BIO Legislative Day Fly-In 2008

April 15-16, 2008 - Washington, DC

BIO... ...invites you to attend the 2008 Legislative Fly-in on April 15-16, in Washington, DC. The annual BIO Fly-in takes place every spring and hundreds of biotech industry executives participate. This event will provide an opportunity for the biotechnology industry to meet with the members of the new 110th Congress and to advocate the BIO legislative agenda. We welcome biotechnology executives from across the nation to take part in this event.

Event Start: Apr. 15, 2008 12:00 pm
Event End: Apr. 15, 2008 1:00 pm

Contact: Emily Berenberg
Telephone: 202 962-9266

Event Details

BIO...
...invites you to attend the 2008 Legislative Fly-in on April 15-16, in Washington, DC. The annual BIO Fly-in takes place every spring and hundreds of biotech industry executives participate. This event will provide an opportunity for the biotechnology industry to meet with the members of the new 110th Congress and to advocate the BIO legislative agenda. We welcome biotechnology executives from across the nation to take part in this event.

BIO will schedule and coordinate all meetings with your U.S. Senators and Representatives. In addition, BIO staff will brief participants before your visits on Capitol Hill, accompany you to all meetings and provide “leave behind” materials.

The 2008 Fly-in will begin on April 15 with a 4:30 PM briefing on BIO's key legislative issues before the U.S. Congress. Following the briefing, BIO will host a welcoming reception at 6:00 PM. Both events will take place at the St. Regis Hotel (923 16th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006.) The following morning, Wednesday, April 16th begins with an 8:00 AM plenary breakfast on Capitol Hill. Afterwards, participants will be organized into small groups for individual meetings with legislators and key staff.

All participants reconvene at 11:45 AM for a plenary luncheon at the Reserve Officers Association on Capitol Hill. After lunch, participants will again be organized into small groups for afternoon legislative meetings until 4:30 PM.

You must make your own travel arrangements. A block of 100 rooms is reserved until March 16, 2008 at the Four Points Sheraton (1201 K Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20005, 202-289-7600) for the evening of Tuesday, April 15, 2008. A block of 15 rooms is available at Four Points Sheraton (1201 K Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20005, 202-289-7600) for the evening of Wednesday, April 16, 2008. The room rate is $235.

A block of 30 rooms is reserved until March 14, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Central (1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20005, 202-483-2000) for the evening of Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the room rate of $189.00

A block of 25 rooms is reserved until March 25, 2008, at the Westin Washington DC City Center (1400 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20005, 202-429-1700) for the evening of Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the room rate of $289.00