_-- Public Policy Network - Posting to [log in to unmask] --_ ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: MDaneWaters <[log in to unmask]> Reply-to: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Conference Update and Reminder Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 18:41:28 -0500 Organization: IRI / ASPP We are only 6 weeks away from the conference. If you haven't already registered, please do so as soon as possible. The fee for the conference is $199.00 (registration will be waived for members of the media) and includes the reception Thursday night, continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday, lunch on Friday and Saturday, dinner Saturday night and all conference materials (partial scholarships are available). Following is an updated conference agenda (the formatting will be off because it is being emailed). Please review it and let me know of any questions or comments you have. We have assembled many of the nation's leading authorities on initiative and referendum. There is no doubt that you will benefit greatly by attending this conference. Thanks again and I look forward to hearing from you. Dane A Century of Citizen Lawmaking Proposed Conference Agenda * means invited but not yet confirmed Thursday, May 6, 1999 7:30 pm Welcoming Reception Speaker: Governor Kirk Fordice - (MS - Honorary Chairman, Initiative & Referendum Institute) Friday, May 7, 1999 8:00 am Conference Welcome Speaker: Governor William Janklow - (SD - National Advisory Board, Initiative & Referendum Institute) 8:30 am 1st session begins - Initiative and Referendum: From the media's perspective Moderator: M. Dane Waters (President, Initiative & Referendum Institute) Panelists: Lou Jacobson (National Journal) / David Broder (The Washington Post) / John Fund (The Wall Street Journal) / Peter Schrag (Sacramento Bee) 9:45 am 2nd session begins - The history of initiative & referendum Moderator: Dennis Polhill (Chairman, Initiative & Referendum Institute) Panelists: Professor Kris Kobach (University of Missouri, Kansas City) / Professor Andreas Auer (University of Geneva) / Professor Dave Magelby (Brigham Young University) / M. Dane Waters (President, Initiative & Referendum Institute) 11:10 am 3rd session begins - International initiative and referendum Moderator: J. Ray Kennedy (Johns Hopkins University) Panelists: Andreas Gross (Member of Swiss Parliament) / Bruno Kaufman (Germany) 12:15 pm Lunch begins Speaker: Attorney General Edwin Meese III (National Advisory Board, Initiative & Referendum Institute) 1:30 pm 4th session begins - Local initiatives in the United States Moderator: Deb Phillips (Voting Integrity Project) Panelists: Mayor Hal Daub (Omaha, NE - National Advisory Board, Initiative & Referendum Institute *) / Professor Tari Renner, Ph.D. (Illinois Wesleyan University) / Attorney Barry Fadem (Bagatelos & Fadem - San Francisco) 2:40 pm 5th session begins - Money in initiative and referendum: Does it have an effect Moderator: Professor Anne Campbell (U.S. Air Force Academy) Panelists: Professor Elisabeth R. Gerber (University of California, San Diego) / Bob Stern (Center for Governmental Studies) / Professor Elizabeth Garrett (University of Chicago) 4:00 pm 6th session begins - Increasing voter participation in initiative and referendum? Moderator: Paul Jacob (President, U.S. Term Limits Foundation) Panelists: Professor Ted Becker (Auburn University) / Marc Strassman (Campaign for Digital Democracy) / Rick Arnold (National Voter Outreach) Saturday, May 8, 1999 8:00 am Morning remarks Speaker: Joel Fox (President Emeritus, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. - The effects of Prop 13) 8:30 am 7th session begins - Voters and Initiatives: Are they smart enough to decide? Moderator: Professor John Matsusaka (University of Southern California) Panelist: Professor Todd Donovan (Western Washington University) / Professor Dan Smith (University of Denver) 9:40 am 8th session begins - Legal issues: What regulations are unconstitutional? Moderator: John Boehm (General Counsel, Initiative & Referendum Institute) Panelist: Attorney Paul Grant / Attorney Barnaby Zall 10:50 am 9th session begins - The courts and initiatives: What is happening? Moderator: Attorney Paul Grant Panelists: Craig Holman (Center for Governmental Studies) / Attorney Steve Safranek (Thomas More Center for Law & Justice) 11:55 pm Lunch begins Speaker: Ron Faucheaux / Editor-in-Chief, Campaigns and Elections Magazine 1:15 pm 10th session begins - National I&R: Has the time come? Moderator: Mike Gravel (Philadelphia II) Panelists: Congressman Bob Franks (R-NJ) / Attorney General Ed Meese*/ Doug Phelps (Chairman, USPirg) 2:25 pm 11th session begins - I&R Legislation: What the states are doing? Moderator: Professor Bruce A. Larson (University of Virginia) Panelists: Jenni Drage (National Conference of State Legislatures) / Secretary of State Bill Jones (CA) / Governor Kirk Fordice (MS) 3:30 pm 12th session begins - Reforms made possible with I&R: Taxes and Term Limits Moderator: David Keating (Senior Counselor, Board Member, NTU) Panelists: Paul Jacob (U.S. Term Limits) / Pete Sepp (National Taxpayers Union) / Professor John Matsusaka (University of Southern California) / Grover Norquist (Americans for Tax Reform *) / Professor Carolyn Tolbert (Kent State) 4:55 pm 13th session begins - Reforms made possible with I&R: Environmental and Animal Rights Moderator: Angelo Paparella (President, Progressive Campaigns) Panelists: Wayne Pacelle (Humane Society of the U.S.) / Roy Morgan (Americans for the Environment) / Wendy Wendlandt (USPirg) / Phyllis Myers (State Resource Strategies) 7:30 pm Institute black-tie optional dinner Speakers:Pre-dinner remarks: Bill Zimmerman - Executive Director, Americans for Medical Rights Post-dinner remarks: Ward Connerly - Chairman, American Civil Rights Coalition ___________ M. Dane Waters Initiative & Referendum Institute 1825 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202.429.5539 / Fax: 202.986.3001 / Email: [log in to unmask] ___________ The Initiative & Referendum Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt educational organization dedicated to protecting and educating the people on the Initiative and Referendum process. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Steven Clift - E: [log in to unmask] - ICQ: 13789183 T:+1.612.822.8667 W: http://www.publicus.net Web White & Blue Webby Award Nominee http://webwhiteblue.org - http://www.webbyawards.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _------- -------_ Public Policy Network - PUBPOL-L http://www.hhh.umn.edu/pubpol/pubpol.htm Commands to: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: SUB PUBPOL-L "Your Name" _ Unsubscribe: UNSUB PUBPOL-L _ ------- -------