{"id":604,"date":"2024-09-10T18:11:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/?page_id=604"},"modified":"2025-12-23T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:20:46","slug":"fedcon24-st-louis-mo-august-18-20-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/albums\/fedcon24-st-louis-mo-august-18-20-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"FEDCon24, St. Louis, MO-August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-image-602 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis, MO arch and US flag\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.arch_-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARFE\u2019s biennial national training conference, FEDCon24, was held in in St. Louis MO August 18-20, 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_596\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.keynote.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-596\" class=\"wp-image-596 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.keynote-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"speaker on stage before a hotel conference room of NARFE members\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.keynote-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.keynote-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.keynote-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.19.FEDcon.keynote.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Sheen, founder of the global nonprofit <strong>because I said I would<\/strong>, addressing members during FEDcon24\u2019s opening keynote session.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_598\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Advocacy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-598\" class=\"wp-image-598 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Advocacy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"man at podium before a seated audience\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Advocacy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Advocacy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Advocacy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Advocacy.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Hatton, NARFE staff vice president of policy and programs, points to a graphic on screen while leading the FEDcon24 track session \u201cAdvocacy Update: What\u2019s the Latest and What\u2019s Ahead.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_599\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"wp-image-599 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"man speaking by podium by large screen\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC1_-2048x1538.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARFE PAC breakfast speaker, David Wasserman, Senior Editor &amp; Elections Analyst for The Cook Political Report, laid out a road map to the 2024 election.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_601\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-601\" class=\"wp-image-601 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"man speaking at hotel conference breakfast\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.PAC3_-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NARFE PAC breakfast at FEDCon24 with David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_603\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Chapter.101-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-603\" class=\"wp-image-603 size-medium img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Chapter.101-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"speakers and panelists in front of conference room\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Chapter.101-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Chapter.101-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter1734\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/09\/2024.08.20.FEDcon.Chapter.101-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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