NAMM Announces Annual Washington D.C. Advocacy Fly-In Event Open to All NAMM Members

 The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) today announced details about how Members can participate in the association’s upcoming 2011 Advocacy Fly-In event in Washington D.C. to support issues at the Congressional-level concerning the music products industry.

NAMM invites all NAMM Members to be part of the annual fly-in event from May 9-12, 2011, and participate in advocacy training and face-to-face meetings with Congressional officials. The fly-in will concentrate on NAMM’s core advocacy theme of music education and legislation that advances access to music education for all children.

In addition, this year’s event will offer an anti-counterfeiting and intellectual property issues briefing and advocacy for NAMM Members concerned about this issue. All fly-in delegates will be asked to contact members of the U.S. Congress in the weeks before May 9, 2011, to schedule meetings with representatives or their staff members.

The schedule for NAMM’s 2011 Advocacy Fly-In will be:

•      May 9, 2011: Travel to Washington D.C.; opening dinner

•      May 10, 2011:  Issue updates, advocacy training, live issue-briefing webcast from Washington

•      May 11, 2011: Congressional visits and Congressional reception

•      May 12, 2011: Congressional visits (half day as needed); departure 

As a fly-in delegate, NAMM provides up to three nights hotel accommodations and meals, starting with dinner on May 9 through breakfast on May 12.  Fly-in participants are responsible for round-trip travel to Washington D.C. Due to a considerable increase in hotel and meal costs in Washington, NAMM is requesting a $300 registration fee. A $100 per-person fee is requested for additional people traveling with NAMM Members to help cover the cost of shared meals. The designated hotel during the entire fly-in event is Hotel Monaco http://www.kimptonhotels.com/hotels/factsheets/hotel-monaco-washington-dc/.

The deadline to secure registration and a hotel room is April 4, 2011. For more details and to register online, visit:  http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e3b6bxf7f3f133fb&llr=5w7ndndab

About NAMM
NAMM is the not-for-profit association that unifies, leads and strengthens the $17 billion international musical instruments and products industry. NAMM’s activities and programs are designed to promote music making to people of all ages. NAMM is comprised of approximately 9,000 Member companies. For more information about NAMM or the proven benefits of making music, interested parties can visit www.namm.org or call 800-767-NAMM (6266).