2023 CCL Northeast Regional Conference

After 3 years, it will be GREAT to see you!

Space limited to 125 participants

When: Friday, March 3 (6pm) - Saturday, March 4 (5:30pm)

Where: Union College, College Park Hall, 450 Nott Street, Schenectady, NY 12308

Who: Whether you are new to Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) or a seasoned volunteer, come be part of the magic of being in a roomful of fabulous, committed CCL activists from the Northeast Region.

• Connect with each other
• Learn and practice new skills together
• Leave empowered to become an even more effective advocate for a livable planet

We plan a one day conference designed for connecting, sharing and upping our game as activists. We will spend almost the entire time in breakout sessions, learning and working together.

The Northeast Region covers New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. And if you are the parent of a high schooler, bring them along!

Rough agenda - more detail will appear here as we firm things up:

Friday, March 3

6-9 pm

Informal Reception Gathering and connecting at last!

Hot hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

Saturday, March 4

8:00 am Registration, coffee

9:00 - 9:20 Welcome/conference overview & logistics

9:30-10:30 Breakout Sessions

11:00-12:00 Breakout Sessions

12:00-1:30 Lunch (included)

1:30- 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions

3:00-4:00 pm Breakout Sessions

4:30-5:30 pm All together - Closing

Sampling of planned breakouts:

• CCL’s signature Climate Advocate Training for those new to CCL or needing a refresher
• Deepening MOC Relationships -- the Climate Champion scale
• Busting Clean Energy Myths
• Diverse and Equitable Outreach and Retention
• The latest from the Yale Project on Climate Communications
• Grassroots Share - What's Been Resonating
• Impactful Presentations - with and without EnRoads
• Youth: On being a teenage climate advocate in professional spaces
• Hot tips on Print, Broadcast and Social Media
• Primer on Permitting issues

Registration fee:

 $95 general admission

$110 incudes student support

$ 25 student

For the first time, we have set a hard cap on registrations. We cannot accommodate more than 125 people.

We are happy to help those who request a discount. Please contact Sarah Braik at sbraik642@gmail.com

Covid precautions: As of now we plan to require masking while indoors. We obviously will allow removal of masks once people are sitting down for their meals. Those attending the Friday social gathering are asked to use their own judgment regarding masking while they are eating and drinking.

Hotel information: Discounted rooms will be available at the Marriott Courtyard (short drive) for $139/night if reservations are made three weeks prior. To register with that rate, stay tuned for a link on this site.

Parking: Plentiful and free.

EV charging: There are four EV chargers at the conference venue, and four more a few steps from the Marriott Courtyard. There are several Tesla superchargers about 10 minutes away, convenient to the highway