Program Overview

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Friday, June 19, 2009 @ The National Press Club

529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Attire: Black Tie Optional

5:00pm-6:30pm: Cocktail Reception

6:30pm-9:00pm: Dinner (included in registration) & Keynote Address by Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright. Ballroom.

9:00pm-11:00pm: Dancing



Saturday, June 20, 2009 @ The National Press Club

529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Attire: Business Casual

8:00am-8:45am: Continental Breakfast (included in registration)

 

8:45am-9:00am: Welcome Session. Ballroom.

 

9:00am-10:00am: Session I (3 concurrent panels)

      • Making Public Service Cool Again. Moderator: Andrew Klaber (IL '03). Holeman Lounge.
      • Who Cares About the Journalism Crisis? How the Changing Media Landscape Affects Politics and Policy. Moderator: Jina Moore (WV '01). Murrow/White/Lisagore Rooms.
      • Responses to Climate Change: Individual, Local, and National. Moderator: Joy Hecht (MA '78). First Amendment Lounge.

 

10:00am-10:20am: Break

 

10:20am-11:20am: Session II (3 concurrent panels)

      • Beyond the Stimulus: Opportunities and Challenges in Reforming Our National Healthcare System. Moderator: April Joy Damian (CA '05). First Amendment Lounge.
      • Ending Hunger, Poverty and Homelessness: Trumans’ Transforming Communities Through Policy, Partnerships, and Innovation. Moderator: Cindy Crain (TX '91). Murrow/White/Lisagore Rooms.
      • Presidential Appointments. Moderator: Margaret Hu (KS '93). Holeman Lounge.

 

11:20am-11:40am: Break

 

11:45am-1:00pm: Lunch (included in registration) & Keynote Address by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano (NM '77). Ballroom.

 

1:00pm-2:00pm: Session III (3 concurrent panels)

      • Change and the Law Degree: Alternative Career Paths and Public Service. Moderator: Cheryl Burtzel (TX '80). First Amendment Lounge.
      • How Emerging Trends in Technology Can Benefit Your Public Service Career. Moderator: Andrew Lee (CO '06). Murrow/White/Lisagore Rooms.
      • Truman Scholars Association: Past, Present, and Future. Moderator: Jeffrey McLean (WI '03). Holeman Lounge.

 

2:00pm-2:20pm: Break

 

2:20pm-3:20pm: Session IV (3 concurrent panels)

      • Crossing the Line: How to Partner Successfully with the Private Sector. Moderator: Jessica Sotelo (ID '00). Holeman Lounge.
      • Preventing Human Trafficking: The Future of Anti-Trafficking Policy, Research and Activism. Moderator: Christina Arnold (MD '03). Murrow/White/Lisagore Rooms.
      • Public Charter Schools and Urban School Reform: Friends or Foes? Moderator: Ulcca Joshi Hansen (NJ '97). First Amendment Lounge.

 

3:20pm-3:40pm: Coffee Break (refreshments included in registration)

 

3:40pm-4:40pm: Session V (3 concurrent panels)

      • Background and Discussion of the Truman Scholar Exchanges to the United Arab Emirates. Moderator: Anthony Shop (MO '04). First Amendment Lounge.
      • Bridging Academia and Policy: Translating Your Ideas and Strategies for Maximum Impact. Moderator: Cindy Huang (IL '98). Murrow/White/Lisagore Rooms.
      • The Juggle: Strategies and Sympathies for the Struggle to Achieve Work/Life Balance. Moderator: Kimberly Jones (CT '99). Holeman Lounge.

 

4:40pm-5:00pm: Closing Session. Ballroom.

 

5:00pm-7:00pm: Break

 

7:00pm: Dinner on your own



Sunday, June 21, 2009 @ East Potomac Park

Attire: Casual

8:30am-11:30am: Community Service Event

      • Debris Removal at Hains Point, East Potomac Park (transportation provided from the National Press Club)

       

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