 Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs Agenda and Presentations
2010 Spring Forum
April 7-10, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Members of Military and Veterans Affairs Task Force | Attendee List for this meeting | Meeting Summary
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Wednesday, April 7
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8:30 am - 9:00 am
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Continental Breakfast |
9:00 am - 9:30 am
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Welcome and Introductions
Moderator: Representative John Grange, Kansas
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9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Quality of Life Issues
Moderator: Representative John Grange, Kansas
Speaker: Ed Kringer, Director, State Liaison & Educational Opportunity, US Department of Defense
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration (VHA): Karen Malebranche, Deputy Chief Officer, Office of Legislative, Regulatory, & Intergovernmental Affairs
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Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA): Tom Pamperin, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Programs
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11:00 am - 11:30 am
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Army National Guard
Speaker: Lt Col Joe Knott, Sustainability, Headquarters, Army National Guard
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11:30 am -12:30 pm
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Lunch
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
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Panel Presentation – Encroachment and Readiness
Moderator: Representative John Grange, Kansas
Sam Kleinman, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness
John Conger, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment
David Duma, Principal Deputy, Directorate of Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
Bob Barnes, National Defense Liaison, The Nature Conservancy
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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Energy Session
Moderator: Representative John Grange, Kansas
Speaker: Frank DiGiovanni, Director, Readiness and Training, OSD and Stanley Rasmussen, Regional Counsel, Department of Defense, Kansas City, Missouri
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Download PDF Presentation on Wind Power Development and Military Installations
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2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
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Break |
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Task Force Planning Session
During this session, task force members will hear an update on NCSL web-based Military and Veterans Affairs resources, as well as state map resources, discuss planning for the NCSL Legislative Summit in Louisville, Kentucky (July 25-28) and hear an update on the task force policies that were presented to the NCSL Executive Committee in January.
Moderator: Representative John Grange, Kansas
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