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2026 External Relations Work Plan | As of January 2026
KEY: MAJOR INIATIVES | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | COMMUNICATIONS |
MAJOR INITIATIVES
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Flight Corridor Mgmt
Program
- 1/13 CMN Briefing
- 1/27 CMN Funding
Auth
1/19 - Dr. MLK Jr Day
1/28 – Highline Forum
Black History Month
North SeaTac Park KCCF
- 2/9 City Grant
Application Due
2/17 – JAC
2/16 – Presidents’ Day
2/5 – Municipal Court ILA
w/ SeaTac Negotiations
Women’s History
Month
International Trans
Day of Visibility
SAMP Draft SEPA
International Trans
Day of Visibility
3/25 – Highline Forum
Cruise 2026 Season Begins
Earth Month
Muni Count ICA –
Commission Approval
North SeaTac Park KCCF
Grant Decision
Flight Corridor mgmt.
Program – tree cutting
Municipal Court ILA w/
SeaTac Cmn/Cncl Adoption
Asian American and
Pacific Islander
Heritage Month
5/25 - Memorial Day
5/19 – JAC
5/27 – Highline
Forum
SAMP Draft SEPA –
Engagement & public
meetings & regional
meetings
SeaTac Parking
Regulations –
Planning CMN May-
Aug
FIFA World Cup
(6/15-7/6)
6/19 - Juneteenth
Pride Month
6/28 - Seattle
Pride Parade
7/4 - Independence
Day (America 250)
SEA Birthday (7/9)
2018 ILA w/SeaTac
Negotiations Begin
7/22 – Highline
Forum
Budget Season
Begins
7/31-8/2 - Seafair
9/1 - JAC
9/7 - Labor Day
Port Birthday
Port U: Port 101
Series
9/13 - Fishermen’s
Fall Festival
9/23 – Highline
Forum
National Seafood
Month
Filipino American
History Month
SeaTac Surface
Parking Regulations –
Council Adoption
Budget adoption
Local, State, and
Federal Elections
11/18- Highline
Forum
11/26 –
Thanksgiving
Native American
Heritage Month
Budget Adoption
12/1 – JAC
12/24-25 - Christmas
12/31 – Current
Municipal Court w/
SeaTac Expires
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Issaquah State of the city
address
East King Legislative
Breakfast
1/12- State Legislature
Session Begins
International Leadership
Mission India Seattle
Chamber/GSP
1/19- “Child Care for WA”
Lobby Day in Olympia
2/2-2/4 - PNW CLIA
Symposium
2/3 – Child Care for WA
Campaign Advocacy Day
in Olympia
2/4 – State Legislative
Session Policy Cutoff
2/5-2/6 – WRPA/WMF
Maritime Lobby Day in
Olympia
3/1-3/4 – TPM
Conference LA/Long
Beach
3/2 - State Legislative
Session Opposite
Chamber Fiscal
Cutoff
3.4 – WA Seafood &
Fishing Industry Day in
Olympia
3/4-3/6 – AAPA
Legislative summit
Ecology Leadership
Airport + Waterfront
Tours
Bellevue State of the City
Breakfast - TBD
Redmond State of the City
Breakfast - TBD
Snoqualmie/North Bend
State of the Cities
luncheon - TBD
5/6 – Delta New
Service – Rome, IT
5/7 – Delta New
Service – Barcelona,
SP
5/11-5/14 – AAPA
Powers Summit –
Tampa, FL
5/21 – Alaska New
Service – London, UK
5/22 – Maritime
Week- D.C.
