A non-profit, non-partisan research and educational foundation which serves as a facilitator of communication and cooperation between all state legislative leaders. Affiliates with major universities to offer objective educational programmes focusing on public policy matters and issues of management and leadership. Also conducts research and publishes pertinent reference materials.

Children at Risk Programme at the Chapin Hall Centre for Children at the University of Chicago; Emerging Issues Programme Ð Crime in America at the University of Maryland at Baltimore; National Speakers Conference; Annual Meeting of Speakers of the House; Leadership Forum on environmental issues.

Federal Level
Chamber of Representatives: 150 deputies, Senate: 71 senators

Dutch-speaking MPs: 91 in Chamber of Representatives: 31 in Senate

Community/Regional level Flemish Parliament: 118 MP’s Brussels Council: 17 Dutch-speaking members

European level Dutch-speaking MEP’s 14