(Check your email for attachments!)
Conference attendees have 3 important tasks to complete ASAP:
1) Register for the conference through the Reggo System here: https://app.reggo.org/events/view_public/15/HmTyOzggwdo9JRv49kGE
You'll register as "Capitol Coalition" delegation for this conference.
Role selection is as follows:
Rose - Assembly
Max - Senate
Maret - Assembly
Alex - Senate
Jazmine - NIC
Tony - CONA
Please complete your registration by tonight at 8pm. Send me an email or leave a note in the FB group so I know you've registered!
2) Book your train tickets! Attached to this email is a flyer with instructions and the details. To receive
the 10% discount you must either call or go in-person to the train
station. Make sure you book EXACTLY the combination of bus/trains listed
on the flyer. Check and double-check! Send me an email or leave a note in the Facebook group so I know you've purchased your ticket. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 5PM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15. Don't delay!
3) Do you have a tent you can bring that you're willing to share? We need one tent for the girls that can hold 4 and one tent for the guys that can hold 2. Please email me to let me know whether you have a tent you can bring.
Other deadlines:
A) Appointed and Elected Leadership Applications are due by March 22. Have you applied? Let me know!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dElORGJTWlBELVJycjFtSXRMZkNTckE6MA#gid=0
Appointed roles are selected and assigned before we get there. Elections are held on Friday night during the conference.
B) Bills and NIC proposals are due March 22. We can send one bill and up to 1 proposal per NIC delegate. Unlike the regular conference, neither is required, but both are strongly encouraged
to be submitted. See attached Bill and NIC proposal information.
Previous bills and NIC proposal examples can be found here: http://calymca.org/programs/spring/spring-conference-resources/
C) Mixed Bag sales and money were due last night at the meeting. If you have orders, you must deliver them to the YMCA by Friday, March 15. No orders can be accepted after that point.
Coming up:
- Next week's meeting (3/20) will focus on planning for summer events and the year ahead. Bring your calendar or planner. ALL delegates (regardless of Spring Conference attendance) are asked to attend!
- There will be NO meeting on March 27.
- The April 3 meeting is MANDATORY for delegates attending Spring Conference. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend. Delegates are required to be there.
- Job training opportunity: The Y is offering lifeguard training and classes start very soon. The Y will be hiring many lifeguards this summer. This
training will qualify you for those jobs and probably many others.
There is a fee. If you are interested, let me know and I'll send you the
flyer (it was available at last night's meeting.
-Did you read all of this information? Send me an email telling me 1) the deadline for buying your train ticket, 2) whether you can buy your ticket online, and 3) the subject of our March 20 meeting and your lunch on the way home from the conference is on me!
If you have any questions about any of this - contact Christiana!
Welcome to the Sac Central Delegation!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Sac Central's Slideshow!
Check out our year in pictures (it takes a few minutes to load, but it's worth the wait):
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Spring Conference Bulletin #3
Missed the previous bulletins? Catch them here:
Spring Conference Bulletin #1
Spring Conference Bulletin #2
New Delegate Scholarship Information
Our first Spring Conference meeting will be next Wednesday, March 6. It's open to all interested 9th-11th grade students!
Returning delegates are encouraged to attend even if you cannot attend Spring Conference - we need your help to explain the program to our new friends!
Meeting attendees should bring:
Mixed Bag catalogs will be available. Mixed Bag sales are open to those participating in Spring Conference or who will be returning next year. Sales will be credited to individual sellers (though the option to donate proceeds to the group scholarship fund is always available!). Mixed Bag orders and money will be due at our March 13 meeting. That gives you one week to get your sale on if you don't have a catalog already! (If you want to get selling sooner, additional catalogs can be picked up from Ashley at the Y.)
For those with catalogs already, remember that checks should be made payable to "Sacramento YMCA," and you do not need to calculate sales tax, it is included in the price of the bags.
See you Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30pm at the Sacramento YMCA!
Spring Conference Bulletin #1
Spring Conference Bulletin #2
New Delegate Scholarship Information
Our first Spring Conference meeting will be next Wednesday, March 6. It's open to all interested 9th-11th grade students!
Returning delegates are encouraged to attend even if you cannot attend Spring Conference - we need your help to explain the program to our new friends!
