The Road to 2012: Politics, Policy and Divided Government
6th Annual Law School Democrats National Convention
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.
April 1-3, 2011

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The Georgetown University Law Center Democrats will host the Law School Democrats’ 6th annual national convention at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Convention attendees will have the opportunity to participate in forums with topics including economic policy and job creation, campus organizing, and voting rights. Download the flyer in color or black and white.  A working schedule is posted here.  

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Registration Fees

This year’s convention will be free! Donations to the Law School Democrats are always welcome..  

Elections

Law School Democrats’ membership will gather during lunch on the second day (April 2) of the convention to vote on bylaws changes and elect the 2011-2012 Board of Directors. For a description of the different positions, please go here.   

Any member of the Law School Democrats is eligible to run for a board position. Candidates may either collect 25 signatures and run for positions from the floor, or they may submit a written statement for a particular position in advance of the convention. Please submit candidacy statements to the Elections Director at jgrooslawschooldems [dot] org. The deadline for submitting candidacy statements is Wednesday, March 30. If you are interested in running for a particular position feel free to contact a current board member; contact information is listed on the website.

In addition,convention attendees will be voting on a number of changes to the national bylaws. Please go here to review the proposed changes. 

Location

The Georgetown University Law Center is located near Union Station and Capitol Hill at 600 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, 20001 (202-662-9000). Events will take place on the 12th floor of the Gewirtz Student Center; Gewirtz is located across from McDonough Hall (the main building).

Accommodations

This year we are offering housing for convention attendees with D.C.-area law students to help lower the cost of convention attendance. If you are interested in staying with a D.C.-area law student, please check the box on the registration form. Contact Joel Murray, jmurraylawschooldems [dot] org/202-630-6375, with any questions.

There are also a number of hotels are located within walking distance of the Georgetown University Law Center or are simply a few metro stops from the Judiciary Square station located a block away (for a map of GULC click HERE. For a metro map click HERE). You may also consider a hotel outside of the District, near a Metro station, to save money.

Here is a list of hotels located near GULC. We recommend using Kayak or a similar travel site to book airfare and find your hotel. The following prices are pre-tax estimates as of January 1, 2011:

Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 393-1000
$134/night

Courtyard by Marriot, U.S. Capitol
1325 2nd St NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 898-4000
$149/night

Hotel Harrington
436 11th St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 628-8140
$145/night

Holiday Inn - Central Washington/White House 1501 Rhode Island Avenue North West (Downtown)
Washington, DC 20886, United States
(202) 483-2000
$150/night

Holiday Inn - Washington Capitol
550 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 479-4000

Washington Plaza Hotel 10 Thomas Circle
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 842-1300
$134/night