Convention Schedule

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Here is a tentative schedule for Convention:

Friday March 28th:
5:00pm-6:00pm: Registration at the Holiday Inn (900 Prices Fork Rd, 24060)
6:00pm-7:00pm: Organizations are on their own for dinner after registering– local dining guide will be provided
7:00pm-8:00pm: Opening Ceremony–to include brief candidate speeches
8:15pm-10:00pm: Committee Meetings at Holiday Inn–lasting as long as needed
8:15pm-10:00pm: For those not attending committee meetings–speeches/presentations in Torgersen Hall on VT campus:

  • Invited Montgomery County Democratic Chair and former VAYD President Steve Cochran
  • Confirmed local Activist, VT Math Professor, Womanspace (VT’s feminist organization) Faculty Advisor, and Blacksburg Vice Mayor Susan Anderson
  • Invited Virginia Tech GREEN Team Interactive Presentation on Sustainability lead by Angie De Soto
  • Possible showing of “Iraq for Sale”

Saturday March 29th:
8:00am-8:30am: Late Registration, Delegates arrive at Holiday Inn
8:30am-12:00pm: Convention Session
12:00pm-1:30pm: Break-out sessions and lunch
1:45pm-4:00pm: Convention Session resumes
4:00pm-7:00pm: Organizations are on their own
4:15pm-4:45pm: *Optional campus tour provided by YDVT*
7:00pm-11:00pm: BANQUET

Sunday March 30th:
10:00am-12:00pm: New VAYD Executive Board Meeting–Squires Room 342 on VT Campus

Welcome from YDVT

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Hello Virginia Young Democrats!

The Young Democrats at Virginia Tech would like to welcome you to the 2008 Virginia Young Democrats Convention. As many of you know, planning for this event just began in December since we had not initially planned on hosting convention this year. Despite this fact, we hope to hold a convention that everyone will remember for years to come. Some adjustments had to be made to make this convention possible, which will be explained in more detail on the following pages.

Tomorrow Starts TodayAs young, politically-active individuals, we must do everything in our power to stimulate a better future for our country and beyond. In this spirit, the theme for convention is Tomorrow Starts Today. With exciting speakers and campaign trainings, the convention weekend will allow us to focus on and learn about how our actions today affect the political climate of tomorrow. This theme holds true for issues ranging from the economy to the environment. We hope to touch on a broad range of subjects while unifying the entire convention with the importance of young democrats in the political world.