FIFA World cup
Materials
Kirkland City
Manager Update
6/8-6/9 – CLIA
Cruise Caucus
Congressional Fly-
in – Washington
DC
East King
Chambers
Legislative wrap-up
FIFA World Cup
Materials (ends
7/6)
Sound Cities
Annual Dinner
Q3 Annual State
GR Field Trip to
Rural WA
August
Congressional
Recess
Sound cities
Summer Luncheon
Primary post-
elections state
legislative
education + ports
101
9/15 – 9/17 - AWB
Policy Summit
AFA Summit
Salmon
Homecoming event
Leadership Eastside
Mayor’s luncheon
9/14-9/16 – BIPC
International Port
Conference –
Busan, South Korea
10/1 – Start of Federal
FY 2027
One Ocean Week/ WA
Maritime Blue - TBD
11/3-11/5 – IAPH
World Port
Conference –
London UK
11/3 –
Congressional
Elections
UN Climate
Conference (cop
31) – Antalya, TKY
11/16-11/20 - IMO
Maritime
Environmental
12/1-12/3 – AWBDC
Fly-In
12/14-12/15 – G20
Summit – Miami, FL
1
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Week of Dec – State
Legislature committee
days
Sound Cities
Association Annual
Dinner
Item No. 11b_attach
Meeting Date: February 10, 2026
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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
1/22- AFA/Aerospace Lobby
Day in Olympia
1/30- Current FY26
Appropriations Expire
2
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Week- Statewide vessel
Construction Stakeholder
Convening
2/9 – State Legislative
Session Fiscal Cutoff
2/12 – ECEAP Advocacy
Day in Olympia
2/17 – State Legislative
Session House of origin
cutoff
2/19 – Federal Way State
of the City Address
2/25 – State Legislative
Session Opposite
Chamber Policy Cut off
Vessel Coordination &
Mitigation Plan for
Muckleshoot &
Suquamish (Happens
every 5 years, was
supposed to be updated
last year)
SAF & SMF Meetings
with Muckleshoot &
Suquamish
3/6 – State Legislative
Session Opposite
House Cutoff
3/3-3/6 – AAPA
Legislative Summit
(D.C)
3/12 – State
Legislative Session
Ends/ Sine Dic
3/17-3/18 –
Sustainable Maritime
Fuel Summit (Port-
hosted)
3/17-3/19 – ACI/AAAE
Washington
Legislative Conference
3/19 – Kent State of
the City Address
/30 – Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong New
Service Restart
Kenmore State of the
City Address - TBD
Local & Regional
Priorities Commission
Presentation
3/25- Renton State of
the City Address
Bothell State of the City -
TBD
4/2 – Commission Meeting
Post Session review +
2027 Preview
4/13-4/17 – SeaTrade
Cruise Miami
4/20-4/23- PNWA Mission
To Washington
4/21-4/23 – StART DC
Fly-in
4/27- 5/1 – IMO Maritime
Environment Protection
Committee
(MFCPC) London, UK
4/28 – Alaska Airlines New
Service- Rome, IT
Tukwila State of the City
Address
5/28 – Alaska New
Service – Reykjavik,
ISL
Sometime in Q2 –
Vessel Construction
Summit/Event
2
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Week – WPPA
Spring Meeting
Gov’t to Gov’t
meetings with
Muckleshoot &
Suquamish
Kirkland State of the
City Address - TBD
9/20-9/27 – Climate
Week (+Port
hosted/sponsored
event) - NYC
9/30 - End of FY26
Protection
Committee (MIEPC
85) London, UK
Local, State, and
Federal Elections
Post Election State
Legislature
Education + Ports
101
WPPA Annual
Meeting
3
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Week of Dec –
Governor’s Budget
Released
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND OUTREACH
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Sponsorships:
East King Co Leg Kickoff
(1/6)
OneEastside Economic
Outlook Breakfast (1/21)
FIFA Kickoff Reception
(1/15)
PNW CLIA Conference
State of SODO (1/22)
Marine Exchange Open
House (1/22)
Maritime:
T-91 Tour Trawl Fleet
(1/8)
Maritime Fuels Summit
DVCEP:
Q1 DVCEP IDT + PCAT
Meeting (1/14)
SKPCF:
SKPCF Economic
Opportunities RFP Info
Sessions (1/27,29)
Career Awareness:
Chief Sealth Mock
Interviews (1/13)
Rainier Beach HS Mock
Interviews (1/26)
Puget Sound Skills
Center Multi-Media
Design (1/29)
Aeronautical Science
Pathways @ MoF
Landside Challenge
(1/29)
Advisories:
PCAT w/IDT (1/14)
StART Policy WG (1/5)
Sponsorships:
Bothell-Kenmore Chamber
Gala (2/6)
Bellevue Downtown
Association Annual Dinner
(2/12)
Winter by the Waterfront
(2/21)
Bellevue Chamber
Women’s Leadership
Conference (2/24)
Sno-valley Chamber Gala
(2/28)
Kirkland Chamber Awards
Banquet (2/13)
Woodinville State of the
City (2/19)
Federal Way State of the
City (2/19)
Sports Commission
Region Ready Summit
(2/23)
OneRedmond State of the
City (2/25)
Issaquah State of the City
(2/26)
SnoValley Chamber Gala
(2/28)
Magnolia Chamber
Awards
Maritime:
MInC Substantial
Completion
Mariitme Lobby Day in
Olympia (2/5)
Port Event:
State of Port (3/12)
Sponsorships:
DSA State of Downtown
(3/11)
Renton Chamber Gala
Leadership Eastside
Cohort Presentations
Mercer Island Coffee &
Conversations (Mar 4)
Woodinville Chamber
Gala (3/7)
Seattle Southside
Chamber Mixer
Renton chamber
Economic Forecast
SKPCF:
Cycle 5 Contract
Execution – Enviro
Improvements
Maritime:
Clean Ports Grant
Community Liaison
Program Launch
National Harbor Safety
Committee Conference
(3/25)
Cruise Job Fair
All Agency Cruise Kick-
Off Breakfast
Salmon Bay Marina
Closes (Comms/CE)
Blessing of the Fleet
Advisories:
PCAT (3/11)
Sponsorships:
Bothell State of the
City (4/30)
Woodinville State of
Economy Luncheon
Friends of the
Waterfront P66
Activation Event
State of the Valley
Cities Address (4/22)
SKPCF:
New Partners Spring
Meeting
DVCEP:
Q2 DVCEP IDT +
PCAT Meeting (4/8)
Duwamish Alive
(4/25)
Cruise Electrical Box
Naming Ceremony
w/DVSA (4/18)
Career Awareness:
Career Awareness
Events w/ Highline
M.S.
