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SAVE THE DATE
Somos 23rd Annual Spring Conference
Albany, New York
April 16-18, 2010
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- Preliminary
Agenda for the 2005 Legislative Conference, click
here
- Preliminary
Agenda for the 2004 Legislative Conference, click
here
- For
2003 Somos Legislative Conference Agenda, click
here
- For
a synopsis of the 2001 Legislative Conference click
here
You
will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free
by clicking
here
A BRIEF HISTORY:
Established in 1987, the New York State Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic
Task Force annual Legislative Conference (also known as the Somos
conference) is the largest gathering of Puerto Rican/Hispanic
civic and political leaders in the State. With more than 3 million
Hispanics in New York, the conference has become the most significant
public policy vehicle that allow for important policy and legislative
issues to be discussed and addressed at the State level. The Task
Force members are state legislators who have Assembly districts
in which 20 percent of their constituents are Hispanic. The Assembly
Task Force is chaired by Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo. The New York
State Senate Minority has also established a task force. It is chaired
by Senator Efrain Gonzalez
The Somos
Legislative Conference brings together nearly 7,000 New
Yorkers who represent a cross section of the the state's Hispanic
community, including federal, state, and local elected officials as
well as community, labor and business leaders. With its mission to
provide a forum for the development of legislative and budgetary initiatives
of concern to Hispanic communities throughout the state, the conference
also serves as a stage to acknowledge the significant contribution
of Hispanics living in New York
State. This is achieved through workshops, seminars and policy institutes.
The outcome, of these meetings and networking opportunities, is a
legislative agenda focused on meeting the needs of Hispanic communities
across the Empire State. |
