ESSAE Advocacy Institute & Exchange

ALBANY, NY (10/26/2009)(readMedia)-- The Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE) is pleased to offer a Fall Advocacy Institute and Exchange, its first-ever, full day program specifically developed for government relations and advocacy professionals. This event will take place Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at the Comfort Inn and Suites in East Greenbush, and features sessions on managing successful state and local government relations operations and campaigns, offered by experts in the field.

The full-day program begins with registration at 8:30 a.m. and offers the following five sessions: Preparing your Members to Testify Before Legislative Bodies; Turning Your Members Into Advocates; How to Get Your Advocacy Message in the Media; How to Select a Lobbyist/Lobbying Firm; and Creating and Sustaining a PAC. A lobbying firm exhibit and lunch mixer are included in the program. More information can be found at www.essae.org.

ESSAE is a 575-member association based in Albany, N.Y. that represents executives employed by trade, business and professional associations.

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