2024 American Agri-Women Fly-In: Uniting Women Across the Ag & Natural Resource Industries

Washington, DC 20001-5571

For the first time ever, American Agri-Women is opening up the AAW Fly-In to all women across the agricultural & natural resource industries. Join us in D.C. and have our voices heard!

Each year in June, American Agri-Women hosts a Legislative Fly-In for those interested to speak to their legislators, agencies, and other professionals in Washington D.C. about current agricultural issues and policies while relying upon your own opinions as well as the AAW Position Statements. We also explore the city and its major historical sites.

This year the American Agri-Women Road to Influence Leadership Program has been busy coordinating an expanded version of the traditional annual Fly-In. For the first time ever it is being opened up to all women involved in ag and natural resources, in a massive effort to unite as one voice in the nation's capital! 

Highlights of the event are:

• Presentation: How to make an impact at the local, state & federal levels of government

• Presentation: Climate Change… At What Cost?

• USDA Agency Roundtable – FSA, Trade, NASS, APHIS, Forestry

• Meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Space is limited, first come first serve, register early to get a seat at the table.

• Congressional Reception

• Senate & Congressional Visits (of your choice)

AAW arranges our Fly-In to Washington, DC event for members of American Agri-Women.  Registration covers meeting expenses, supplies and incidentals. Women from all over the country gather in Washington, DC to host a Symposium on a hot issue, meet with high level agriculture related agencies, such as USDA & EPA.  We also meet with members of congress or “make the rounds” and discuss priority AAW issues and for some, home state issues.

During our orientation and briefing we have leaders within the industry, such as Cattlemen’s Association, American Farm Bureau, Agriculture Coalition on Immigration Reform, etc. visit with us about hot button issues.

Prior to your travel, you will receive a Fly-In Tentative Itinerary, as well as, a copy of the Invitation to the Congressional Reception.

UNITED VOICE ON KEY ISSUES: The AAW Fly-In is intended to bring members from around the country to Washington, DC to engage with agriculturally related government agencies, as well as, deliver a united voice on the AAW priority issues of the time.

AAW offers an orientation prior to the Fly-In activities to provide a forum for participants to meet each other, familiarize them with others’ state’s issues and to offer participants an overview of the AAW priority issues.  While affiliate members can include their priority issues when visiting congressional members, if they have time, affiliates are encouraged to visit their congressional members on your specific issues when they are in your home town office.

Every member attending the Fly-In is doing so at their own time, as a volunteer and at their own expense, which can be rather costly for some. As such, participants are not required to visit specific members of congress.  The purpose of the trip is to have dialog with as many members of Congress as possible about the AAW issues. It is much appreciated if participants would take the time to help make the rounds so that AAW visibility can be as high as possible during our afternoon at the US Capitol. Each congressional office would have already received a copy of the AAW priority issues so a brief drop-in to deliver a reminder of the Congressional Reception to as many offices as possible is appreciated.

Participants can, if they like, make appointments to visit any member of congress and refer to the AAW packet of information that was sent to them previously, as well as, share priority issues of their affiliate, if they desire. Members are strongly encouraged to make appointments prior to their visit.

Hotel Accommodations are being held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Crystal City at National Airport for American Agri-Women. Check-in beginning Saturday, June 1, 2024, check-out Wednesday June 5, 2024. Rate is $259.00 per night for King Room and $279.00 for Double Bed Room. This rate does not include DC sales tax, currently 6% and occupancy tax rate 8.24%. You may also make reservations by calling 1 703-979-9733 and reference American Agri-Women. Credit card information is needed at time of reservation. Individual cancellation policy is 72 hours prior to date of arrival to avoid one night's room plus tax cancellation charge on credit card provided. Please obtain a cancellation number when cancelling a reservation. Deadline date to make reservation is Friday, May 10, 2024. Reservation requests received after the deadline date will be subject to availability and prevailing rate.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Crystal City National Airport

1393 S. Eads Street, Arlington, VA 22202 

703-416-4100

This discounted rate is good: Saturday - Wednesday

King $259.00 USD per night - Double $279.00 per night

Online Reservation: Book your hotel here by 5/10/24

June 2 - 4, 2024

SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2024

8:00 am Registration Embassy Suites - Adams Morgan Room

8:30 am-2:30 pm “Uniting Women Across the Ag & Natural Resource Industries”

Special agenda: How to make an Impact at the local, state, and federal levels.

Embassy Suites - Adams Morgan Room

(Lunch will be served).

3-5:00 pm  AAW Fly-In Orientation Embassy Suites - Adams Morgan Room

5:00 pm Dinner on Your Own

MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024

8:00 am Charter Bus from Hotel Lobby

USDA Jamie Whitten Building,

1400 Independence Ave.

Jefferson Drive Entrance

USDA 107-A Press Room

8:30-9 am Security Clearance USDA

9-11:30 am 29th Annual Symposium – “Climate Change- at what cost?”

Presented by the AAW Past Presidents’ Council.

11:30-11:45 am Charter Bus to American Petroleum Institute

11:45-1:30 pm Lunch - American Petroleum Institute

200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 1100

1:30-1:45 pm Charter Bus to EPA

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Great Lakes Conference Room WJC South

1:45- 2:00 pm EPA – Security Clearance

2:00 pm-3:00 pm  EPA Agency Roundtable

Great Lakes Conference Room WJC South

3:15 pm Charter Bus to United States Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington DC 20001 (Closes 7 pm)

(Uber on your own back to the hotel or dinner)

At your leisure Dinner on your own

TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024

8:00 am Taxi/Ubers Departs for USDA 

Jamie Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., Jefferson Dr

8:30 am   Security Clearance

9:00-11:30am  USDA Roundtable (NRCS, TRADE, USFS, NASS) (Room TBD)

Noon-1:00 pm  Lunch – On Your Own

1:00-4:30 pm Congressional Appointments (On your Own)

4:30 pm-6:00 pm Congressional Reception

Champion of Agriculture Award

House Agriculture Committee

1302 Longworth

(Group Photo)

6:30 p.m.  Dinner on Your Own

Attendees are encouraged to set their own congressional appointments for Tuesday.