RIMS on the Hill—13th Annual Legislative Conference
June 12-14, 2011
The Madison
1177 15th Street, NW (15th & M Streets, NW)
Washington, DC 20005
***Afternoon schedule subject to change
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Attire: Business Casual
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. John Adams Foyer
Registration
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. John Adams Room
Opening Reception /Welcome
Monday, June 13, 2011
Attire: Business
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Montpelier Foyer
Registration
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Montpelier Room
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Dolley Madison Ballroom
Opening Remarks from President and
External Affairs Committee Chair-Q&A
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Dolley Madison Ballroom
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1st Panel Session— Medicare Secondary Payer Legislation—Speaker, David Farber, Partner, Patton, Boggs, and Counsel to the coalition in support of the Medicare Secondary Payer legislation; Roy Franco, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer for Franco Signor LLC |
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dolley Madison Ballroon
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2nd Panel Session— Risk Retention Act Legislation—Panelists include James McIntyre, Partner McIntyre & Lemon, RIMS Counsel; Robert Myers, Jr., with Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP and General Counsel for the National Risk Retention Association |
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m Dolley Madison Room, upper level
Break (Refreshments Served)
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m Dolley Madison Ballroom
3rd Panel Session –Tax penalty for domestic insurers with foreign affiliates—Panelists include Christine Vaughn, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP; Tom McCrocklin, V.P. Federal Affairs, Zurich.
12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Montpelier Room
Lunch with Featured Speaker: Ron Brownstein
Renowned political observer, writer and speaker, Ron Brownstein is political director for Atlantic Media Company and is a staple on Meet the Press, This Week, Face the Nation, Washington Week in Review and CNN. From 1990-2007, he was national political correspondent and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. During that time he was a two time finalist for the Pulitzer prize for his coverage of the 1996 and 2004 presidential elections.
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dolley Madison Ballroom
Lobbying Skit – featuring Terry Fleming, former RIMS president and Lori Seidenberg, RIMS Board of Directors
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Dolley Madison Ballroom
Member of Congress invited to speak
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Montpelier Room
Peer Networking/Breakout Strategy Sessions
5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
**6:00 pm—Speaker--The Honorable Ed Royce (R-CA), Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee
The Oval Room
800 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington DC 20006
*Meet in Madison Hotel lobby at 5:30 pm to walk over to restaurant.
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner
The Oval Room
***Dinner Speaker-- The Honorable Peter Welch (D-VT)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Attire: Business
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Alexander Hamilton Room
Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Capitol Hill Meetings
Team up with your RIMS lobbying delegation to meet with key congressional offices.
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Alexander Hamilton Room
Conclusion/Closing Remarks (Refreshments Served)
*Raffle held for free registration to next year’s RIMS on the Hill