA DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
FEBRUARY 22-24, 2019
LEXINGTON HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER
JACKSONVILLE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Welcome Reception
Lobby Bar
Lexington Hotel and Conference Center
6:30pm to 8:30pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

Winter Conference
Lexington Hotel and Conference Center

8am to 9am
Continental Breakfast

Morning Session 9am to Noon

Welcome and Call to Order

  • Terry Fleming, President, Florida LGBTA Democratic Caucus
  • Avery Blake Garner, President, Stonewall Democrats of Duval County
  • Daniel Henry, Chair, Duval County Democratic Executive Committee

Panels/Speakers

  • Curbing Violence for the Transgender Community: Opportunities and Challenges
  • Training Session: Volunteer Recruitment and Mobilization, Lisa Peth, Florida Democratic Party
  • State Rep. Shevrin Jones
  • Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon: “Run As You Are”
  • Scott Arceneaux, former Executive Director, Florida Democratic Party

12:15pm to 1:15pm
Lunch Speakers:

  • Juan Penalosa, Executive Director, Florida Democratic Party
  • Tommy Hazouri, Jacksonville Councilman, former Mayor and lead sponsor of the Jacksonville Human Rights Ordinance

Afternoon Session 1:30pm to 5pm
1:30pm to 3pm

Intergenerational Panel Discussion on LGBTA Concerns

  • Dan Merkan, Chair, Jacksonville Coalition for Equality
  • Andrea Spencer, VP for Communications, ElderSource
  • Rev. Linda Giroux, Riverside UCC
  • Daniel Henry, Chair, Duval DEC

Legislative Update

3:15pm to 5pm
Caucus Membership Meeting

  • Presentations
  • Elections

5pm
Adjourn

6:30pm to 7:30pm
Cocktail Reception
Ballroom
Lexington Hotel and Conference Center

7:30pm to 9pm
Leadership Dinner
Ballroom
Lexington Hotel and Conference Center

Speakers:

  • Andrew Gillum, National Keynote Speaker
  • Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, Legislative Keynote Speaker
  • Rep. Jennifer Webb
  • Rep. Anna Eskamani
  • Terrie Rizzo, Chair, Florida Democratic Party

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24

10am to Noon
Farewell Brunch
Southern Grounds
Jacksonville

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Conference Registration
Register for the conference by clicking this link.

Leadership Dinner Tickets
Purchase your individual or table tickets to the Leadership Dinner online.

Hotel Block
We have a block of rooms available at the host hotel, the Lexington Hotel, for $119 per night. Use this link to book your hotel room. The hotel is providing free parking.

We hope to see you! You won’t want to miss this energizing conference!