Rockford, Illinois
April 25th - 26th
Our convention will be held April 25-26 in Rockford in conjunction with the Young Democrats of Illinois Convention. The registration fee will be $10 per person, which will cover the reception Saturday night, as well as breakfast, lunch, and a snack on Sunday.
Hotel information: Rooms are booked at the Radisson and the Candlewood Suites, a nearby hotel. Contact the hotels and reserve your room as part of the Illinois Federation of College Democrats/Young Democrats of Illinois Convention.
Rockford Radisson ($79)
200 S Bell School Rd
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 226-2100
Candlewood Suites ($64)
7555 Walton St
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 229-9300
Saturday's events will take place at the Ironworkers Local 498 Union Hall, located at 5640 Sockness Drive, in Rockford (first map). Sunday's events will take place at the Radisson Hotel, located at 200 S. Bell School Road in Rockford (second map).
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding anything related to the IFCD or the convention, please do not hesitate to contact any of the executive officers:
President: Avery Wehner, averywehner@gmail.com
Vice President of Political Affairs: Donna Dalton, ddalton5@gmail.com
Vice President of Legislative Affairs: Jordan Fein, feinjor@gmail.com
Vice President of Communication: Jason Nippa, jwnippa@gmail.com
Vice President of Finance: Brandon Rahn, brahn@siue.edu
Tentative Schedule:
Saturday
Ironworkers Local 498 Hall
12:00pm Registration
2:00pm Opening Session
2:30pm Chapter Chartering
3:00pm Speaker
4:00pm Constitution & Bylaws Review
4:30pm New Directions, 2009-2010
6:00pm Caucus Breakouts
(there will be time to drive to the Radisson and check-in to the hotel before the reception)
8:00pm Reception (Rockford Radisson)
Sunday
Rockford Radisson
9:00 Opening Session, State Sen. Michael Bond
10:45 Breakout Session I
Ben Young- Working with Your County Party
Katie Naranjo- Programming
11:45 Breakout Session II
Ben Young-Working with Your County Party
Katie Naranjo- Membership Recruitment and Retention
1:00 Lunch
2:15 YDA Convention Training – Chicago 2009!
3:15 IFCD Chapter Awards & Elections
4:00 Closing Session