Fall Forum 2008
December 10-13, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
Labor and Economic Development Committee
Preliminary Agenda
(as of November 24, 2008)
Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
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7:00 am - 5:30 pm
International A, 6th Floor |
Registration |
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Peachtree EF, 8th Floor
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Trade Policy Leadership Seminar |
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Reception - World of Coke
Visit us at the World of Coca Cola for a taste of one of the world's most successful companies. Connect with your colleagues from around the nation before the 2008 Fall Forum begins. |
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7:30 am - 5:00 pm
International A, 6th Floor |
Registration |
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8:00 am - 12:45 pm
Peachtree EF, 8th Floor |
Trade Policy Leadership Seminar (continued) |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Atlanta E, 7th Floor |
Economic Development: Is There a Silver Bullet?
Sponsored by the NCSL Foundation Economic Development Partners
States devote millions of dollars to attract jobs, retain businesses and maintain healthy economies. Are there lessons to be learned from these efforts? This session will consider whether economic development success can be measured, identified and repeated. |
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Labor and Economic Development Committee Convenes |
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1:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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Exploring the Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center
Joint with Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee
In August 2006, the Georgia Institute of Technology broke ground on the $90 million Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center as part of a public-private partnership with the state of Georgia. Now open, the Center is a one of a kind facility of comprised 30,000 square feet of cleanroom space and the first designed to provide significant space for applying nanoscience and nanotechnology to biotechnology. The Center's experts will lead a guided tour for committee members. Space is limited. **Please RSVP to Robert Strange by email or fax by Thursday, December 4.**
Tour Schedule:
- 1:00 pm: Depart Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel on Georgia Tech Shuttle (Buses will depart in front of the hotel on Spring Street)
- 1:30 pm: Arrive at Georgia Tech, Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center
Welcome by Dr. James Meindl and Professor Joseph Petit
- 1:45 pm: Tour Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center
- 2:30 pm: Discussion with Researchers
- 3:00 pm: Depart campus and return to Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Peachtree CD, 8th Floor
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Opening General Session: The 2008 Elections and the Future of Southern Policics
At the same time that the Democratic presidential candidate won victories in three Southern states with a history of voting Republican in presidential elections, Republicans captured the Tennessee House that had been in Democratic hands since Reconstruction, and decisively won the previously-tied Senates in Tennessee and Oklahoma. What do these mixed signals mean about the direction of Southern politics?
Professor Black specializes in the politics of the modern South, and has tracked the rise of the Republican Party in the South, the changing Southern electorate, and their significance for national politics.
Speaker: Merle Black, Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia |
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
International BC, 6th Floor |
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is comprised of the overall standing committee officers and the legislator chair and staff chair, or their designee, of each standing committee. Members will review the committees' plans for the Fall Forum, preview any policies anticipated for debate, and make determinations regarding joint and re-referral of the policy resolutions if necessary. |
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Reception - Georgia Aquarium
Enjoy good food, drinks and conversation with like-minded professionals at the world's largest aquarium. Join us as we view aquatic life from all over the globe. |
Friday, December 12 |
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
International BC, 6th Floor
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Registration |
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Peachtree CD, 8th Floor |
General Session Breakfast
Speaker:
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., Executive Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia |
9:45 am
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Labor and Economic Development Committee Convenes |
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9:45 am - 10:45 am
International H, 6th Floor |
New Year, New Government: What to Expect From the New Administration and Congress
As state legislators get ready for their 2009 legislative sessions, what are the top labor and economic development issues they will face? How will decisions from the new Administration and Congress affect their state's budget? This session will explore anticipated employment and economic policies and provide insight on how states can prepare.
Presiding:
Representative Brent Yonts, Kentucky
Chair, Labor and Economic Development Committee
Speakers:
Michael Bird, Senior Federal Affairs Counsel
State-Federal Relations, NCSL
Washington, D.C.
Diana Hinton Noel, Committee Director
Labor and Economic Development, NCSL
Washington, D.C.
Jeanne Mejeur, Program Director
Legislative Information Services, NCSL
Denver, Colorado |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
International H, 6th Floor |
Career Pathways: Connecting Workers to Jobs
Many states are adopting the career pathways model for connecting workers to jobs by targeting regional labor markets and integrating the training programs and resources of community colleges and other education providers, workforce agencies and social services. In this session members will learn about state programs that are currently in place and the businesses they serve.