Meeting attendees should bring:
- Completed Spring Conference Registration Forms
- A check for $200
- Completed Y-assist form (new delegates only; and make sure you have completed the on-line Scholarship Application as well.)
- Pen, paper, and your calendar/planner
Mixed Bag catalogs will be available. Mixed Bag sales are open to those participating in Spring Conference or who will be returning next year. Sales will be credited to individual sellers (though the option to donate proceeds to the group scholarship fund is always available!). Mixed Bag orders and money will be due at our March 13 meeting. That gives you one week to get your sale on if you don't have a catalog already! (If you want to get selling sooner, additional catalogs can be picked up from Ashley at the Y.)
For those with catalogs already, remember that checks should be made payable to "Sacramento YMCA," and you do not need to calculate sales tax, it is included in the price of the bags.
See you Wednesday, March 6 at 6:30pm at the Sacramento YMCA!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Spring Conference Scholarship for New Delegates
If you are a new delegate, click here to apply for a Spring Conference Scholarship. Funds are extremely limited and we may not be able to accommodate all requests. Applicants must also complete and submit the Y-assist application with all supporting documentation. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The deadline for this application is March 6, 2013.
Spring Conference Bulletin #2
If you missed the first Spring Conference Bulletin, check your email (or find it sans-attachments here.) Here's the complete Spring Conference calendar - grab your planners and a pen and jot down these dates, there aren't many, but they are important (and they are slightly amended from what is found on the registration packet):
March 6 - First Spring Conference Delegation Meeting at the YMCA, 6:30pm
March 15 - Meeting and lots of deadlines:
March 27 - Spring Break - No Meeting!
April 3 - Mandatory pre-conference meeting!
April 5-7 - Spring Conference in Corcoran, California! Departure estimated to be 10:00am on Friday, April 5 from the Amtrak station in Sacramento; returning around 6:30pm on Sunday, April 7.
We'll get more information out as soon as it becomes available to us. In the meantime, check your email for additional information on this week's year-end party and wrap-up meeting.
March 6 - First Spring Conference Delegation Meeting at the YMCA, 6:30pm
- Bring your bill ideas, NIC proposal ideas, and your new recruits!
- Registration and payment due.
March 15 - Meeting and lots of deadlines:
- Leadership Applications Due
- Registration Due (from us to Y&G)
- Bills due!
- NIC proposals due!
March 27 - Spring Break - No Meeting!
April 3 - Mandatory pre-conference meeting!
April 5-7 - Spring Conference in Corcoran, California! Departure estimated to be 10:00am on Friday, April 5 from the Amtrak station in Sacramento; returning around 6:30pm on Sunday, April 7.
We'll get more information out as soon as it becomes available to us. In the meantime, check your email for additional information on this week's year-end party and wrap-up meeting.
Spring Conference Bulletin #1
As you know, the event will be held Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7,
2013 in Corcoran, CA (down by Tulare). The Y down there is apparently
super awesome, has a swimming pool, and a water slide. And you get to
wear flip-flops, not Sac attire. Wohoo for casual conferences!
Program Areas: This conference is a super-mini ML/C - well, ML, there's no C at this one. There are three program areas: Senate, Assembly, and NIC. There are also additional leadership opportunities just for this conference. You can run for/apply for:
- Speaker of the Assembly
- Lieutenant Governor
- NIC Presiding Commissioner (3 slots)
- Committee Chair (multiple available for both legislative houses and NIC)
In our meetings we'll author another piece of legislation as well as one or more NIC proposals to take to Spring Conference. This will give new delegates exposure to what we do during the fall and give returning delegates a chance to delve even deeper into policy proposals and parliamentary procedure.
Another difference with Spring Conference is that everyone has, basically, the same sessions at the same time, AND the same free time - much of which apparently gets spent pool-side.
Accommodations: We will be camping on the lawn in tents. But it won't be cold. It won't be an animal barn. And there will be shower facilities - so not like that thing we almost did with Larry ;)
Travel: I misspoke about this conference earlier - you will miss school on Friday, April 5 because we are taking the train and we need to be in Corcoran by 5pm. Most likely, we'll be taking a bus from Sac to Stockton at about 10am and then a train from Stockton to Corcoran, arriving there at about 3pm. The train station is about 3/4 of a mile from the Corcoran YMCA, so we'll be walking (and finding a ride for your luggage).
