State Policy Network 13th Annual Meeting

Thursday, September 29, 2005

7:30-8:30 AM
Policy Breakfast - Sin Taxes: The Golden Goose of State Legislatures
•  John Hood, John Locke Foundation
•  Tommy Payne, Executive Vice President, R.J. Reynolds

Concurrent Sessions--
Development Dynamics: Turning Ideas Into Actions
•  Co-Sponsored by the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

Fiscal Policy Forum

8:30 AM
Development Session #1:
Your Development Plan, Budget, and Timeline: Your Ticket to Success
•  Phil Cox, Mercatus Center
•  Brooke Rollins, Texas Public Policy Foundation

Fiscal Policy Forum Session #1:
A Taxpayer's Toolbox: Accountability Through the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
•  Ken Cuccinelli, VA State Senator
•  Leon Drolet, MI State Representative
•  Ray Haynes, CA Assemblymember
•  Mike Haridopolos, FL State Senator
•  Alex Mooney, MD State Senator
•  Steve Scalise, LA State Representative

10:15 AM
Development Session #2:
Assembling an Effective Development Team: What's the Role of the CEO, board and development staff?
•  Stephen Clouse, Stephen Clouse and Associates
•  Bridgett Wagner, The Heritage Foundation

Fiscal Policy Forum Session #2:
The Costs of Organized Labor for the Free-Market Movement
•  Ryan Ellis, Alliance for Worker Freedom
•  Ron Nehring, Americans for Tax Reform
•  Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation

12:00 - 1:30 PM
Opening Lunch
•  Pat Toomey, President and CEO, Club for Growth
•  Tribute to Gaylord K. Swim

2:00 PM
Development Session #3:
Retaining and Expanding a Diversified Base of Donors
•  Jim Johnston, Mercatus Center
•  Carsten Walter, The Heritage Foundation
•  Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation

Fiscal Policy Forum Session #3:
Land and Homes Meet Knowledge and Ideas -- The Bridge between Physical and Intellectual Property Rights
•  Robert Cresanti, Business Software Alliance
•  Ken Cuccinelli, VA State Senator
•  Chuck Cushman, American Land Rights Association
•  John Feehery, Motion Picture Association of America
•  Bert Gall, Institute for Justice
•  Mitch Glazier, Recording Industry Association of America
•  Jim Prencipe, Defenders of Property Rights
•  Jerry Rogers, PhRMA

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM
Development Session #4:
Are You a Candidate for a Capital Campaign? How about Planned Giving?
•  Stephen Clouse, Stephen Clouse & Associates
•  J.P. DeGance, Leadership Institute

Fiscal Policy Forum Session #4:
TABOR/TEL Update:
•  Jon Caldara, Independence Institute
•  Barry Poulson, Americans for Prosperity Foundation
•  Lew Uhler, National Tax Limitation Committee

6:30 PM
Reception

7:30 PM
South Carolina Policy Council Opening Banquet
•  Governor Mark Sanford, South Carolina

9:30 PM
Cordial and Cigar Reception

Friday, September 30, 2005

7:00 – 8:30 AM
Technology Policy Breakfast: Defeating the Regulatory Jihad
•  Diane Katz, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
•  Joseph Bast, Heartland Institute
•  Kent Lassman, Progress & Freedom Foundation

7:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Philanthropy Roundtable K-12 Education Briefing for Donors: By Invitation Only.
For more information, please contact Dorothy Martinez at dmartinez@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org.

Morning Concurrent Sessions: Partnerships in K-12 Education Reform – Media Training
•  Co-sponsored by the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation

8:00 AM
Continental breakfast

8:45 AM
Opening remarks – Robert Enlow, Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation

9:00 AM
Communicating Your Message to the Media:
•  The Interview: John Kramer, Institute for Justice
•  The Strategy: Robert Fanger, Friedman Foundation
•  Turning the Tables: Reporters Answer Your Questions

11:45 AM
Break

12:15 PM
Lunch
Friedman Foundation Lunch
•  Karen Iacovelli, Director, Dispoz-o Products
•  Tribute to John Walton
•  The Friedman Foundation Innovation Grant

Afternoon Concurrent Sessions:
Partnerships in K-12 Education Reform – Policy Sessions
•  Co-sponsored by the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation

