Morning Session:
REGISTRATION, BREAKFAST AND NETWORKING Starts at 8:30 a.m.
ISSUE PROGRAMS 9:15 a.m. to Noon
Redistricting — How Can We Ensure the Lines Will Be Drawn Fairly?
- Rep. Mike Fortner, Illinois’s 95th District and a Winner in Ohio’s Redistricting Map Drawing Contest
- Tom Geoghegan, Attorney, Author, and Activist
- Justin Levitt, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
Illinois’s Fiscal Crisis — What Can We Do?
- John Bouman, President of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law and Spokesperson for the Responsible Budget Coalition
LUNCHEON: Noon to 1 p.m.
Afternoon Sessions:
WORKSHOPS: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (select one of four)
The 2010 Census: Uncle Sam needs YOU! What your League can do to help achieve a complete count.
Redistricting: Citizen Initiative: Let’s get going!
How Local Leagues can educate their communities and get those petitions signed!
Term Limits for Leaders: Is this the solution?
The Illinois Budget: A look from all sides - What can we eliminate, from where, and what are the consequences?
Directions to the 2010 Issues Briefing:
University Center is located on the southeast corner of State Street and Congress Parkway. For location, driving directions, parking and public transportation info, go to: http://www.universitycenter.com/conferences/general/location-map.html
|