Fun stuff: There's a pool and a water slide - did I mention? There were also be a dance, snack time, and a Campfire-style friendship gathering. This conference is MUCH smaller than the one you just completed but it's a great opportunity to meet new people and get to know your program friends better. It's also a great opportunity to network for those of you seeking elected or appointed roles next year.
There are Facebook events made for both Spring Conference Meetings and Spring Conference itself. Please invite your friends and share on your walls: http://www.facebook.com/SacramentoCentralDelegation/events Attached to this email is a Spring Conference schedule from 2011 just to give you an idea for what the weekend might look like.
Program Areas: This conference is a super-mini ML/C - well, ML, there's no C at this one. There are three program areas: Senate, Assembly, and NIC. There are also additional leadership opportunities just for this conference. You can run for/apply for:
- Speaker of the Assembly
- Lieutenant Governor
- NIC Presiding Commissioner (3 slots)
- Committee Chair (multiple available for both legislative houses and NIC)
In our meetings we'll author another piece of legislation as well as one or more NIC proposals to take to Spring Conference. This will give new delegates exposure to what we do during the fall and give returning delegates a chance to delve even deeper into policy proposals and parliamentary procedure.
Another difference with Spring Conference is that everyone has, basically, the same sessions at the same time, AND the same free time - much of which apparently gets spent pool-side.
Accommodations: We will be camping on the lawn in tents. But it won't be cold. It won't be an animal barn. And there will be shower facilities - so not like that thing we almost did with Larry ;)
Travel: I misspoke about this conference earlier - you will miss school on Friday, April 5 because we are taking the train and we need to be in Corcoran by 5pm. Most likely, we'll be taking a bus from Sac to Stockton at about 10am and then a train from Stockton to Corcoran, arriving there at about 3pm. The train station is about 3/4 of a mile from the Corcoran YMCA, so we'll be walking (and finding a ride for your luggage).
Fun stuff: There's a pool and a water slide - did I mention? There were also be a dance, snack time, and a Campfire-style friendship gathering. This conference is MUCH smaller than the one you just completed but it's a great opportunity to meet new people and get to know your program friends better. It's also a great opportunity to network for those of you seeking elected or appointed roles next year.
There are Facebook events made for both Spring Conference Meetings and Spring Conference itself. Please invite your friends and share on your walls: http://www.facebook.com/SacramentoCentralDelegation/events Attached to this email is a Spring Conference schedule from 2011 just to give you an idea for what the weekend might look like.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Don't Close the Book, Just Turn the Page
Well, we did it! The 65th ML/C is complete. What an amazing conference! Here are some highlights from our year:
Of course, the fun doesn't have to end! We're not going to lose momentum this year -we want to keep growing. So here are some dates to note:
February 27 - 65th ML/C Celebration Party! 6:30-8pm, hosted by your advisors at Christiana and Rob's house. Let's celebrate our accomplishments with dessert and our personalized delegation slide show. Parents invited! (Do you have photos from Baby Bob, Larry, Bob II, etc? Send them over for inclusion in the slide show!)
March 6 - Spring Conference meetings begin! We'll meet just a few times before Spring Conference on March 6, 13, 20 and April 3. Returning delegates must bring completed paperwork and program fees ($200) on March 6. New delegates may submit their paperwork on March 13. Find paperwork and program info here.
Summertime: We'll have some social events and fundraisers throughout the summer. Have ideas? Start jotting them down.
September 2013: Baby Bob returns! Spend a weekend in the Sierra bonding with your Capitol Coalition friends at Bear Valley Y Camp. Campfires, s'mores, songs, and fun. You don't want to miss this . . . .
November 9-11 Bob I
January 18-20, 2014 Bob II
February 13-17, 2014 66th ML/C
- A 260% increase in our delegation! (From 3 to 8, but it counts!)
- The first ever Baby Bob!
- The first - and only - Larry.
- Our delegates stepped up and took a chance by applying for:
- Committee Chair
- Undersecretary of State
- Governor's Lobbyist
- Governor's Cabinet
- Conference on National Affairs
- Youth Member of the Y&G Governing Board
- Tony will be one of 25 California delegates representing our state at CONA.
