2025 Leadership Issues Forum FAQs
What is the meeting schedule?
The 2025 Leadership Issues Forum will be taking place July 19-20. The schedule for the 2025 Leadership Issues Forum will be announced closer to the event.
Saturday, July 19, 2025 | Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.; Sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. followed by group dinners
Sunday, July 20, 2025 | Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.; Sessions run from: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The full meeting agenda will be provided on the event app. Your travel authorization will have a high-level overview of the schedule to support your travel planning.
What’s the registration process?
Registration is limited to funded attendees. Funded attendees are automatically registered by FSBPT once they are selected.
Administrators, please select your funded members by May 1. We will send you instructions on how to do this in early 2025. Please reach out to communications@fsbpt.org if you have questions.
Where is the meeting?
The meeting will be held at the Ritz Carlton – Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia.
Am I a “funded attendee”?
You are a funded attendee if you are one or more of the below:
- Current Voting Delegate or Funded Administrator
- Current Committee/Task Force Chair
- Current Candidate for Election
- FSBPT Nominating Committee member
- FSBPT Resolutions Committee member
- Current Finance Committee member
How do I know if I am a voting delegate this year?
Please contact your board administrator. To serve as a voting delegate, your board would have selected you.
Can someone attend in my place if I cannot attend LIF as the voting delegate?
We encourage your jurisdiction to select individuals who can attend both the Leadership Issues Forum and the Annual Education Meeting. The meeting content at LIF supports their attendance at the Annual Education Meeting. If you cannot attend the Leadership Issues Forum, your Funded Alternate Delegate can attend in your place. Please email us at communications@fsbpt.org before May 1 to make this change.
Will I receive a travel authorization?
Funded attendees will receive a travel authorization via email with information to book travel to the meeting. You can expect to see your travel authorization in early to mid-May. If you have not seen it in your inbox, please check your spam folder before contacting us. If you don’t see it in your spam folder, please email us at meetingplanner@fsbpt.org.
How do I know my hotel reservation has been made by FSBPT?
After you book your travel with the travel agency, the travel agency will notify FSBPT staff. FSBPT staff will make your hotel reservations based on your travel itinerary. You will receive a confirmation from the hotel a few days before the event.
Can I arrive earlier and/or later than listed on my travel authorization for personal reasons?
Yes, but please reach out to meetingplanner@fsbpt.org. You will be required to pay the costs associated with the hotel and meals for the extra days.
What can I expect at hotel check-in?
You will be asked to provide a personal credit card (not a debit card) and government-issued photo ID when you check in. You will not have a deposit charged to your personal credit card, but it will be used to cover possible incidentals. FSBPT will cover your room charge and taxes. You are responsible for additional charges or additional nights’ stay beyond the Leadership Issues Forum meeting dates.
When will I receive my expense report form?
We will email you a copy, but you can also find a copy of the expense form in the Members Area of the FSBPT Portal under “Meetings." You can also download the expense report directly here. Please submit your expense form by August 4.
Can I attend virtually?
While we strongly encourage in-person attendance, there will be a virtual option for participants who are unable to attend in person. We will share more details soon.
2025 Regulatory Workshop for Board Members & Administrators
What is the meeting schedule?
The 2025 Regulatory Workshop will take place April 24-26 at The Westin Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. The schedule for the 2025 Regulatory Workshop will be announced closer to the event. Here is a preliminary schedule that is subject to change:
Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Breakfast 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.; Sessions run from: 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., followed by group dinners
Friday, April 25, 2025 | Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 AM; Sessions run from: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | Breakfast 8:00 - 8:30 AM; Sessions run from: 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The full meeting agenda will be available on the event website. Your travel authorization will have a high-level overview of the schedule to support your travel planning.
Where is the meeting?
The in-person meeting will be held at The Westin Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. There will also be the option for virtual attendance.
What’s the registration process?
Please first express your interest in attending by completing this form. You can select if you are interested in attending virtually or in-person.
If you are interested in attending in person, you must complete the form before February. As attendance is limited, we prioritize giving slots to first-time attendees. We also want to ensure every jurisdiction has the opportunity to benefit from this training. We will accommodate additional attendees as space permits.
If you are given an in-person slot, you will receive an email from FSBPT staff confirming registration.
If the meeting is full, we will put you on the waitlist. If you are on the waitlist, you will receive notice in February either confirming your attendance or letting you know the meeting is full.
Will I receive a travel authorization?
If you’ve been invited to attend, you will receive a travel authorization via email with information to book your travel to the meeting. You can expect to see your travel authorization via email by mid-March 2024. Attendees are expected to complete all action items as requested in the travel authorizations by the provided deadlines.
If you have not seen it in your inbox, please check your spam folder before contacting us. If you don’t see it in your spam folder, please email us at meetingplanner@fsbpt.org.
How do I know my hotel reservation has been made by FSBPT?
After you book your travel with the travel agency, the travel agency will notify FSBPT staff. FSBPT staff will make your hotel reservations based on your travel itinerary. Once this process is complete, you will receive an email from FSBPT’s Meeting Planner.
Can I arrive earlier and/or later than listed on my travel authorization for personal reasons?
Yes, but please reach out to
meetingplanner@fsbpt.org. You will be required to pay the costs associated with the hotel and meals for the extra days.
What can I expect at hotel check-in?
You will be asked to provide a personal credit card (not a debit card) and government-issued photo ID when you check in. You will not have a deposit charged to your personal credit card, but it will be used to cover possible incidentals. FSBPT will cover your room charge and taxes. You are responsible for additional charges or additional nights’ stay beyond the Regulatory Training meeting dates. If you have questions about check-in times or procedures, please contact the hotel.
When will I receive my expense report form?
We will email you a copy, but you can also find a copy of the expense form in the Members Area of the FSBPT Portal under “Meetings.” You can also download the expense report directly here. Please submit your expense form by May 12.