Agenda

In the Running: A Workshop on Running for Elected Office

Sponsored by: the Truman Scholars Association, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, and the Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership

Attire: Business Casual

7:30am-8:00am:     Registration and Continental Breakfast 

8:00am-8:30am:     Welcome and Introductions

8:30am-9:30am:     So You Want to Run for Office

                                     Bob Holste (PA '83)

9:45am-11:00am:   Creating Your Organization: A Campaign Overview

                                     Tom Lindenfeld, Jim St. George (MN '79), and Thomas Sanchez

11:00am:                 Break

11:15am-12:30pm: Crafting Your Message and Communicating It

                                     Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza (NC '09), Tom Lindenfeld, and Hal Malchow

12:30pm:                 Lunch

1:30pm-3:00pm:     The Basics of Fundraising

                                    Brian Moran and Tom Hucker

3:00pm:                   Break

3:15pm-4:45pm:     The Who, What, When, and Why of Polling

                                     Bill McInturff, Mark Keida and Margie Omero

5:00pm-6:00pm:     Perspectives: Panel of Truman Scholars Holding Elected Office

                                     Stacey Abrams (MS '94), Chris Coons (DE '83), and Jake Zimmerman (MO '95)

6:00pm-6:15pm:     Closing Remarks

6:15pm:                   Adjourn