2017 Conference Packet Please print or download and bring to conference Page 1 Current as of 02/02/17 Thank you for registering to attend the 2017 Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) – “Powerful Cause Positive Effect.” There are many powerful reasons to attend: must-see speakers, in-depth educational sessions, impact on Capitol Hill with our congressional delegation, and making credit union connections. We appreciate your willingness to represent your credit union in the most important government-related gathering likely to be held this year. While Hawaii’s congressional delegation and staff may seem like ohana to us, we aren’t traveling to DC only to visit. We bring more than our aloha, warm greetings, and warm hearts. We are on a mission – credit union style – to familiarize Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, as well as Congresswomen Tulsi Gabbard and Colleen Hanabusa, to support retaining the credit unions’ tax exempt status, reducing regulatory burden on credit unions, holding merchants accountable for data breaches, and enhancing the federal credit union charter. Although our major concerns and issues are known to some of our congressional delegation, your presence at Capitol Hill visits helps our federal lawmakers get to know our issues in a way that goes beyond what written narrative and numbers convey. It is our intention to bring into clear focus during the Hill visits the importance to your credit union of gaining congressional support on these legislative matters. Please refer to subsequent parts of this packet for additional information on these issues. The information is current as of February 10, 2017, and may be supplemented by additional briefing materials if new information becomes available. Tips on the GAC and Related Activities Most of us are fortunate to be staying at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. It is connected via an underground concourse to the Washington Convention Center, where the GAC exhibit hall, general and breakout sessions will be held. The hotel’s convenient short walk under the street level to the convention center ensures inclement weather won’t hamper your experience. Please leave your contact information with HCUL Governmental Affairs Director Paula Sumimoto-Matsushima after you check-in. Paula will be staying at the Marriott Marquis and can be contacted there or by mobile phone at 808.551.1651. You can also text your information to her mobile phone. If you want updates via text messaging, please provide Paula a mobile phone number which can receive messages while in DC. This will be helpful during the Hill Visits. If you have a smartphone or tablet, CUNA has a mobile app for Android and Apple phones and tablets. Simply go to Android’s Play Store or Apple’s App Store, and search for “GAC 2017” to download the free app. Among the app’s features are the conference agenda, list of registered attendees, exhibit hall prize winners, exhibitors, exhibit hall map, speakers, shuttle schedule, and up-to-the-minute notifications from CUNA. Page 2 Current as of 02/02/17 Business attire (coat and tie for men, and suit or dress for women) is strongly recommended for all GAC sessions, Tuesday night dinner at the Chinatown Garden Restaurant, Wednesday Capitol Hill visits, and Wednesday night conference gala event at the Marriott Marquis. Informal attire is appropriate for only the Monday night briefing dinner meeting at Clyde’s of Gallery Place restaurant. During the briefing dinner meeting on Monday Feb 27, Scot Tsuchiyama will be selling tickets for the CULAC (Credit Union Legislative Action Council) sweepstakes. Tickets are $10 each and are not tax deductible. Please bring personal credit card or check made payable to CULAC, if you are interested in participating. Credit card contributions to CULAC will be also accepted at the CULAC booth outside the convention center’s Exhibit Hall on the Washington Convention Center’s L Street Bridge. Please reference Hawaii when making purchases there, so credit is given to our efforts. This year they will not accept any cash contributions, so please provide a personal credit card or check. A flyer with the grand prize is in your packet, along with many other prizes donated by leagues across the nation. Winter weather in DC is volatile, so bring appropriate winter clothing – coats, gloves, etc. and dress in layers since most indoor facilities are heated. Exercise extreme care when walking on snow or ice. Rubber-sole shoes are safer than leather-sole shoes in such conditions. If anyone becomes ill or injured, please inform Paula Sumimoto-Matsushima on her mobile phone at 808.551.1651. Capitol Hill Visits We will meet on the Convention Center’s L Street Bridge in front of the exhibit hall’s main entrance promptly at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24. We will travel as a group and catch the Metrorail subway from the Convention Center to Union Station. We should be able to grab a quick lunch at Union Station’s food court before proceeding to our Hill visits at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Entrances to the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and congressional buildings have high security, much like airport security, so the recommendation is to travel light. Prohibited items will be confiscated by security personnel when entering government buildings. We learned President Trump will be there the day before so security will be extra strict on the days before and after his visit. Absolutely no food (whether to be consumed or given as gifts), beverages, or other banned items should be brought to those facilities. Prohibited Items U.S. Capitol Visitor Center policies are designed to keep visitors and staff safe and secure, and to preserve the collections, facilities, and historic building and grounds for generations to come. Before entering the Capitol Visitor Center, all visitors are screened by a magnetometer and all items that are permitted inside the building are screened by an x-ray device. The following items are strictly prohibited in the Capitol, including the Capitol Visitor Center: • Liquids, including water • Food or beverages of any kind, including fruit and unopened packaged food • Aerosol containers • Non-aerosol spray (Prescriptions for medical needs are permitted.) Page 3 Current as of 02/02/17 • Any pointed object, e.g. knitting needles and letter openers (Pens and pencils are permitted.) • Any bag larger than 18" wide x 14" high x 8.5" deep • Electric stun guns, martial arts weapons or devices • Guns, replica guns, ammunition, and fireworks • Knives of any size • Mace and pepper spray • Razors and box cutters We are scheduled to meet with Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa, Senator Mazie Hirono, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Brian Schatz at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., respectively, in the Capitol Visitor Center, SVC 201. The Capitol Visitor Center entrance is on 1st St SE and E Capitol St NE, which is four and a half blocks away from the Union Station stop of the Metrorail’s red line. Please be prompt and check-in at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center’s appointment desk for your visitor’s pass. Many Hawaii credit union officials at the 2017 CUNA GAC are seasoned veterans of previous conferences, though there will be a number of new attendees. Please show our aloha to colleagues unfamiliar with Washington, D.C. We look out for each other as an ohana, extending the same helpful spirit we hope would be extended to ourselves and our families. We have an excellent opportunity to communicate effectively with our congressional delegation about our “people helping people” philosophy and important legislative issues. What we say matters, so let’s say things clearly and in a respectful manner. Please review the information provided to you regarding the issues we face as a movement comprised of not-for-profit financial cooperatives serving the financial needs of Hawaii residents. GAC general and breakout sessions will provide additional information to help us better understand the challenges we face, and to share legislative solutions that will benefit our members. Mahalo for giving your time and resources to be part of this noble mission. Page 4 Current as of 02/02/17 2017 Pre-Conference & GAC Schedule of Events February 24 – March 2, 2017 Washington Convention Center [Schedule was current as of February 2, 2017, and subject to change] Friday, February 24, 2017 (prior registration required) 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Meet NCUA Board member Rick Metzger – 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, phone 703.518.6300 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch on own 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Financial Institutions – 1275 1st St. NE Washington DC 20006 phone 202.435.7840 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Optional Tour of Credit Union House – 403 C Street NE, phone 202.548.3130 Saturday, February 25, 2017 Open 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Optional Tour via CUNA – Evening Concert at National Cathedral (separate fee) Sunday, February 26, 2017 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Optional Tour via CUNA –Sunday Brunch at the National Zoo (separate fee) 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Conference Registration – Welcome Center open – Level 1 – East Registration 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Small CU Roundtable – room 207-AB (prior registration required) 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. First Time Attendee Orientation – room 202-AB 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Special General Session: ED (Filene) Talk with Derreck Kayongo – Hall E 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception – Hall D Revised 2/2/17 Page 5 Current as of 02/02/17 Monday, February 27, 2017 7:30 a.m.