Join us for the 145th IDEA Convention in French Lick from August 20-23, 2026!
ATTENDING? PAY YOUR $20 IDEA REGISTRATION FEE TODAY!
Your registration fee helps us put on vital programming and make French Lick available and open to all Hoosier Democrats.
ROOM BLOCK INFO
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE. Must call and give them group number: 1-844-241-6361, Group code: 0826IDP
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
Kick Up Your Heels Winery Event – French Lick Winery – 5-7 PM ET. Featuring Special Guest former First Lady of Indiana Judy O’Bannon.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Golf Outing Breakfast — @ Donald Ross Golf Course Clubhouse — 9 AM ET. BUY TICKETS HERE FOR NON-GOLFERS – $40
Golf Outing Tee-Off — Donald Ross Gold Course — 10:30 AM ET.
Indiana Democratic Senior Caucus Meeting — Taggart 100 — 1 PM ET.
Rural Summit – Power Packs & Impact Building — Murdock Room — 2 PM ET.
Chair’s Welcome / Ice Cream Social — French Lick Resort Veranda — 3 PM ET.
Engaging Youth at the High School & College Level — Taggart 100 — 4 PM ET.
Golf Tournament Awards — The Donald Ross Course — 5 PM ET.
Indiana Democratic Federation of Women Pajama Party — Taggart 100 — 6 PM ET.
Orange County Friends and Family Dinner — French Lick American Legion — 6:30 PM ET, Doors 5:30 PM. BUY TICKETS HERE – $30
Hospitality Suites — French Lick Resorts Suites — 9 PM ET.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
IDEA Conference Breakfast (Speakers TBA) — French Lick Resort Upper Gardens — 8:30 AM Registration, 9 AM Program. BUY TICKETS HERE – $45
SCC Meeting — Clifton 102A — 10:30 AM ET.
O’Bannon Innovative Tools: Paid Media – Phone and Texting Strategies — Taggart 100 — 10:30 AM ET.
O’Bannon Party Building Session: Social Media & Media Training for County Parties and Local Candidates — Murdock 101 — 10:30 AM ET.
Rural Summit – Power Packs & Impact Building — Hickman 103 — 10:30 AM ET.
O’Bannon Critical Issues Session: Election Law Updates & Voter Protection — Clifton 102B — 10:30 AM ET.
Podcast on the Porch — French Lick Resort Veranda — 11:30 AM ET.
O’Bannon Critical Issues Session: Big Projects, Smart Decisions — Clifton 102A — 12 NOON ET.
IDEA Business Meeting — Hickman 103 — 1 PM ET.
O’Bannon Party Building Session: County Chair Roundtable — Murdock 101 — 1 PM ET.
O’Bannon Innovative Tools: Using Mobilize and VAN to Run Successful Phone Banks/Canvass — Taggart — 2 PM ET.
O’Bannon Innovative Tools: Community Fundraising — Murdock — 2 PM ET.
O’Bannon Party Building Session: Best Practices for Candidate Recruitment — Clifton 102A – 3 PM ET.
District 9 Meeting — Taggart 100 — 3 PM ET.
District 8 Meeting — Murdock 101 — 3 PM ET.
8th District Reception — Windsor Ballroom C — 4 PM ET.
Lee H. Hamilton Dinner — French Lick Springs Hotel — 6 PM. ET BUY TICKETS HERE — $75.
Hospitality Suites — French Lick Resort Suites — 9 PM ET.
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