Registration Details
| Event Date | Event Time | Registration Deadline | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2025 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm | Register Today |
Advocacy Day 2025
For the first time since the pandemic, NAFSA is returning to an in-person format for Advocacy Day! International educators are invited to join their peers in Washington, D.C., to deliver key policy requests to advance the field in congressional meetings on Capitol Hill.
With a new Congress and a new administration on the horizon, don't miss this important opportunity to be a voice for international education at a pivotal time for the field.
As in recent years, NAFSA's public policy experts will conduct a power-packed VIRTUAL training on needed changes to federal public policy but then, for the first time since 2019, participants will have in-person meetings with their members of Congress to communicate how such changes would result in key contributions to their state, economy, and U.S. competitiveness as a whole.
All are welcome! First-time participants will forge new relationships with their elected officials and staff, while learning how to effectively tell their story and frame the issues—whether communicating with lawmakers or on-campus leaders. Advocacy Day veterans can renew and deepen their existing relationships with congressional offices or get acquainted with new members of their delegation.
Pricing, Travel and Lodging
Members will enjoy a discounted registration of $59 while the cost for nonmembers is $99. Students and retirees may register for $39. Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and lodging for the Washington, D.C., portion of the program.
Advocacy Day Program
This hybrid event format features exclusive pre-recorded, on-demand training and a half-day of live, virtual training and strategizing with NAFSA policy experts and your peers. Once in Washington, D.C., participants will have the opportunity to network and refine their talking points before engaging with members of their congressional delegation during in-person meetings the next day.
- Virtual Orientation -- March 27, 2025, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
- Washington Insider: the "State of Play"
- Briefing on issues and requests of Congress
- Tips for successful congressional meetings
- Congressional meeting practice sessions with peers
- Welcome Reception and Advocates of the Year Celebration (Capitol Hill) -- April 1, 2025, 4:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. ET
- Check-in and congressional meeting materials pick-up
- Logistics and orientation overview
- Advocates of the Year celebration and welcome reception
- Congressional Meetings -- April 2, 2025, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
- Send-off breakfast for last-minute updates/questions
- Congressional meetings (exact timing TBD)
- Group debrief and planning for year-round advocacy