Bowden Leadership Conference
About This Event
This conference is crucial for LDA leaders, including officers, directors, and committee chairs, to enhance their effectiveness within the association. Agenda highlights include leadership sessions, LDA updates, guest speakers, and provided breakfast and lunch. Sessions cover ADA advocacy efforts, state public affairs, federal legislative process, grassroots lobbying, and specifics such as the WAIVER proposal and community water fluoridation. The program includes check-in and breakfast at 7:30 AM, a series of morning leadership and policy sessions, a break, and a lunch with speaker; hotel accommodations are available (Baton Rouge Marriott) with a room block rate and booking deadline of January 4, 2026. Mileage and one-night hotel reimbursement available for certain attendees.
Learning Objectives
- Provide a breakdown of the federal legislative process and ADA initiatives
- Explain how grassroots lobbying complements ADA and LDA efforts
- Describe the ADA state public affairs team and state public affairs grants
- Outline principles for effective advocacy campaigns and how ADA and LDA collaborate