VISION 2020
Third Annual Congress
COLLABORATING FOR CHANGE
PORTLAND HILTON
921 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland, OR
November 14-16, 2012
Preliminary Congress Schedule 9.24.12
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Delegates and Allies arrive in Portland by 4 pm
REGISTRATION opens at 3:00 pm in the Lobby of the Hilton.
CONGRESS ATTENDEES GATHER AT HILTON PORTLAND: 921 SW Sixth St. Portland OR
2:00 PM OPTIONAL DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR: IN HER STEPS
Tour description: Visit the historic buildings and sites where Oregon suffragists and national suffrage leaders
met, planned, and rallied supporters of the woman suffrage cause. Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw
joined Abigail Scott Duniway, Esther Pohl Lovejoy, and Sarah Evans in making the 1912 Oregon suffrage
campaign a success! Tour begins at the Hilton Hotel, is accessible to all, and lasts one hour. "In Her Steps"
walking tour was developed by Portland State University "Monumental Women Senior Capstone" students in
conjunction with community partner The Walk of the Heroines. Vision 2020 thanks Jan Dilge and Century of
Action.
*Limited number of spaces available. Contact Carolyn Lynch to sign up: clynch@drexelmed.edu
5:30 PM
WELCOME DELEGATES RECEPTION
DINNER- DELEGATES, VISION 2020 LEADERS, NATIONAL ALLIES,
AND SPONSORS
Introduction of new participants
Portland Video
Alexander’s
2nd floor
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Kim Malek, Portland entrepreneur and owner of Salt and Straw,
will unveil a sweet surprise during this ice cream social
for all Delegates and National Allies
Alexander’s
2nd floor
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
7:00-8:15
BREAKFAST: DELEGATES, ALLIES
Alexander’s
2nd floor
8:30- 9:00
WHAT’S NEXT
Vision 2020 Co-Chairs describe focus and plans for the Portland
Congress and beyond
Pavilion Ballroom
9:15 -12:00
THE EQUALITY EXCHANGE:
Pavilion Ballroom
STATE INITIATIVES AND MEETING THE NATIONAL GOALS
Three panels comprised of Vision 2020 National Allies and Delegates present up-to-date
information on best practices and highlight areas of collaboration that will bring about change.
9:15- 10:00
SENIOR LEADERSHIP & FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE POLICIES
Moderator: Patricia Diaz-Dennis, Visionary Delegate
Panelists: Jan Combopiano, Catalyst; Diane Magrane, International Center for Executive
Leadership in Academics; Anne Perusek, Society of Women Engineers; Charlotte
Laurent-Ottomane, Thirty Percent Coalition
10:15- 11:00 PAY EQUITY
Moderator: Connie Lindsey, Visionary Delegate
Panelists: Betsy McDowell, AAUW; Liz Watson, National Women’s Law Center;
Samantha Smithingell, Vision 2020 National Delegate (WA)
11:15- 12:00 VOTER MOBILIZATION & WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS
Moderator: Gale Castillo, National Delegate (OR)
Panelists: Debbie Walsh, Center for American Women in Politics; Jenny Flanagan,
Common Cause; Caitlin Maguire, Rock the Vote; Katie Groke-Ellis, White House
Project
12:15- 1:00
LUNCH
Affinity Group Tables are highlighted
Alexander’s
2nd floor
1:15- 2:00
CALL TO ACTION DISCUSSION AND PRESENTATION OF 2013
COMMUNICATION PLAN
Pavilion Ballroom
BREAK
2:15- 3:00
DELEGATE HIGHLIGHTS/PRESENTATION OF FIVE VISION 2020
STATE INITIATIVES
Pavilion Ballroom
3:00- 3:15
VISION 2020 PHOTO
Pavilion Ballroom
3:15-4:30
BEYOND ATHLETICS: A TITLE IX CONVERSATION
Gina Maisto Smith, Title IX national legal expert
Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Pavilion Ballroom
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“SHE FLIES WITH HER OWN WINGS”
VISION 2020 SALUTES OREGON WOMEN
Evening Program in the Pavilion Ballroom
November 15, 2012
The Greater Oregon Community is invited to join the Vision 2020 Delegates and National Allies
5:30 PM
RECEPTION
6:15 PM
Program opens with Metro Area Entertainment
6:20 PM
“Perspectives on the 2012 Election and its Impact on Women”
PANELISTS:
Leslie Bennetts, author, former Newsweek and Daily Beast journalist
Melody Rose, Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Instruction Academic
Affairs, Portland State University
Moderated by KGW TV anchor
A free-flowing discussion of the impact of national and state election results
7:00 PM
Vision 2020 Co-Chairs Report on the Road to 2020
7:15 PM
Award Ceremony
 Presentation of Vision 2020’s Visionary Award to Jennifer Siebel Newsom,
award winning director of Miss Representation and executive producer The
Invisible War
 Presentation of Vision 2020’s Legacy Award to Governor Barbara Roberts
7:30 PM
Closing tribute to Oregon’s Century of Action
7:45 PM
Adjourn
8:00 PM
Sponsor’s Buffet Dinner for Vision 2020 Sponsors, Delegates, Portland Advisors and
National Allies
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
8:00 AM
OPTIONAL DELEGATE BREAKFAST AT DESIGNATED TABLES
ADJOURN
Alexander’s
2nd floor
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