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NCSL ANNUAL LEGISLTIVE SUMMIT
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
JULY 22 - 26, 2008 |
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The 2008 Legislative Summit -- a meeting of ideas, solutions, innovations and connections -- took place in New Orleans, July 22 - 26, in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
NCSL invites international legislators and legislative staff to participate in the yearly Legislative Summit from all over the world. This year, NCSL welcomed international lawmakers and legislative staff from 30 countries. Please see the delegate roster for a complete list of international attendees.
The Busy Week
| International delegates began the week on Tuesday, July 22, participating in a Welcome Session led by former NCSL President, Senator Steven J. Rauschenberger; attending a riveting discussion on New Ways to Communicate with Constituents; and joining the Center for Civic Educaton in a New Orleans style luncheon, where a short presentation and film clip on the Center's initiatives around the world were featured. |
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Tuesday evening, international delegates had the priviledge of attending a special reception to honor the NCSL President-Elect Speaker Joe Hackney at the Generations Hall, in downtown New Orleans.
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During the week, participants were busy attending the more than 180 issue forums that examined the most important concerns facing legislatures today. Delegates heard from the country's most notable issue experts, including Mr. Fred Krupp (President, Environmental Defense Fund), Mr. Marvin Odum (President, Shell Oil), Mr. Newt Gingrich (Former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives), Mr. Lee Hamilton (President, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), Dr. James Johnson (University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School), Ms. Kellyanne Conway (President and CEO, the Polling Company Inc.), and Ms. Celinda Lake (President, Lake Research Partners). |
Many delegates took advantage of volunteer opportunities and visited the bayou as well as the Louisiana swamps. The Louisiana Host Committee welcomed delegates at a spectacular Mardi Gras party at the Superdome Wednesday night. |
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Thursday morning, International Delegates attended and participated in a Mock Legislative Committee Hearing at the Louisiana Supreme Court Building. |
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Delegates who stayed through Friday night were able to attend a wonderful reception at the World War II Musuem and on Saturday morning heard from Ms. Conway and Ms. Lake. |
There's no other city like New Orleans, and no other meeting like the NCSL Legislative Summit. We hope you will be able to join us next year in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, July 20-25, 2009!
Updated August 4, 2008 |
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