Item No. 11b_attach
Meeting Date: February 10, 2026

2026 External Relations Work Plan | As of January 2026
KEY:

MAJOR INIATIVES | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

| COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

| COMMUNICATIONS

|

MAJOR INITIATIVES
JANUARY
Flight Corridor Mgmt
Program
- 1/13 CMN Briefing
- 1/27 CMN Funding
Auth
1/19 - Dr. MLK Jr Day
1/28 - Highline Forum

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

Black History Month

Women's History
Month

Cruise 2026 Season Begins

Asian American and
Pacific Islander
Heritage Month

FIFA World Cup
(6/15-7/6)

7/4 - Independence
Day (America 250)

Budget Season
Begins

6/19 - Juneteenth

SEA Birthday (7/9)

7/31-8/2 - Seafair

Pride Month

2018 ILA w/SeaTac
Negotiations Begin

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

International Trans
Day of Visibility
SAMP Draft SEPA
International Trans
Day of Visibility
3/25 - Highline Forum

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

5/25 - Memorial Day
5/19 - JAC
5/27 - Highline
Forum

6/28 - Seattle
Pride Parade

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER
9/1 - JAC
9/7 - Labor Day
Port Birthday
Port U: Port 101
Series

7/22 - Highline
Forum

9/13 - Fishermen's
Fall Festival

SAMP Draft SEPA -
Engagement & public
meetings & regional
meetings

OCTOBER
National Seafood
Month
Filipino American
History Month
SeaTac Surface
Parking Regulations -
Council Adoption

9/23 - Highline
Forum

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

Budget adoption

Budget Adoption

Local, State, and
Federal Elections

12/1 - JAC

11/18- Highline
Forum

12/31 - Current
Municipal Court w/
SeaTac Expires

11/26 -
Thanksgiving

12/24-25 - Christmas

Native American
Heritage Month

SeaTac Parking
Regulations -
Planning CMN MayAug

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Issaquah State of the city
address

2/2-2/4 - PNW CLIA
Symposium

East King Legislative
Breakfast

2/3 - Child Care for WA
Campaign Advocacy Day
in Olympia

1/12- State Legislature
Session Begins
International Leadership
Mission India Seattle
Chamber/GSP
1/19- "Child Care for WA"
Lobby Day in Olympia

2/4 - State Legislative
Session Policy Cutoff
2/5-2/6 - WRPA/WMF
Maritime Lobby Day in
Olympia

MARCH
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

APRIL
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

MAY

JUNE

5/6 - Delta New
Service - Rome, IT

FIFA World cup
Materials

5/7 - Delta New
Service - Barcelona,
SP

Kirkland City
Manager Update

5/11-5/14 - AAPA
Powers Summit -
Tampa, FL
5/21 - Alaska New
Service - London, UK
5/22 - Maritime
Week- D.C.

6/8-6/9 - CLIA
Cruise Caucus
Congressional Flyin - Washington
DC
East King
Chambers
Legislative wrap-up

1

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

FIFA World Cup
Materials (ends
7/6)

August
Congressional
Recess

9/15 - 9/17 - AWB
Policy Summit

10/1 - Start of Federal
FY 2027

12/1-12/3 - AWBDC
Fly-In

Sound Cities
Annual Dinner

Sound cities
Summer Luncheon

AFA Summit

One Ocean Week/ WA
Maritime Blue - TBD

11/3-11/5 - IAPH
World Port
Conference -
London UK

Q3 Annual State
GR Field Trip to
Rural WA

Primary postelections state
legislative
education + ports
101

Salmon
Homecoming event
Leadership Eastside
Mayor's luncheon
9/14-9/16 - BIPC
International Port
Conference -
Busan, South Korea

11/3 -
Congressional
Elections
UN Climate
Conference (cop
31) - Antalya, TKY
11/16-11/20 - IMO
Maritime
Environmental

12/14-12/15 - G20
Summit - Miami, FL
1st Week of Dec - State
Legislature committee
days
Sound Cities
Association Annual
Dinner

1

2

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY

FEBRUARY

1/22- AFA/Aerospace Lobby
Day in Olympia

2/9 - State Legislative
Session Fiscal Cutoff

1/30- Current FY26
Appropriations Expire

2/12 - ECEAP Advocacy
Day in Olympia

2nd Week- Statewide vessel
Construction Stakeholder
Convening

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

MARCH
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 (Porthosted)

