14th Annual Meeting
October 6-7, 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hilton Milwaukee City Center
AGENDA
All sessions and meals to be at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel unless otherwise noted
Friday, October 6, 2006
7:00am – 7:00pm
Resource Room
Kilbourn Room
Open for displays
7:30am
Telecom and Technology Policy Breakfast
Empire Ballroom
Jeff Judson, Judson and Associates
Diane Katz, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
8:00am – 5:00pm
Technology Innovation Lab
Walker Room
Concurrent Sessions:
8:30am
Finding the Funding, Part 1
Proposal Writing for the Non-Writer and
Direct Mail on a Limited Budget
Wright Ballroom
Ann Fitzgerald, President, AC Fitzgerald & Associates
This session will explain the elements of a persuasive proposal through
telling your “story” and communicating your success. Learn five things you
must do well before beginning a direct mail campaign, how to prepare a
direct mail budget, write the letter and find the lists.
Media Outreach, Part 1
Beyond Blogs: Emerging Technologies to Advance Your Message
Monarch Ballroom
Jerry Brito, America’s Future Foundation
Mary Katherine Ham, Townhall.com
Nicole Williams, State Policy Network
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10:30am
Finding the Funding, Part 2
Demystifying Donor Meetings
Wright Ballroom
Ann Fitzgerald, President, AC Fitzgerald & Associates
Pre-meeting preparation, 75 questions to use in qualifying a prospect and
how to overcome objections.
Policy Panel
Regulators Gone Wild
Monarch Ballroom
Ken Boehm, National Legal and Policy Center
Dr. Gilbert Ross, American Council on Science and Health
Joel Schwartz, American Enterprise Institute
Jonathan Zuck, Association of Competitive Technology
12:00 noon
Opening Lunch
Empire Ballroom
Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Chairman, FreedomWorks
Concurrent Sessions:
2:00pm
Policy Panel
Portable Pensions: The Inevitable Reform
Wright Ballroom
Moderator: Chris Butler, Americans for Tax Reform
Daniel Clifton, American Shareholders Association
Matt Moore, National Center for Policy Analysis
Daniel Pellissier, Chief of Staff, Assemblyman Keith Richman, D-38, CA
Media Outreach, Part 2
Turning Your Think Tank into a Media Center
Monarch Ballroom
Jon Caldara, Independence Institute
John Hood, John Locke Foundation
Starlee Rhoades, Goldwater Institute
3:30pm
Policy Panel
Advancing the Taxpayer Agenda
Wright Ballroom
William Becker, Maine Heritage Policy Center
Derek Crawford, Altria Corporate Services
Chip Faulknor, Citizens for Limited Taxation, Massachusetts
State Rep. Scott Lansley (R) Sabattus, Maine
Advanced Fundraising Tactics
Planned Giving, Capital Campaigns and Donor Perspectives
Wright Ballroom
Ann Fitzgerald, AC Fitzgerald and Associates
Lynn Harsh, Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Jeff Judson, Judson and Associates
Dann Mead Smith, Washington Policy Center
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5:00pm – 6:00pm
Policy Working Groups
• Tax Reform and Government Waste, MacArthur
Facilitator - Tim Phillips, Americans for Prosperity
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TABOR and SOS, Mitchell
Facilitator - John Tillman, Americans for Limited Government
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Property Rights and Eminent Domain, Regency
Facilitator - Jenifer Zeigler, Castle Coalition
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Tort Reform and State Attorneys General, Oak
Facilitator - Christine Hall-Reis, Competitive Enterprise Institute
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Higher Education, Miller
Facilitator - Mike Ratliffe, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
6:00pm
State Policy Network Reception
Foyer of Crystal Ballroom
7:00pm
2006 Thomas Roe Award Banquet
Crystal Ballroom
Ed Crane, President, Cato Institute
2006 Roe Award Presentation
9:00pm
After-Dinner Mixer
Hilton Honors Room
Saturday, October 7, 2006
6:30am
Third Annual Pound the Pavement for Policy 5k
Hotel lobby
Hosted by Michael Quinn Sullivan, Texas Public Policy Foundation
7:00am – 3:00pm
Resource Room
Kilbourn Room
Open for displays
Sixth Annual State Health Care Policy Reform Summit
8:00am
9:00am
Medicaid Breakfast
Regency Ballroom
Hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation
Mike Bond, James Madison Institute
Michael Cannon, Cato Institute
Chuck Clapton, U.S. House Speaker Hastert’s health policy advisor
Health Care Policy Strategy Session 1
Pros and Cons of the Massachusetts Reform Effort
Regency Ballroom
Moderator: Paul Bachman, Beacon Hill Institute
Nina Owcharenko, The Heritage Foundation
Michael Tanner, Cato Institute
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10:30am
Health Care Policy Strategy Session 2
Wisconsin Models for Success
Regency Ballroom
Moderator: Mark Litow, Milliman
State Representative Curt Gielow (R), Assembly District 23
Don Hamm, Assurant Health
Susan Schmitz, GlaxoSmithKline
12:00 noon
Grande Finale Luncheon
Courtyard
Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Health Care Reform Working Groups
• Medicaid, MacArthur
Facilitators - Devon Herrick, National Center for Policy Analysis and
Michael Bond, James Madison Institute
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State and Local Trends: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Oak
Facilitator - Merrill Matthews, CAHI
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Medical Malpractice and Health Care Tort Reform, Schlitz
Facilitator - Paul Barringer, Common Good
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Evidence-Based Medicine, Usinger
Facilitator - Linda Gorman, Independence Institute
The Leadership Institute – Effective Communications Workshop
Training Leader: Genevieve Wood, The Leadership Institute
3:00pm
Developing Your Message for Media and Speeches
Walker Room
4:45pm
Message Delivery for Media and Public Speaking Formats
Walker Room
6:00pm
Earned Media
Walker Room
7:00pm
Working Dinner
Working with the Media
Walker Room
Q&A
8:00pm
Meeting Adjourns
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