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Congress
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Registration Information
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CONGRESS UPDATE -
4/4/03
Dear
Neighborhood Councils Leaders:
In case this information has not yet reached you. . .
The following information is for those that plan to attend
the Second Annual Congress of Neighborhoods, this Saturday,
April 5, 2003 (8:30 AM- 5 PM).
Congress Logistics:
The event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center,
1201 S. Figueroa Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90015. Enter on
Pico Avenue and follow the signs. Once inside, follow
the signs to the Registration Area. (You are heading to
West Hall/Concourse Hall)
Registration:
Please be reminded that same day registration will be
available. Some workshops may be closed but various are
still open.
If you plan to do same-day registration Saturday, you
may want to coordinate with your fellow NC leaders attending
regarding representation of your NC in the various workshops--
should your goal be to share back information with the
rest of the group.
Schedule:
The following is the schedule for the day. I do not have
the final schedule of workshops at this time, but there
will be plenty at Registration table.
General Schedule:
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Breakfast
Plenary Session
Session One
Break
Session Two
LUNCH
Session Three
Break
Session Four
Closing Session
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8:30
am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 noon
12:10 pm
1:10 pm
2:30 pm
3:30 pm
3:40 pm
4:45 pm
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9:45 am
- 10:50 am
- 12:00 noon
- 12:10 pm
- 1:10 pm
- 2:15 pm
- 3:30 pm
- 3:40 pm
- 4:40 pm
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Parking:
A Parking Pass was suppose to be mailed to those that
pre-registered. However, if you did not receive a parking
pass, you have the following options:
1. You can pick one up at DONE 305 E. First Street Office
or the Lincoln Heights DONE Office (3516 N. Broadway)
on Friday.
2. You can print one out - parking pass attached (PDF
format was attached).
3. If you are unable to open and print the parking pass,
a DONE staff person will be handing out passes in the
parking garage on the day of the event.
Security:
Due to the current political situation, on the day of
the event the Convention Center staff may reroute the
parking to another area. In addition, your car, belongings
and person may be searched as security is at its highest
level at this facility.
Should you have specific questions regarding the Congress
or need specific assistance, please contact the Main DONE
Office at 213 / 0485-1360 or 866 / LA-HELPS and ask to
speak with Betty Wong Oyama
Thank you.
Look forward to seeing you at the Congress!
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March
21, 2003
Re: Congress of Neighborhoods
Reminder
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click
here to read about Program
Updates
This Congress of Neighborhoods could easily be the largest in the
nation's history. There will be 37 workshops - a combination of
instructor-led sessions, and workshops at which Neighborhood Council
leaders will share their best practices.
For the first time in the City's history, we are using an online
registration system. Until this point, existing governing board
members were given the first opportunity to register for the workshops.
Anyone may now go to our Web site at www.lacityneighborhoods.com
and register for workshops. There is no longer any password requirement.
And all workshops still have space available. Reservations may be
faxed to (213) 485-4608.
The schedule of workshops has not been included in this e-mail because
we didn't want to create a message that would be too large for some
e-mail systems. The full schedule is available through the Web site.
The event will be held on Saturday, April 5 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. A continental breakfast
will be served. At 10 a.m., the Mayor will welcome the attendees,
and each of the certified Neighborhood Councils will be introduced.
The first workshops will begin at 11 a.m. Lunch will provide an
opportunity for people to network in an informal atmosphere. The
last workshops will end at 4:45 p.m. The closing session will feature
a brief comparison of our system to those in other cities, and then
an opportunity for Neighborhood Council leaders to come to the podium
and speak briefly about their accomplishments. If you have some
accomplishments to share, you can e-mail them to me, or fax them
to me. We'll get to as many as we can before time runs out.
No registration is needed if you want to show up take your chances
on workshops, network, talk with the departmental representatives,
etc. Parking will be free, but understand that due to the uncertainty
of the international situation, additional security measures may
be imposed that might inconvenience you. Just follow the instructions
for parking and entering the Convention Center.
I would like to draw your attention to the workshop on emergency
preparedness. Ultimately, the City is hoping that each Neighborhood
Council could have an official emergency coordinator who would assume
the critically important task of implementing a neighborhood emergency
preparedness plan. This workshop will explain how the City is ready
to assist in this effort. As one Neighborhood Council leader said,
"This is could be the most important thing that we do because it
might be the difference
between life and death."
Click
here to read about
Program
Updates
Greg
Nelson
213 / 485-1360
866 / LA HELPS toll-free
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org
email
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