DENVER - A chief economist from Standard & Poor's. Al Gore's campaign manager. The president of the Screen Actors Guild. The editor of The Weekly Standard. The author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
David Wyss, Donna Brazile, Melissa Gilbert, Bill Kristol and Stephen Covey are a few of the experts who will address legislators at the National Conference of State Legislatures' upcoming Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. The event, which will include more than 150 sessions on current policy issues, will take place July 19-23. It's not too late to register! If you do, you'll hear from these, and other, specialists:
David A. Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's, and John Castellani, president of the Business Roundtable, will share their views on the economy, the prospects for employment growth, the role that outsourcing jobs is playing in this economy, and what they expect in the future. Tuesday, July 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Room 260, Upper Level.
Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective People, draws on 25 years of consulting and teaching experience to provide new ideas, methods and practices that will improve our leadership skills. Thursday, July 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Ballroom A-D, Lower Level.
Bill Kristol, editor of The Weekly Standard, and Donna Brazile, Al Gore's campaign manager, will share their insight and analysis of the 2004 Election. The results of the November election will shape the vision - and the approach - for tackling America's issues. Friday, July 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Ballroom A-D, Lower Level.
Christopher Buckley, one of the country's leading humorists and satirists, will give his perspectives on current events and his role as White House staffer that is sure to be enlightening and entertaining. Tuesday, July 20 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Ballroom A-D, Lower Level.
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform, will speak at Telecommunication Tax Reform on Wednesday, July 21 from 8-9:15 a.m. in Ballroom I, Lower Level.
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., Michigan Surgeon General, will speak at Fighting Obesity in Schools, Workplaces and Communities on Thursday, July 22 from 10:45 am - 12:15 pm in Ballroom G.
Asa Hutchinson, Undersecretary, Border and Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security will speak at Immigration Reform: Who Gets Helped? Who Gets Hurt? on Thursday, July 22 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in Room 252 DE.
Bob Barr, former Member of Congress, Georgia, will speak at State of Unions: Efforts to Define Marriage on Thursday, July 22 from 2:15 - 3:45 p.m. in Ballroom J.
Melissa Gilbert, President, Screen Actors Guild, will speak at Hollywood, Bollywood or Canada: Is American Losing the Film Industry? on Wednesday, July 21, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. in Room 260.
Eugene Hickok, U.S. Department of Education wll speak at Meeting the Challenge of No Child Left Behind on Thursday, July 22 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in Ballroom G.
Scott M. Burns, Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will speak at The Methamphetamine Menace, on Wednesday, July 21 from 1:15-3 p.m. in Room 251 F.
James Humes, author and former presidential speechwriter will speak at The Art of Public Speaking on Wednesday, July 21 from 10:30 a.m. - noon. in Ballroom G.
Doug Chapin, Director, Electionline.org, will speak at Electronic Voting Machines: Wave of the Future of Disaster Waiting to Happen? on Wednesday, July 21 from 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. in Room 250 F.
Robert Holden, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Radioactive Waste Programs, National Congress of American Indians will speak at State-Tribal Relations: Cross-Jurisdictional Issues and Intergovernmental Cooperation on Wednesday, July 21 from 1:15 – 3 p.m. in Room 251 C.
Alan Rosenthal, Professor of Public Policy, Rutgers, will speak at Get Ready for America's Legislators Back to School Week! on Wednesday, July 21 from 3:15-5 p.m. in Room 251 F.
Lucy Morgan, Political Columnist, St. Petersburg Times and Bob Priddy, Chairman of the Board, The Radio-Television News Directors Association will speak at The Love-Hate Relationship Between the Media and Legislators on Thursday, July 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Room 251 F.
NCSL is the bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. It provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system.