Fifth Annual State Health Care Policy Reform Summit
2:00 PM
K-12 Education Discussion Session #1: Combating Opposition Tactics
Discussion Leaders: Robert Enlow/Brian McGrath Friedman Foundation
Short remarks followed by discussion:
•  Royce Van Tassell, Education Excellence Utah
•  Jay Greene, Manhattan Institute

2:00 PM
Health Care Policy Summit Session #1: The State of Health Insurance in the States
•  J.P. Wieske, Council for Affordable Health Insurance
•  Tarren Bragdon, Maine Heritage Policy Center

3:15 PM
Break

3:30 PM
K-12 Education Discussion Session #2: Emerging Issues in the School Choice Debate
Discussion Leaders: Robert Enlow and Brian McGrath, Friedman Foundation

3:30 – 4:10 PM
To Pre-K or Not To Pre-K/The Policy and the Politics
Short remarks followed by discussion:
•  Darcy Olsen, Goldwater Institute
•  Clint Bolick, Alliance for School Choice

4:15 – 5:00 PM
The rural/suburban dilemma
Short remarks followed by discussion:
•  Ashley Landess, South Carolina Policy Council
•  Pam Benigno, Independence Institute

3:30 PM
Health Care Policy Summit Session #2:
From Health Savings Accounts to Medicaid: Picking Your Battles, Focusing Your Efforts at the State Level
•  Dr. John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis, Discussion Leader

5:00 PM
What America Can Learn from School Choice in Other Countries
Special book signing opportunity with contributing authors
•  David Salisbury, Cato Institute
•  Lewis Andrews, Yankee Institute for Public Policy
-Light snacks and beverages provided

Brainstorming Session: Post-Hurricane Free Market Opportunities
Interactive discussion facilitated by:
•  John Fund, The Wall Street Journal
•  Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation
•  David Williams, Citizens Against Government Waste

6:00 PM
Reception

7:00 PM
The 2005 Roe Award Banquet
Hurricane Aftermath – A Free Market Agenda
•  John Fund, The Wall Street Journal
•  Forest Thigpen, Mississippi Center for Public Policy
•  Bob Williams, Evergreen Freedom Foundation
The 2005 Roe Award Presentation

9:30 PM
Special Dessert Reception

Saturday, October 1

6:45 – 8:00 AM
Pound The Pavement for Policy 5K Fun Run
•  Led by Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Michael Quinn Sullivan. Prizes included!

7:15 – 8:30 AM
Election Research Breakfast:
How to use 20 Million Conservative Homes Identified Nationwide in Politics, Fundraising and Lobbying
•  Presented by Gabe Joseph, President, ccAdvertising

9:00 – 11:00 AM
Pre-K: the Education Monopoly’s Next Wave
Open discussion led by Adrian Moore and Lisa Snell of the Reason Foundation

Fifth Annual State Health Care Policy Summit "The Medicaid Crisis"

8:30 AM
Opening remarks by Tracie Sharp, State Policy Network

8:45 AM
Discussion Session #1:
Taking on Goliath – Successful Medicaid Strategies
Discussion Leader: Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
Short remarks followed by discussion:
•  Mike Bond, Buckeye Institute
•  Robert Kerr, Director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

10:15 AM
Break

10:30 AM
Discussion Session #2:
The Future is Now -- Realistic Plans to Revamp Medicaid
Discussion Leader: Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
Short remarks followed by discussion:
•  Alan Levine, Secretary of the Florida State Agency for Health Care Administration
•  Merrill Matthews, Institute for Policy Innovation

11:45 PM
Break

12:15 PM
Grande Finale Lunch
Attorney General Henry McMaster, South Carolina

2:00 PM
Tracie Sharp, State Policy Network—closing remarks

Meeting Adjourns

Hotel Information:

The Mills House Hotel
115 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
www.millshouse.com
Phone: (843) 577-2400

Built in 1853, the luxurious Mills House Hotel is located in the heart of Charleston's historic district. In 1860, Stephen Douglas used the Mills House Hotel as headquarters while attending the Democratic National Convention next door at Hibernian Hall. In 1861, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was a Mills House guest and watched Charleston's Great Fire from his headquarters on the second floor of the hotel.

$200 registration fee for three days of policy workshops, networking and organizational training. All meals and event materials included.

Current (2005) SPN members attend at no charge.

**You must register to attend this event**