Aeronautical Science
Pathways Kick-off
Advisories:
StART Policy (4/6)
StART Noise (4/13)
PCAT (4/8)
T91 NAC (4/15)
Sponsorships:
Maritime Day Breakfast
(5/8)
One Eastside Economic
Outlook Summit
Visit Seattle Annual
Meeting
Friends of the
Waterfront 5K Run
Leadership Eastside
Graduation Ceremony
Visit Bellevue Annual
Meeting
Kenmore State of the
City (5/21)
Maritime:
Net Recycle Day @T91
MINC Tenant
Improvements Begin
Inaugural Sailing: Virgin
Voyages
Inaugural Sailing: MSC
DVCEP:
HUB/DRPP Tour w/
IAP2
DVCEP 3- Year
Strategic Plan
Presentation to
commission
Villa Communitaria
Family Day
Career Awareness:
Highline Middle School
Career Panels
Advisories:
Port Events:
C Concourse Grand
Opening
SAMP Public Meetings
Sponsorships:
Bellevue Chamber
Annual Gala (6/5)
Visit Seattle Data
Symposium
Bellevue Mid-Year
Economic Lunch
Mercer Island Coffee +
Conversations
Issaquah Community
Awards Banquet
Woodinville Wine FAM
Tour
SKPCF:
Summer Partners
Meeting Cities Edition
DVCEP:
Q3 DVCEP IDT + PCAT
Meeting
Multilingual boat tour
DRCH’s New Lease in
Effect
Advisories:
PCAT (6/10)
StART Policy (6/1)
StART Aviation Noise
(6/8)
T91 NAC (6/17)
StART (6/24)
Sponsorships:
SEA Golf Tournament
Prop Club Golf
Tournament
Torchlight Parade
(7/25)
Seafair Fleet Week
(7/28-8/2)
Maritime:
T91 Celebration –
Berths 6&8, Admin
Bldg.
DVCEP:
Gateway Park North
Activation
Aviation:
Summer Tabling In
Airport Communities
SKPCF:
Cycle 6 RFP Planning
Begins
Advisories:
PCAT (7/8)
T91 NAC (7/15)
StART Steering (7/23)
Port Event:
Elected Officials
Boat Tour (8/5)
Sponsorships:
Woodinville Wine
FAM tour
Leadership Eastside
Welcome Reception
SKPCF:
Cycle 6 RFP Info
Sessions Begin
Aviation:
Summer Tabling in
Airport Communities
Maritime:
Cruise Enviro Tours
DVCEP:
Villa Communitaria
back-to-school
event
Duwamish River
Festival
Advisories:
PCAT (8/12)
PCAT Retreat
StART Aviation
Noise (8/10)
StART (8/26)
Port Events:
MINC Grand
Opening
Port U: Duwamish
Boat Tour (9/10)
Ship Canal Boat Tour
(9/17)
Cargo Bus Tour
(9/23)
Airport Bus Tour
(9/30)
Sponsorships:
Seattle Southside
Chamber State of the
Airport Luncheon
West Seattle
Chamber of
Commerce State of
Port
Friends of Waterfront
P66 Activation Event
(salsa?)
