Preliminary Agenda As of 10/26/2009

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

• Registration
  

 

7:30 a.m. – Noon                                   

• Half-Day Policy Seminar

  1. Transforming Government: The Tools You Need »
     

 

1–1:30 p.m.

• Investment Subcommittee
  

 

1:30–3 p.m.

• Standing Committee Business Meetings

  1. Associates Advisory Committee
     

  2. Tolls Advisory Committee
     

• Policy Workshops
  

  1. America's Educational System Goes Back to School »
     

  2. Paving the Future: State Transportation Spending »

  3. Tracking the Federal Stimulus »

  4. Will Health Care Get a Face Lift? »

 

2–3:30 p.m.

• Finance Committee

 

3–3:30 p.m.

• Break

 

3:30–5 p.m.

• Standing Committee Business Meeting
  

  1. International Committee: Looking overseas to drive America's Recovery: What role can trade play? (open to all attendees)
     

• Policy Workshops
  

  1. Correction in the Crosshairs: What are States Doing to Increase Public Safety while Cutting Prison Spending

  2. Energy Intervention: Alternatives to Oil »
     

  3. States’ Financial Life After the Stimulus »
     

  4. States‘ Rx for Health Reform

 

4–5 p.m.

• Annual Meeting

 

6–8 p.m.

• Chairman's Reception

1. Join us on the beautiful lawn of the La Quinta Resort as we celebrate & honor out-going CSG Chair Idaho Sen. Bart Davis and his wife Marion Davis
   

 

 

Friday, Nov. 13, 2009

6 a.m.

• Early Bird Coffee
  

 

7 a.m.–6 p.m.

• Registration
  

 

7:30–9 a.m.

• Breakfast & Opening Plenary
  

  1. Keynote: Dr. Spencer Wells, National Geographic »
     Common Humanity: Finding Our Place in the World
     

 

9–9:30 a.m.

• Break
  

  1. Dr. Spencer Wells will be available to sign copies of his book, Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project
     

 

9 a.m.–11 p.m.

• Expo Hall Open

 

9:30–10:30 a.m.

• Policy Workshops
  

1. Broadband: If You Build It, Will They Come? »

2. Health Care Cost Drivers: Alzheimer's & Diabetes »
   

3. Keeping the Promise: OPEBs and State Pension Liability»

4. Who’s in Charge? Succession Planning Before the Crisis »
   

 

9:30–11 a.m.

• 21st Century Foundation Board of Trustees

 

10:30–11 a.m.

• Break
  

1. CSG Spotlight: Southern Collaborative on Obesity Reduction Efforts (SCORE) Project
   

 

11 a.m. –12:30 p.m.

• Justice Matters: Insights from the Bench

1. A discussion on the future of fair & impartial state courts»
   

 

12:30–2 p.m.

• President & First Lady's Luncheon

  1. Make plans to attend a festive luncheon honoring outgoing CSG president West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin and his wife, Gayle Manchin
     

 

1:30–4 p.m.

• Suggested State Legislation I »
  

 

2–3:30 p.m.

• Strategic Planning Committee
  

• Policy Task Force Business Meetings
  

1. Energy & Environment »
   

2. Education »
   

3. Health»
   

4. Public Safety & Justice »
   

5. Transportation »
   

 

3:30-4

• Break
  Snacks in Expo Hall

1. CSG Spotlight: Shovel Ready or not?
   State Stimulus Successes on the Road to Recovery: A CSG National Report

 

2–6:30 p.m.

• Expo Hall Open
  

 

4–5:30 p.m.

• Securing the South’s Energy Future »

• Regional Meetings and/or Programming
  

1. CSG Midwestern Legislative Conference Executive Committee Meeting
   

2. Western Roundtable: A Conversation about Bridging the Rural/Urban Divide in the West

 

5:30–6:30 p.m.

• Expo Hall Receptions
  

  1. Regional Receptions
     

  2. Toll Fellows Reception

  3. CSG Spotlight: The Henry Toll Fellowship Program
     

 

7–9 p.m.

• Rhode Island 2010 Kickoff Event

 

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009

6 a.m.

• Early Bird Coffee
  

 

7 a.m.–6 p.m.

• Registration
  

 

7:30–9 a.m.

• Breakfast Plenary

  1. Ben Self, founding partner, Blue State Digital»
     Get Connected: Exploring Cutting Edge Communications in the Digital Age
     

 

9 a.m.–Noon

• Expo Show Open

 

9–9:30 a.m.

• Break
  

  1. CSG Spotlight: Medicaid 101: A Primer for State Legislators
     

 

9 a.m.–Noon

• Suggested State Legislation II »
  

 

9:30 a.m.–Noon

• Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
  Federal Agenda: One Year Since the Election
  

 

9:30–10:30 a.m.

• Policy Workshops
  

1. Cap & Trade 101 »

2. Inoculation for Flu Pandemic: H1N1 and Your State »

3. New Media: Connecting with your Constituents, Part I »

4. Strategy 2020: Reducing Foster Care by Half »

 

10:30–11 a.m.

• Break

1. CSG Spotlight: The National Center for Interstate Compacts

 

11 a.m.–Noon

• Policy Workshops
  

1. Accessing the Dream: Higher Education in America »

2. Good Neighbors: States, Military Bases Partner on Environment »

3. New Media: Connecting with Your Constituents, Part II »

4. Women's Health: Bringing Disparities to the Forefront »

 

Noon–1:30 p.m.

• Luncheon Plenary
  

  1. Jon Meacham, editor of Newsweek »
     America: An Evolving Nation
     

 

1:30-2 p.m.

• Break

  1. Jon Meacham will be on hand to sign copies of his Pulitzer Prize winning book, American Lion
     

  2. Ice Cream social in the Expo Hall

 

2–3:30 p.m.

• Plenary
  

  1. Blurring Borders: Transforming Together & Celebrating Innovation

 

3:30–5 p.m.

• Expo Hall Open
  

 

3:30–5 p.m.

• Governing Board/Executive Committee Meeting
  

 

6–7:30 p.m.

• SGAC Event
  

 

9–11 p.m.

• California Late Night Reception

 

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

6–10 a.m.

• Breakfast

 

10 a.m.

• Optional Golf Outing »

 

 

 

 

 

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