Calling All Virginia Political Junkies!

By: elevandoski
Published On: 7/21/2007 10:50:08 AM

I just signed up to attend this fascinating Virginia Political History Project conference at the Jefferson Hotel, 101 West Franklin Street in Richmond this Friday, July 27, running from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  The registration deadline is July 23.  Go here to sign up.  Let me know if you wanna ride up with me. 

VA Political History Project

Below the fold is the conference schedule which is entitled "A Decade of Political Change".  A lotta great political minds gathered in one place at one time.  How could I miss it!?!  HOWEVER (and that's a big HOWEVER)... painfully missing from this discussion, especially the look to 2007 and 2009, are any bloggers serving on the panels.  That's a big mistake!
Conference Schedule:

9:00 a.m.  Conference opens; audience registration

9:45 a.m.  Opening address, Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics

10:00 a.m. Panel I: Republicans Take Control - A look back at Governor Gilmore's administration, the issues and the General Assembly at the time
- Ms. Margaret Edds, Moderator, The Virginian-Pilot
- Sec. John Hager, U.S. Department of Education
- Mr. M. Boyd Marcus, Jr., Marcus & Allen, LLC
- Senator Yvonne Miller
- Speaker Thomas Moss, Treasurer's Office, City of Norfolk
- Delegate Jean Cunningham, The McCammon Group
- Mr. Jeff Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch

11:00 a.m. Audience Q&A: Panel I

11:15 a.m. Guest speaker: David Poole, Virginia Public Access Project

11:45 a.m. Luncheon - free and open to the public; advance registration is required

12:45 p.m. Book Signing: Frank Atkinson, author of Dynamic Dominion and Virginia in the Vanguard

1:00 p.m. Panel II: Democratic Resurgence - A look back at Governor Warner's administration, the issues, and the General Assembly at the time
- Mr. Cordel Faulk, Moderator, Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Senator John Chichester
- Senator Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis
- Mr. Bob Gibson, The Daily Progress
- Mr. J. Kenneth Klinge, J.K.K. Associates
- Delegate Jennifer McClellan
- Delegate Brian Moran
- Mr. Dave "Mudcat" Saunders, John Edwards for President

2:00 p.m. Audience Q&A: Panel II

2:15 p.m. Panel III: Looking to the Future - 2007 and 2009 elections
- Dr. Larry Sabato, Moderator, Center for Politics
- Mr. Ray Allen, Jr., Marcus & Allen, LLC
- Mr. Frank Atkinson, McGuireWoods, LLC
- Mr. Jerry Kilgore, Williams Mullen
- Mr. Donald Beyer, Don Beyer Volvo
- Dr. Thomas Morris, Secretary of Education
- Chair Susan Swecker, Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Mr. Bob Lewis, Associated Press

3:15 p.m. Audience Q&A: Panel III

3:30 p.m. Conference Closing

Comments



I take it that attendance is free? (teacherken - 7/21/2007 11:34:25 AM)
If so I might be interested, but I would be coming from a different direction.


Apparently it is free! (elevandoski - 7/21/2007 12:02:47 PM)
I had my credit card ready and waiting, but I clicked through the registration form, got my confirmation email and never had to input any numbers! Strange, I agree.


sigh - looks like I will have to miss (teacherken - 7/21/2007 2:41:32 PM)
right now I am scheduled to get fitted for a crown at 10 that morning.  Unless I can move that appointment to another day, I will not be in Richmond.  Take good notes.


Breaking news above .. TeacherKen to get crowned (Shawn - 7/22/2007 11:31:54 AM)

The Bush administration today announced a pilot project titled "No Teacher Left Behind"  (NTLB).  The President was heard saying "...people complain we don't pay out teachers enough so I thought ...let's give them crowns"



while I will be at an even with Rep Danny Davis (teacherken - 7/22/2007 1:13:48 PM)
in Rayburn, that's tomorrow - and I am not Rev. Sun Myung Moon.  :-)


Please blog this conference! (KathyinBlacksburg - 7/21/2007 5:04:51 PM)
If you can, please let us know more about what you learn.  I can't get up to Richmond this week.  But I'd love to hear about it.


We have a large group attending... (lgb30856 - 7/21/2007 7:10:31 PM)
from the Virginia Democratic Women's Caucus..

www.VaDWC.org

hope you all will join us. I will bring applications.
We are supporting women candidates in this fall's election.



Admission Cost (connie - 7/22/2007 11:16:28 AM)
The event is free to U.Va. alumni.  Don't know about others.  You can visit Sabato's website for more details.  www.centerforpolitics.org


it's free to everyone... (lgb30856 - 7/22/2007 12:03:31 PM)
just sign up. by june 23. see ya there.