Fishermen’s Fall
Festival (9/26)
Mercer Island Coffee
+ Community
Conversations
Fiesta Patrias
Woodinville Wine
FAM Tour
DVCEP:
PCAT Commission
Dinner
SKPCF:
Info Sessions RFP
Application Window
Opens
Advisories:
PCAT (9/9)
T91 NAC (9/16)
Port Events:
P150 Study Public
Workshops
Sponsorships:
Friends of Waterfront
P66 Activation Event
(Roller Boogie)
Sammamish Chamber
Annual Meeting
Eastside leadership
Conference
Kent Chamber Annual
Gala
Bellevue Downtown
Association Study Tour
One Ocean Week 2
DVCEP:
Q4 IDT + PCAT
Meeting (10/14)
Duwamish Alive Fall
Restoration
SKPCF:
RFP Application Opens
Fall Partner Meetings
Advisories:
PCAT (10/14)
StART Policy (10/5)
StART Aviation Noise
(10/12)
T91 NAC (10/21)
StART (10/28)
Sponsorships:
Bellevue Economic
Forecast B-Fast
Bellevue Chamber
Economic Forecast
Leadership Eastside
Gala
Kirkland Chamber
Gala
Advisories:
PCAT (11/11)
T91 NAC
(11/18)StART
Steering (11/19)
StART Policy
(11/30)
Port Event:
Customer Holiday
Reception
SKPCF Community Day
Sponsorships:
Friends of Waterfront
P66 Activation Event
Visit Seattle Holiday
Brunch
Bellevue Chamber
Holiday Elected leader’s
party
Advisories:
PCAT (12/9)
StART Noise (12/7)
StART (12/23)
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND OUTREACH
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
T91 NAC (1/21)
StART Steering (1/23)
Aviation:
City of Redmond SEA
Tour (2/27)
Community Tree Planting
(2/28)
DVCEP:
DVCEP 3-year Strategic
Plan with South Park
Neighborhood Assn (2/9),
Comm Cap Group (2/12),
Georgetown Comm
Council (2/23)
PCAT Youth Workforce
Dev Community Dinners
(2/3, 2/22)
Career Awareness:
Advisories:
StART Aviation Noise
(2/9)
PCAT (2/11)
T91 NAC (2/18)
StART (2/25)
T91 NAC (3/18)
StART Steering (3/19)
StART In-person
Planning Session
(4/29)
PCAT (5/13)
T91 NAC (5/20)
StART Steering (5/21)
StART Steering
(9/17)
COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Anti-Human
Trafficking Breakfast
AV Director
Announcement
Capital Project Ads
Upgrade SEA Blog
New Accessibility
Testing Tool Launches
SAMP Rebrand
Announcement
Capital Projects Ads
FIFA 100 Days
SEPA Public Notice
Anti-Human Trafficking
Media
Accessibility
Countdown – T-1 year
FIFA
Sustainable Century
Awards Event and
Media
Capital Projects Ads
FIFA
Video: Checking In:
Roadway
Improvements
6/19 – Juneteenth
FIFA
Shilshole Bay Marina
Influencers
7/4 – 250
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Birthday for
America
Influencer Airfield Tour
CCE ADR Tenant
Celebration
National Night out
Shilshole
Maritime Innovation
Center Opens
9/5 – Port Bday
Latino Heritage Month
ACI Comms
Conference
2027 Budget
End of Cruise Season
2027 Budget
11/20 – Transgender
Day of Remembrance
Thanksgiving Travel
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COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
New Hubspot Platform
for public-facing emails
launches
President Transitional
Announcement
Capital Project Ads
Upgrade SEA Blog
7/11 Opening
FIFA Mascot Con IS
(?)
VIDEO: Diving in
Commercial Fishing at
T-91
VIDEO: Checking In:
SEA Spot Saver
Explainer
Upgrade SEA CCE
Tree Install
Seattle Boat Show
Influencers
2/1 -Jett @ Silvertips
Deadline for
nominations;
Sustainable Century
Awards
Upgrade SEA - CCE
Stone on lookout at C
Upgrade SEA - SEA
Gateway Opening
Upgrade SEA – CCE
Solar Panels
Video: Diving in: Berth
6&8 Docks Complete
Video: Checking In:
SEA Gateway
State of the Port
(Stories + Sizzle)
30 Day Notice for
SEPA
Upgrade SEA – CCE
Art
SKPCF RFP Promo
Women In
Construction
Spring Travel
International Trans
Day of Visibility
Women’s history
Month Comms
Annual Reports
Season
Upgrade SEA: CCE
Tenants “Spring Fling”
Upgrade SEA: CCE
Amenities
Capital Projects Ads
Sustainable Century
Upgrade SEA Blog
Arrival Reports Season
Upgrade SEA
Architectural Features
Upgrade SEA CCE
Terrazzo Progress
Spring Break Travel
Tips
Video: Diving In:
Boating Season Opens
4/20-4/24- Maritime
Week in Singapore
Summer Travel
5/13 – Tri-Exercise
Upgrade SEA Blog
CCE Opening
Documentary
Upgrade SEA:
Roadway
Improvements
AANHPI Heritage
Month
CCE Grand Opening
Commercial Fishing
Influencers
Virgin Voyage Cruise
Influencers
Video: Diving In:
Underwater Noise
Video: Checking In:
SAMP SEPA
7/9 – SEA Birthday
7/14 – Orca Awareness
Day
7/26 – ADA awareness
Day
Video: FIFA
Video: Check In:
Mowing the Runways
Comms Budget
Retreat
EIP RFP
2027 Budget
Commercial
Fishing/Fall Fest
Environmental
Emissions
MINC Documentary
10/12-10/16 –
Construction Inclusion
Week
EOC Awards
Budget overview
Native American
Heritage Month
Holiday Travel
Publish Final SEPA
EIS
Budget overview
