As the spotlight of the world gets ready to shine brightly on the city of Tampa with the upcoming Republican National Convention, the Tampa Bay Young Republicans and the Florida Federation proudly invite you to the first quarterly meeting of 2012.

Over the coming weeks we will be rolling out our new, more locally-centric itinerary of events with regional and nationally renowned speakers and guests. We’re also excited to announce that our Saturday social event will take part at the 2012 Gasparilla Knight Parade in Ybor City, which has taken place every year since 1972 and is considered the largest of its kind in the Southeast.

The official hotel for the event is:
The Howard Johnson, 111 W Fortune St Tampa, FL 33602
Hotel Rate: $99; Use FFYR Quarterly at registration

Online registration has ended. Register at the event for $75.

February 17-19, 201

NEW MEETING LOCATION & NEW SPEAKERS ADDED!

Hotel
Howard Johnson
111 W Fortune St Tampa, FL 33602
Phone (813) 223-1351

Meeting Location
The Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Drive Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 273-4000

Tickets are $75 at the event.

Friday
7pm Hotel Check-In
8pm Drinks at The Columbia Restaurant
2117 East 7th Avenue Tampa, Florida 33605
8pm Registration
10pm Night out in Ybor City

Saturday
9am – Registration Open
10am – Jason Osborne, Director of External Affairs for the 2012 Republican National Convention
11am – FFYR Board Meeting
12pm – Lunch Featuring David Yates, CEO of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
2pm-3pm – The 4 M’s of Campaigning: Message, Money, Momentum, and Media Speaker Panel with Dr. Susan MacManus, Adam Goodman, April Schiff, Adam Smith, and Nancy Watkins
3pm-4pm – Executive Committee Meeting & Committee Meetings (at the conclusion of the Executive Committee Meeting
5pm-6pm – Free Time/Dinner on your own
6pm – Gasparilla Knight Parade at Gaspars Grotto
1805 E. 7th Ave Tampa, FL 33605

Sunday
10am – Breakfast/Club Presidents Meeting/Regional Chair Meeting
Special Guest: Dan Raulerson (Current Mayor of Plant City and candidate for FL House district 62)
The Victory Group 701 W. Azeele St. Tampa FL 33606

Guest Panel Announced:

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a guest panel on Saturday, February 18th featuring:

Adam Goodman – Veteran Political Media Strategist
Dr. Susan MacManus – Respected Political Analyst and Commentator
Nancy Watkins – Uber Campaign Finance Consultant
JUST ADDED:
Adam Smith – Tampa Bay Times Political Reporter & CNN Debate Moderator
April Schiff – Political Campaign Consultant

Entertainment:

Bring your pirate hats and eye patches and be prepared to catch some beads! We will be locking down a central location our group to experience Tampa’s annual Gasparilla Knight Parade in historic Ybor City. Because who honestly wouldn’t want to celebrate with pirates!

More details to follow as venues and guest speakers are locked down.
We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,