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71st Annual
NJ Chamber of Commerce/NJ Society of CPAs
Walk to Washington & Congressional Dinner |
January 31 & February 1, 2008
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
New Jersey's Mid-Winter Tradition Just Keeps Rolling Along
Dinner Tickets Still Available in DC; Online Registration Closed
Click here for sponsors
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The Ultimate, Can't-Miss Business Networking Event of The Year |
 The tradition began in 1937 when several of the state’s top business executives took a train to Washington to have dinner with New Jersey’s congressional delegation – the rest is history. Over the years, this event has become the premier networking event in the state. Anyone who is anybody in New Jersey business and politics participates - not attending isn't even an option. That is why this trip continues after seven decades and is the most talked about New Jersey event of every calendar year. The fact that some have been attending for over 30 years is a testament to the value the trip provides and newcomers will definitely be pleased with the long lasting and quality contacts made.
Walk to Washington
The Walk to Washington (it is called that because few sit on the train and literally walk the train the whole way to DC) begins when our chartered Amtrak train departs Newark and our other scheduled stops – Metro Park, New Brunswick, Trenton, Philadelphia and Wilmington – for the ride to the nation’s capital.
Congressional Dinner
Once in Washington, the event’s 2,000 attendees converge on the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel for the annual Congressional Dinner. The action-packed evening begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception and continues into the dinner hour at 7 p.m. when our formal program honoring the New Jersey Congressional delegation begins. In the past, the Governor and members of Congress have participated as speakers.
 Presidential Salute
The Congressional Dinner will be held five days before the Super Tuesday presidential primaries. We have invited all the candidates to the dinner so that they may pitch our attendees on why they should be supported. We have also once again invited “President Bush” to bid a final farewell because this will be the last Congressional Dinner while he is late-night television’s favorite “commander-in-chief.”
Over the two days, you will meet all of New Jersey's decision makers, enabling you to leave DC with plenty of business cards that would normally take months or years to collect. Whether on the train, at our dinner or at many of the other events taking place at the Marriott, you will meet people from all facets of New Jersey business and politics. Don't delay your registration because our train fills quickly and you do not want to be left out.
Verizon Breakfast in Newark
Click here for details of the Verizon Breakfast, scheduled for Jan. 31 from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Hilton Newark Gateway. (PDF)
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Ride our 18-car
Amtrak train for the
premier networking
event of the year. |
Register early because the train fills up quickly each year. Advance registration is absolutely necessary. Reservation requests will not be processed without payment. State Chamber members hosting non-member guests must register them at the non-member rate. Reservations will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. There will not be a second train this year.
Online Registration Closed.
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Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Attendees are responsible for their own hotel accommodations. The room block at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel is sold out. You can check periodically for cancellations at (202) 328-2900.
The chamber has arranged for a room block at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, which is conveniently located across the street from the Marriott. Call (202) 234-0700 for reservations. To receive the special State Chamber room rate, indicate that you are attending the NJ Chamber of Commerce dinner. |
The Marriott Wardman
Park Hotel
is the center
of all the action. |
Train Schedule Now Available |
| Click here for the train schedule for Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. |
High Visibility Sponsorships for High Visibility Event |
Click here for event sponsor opportunities. Don't miss the chance to spread your message to a highly influential and captive audience of business and political leaders.
Click here for the 2008 sponsors. |
And Before You Return . . . |
| Participate in the many related events scheduled around our trip by leading New Jersey businesses and organizations. Post-dinner hospitality suites and morning breakfasts are all part of the tradition. Our chartered Amtrak doesn’t leave Union Station in Washington until late Friday morning. |
• Due to increased security measures, photo IDs will be required to board our trains. Further security measures will be communicated to you with your tickets and credentials, which will be mailed in middle-January.
• Tickets for our Amtrak charter are not valid for travel on any other scheduled train, nor can they be redeemed by the railroad.
• Due to new restrictions at Union Station, limited buses will be available upon our arrival in Washington to take you to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. A complimentary Metro Pass that can be used Thursday afternoon and Friday morning will be provided. The Metro subway line is located at Union Station and takes you directly to the hotel (Woodley Road stop).
• For ballroom level meeting room information, call Evangeline Wilson at (202) 378-5421. For upstairs hospitality suite information, call Ömür Tütüncü at (202) 745-6372. |
| For more information, please call Salina Pazdan at (609) 989-7888. |
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