2026 CA ACADEMY ADVOCACY SUMMIT

Advocacy Summit – Monday March 16, 2026

In person and virtual options available (Note:  In-person registration limited to ~100 attendees based on room capacity)

Sacramento State Downtown – 304 S Street, Sacramento

Program 8:30-12:30

3.5 CPEUs requested for the event

Box lunches provided for in-person attendees

Tentative agenda

Sign in – 8-8:30 Coffee available

Program topics:

              State Legislative issues, including advocacy for bills before the state legislature

              Federal Legislative topics: Presentation by a member of the Academy Policy Issues and Advocacy staff

              California Academy topics: Licensure Task Force Updates, and Ambassador Program Updates

              Time to ‘practice’ reviewing the bills

              Time in the afternoon to meet with state legislators/staffers in their offices

              And more . . . . specific timeline and speaker names will be available in January.

We will also provide short ‘Intro to Policy’ videos that can be reviewed in advance.

Any questions contact Nadine Braunstein, PhD, RD, FAND (braunstein@csus.edu)