Location
Register now for the LWV VA Convention June 13-15, 2025 in Fredericksburg, VA!
Find the Working Agenda below. The convention is open to all members of LWV Virginia. Register by clicking the button below.
Convention Cost
Cost $165 per person - includes 2 breakfasts, lunch, break, Saturday night dinner, but does not include hotel accomodations which must be reserved and paid separately.
Hotel
The official hotel for convention is the Hilton Garden Inn, 1060 Hospitality Ln, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. The rate is $139/single, $149/double, plus taxes. Register here https://group.hiltongardeninn.com/fna3pk or call 540-548-8822, and mention group code LOWV25 or League of Woman Voters. Hotel reservations close May 20, 2025 at 5pm.
The hotel is about 300 feet from the convention center and easily walkable. However, the Convention Center offers free parking. Therefore, if you need to drive between the two, you will have no problem finding parking at the Convention Center.
Ticket Options
When you check out, you do not need to select the optional EXTRA Ticket for Dinner ($55) unless you intend to purchase dinner tickets for guests who will not attend the convention. You Saturday night dinner is included in your $165 ticket.
When you check out, you may purchase an optional Civil Rights Tour of Fredericksburg for after the Convention, Sunday at 12:30 - 2:00 PM.
Note that unless you have been designated as a voting delegate by your president do not check the box saying you are a delegate. Check with your local president if you want to be a delegate, as you are not a delegate unless designated by your local president.
Register for the LWV VA Convention:
Working Agenda
June 13, 2025
4-7 PM - Hilton Garden Inn, Fredericksburg - Registration and dining information
6:30 PM - Dinner Trolley - Pick up at the Hilton Garden Inn. Drop offs at two locations featuring the following restaurants. Diners make their own reservations. Restaurant information here.
First Drop Off
- Deutschland Downtown
- Fahrenheit 132
- La Petite Auberge
- Mellow Mushroom
- Rebellion Bourbon Bar
- Sendona Taphouse
- Ristorante Renato
- Harry's Ale House
Second Drop Off
- J Brians Tap Room
- Bello Manzo
- Sammy T's
8:30 PM - Return to Hilton Garden Inn
June 14, 2025
Fredericksburg Convention Center
8:00 - 11:00 AM - Registration - South Lobby
8:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast - Ballroom A and C
9:00 - Welcome - Ballrooms DEF - Cathie Braman, LWV Fredericksburg Area President; Kerry B Devine, Mayor of Fredericksburg
9:30 AM 12:30 PM - Plenary Session
12:30 - 2:00 PM - Lunch - Rooms B and C - Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, Mary Washington University
2:15 - 3:15 PM - Choice of three breakouts
a. Dr. Rosalyn Cooperman, Mary Washington University Encouraging Reluctant Voters - Room A
b. Michelle Moffit, Virginia Civic Engagement Center - Canvassing, Phone Banking, Reach People Where They Are - Room F
c. UN and Worldwide Efforts to Encourage Women in Office - Room E
3:15 - 3:30 PM - Break - Conference Center Lobby
3:30 - 4:30 PM - Transformation Update for all members with Breakouts for Presidents, and Treasurers with Tracy Adkison, LWV VA Board Liaison to LWV US, Jane Newell, Strategic Transformation Coordinator, LWV VA - Rooms 1, 2
5:00 - 5:30 PM - Resolutions Committee Meeting - Room A
5:30 PM - Dinner - Ballroom B and C
6:30 - 7:30 Showing of the movie, Black Rosie the Riveters, and presentation by Director and Producer, Gregory Cooke
June 15, 2025
8:00 - 9:00 AM - Breakfast with a presentation on Legacy Donations for local leagues - Ballrooms B and C
9:00 AM - Gloria Custalow, Mattaponi Tribe - Ballrooms DEF
9:30 - 12:00 PM - Plenary
Optional Tour - $25
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Civil Rights Tour of Fredericksburg - pick up at Hilton Garden Inn. Read more.