APRIL
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

3/17-3/19 - ACI/AAAE
Washington
Legislative Conference

4/27- 5/1 - IMO Maritime
Environment Protection
Committee
(MFCPC) London, UK

3/19 - Kent State of
the City Address

4/28 - Alaska Airlines New
Service- Rome, IT

/30 - Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong New
Service Restart

Tukwila State of the City
Address

MAY

JUNE

5/28 - Alaska New
Service - Reykjavik,
ISL

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER
9/20-9/27 - Climate
Week (+Port
hosted/sponsored
event) - NYC

Sometime in Q2 -
Vessel Construction
Summit/Event

9/30 - End of FY26

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER
Protection
Committee (MIEPC
85) London, UK
Local, State, and
Federal Elections
Post Election State
Legislature
Education + Ports
101

2nd Week - WPPA
Spring Meeting
Gov't to Gov't
meetings with
Muckleshoot &
Suquamish

WPPA Annual
Meeting

Kirkland State of the
City Address - TBD

Kenmore State of the
City Address - TBD
Local & Regional
Priorities Commission
Presentation
3/25- Renton State of
the City Address

2

DECEMBER
3rd Week of Dec -

Governor's Budget
Released

3

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND OUTREACH
JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Sponsorships:
East King Co Leg Kickoff
(1/6)

Sponsorships:
Bothell-Kenmore Chamber
Gala (2/6)

OneEastside Economic
Outlook Breakfast (1/21)

Bellevue Downtown
Association Annual Dinner
(2/12)

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)

Winter by the Waterfront
(2/21)
Bellevue Chamber
Women's Leadership
Conference (2/24)

MARCH

APRIL

Port Event:
State of Port (3/12)

Sponsorships:

Sponsorships:
DSA State of Downtown
(3/11)
Renton Chamber Gala
Leadership Eastside
Cohort Presentations
Mercer Island Coffee &
Conversations (Mar 4)

Bothell State of the
City (4/30)
Woodinville State of
Economy Luncheon
Friends of the
Waterfront P66
Activation Event

New Partners Spring
Meeting

Woodinville State of the
City (2/19)

Renton chamber
Economic Forecast

DVCEP:

Federal Way State of the
City (2/19)

SKPCF:
Cycle 5 Contract
Execution - Enviro
Improvements

Issaquah State of the City
(2/26)

Q2 DVCEP IDT +
PCAT Meeting (4/8)
Duwamish Alive
(4/25)

Maritime:
Clean Ports Grant
Community Liaison
Program Launch

Cruise Electrical Box
Naming Ceremony
w/DVSA (4/18)

National Harbor Safety
Committee Conference
(3/25)

Career Awareness:

Cruise Job Fair

Career Awareness
Events w/ Highline
M.S.

Magnolia Chamber
Awards

All Agency Cruise KickOff Breakfast

Aeronautical Science
Pathways Kick-off

Maritime:
MInC Substantial
Completion

Salmon Bay Marina
Closes (Comms/CE)

Advisories:
StART Policy (4/6)
StART Noise (4/13)
PCAT (4/8)
T91 NAC (4/15)

SnoValley Chamber Gala
(2/28)

Mariitme Lobby Day in
Olympia (2/5)

Blessing of the Fleet
Advisories:
PCAT (3/11)

SAMP Public Meetings

Visit Seattle Annual
Meeting

Sponsorships:
Bellevue Chamber
Annual Gala (6/5)

Friends of the
Waterfront 5K Run

Visit Seattle Data
Symposium

Visit Bellevue Annual
Meeting

Seattle Southside
Chamber Mixer

OneRedmond State of the
City (2/25)

One Eastside Economic
Outlook Summit

SKPCF:

Kirkland Chamber Awards
Banquet (2/13)

JULY

Port Events:
C Concourse Grand
Opening

Leadership Eastside
Graduation Ceremony

Woodinville Chamber
Gala (3/7)

JUNE

Sponsorships:
Maritime Day Breakfast
(5/8)

State of the Valley
Cities Address (4/22)

Sno-valley Chamber Gala
(2/28)

Sports Commission
Region Ready Summit
(2/23)

MAY

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

Sponsorships:
SEA Golf Tournament
Prop Club Golf
Tournament
Torchlight Parade
(7/25)
Seafair Fleet Week
(7/28-8/2)

Bellevue Mid-Year
Economic Lunch
Mercer Island Coffee +
Conversations
Issaquah Community
Awards Banquet