- Alex was selected Legislator of the Year in the Blue Assembly
- Sacramento Central was selected as a Delegation of Distinction - one of very few delegations to earn the honor this year!
- Check out our FB album here (don't need a FB account to view)
Of course, the fun doesn't have to end! We're not going to lose momentum this year -we want to keep growing. So here are some dates to note:
February 27 - 65th ML/C Celebration Party! 6:30-8pm, hosted by your advisors at Christiana and Rob's house. Let's celebrate our accomplishments with dessert and our personalized delegation slide show. Parents invited! (Do you have photos from Baby Bob, Larry, Bob II, etc? Send them over for inclusion in the slide show!)
March 6 - Spring Conference meetings begin! We'll meet just a few times before Spring Conference on March 6, 13, 20 and April 3. Returning delegates must bring completed paperwork and program fees ($200) on March 6. New delegates may submit their paperwork on March 13. Find paperwork and program info here.
Summertime: We'll have some social events and fundraisers throughout the summer. Have ideas? Start jotting them down.
September 2013: Baby Bob returns! Spend a weekend in the Sierra bonding with your Capitol Coalition friends at Bear Valley Y Camp. Campfires, s'mores, songs, and fun. You don't want to miss this . . . .
November 9-11 Bob I
January 18-20, 2014 Bob II
February 13-17, 2014 66th ML/C
Monday, February 11, 2013
The final pre-conference bulletin!
Well - we've made it! In just three days we'll convene the 65th Model Legislature & Court here in Sacramento. We hope you've enjoyed the journey so far. And for our first-timers - just wait, this week will be like nothing you've seen before. Get set to make some memories....
Sac Conference:
Here's some info to get you to Thursday and through the conference:
Spring Conference: And finally - here is the information on Spring Conference. Are you in? Who are you bringing with you? We need freshmen and sophomores to keep this delegation going!
Sac Conference:
Here's some info to get you to Thursday and through the conference:
- Schedule highlights - including a more detailed check-in procedure can be found here. If you click that link and give that document a read and tell Christiana via email in which exhibit hall you will drop off your luggage before check-in, you might just be rewarded.
- Lost the info we handed out at the last meeting? Never fear - it's all right here and the parent letter is here. Please check it out - that means actually read it - and share with your parents.
- Other conference info like the excused absence letter example, dress code, and conference schedule can all be found here.
- This is SO, SO important. Please enlist your parents' help, pronto!
- Don't forget to bring money for food during the conference. And, once again, we highly recommend bringing some non-perishable breakfast items (fruit, instant oatmeal, bars, etc) to save time and money.
- Links to all the applications due at Sac Conference. Don't delay! You won't have time to complete them during the conference.
Spring Conference: And finally - here is the information on Spring Conference. Are you in? Who are you bringing with you? We need freshmen and sophomores to keep this delegation going!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Link Love - Recap
Link Love!
Here are all the links you need for various applications, valuable information, and more. If you have questions about specifics of any of these, check past bulletins first. Then email your lead advisor.
If you are applying to something that requires an advisor signature or letter of recommendation, let the advisor know, via email, ASAP!
Are you a resident of, or attend school in, Sacramento City Council Districts 2 or 6? (I think West Campus is in 6) - you should apply to be on the Sacramento Youth Commission. It's like Y&G, but real and stuff!
Here are all the links you need for various applications, valuable information, and more. If you have questions about specifics of any of these, check past bulletins first. Then email your lead advisor.
If you are applying to something that requires an advisor signature or letter of recommendation, let the advisor know, via email, ASAP!
- Here's a letter of support from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for you to provide to your school.
- Here is a sample letter to give to your school about your absences. Please personalize it to fit your needs.
- National Judicial Competition - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- MUN Secretariat Application - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Youth Member of the Y&G Board of Governors - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Awards Nominations - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Conference on National Affairs (CONA) - will be due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Want to get a jump on your committee's bills? Curious about Y&G Legislation this year? Check out the Daily File here.
Are you a resident of, or attend school in, Sacramento City Council Districts 2 or 6? (I think West Campus is in 6) - you should apply to be on the Sacramento Youth Commission. It's like Y&G, but real and stuff!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Delegation Bulletin: Less than a month to go!
