2008 SPN 16th Annual Meeting Agenda

7:00am

Registration
Convention Desk
Technology Innovation Lab & Resource Room
Grande Ballrooms E, F

7:30 - 8:45am

Telecom and Technology Policy Breakfast
Terraza

• Moderator: Jeff Judson, Judson & Associates
• Mike Bennett, AT&T
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• Hance Haney, Discovery Institute
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9:00 - 10:30am

Concurrent Sessions:

Staying out of Jail 101 - Update on Non-Profit Compliance Issues
Grande Ballroom C

• Whitney Ball, DonorsTrust
• Rick Hendershot, Hendershot, Burkhardt & Reed
• William Becker III, Edward Jones
  
  

Position Networking: Development Directors
Grande Ballroom D

• Planned Giving Discussion Facilitator: Melanie Hildreth, Institute for Justice
• Direct Mail Discussion Facilitator: Holly Jackson, State Policy Network
• Major Gift Discussion Facilitator: Justin W. Marshall, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
• Effective Events Discussion Facilitator: Jo Kwong, Atlas Economic Research Foundation

11:00 - 12:00pm

Concurrent Sessions:

Your Organization's Treasure Map - Developing a Fundraising Plan Worth More than Gold
Grande Ballroom D

• Moderator: Holly Jackson, State Policy Network
• Ann Fitzgerald, A.C. Fitzgerald & Associates, LLC
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• Shari Hanrahan, Texas Public Policy Foundation

New Media Jam Session
Grande Ballroom C

Roundtable discussion on using various Web 2.0 technologies and other web tools to market ideas. Included are Twitter, Stumble Upon, Facebook, and various Movement .tv projects.

• Jerry Brito, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
• Leslie Graves, Lucy Burns Institute
• Nicole Williams, State Policy Network
• Mike Toguchi, eResources
  
  

12:00 - 1:30pm

Opening Lunch
Terraza
Introduction by Dean Riesen, Goldwater Institute and Arizona Free Enterprise Club
Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary, United States Department of Labor

2:00 - 3:30pm

Concurrent Sessions:

Position Networking: Communication Directors
Grande Ballroom D

• Facilitator: Starlee Rhoades, Goldwater Institute

Built to Last - Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Organizations
Grande Ballroom C

• Moderator: Denise Chaykun, State Policy Network
• Brooke Rollins, Texas Public Policy Foundation
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• Darcy Olsen, Goldwater Institute
• Lawson Bader, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
• Kristine Bramsen, The Heritage Foundation

4:00 - 5:30pm

Concurrent Sessions:

Position Networking: State Think Tank CEOs only
Grande Ballroom D

• Facilitator: Tracie Sharp, State Policy Network

Technology Session II: Web 2.0 in Political Campaigns
Grande Ballroom C
Online Video

• Justine Lam, Politicker.com
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• Joseph Weaver, Independence Institute
• Isabel Santa, Sam Adams Alliance

6:00pm

Welcome Reception


Convention Foyer

7:00pm

2008 Thomas Roe Award Banquet
Grande Ballroom A, B, C, D

Dr. James R. Leininger, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Kinetic Concepts Inc., and Chairman Emeritus, Texas Public Policy Foundation

9:00 - 10:00pm
Convention Foyer

After-Dinner Dessert Reception

10:00 - 11:00pm

Late Night Mixer
La Valencia A

6:30am

5th Annual Pound the Pavement for Policy 5K
Lobby, Scottsdale Plaza Resort

Hosted By Michael Quinn Sullivan, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

7:00am

Registration
Convention Desk

Technology Innovation Lab & Resource Room
Grande Ballrooms E, F

7:30 - 9:00am

Breakfast Session
Terraza

Introduction from Ted Abram, American Institute for Full Employment
Hon. David M. Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Former Comptroller General of the United States

9:15 - 10:45am

Concurrent Sessions:

Not Your Daddy's Fundraising - Using Innovative Development Methods
Grande Ballroom D

• Moderator: Jesse Yescalis, Goldwater Institute
• Justine Lam, Politicker.com
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• Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation
• Mike Flynn, Reason Foundation

Up to Your Neck in Alligators? Media Crisis Management Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Grande Ballroom C

• Anthony Holm, The Patriot Group
  
  

11:00am - 12:00pm

Concurrent Sessions:

Position Networking: Operations
Grande Ballroom D

• Facilitator: Joe Lehman, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
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Getting the Scoop - Investigative Journalism
La Valencia A

• Moderator: Trent Seibert, Texas Watchdog
• Matt Pulle, Texas Watchdog
• Jon Caldara, Independence Institute

State Think Tank Bloggers in a Bare-Knuckled Blogosphere
Grande Ballroom C

• Moderator: Leslie Graves, Lucy Burns Institute
• Norm Leahy, TertiumQuids
• David Hansen, Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions
• Jack McHugh, Mackinac Center for Public Policy

12:15 - 1:30pm

Technology Luncheon
Terraza

• Moderator: David Kirby, America's Future Foundation
• Peter Eyre, Bureaucrash
• Ricardo Reyes, YouTube Director, Communications and Public Affairs
• Brad Jones, Managing Editor, Facethestate.com
  

2:00 - 4:00pm

Concurrent Policy Sessions:

Health Care Policy
La Valencia A

• Nina Owcharenko, The Heritage Foundation
• Michael Tanner, Cato Institute
• Beverly Gossage, HSA Benefits Consulting, Show Me Institute Research Fellow

Transparency
Grande Ballroom C

• Jason Mercier, Washington Policy Center
• Tarren Bragdon, Maine Heritage Policy Center
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• Tim Hoefer, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
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• Sandra Fabry, Americans for Tax Reform
• Brian Trouba, Omnivect, Incorporated

Climate Change
Grande Ballroom D

• Fred Smith Jr., Competitive Enterprise Institute
• John Charles Jr., Cascade Policy Institute
• Paul Chesser, Climate Strategies Watch
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• Diane Katz, The Fraser Institute