Presiding:
Rkia Rhrib, Kentucky
Staff Vice Chair, NCSL Labor and Economic Development Committee
Speakers:
Cynthia Fiorella, Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development
Owensboro Community & Technical College
Owensboro, Kentucky
Thresa Wauligman, Vice President
Citigroup
Florence, Kentucky |
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Atlanta GH, 7th Floor |
What the $700 Billion Rescue Plan Means for State Governments
Program of the Committees on Budgets and Revenue, Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee, and Labor and Economic Development
Almost two years ago, we were beginning to feel the first impact of the subprime mortgage crisis. Many expected the crisis to be limited to the mortgage banking industry. Today, we know that is not the case. From Wall Street to Main Street, all Americans are reeling from the effects of a tighten credit market. State governments from coast to coast are having to address budget deficits as revenues decline in almost all categories. This program will provide an overview of what happened, the $700 Billion rescue package and the overall impact on states’ economic well being.
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Working Lunch: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
It has been over two months since the Congress and Administration agreed on a $700 Billion rescue plan to assume “toxic debt” from the nation’s financial institutions. Was the package the only solution? Is the plan working and what does it mean for states’ economic viability.
Speakers:
Neel Kahkari (invited)
U.S. Department of Treasury
Washington, D.C.
Pierce Scranton, Economic Council (invited)
White House
Washington, D.C.
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Fall 2008 – State of the States – From the Economy and Housing to Financial Services Regulation and the Soundness of State Pension Systems
The financial market crisis and the resulting rescue plan has immediate and will have many long term consequences for states. From the way states regulate financial services, banking, insurance and securities to the wealth of state pension systems; from the sustainability of housing markets to the creation of jobs in developing markets what are the next steps for state policymakers? This session will provide an overview from experts in state regulation, pension viability, housing markets, and economic growth.
Speakers:
Representative Greg D. Wren, Alabama
Garth Rieman, Director, Housing Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives
National Council of State Housing Agencies
Washington, D.C.
Keith Brainard, Research Director
National Association of State Retirement Administrators
Georgetown, Texas
John Ryan
Conference of State Bank Supervisors
Washington, D.C. |
3:15 pm -4:00 pm
International H, 6th Floor |
Labor and Economic Development Committee Business Meeting
Members of the committee will discuss and act on committee business, including a review of policies scheduled to expire, as well as any new policy resolutions submitted for consideration. To see a list of policies that will expire as of the NCSL 2009 Legislative Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, please click here.
Presiding:
Representative Brent Yonts, Kentucky
Chair, NCSL Labor and Economic Development Committee |
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
International H, 6th Floor |
Can Going Green Bring States Out of the Red?
Joint session with Agriculture and Energy Committee
Can investing in green jobs help boost your state's economy or is the future of this emerging industry still too uncertain? Come listen to experts debate whether investing in green jobs is a viable option for states looking to rebound from the economic downturn.
Presiding:
Andrea Wilko, Utah
Staff Chair, Labor and Economic Development Committee
Speaker:
Brad Collins
American Solar Energy Society
Colorado
Sean McGarvey, Secretary-Treasurer
AFL-CIO, Building and Construction Trades Department
Washington, D.C. |
5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
International BC, 6th Floor |
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee will review policies reported from the standing committees and determine the calendar for Saturday’s business meeting. |
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6:15 pm - 8:00 pm |
Reception - CNN Center
Discover how the world's news leader delivers the biggest stories on weather, business and politics by participating in a 45-minute, behind-the-scenes tour. |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
International A, 6th Floor |
Registration |
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9:00 am - 11:00 am
Peachtree CD, 8th Floor |
General Session Brunch and NCSL Business Meeting
The order for the morning will be as follows:
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Breakfast
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Presentation by David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's
David Wyss will discuss how a crisis in U.S. home mortgages has expanded into an international economic crisis and where we may be going from here.
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NCSL Business Meeting
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Town Hall Meeting with T. Boone Pickens, CEO, BT Capital
T. Boone Pickens, a life-long oilman, has launched a campaign to build a network of renewable energy, intended “to break the country’s addiction to foreign oil.” Mr. Pickens will talk about how governments at all levels can move the U.S. toward cleaner, cheaper and domestic sources of energy. |
| Chair: |
Representative Brent Yonts, Kentucky |
| Staff Chair: |
Andrea Wilko, Utah |
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| Vice Chairs: |
Senator Bill Heath, Georgia |
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Senator Gary LeBeau, Connecticut |
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Representative Julie Fisher, Utah |
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Representative Lana Gordon, Kansas |
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Representative James Johnson, Delaware |
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Representative Juan Zapata, Florida |
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| Staff Vice Chairs: |
David Cooper, Florida
Jill Fike, Georgia |
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John Hazzard, South Carolina |
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Rkia Rhrib, Kentucky |
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| Immediate Past Chair: |
Representative Phillip Frye, North Carolina |
| Immediate Past Staff Chair: |
Gilbert Loredo, Texas | |
Meeting Information
Pre Conference
Committee Staff Contacts
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