Thanks for a fantastic weekend, everyone! Bob II was a great success. Your advisors are really proud of the work you did this weekend. Well done!
Meeting Schedule!
No meeting this Wednesday, January 22. Our next meeting is January 30. Bill sponsors (Rose, Alex) and NIC proposal authors (Tony) should be prepared to make presentations! Time to practice for Sac conference. We will also review our progress on the Delegation of Distinction factors.
Our February 6 meeting IS MANDATORY. That is our final conference preparation meeting. Parents are encouraged to attend.
Link Love!
Here are all the links you need for various applications, valuable information, and more. If you have questions about specifics of any of these, check past bulletins first. Then email your lead advisor.
If you are applying to something that requires an advisor signature or letter of recommendation, let the advisor know, via email, ASAP!
You will be required to arrive at the Hyatt hotel on L Street in downtown Sacramento between 10:30 and 11:00am on Thursday, February 14. You'll need to arrive in Sac attire. We will not check into our hotel rooms until later in the evening on Wednesday. Luggage will be held in a secure room at the convention center. Label your luggage clearly.
Hotel rooms: rooms will be occupied by 4 delegates. Some rooms have 1 king bed, some have 2 queen beds. You won't know in advance how many beds will be in your assigned room. Talk with your roommates in advance about who should bring sleeping bags or whether you will rotate who sleeps in a bed and who camps out.
Meals: We will provide you dinner on Friday and Sunday nights during the conference. Some program areas (Lobbyists), leadership roles, or those participating in the annual fundraising campaign may have an additional meal provided. All other meals will be on your own. There are many places to get food within our program area boundaries - many of them inexpensive and many places offer delegate specials. We recommend bringing non-perishable breakfast food (bananas, oranges, apples, instant oatmeal, granola bars, etc) because you'll be short on time in the morning and lines for breakfast food can be very, very long. We recommend a budget of between $80-$100 for meals for the weekend, but that depends on your appetite. If you have any concerns about meal budgeting please speak with your lead advisor ASAP. Everyone needs to eat. No one goes hungry.
Sac Attire: We've gone over the dress code several times. You'll be in dress code from 8:00am until 10:00pm every day. Dress for comfort - especially your footwear. Break in those new shoes now! If you have questions, please ask an advisor. Some often forgotten things:
Special notes for the hometown crowd: We live here. It's tempting to ask our friends to drop by during the conference. Don't. Pretend we're spending the weekend in Chicago or on Mars. Pretend you're out-of-town. No, you can't have dinner with your significant other on Valentine's Day. Share the love with your delegation instead! Also, there are in-bounds and out-of-bounds areas of downtown Sacramento during the conference that might not match where you'd rather go to get lunch. We know you know better food places on 18th Street or over on P Street, but you won't be able to visit them during the conference. You cannot go home during the conference to visit or sleep. You can't leave the program area boundaries. This is for your safety and supervision.
Special notes for parents: You've shuttled your delegate to meetings for months. Written large checks. Helped raise money. You want to see it all come together! Unfortunately, the same rules that apply to your delegates apply to you: no visitors. If your delegate is in one of the legislative houses which will meet inside the California State Capitol, I can't tell you it's okay to come watch them in action. I can tell you that the State Capitol remains a public building, open to the public every day of the week, and that the Senate and Assembly chambers have viewing galleries. What you do with that info is up to you. Participants in other program areas, however, don't meet in public buildings with viewing chambers. If advising staff (any advisors from any Y) or program staff see delegates interacting with people without Y&G badges, we'll intervene and ask non-program participants to leave. Again, this is for the safety and supervision of delegates. Please contact advising staff if you have any questions.
Meeting Schedule!
No meeting this Wednesday, January 22. Our next meeting is January 30. Bill sponsors (Rose, Alex) and NIC proposal authors (Tony) should be prepared to make presentations! Time to practice for Sac conference. We will also review our progress on the Delegation of Distinction factors.
Our February 6 meeting IS MANDATORY. That is our final conference preparation meeting. Parents are encouraged to attend.
Link Love!
Here are all the links you need for various applications, valuable information, and more. If you have questions about specifics of any of these, check past bulletins first. Then email your lead advisor.
If you are applying to something that requires an advisor signature or letter of recommendation, let the advisor know, via email, ASAP!
