{"id":2318,"date":"2026-02-14T08:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T13:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:24:20","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/2026\/02\/14\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"VFN Draft AGENDA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"725\">This year\u2019s conference \u2014 <strong data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"493\">\u201cYour Voice, Your Future, Our Mission\u201d<\/strong> \u2014 brings together NARFE leaders, members, and partners for three days of learning, collaboration, and inspiration as we also honor the <strong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"664\">250th Anniversary of our Nation<\/strong> and the continued service of federal employees and retirees.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"830\">The draft agenda offers a preview of the engaging sessions and activities currently planned, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>1.\u00a0 \u00a0 Inspiring presentations and leadership workshops<\/strong><br>\n<strong>2.\u00a0 \u00a0Advocacy updates on issues impacting federal employees and retirees<\/strong><br>\n<strong>3 .\u00a0 Membership growth and chapter development sessions<\/strong><br>\n<strong>4 .\u00a0 Educational programs focused on protecting member benefits<\/strong><br>\n<strong>5 .\u00a0 Interactive roundtable discussions sharing chapter successes and solutions<\/strong><br>\n<strong>6.\u00a0 \u00a0Networking opportunities, special events, and fellowship with members from across Virginia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1406\">Featured speakers and presenters will provide valuable insights, practical tools, and fresh ideas you can bring back to your chapters and communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1624\">Please note that this is a <strong data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1452\">working draft<\/strong>, and session times or topics may be refined as we finalize conference details. We encourage you to check back regularly for updates as additional information is confirmed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1709\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2026\/04\/2026-vfn-agenda-rev.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review the Agenda and start planning your conference experience today<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1855\">We look forward to welcoming you as we come together to strengthen our organization, share our voices, and shape the future of NARFE \u2014 together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The excitement is building as we prepare for the 71st Annual Virginia Federation of NARFE Conference, and we are pleased to share the draft conference agenda with you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-2318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2026\/02\/agenda.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318\/revisions\/2505"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318"},{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=2318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}