Maritime:
T91 Celebration -
Berths 6&8, Admin
Bldg.
DVCEP:
Gateway Park North
Activation

Woodinville Wine FAM
Tour

Aviation:
Summer Tabling In
Airport Communities

SKPCF:
Summer Partners
Meeting Cities Edition

SKPCF:
Cycle 6 RFP Planning
Begins

DVCEP:
Q3 DVCEP IDT + PCAT
Meeting

Advisories:
PCAT (7/8)
T91 NAC (7/15)
StART Steering (7/23)

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)

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Port Event:
Elected Officials
Boat Tour (8/5)

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)

Port Events:
P150 Study Public
Workshops

Sponsorships:
Bellevue Economic
Forecast B-Fast

Port Event:
Customer Holiday
Reception

Sponsorships:
Friends of Waterfront
P66 Activation Event
(Roller Boogie)

Bellevue Chamber
Economic Forecast

SKPCF Community Day

Sponsorships:
Seattle Southside
Chamber State of the
Airport Luncheon

Eastside leadership
Conference

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)

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)

Advisories:

3

Sammamish Chamber
Annual Meeting

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)

Leadership Eastside
Gala
Kirkland Chamber
Gala
Advisories:
PCAT (11/11)
T91 NAC
(11/18)StART
Steering (11/19)
StART Policy
(11/30)

DECEMBER

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)

4

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND OUTREACH
JANUARY

FEBRUARY

T91 NAC (1/21)
StART Steering (1/23)

Aviation:
City of Redmond SEA
Tour (2/27)

MARCH

APRIL

T91 NAC (3/18)
StART Steering (3/19)

StART In-person
Planning Session
(4/29)

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

PCAT (5/13)
T91 NAC (5/20)
StART Steering (5/21)

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

StART Steering
(9/17)

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)

COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Anti-Human
Trafficking Breakfast

Capital Project Ads

AV Director
Announcement

Upgrade SEA Blog
New Accessibility
Testing Tool Launches

SAMP Rebrand
Announcement
Capital Projects Ads
FIFA 100 Days

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER
Maritime Innovation
Center Opens

ACI Comms
Conference

9/5 - Port Bday

2027 Budget

11/20 - Transgender
Day of Remembrance

Latino Heritage Month

End of Cruise Season

Thanksgiving Travel

SEPA Public Notice

FIFA

FIFA

FIFA

Influencer Airfield Tour

Anti-Human Trafficking
Media

Sustainable Century
Awards Event and
Media

Video: Checking In:
Roadway
Improvements

Shilshole Bay Marina
Influencers

CCE ADR Tenant
Celebration

Capital Projects Ads

6/19 - Juneteenth

7/4 - 250th Birthday for
America

National Night out
Shilshole

Accessibility
Countdown - T-1 year

4

2027 Budget

5

COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT
JANUARY
New Hubspot Platform
for public-facing emails
launches
President Transitional
Announcement
Capital Project Ads
Upgrade SEA Blog

FEBRUARY
2/1 -Jett @ Silvertips
Deadline for
nominations;
Sustainable Century
Awards
Upgrade SEA - CCE
Stone on lookout at C
Upgrade SEA - SEA
Gateway Opening

7/11 Opening

Upgrade SEA - CCE
Solar Panels

FIFA Mascot Con IS
(?)

Video: Diving in: Berth
6&8 Docks Complete

VIDEO: Diving in
Commercial Fishing at
T-91
VIDEO: Checking In:
SEA Spot Saver
Explainer
Upgrade SEA CCE
Tree Install
Seattle Boat Show
Influencers

Video: Checking In:
SEA Gateway

MARCH
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"

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

Capital Projects Ads

Summer Travel

7/9 - SEA Birthday

Sustainable Century

5/13 - Tri-Exercise

Upgrade SEA Blog

Upgrade SEA Blog

7/14 - Orca Awareness
Day

Arrival Reports Season

CCE Opening
Documentary

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

7/26 - ADA awareness
Day
Video: FIFA

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

Upgrade SEA: CCE
Amenities

5

AUGUST
Video: Check In:
Mowing the Runways
Comms Budget
Retreat

SEPTEMBER
EIP RFP

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

2027 Budget

10/12-10/16 -
Construction Inclusion
Week

Native American
Heritage Month

Commercial
Fishing/Fall Fest

EOC Awards

Publish Final SEPA
EIS

Environmental
Emissions
MINC Documentary

Budget overview

Holiday Travel

Budget overview

DECEMBER