- Here's a letter of support from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for you to provide to your school.
- Here is a sample letter to give to your school about your absences. Please personalize it to fit your needs.
- National Judicial Competition - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- MUN Secretariat Application - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Youth Member of the Y&G Board of Governors - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Awards Nominations - due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Conference on National Affairs (CONA) - will be due upon arrival to Sac Conference (Feb 14)
- Want to get a jump on your committee's bills? Curious about Y&G Legislation this year? Check out the Daily File here.
- After a long legislative process, California Y&G now appears on California tax returns (form 540) as an organization to which California taxpayers can contribute. Contributes will constitute deductions for next year. To remain an option, we must receive $250,000+ for two years or we drop off. If every California taxpayer gave us $1 we'd raise over $30 million. Please help us get the word out. Share the flyer you received after Bob II and this letter with your parents and ask them to share it with everyone they know.
You will be required to arrive at the Hyatt hotel on L Street in downtown Sacramento between 10:30 and 11:00am on Thursday, February 14. You'll need to arrive in Sac attire. We will not check into our hotel rooms until later in the evening on Wednesday. Luggage will be held in a secure room at the convention center. Label your luggage clearly.
Hotel rooms: rooms will be occupied by 4 delegates. Some rooms have 1 king bed, some have 2 queen beds. You won't know in advance how many beds will be in your assigned room. Talk with your roommates in advance about who should bring sleeping bags or whether you will rotate who sleeps in a bed and who camps out.
Meals: We will provide you dinner on Friday and Sunday nights during the conference. Some program areas (Lobbyists), leadership roles, or those participating in the annual fundraising campaign may have an additional meal provided. All other meals will be on your own. There are many places to get food within our program area boundaries - many of them inexpensive and many places offer delegate specials. We recommend bringing non-perishable breakfast food (bananas, oranges, apples, instant oatmeal, granola bars, etc) because you'll be short on time in the morning and lines for breakfast food can be very, very long. We recommend a budget of between $80-$100 for meals for the weekend, but that depends on your appetite. If you have any concerns about meal budgeting please speak with your lead advisor ASAP. Everyone needs to eat. No one goes hungry.
Sac Attire: We've gone over the dress code several times. You'll be in dress code from 8:00am until 10:00pm every day. Dress for comfort - especially your footwear. Break in those new shoes now! If you have questions, please ask an advisor. Some often forgotten things:
- Guys:
- You must wear a collared shirt and a tie.
- Your dress shirt must be covered (suit jacket, sports coat, sweater) at all times. Outdoor coats must be removed in-doors and don't count as a shirt-covering.
- Girls:
- Skirts must hit your knees.
- Leg-coverings must be worn (nylons, tights; can't have patterns; black, nude only - though you could probably get away with navy blue, brown, or dark gray. Don't aim to stand out)
- No bare-feet even with dress pants - so buy some trouser socks or knee-highs or wear your tights, etc with your dress pants.
Special notes for the hometown crowd: We live here. It's tempting to ask our friends to drop by during the conference. Don't. Pretend we're spending the weekend in Chicago or on Mars. Pretend you're out-of-town. No, you can't have dinner with your significant other on Valentine's Day. Share the love with your delegation instead! Also, there are in-bounds and out-of-bounds areas of downtown Sacramento during the conference that might not match where you'd rather go to get lunch. We know you know better food places on 18th Street or over on P Street, but you won't be able to visit them during the conference. You cannot go home during the conference to visit or sleep. You can't leave the program area boundaries. This is for your safety and supervision.
Special notes for parents: You've shuttled your delegate to meetings for months. Written large checks. Helped raise money. You want to see it all come together! Unfortunately, the same rules that apply to your delegates apply to you: no visitors. If your delegate is in one of the legislative houses which will meet inside the California State Capitol, I can't tell you it's okay to come watch them in action. I can tell you that the State Capitol remains a public building, open to the public every day of the week, and that the Senate and Assembly chambers have viewing galleries. What you do with that info is up to you. Participants in other program areas, however, don't meet in public buildings with viewing chambers. If advising staff (any advisors from any Y) or program staff see delegates interacting with people without Y&G badges, we'll intervene and ask non-program participants to leave. Again, this is for the safety and supervision of delegates. Please contact advising staff if you have any questions.
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