1:00 – 3:00

Education: Standard & Poor’s Evaluations
Jonathan Jacobson, Standard & Poor’s

1:00 – 3:00

Health/Human Services: Drug Pricing Concerns
Philip Durgin, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Johnson, Florida
Kellie Monroe, Wisconsin

1:00 – 3:00

General: Homeland Security
Robert Tarrant, Michigan

3:15 – 5:00

Education: Student Measurement Services
Dr. John Bohte, Michigan

3:15 – 5:00

Health/Human Services: Medicaid Evaluations
Dr. Vernon Smith, Michigan
Kate Wade, Wisconsin

3:15 – 5:00

General: Access To & Handling Confidential Records
Martha Carter, Nebraska
Tim Osterstock, Utah
Jan Yamane, Hawaii

5:30 – 7:00

Evening Reception and Poster Session

8:00 – 8:30

Welcome
Thomas McTavish, Michigan

8:30 – 10:15

Plenary Session: Mainstreaming Evaluations
Dr. James Sanders, Western Michigan University
Gary Brown, Michigan
Kent Hutchinson, Florida
Ken Levine, Texas

10:30 – Noon

Plenary Session: Standards Panel
Valerie Caracelli, Washington, DC
Gary Olson, Michigan
John Turcotte, Florida

Noon – 1:30

Luncheon

1:30 – 3:00

Education: Detroit Public Schools
Dr. Kenneth Burnley, Detroit Public Schools

1:30 – 3:00

Environment: EPA Office of Inspector General Evaluations
Kwai-Cheung Chan, EPA Office of Inspector General

1:30 – 3:00

General: Scoping Projects
Joseph Lawhon, Kansas
Priscilla Anderson, South Carolina
Brian Armentrout, West Virginia
Doug Wright, Tennessee

3:15 – 5:00

Education: Charter Schools
James Goenner, Central Michigan University
Cindy Schumacher, Central Michigan University

3:15 – 5:00

Environment: Water/Sewage Programs
Gary Brown, Michigan
Shunti Houston, Florida
James Zylstra, Wisconsin

3:15 – 5:00

General: E-Commerce
James Hogan, Michigan

6:00 – 9:00

Dinner/Social Event
Michigan Princess Riverboat

8:30 – 10:15

Plenary Session: Performance Audits In State Government
Dr. Lennis Knighton, Brigham Young University

10:30 - Noon

Plenary Session: Honesty – The Cardinal Virtue of Legislative Program Evaluation
Dr. Robert Noggle, Central Michigan University

Noon – Evening

Lunch and Dinner On Your Own
Scheduled Unstructured Activities

8:30 – 10:15

Health/Human Services: Mental Health Services
Tim Osterstock, Utah
Cynthia Kelly, Michigan
Laurel Murdie, Kansas

8:30 – 10:15

General: Stress and Career Burnout
Joanne Estes, Vision Quest

8:30 – 10:15

General: NLPES Award Winners
John Patterson, Minnesota
Joseph Lawhon, Kansas
Ken Levine, Texas

10:30 – Noon

Health/Human Services: Quality of Medicaid Care
Dale Chapman, Arizona
La Vonne Cornett, New Mexico
Wade Melton, Florida

10:30 – Noon

General: Roundtable – What Are Financial Audits And What Are They Good For?
Craig Murray, Michigan
Martha Carter, Nebraska

10:30 – Noon

General: Roundtable – Performance Appraisals
Kate Wade, Wisconsin
Darren Marshall, Utah