This summer in Philadelphia, hundreds of well-known and up-and-coming New Democrat leaders will gather for the DLC's most important annual event. The DLC National Conversation is a one-of-a-kind forum for governors and other statewide elected officials, legislators, mayors, county executives, council members, business leaders, and citizen activists to come together on a national platform to compare notes and brainstorm innovative strategies for governing in their states and communities.

Schedule of Events

(Exact times and panelists are subject to change.)

• Updated schedule of events, as of July 18.

Media Information

• Press Advisory
• Agenda
• Blueprint Magazine: Bring Him On! -- How Bush has failed; How to beat him; Our plan for America

Event Registration

The National Conversation is open to DLC members, elected officials, policy makers, and the news media.

Attendees must RSVP and register in advance. There will be no on-site registration, except for the media.

• To become a DLC member, click here. (After joining the DLC, new members may call (202) 546-0007 and ask for the DLC's development department for information about the National Conversation.)
• Elected officials and their staff may call (202) 546-0007 and ask for the DLC's political department.
• Members of the news media may call (202) 546-0007 and ask for the DLC's communications department.