Workshops (Oct 11)
7:00 Registration Opens
8:00 Welcoming Remarks
Eric Odom
Sparks Mayor Geno Martini
Sponsored by: NetCompetition.org
8:15 Dealing with the Mainstream Press
Mike Collins, GOPAC
9:00 Online Fundraising
Mark Soohoo, GOPAC
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Podcasting
Adam Graham
10:30 Opposition Research on the Web
Joe Giardiello, TCB Consulting
11:00 Voter Contact Mail
Jim Bieber, Bieber Communications
11:30 Blogging Mistakes to Avoid
Ken Marrero
Noon: LUNCH
12:30 Grassroots Lobbying
Glen Caroline, National Rifle Association
1:15 Stopping Voter Fraud
Charles Bell, Republican National Lawyers Association
1:45 Where the Old Media Went Wrong
Warner Todd Huston
2:15 Automated Phone Calls
Jerry Dorchuck, Global Telesystems
2:45 BREAK
3:00 Panel: The Rise of Blogs/Talk Radio
Andrea Shea King
Ed Morrisey
Brian Wilson
Mod: Ken Marrero
4:00 Panel: Criminalizing Citizen Activism
Rick Arnold
Susan Johnson
Paul Jacob
6:00 MARGARITA BEACH PARTY
Sponsored by: On Demand Sedan and Limousine
Casual attire/Cash bar
Entertainment: DJ 80’s Joe
Panels/Debates
Topic: Race & the Conservative Movement
Speaker: Shannon Reeves, RNC
Speaker: Jennifer Gratz
Topic: Oh, Give Me A Home: Which Party for Goldwater Conservatives?
Speaker: Bill Redpath, Chairman, Libertarian Party
Speaker: JoAnn Davidson, Co-Chair, Republican National Committee
Topic: Conservatives & the New Media
Speaker: Gary Schneider, New Media Alliance
Speaker: Brian Wilson
Topic: Government & the Internet
Speaker: Scott Cleland, NetCompetition.org (net neutrality)
Speaker: Speaker: Mickey Barnett (postal competition)
Speaker: John Berthoud, National Taxpayers Union (internet taxes)
Topic: Labor Pains: The Threats Posed by Unions & Their Bosses
Speaker: Mickey Barnett (postal unions)
Topic: The Unfairness of the Fairness Doctrine
Speaker: Brian Wilson
Speaker: Adrian Cronauer
Speaker: Rep. Dean Heller
Topic: Handicapping the 2008 Race for the White House
Speaker: Steve Moore, Wall Street Journal
Speaker: Steve Greenhut, Orange County Register
Speaker: John Fund, Wall Street Journal
Speaker: Ed Morrissey, Blog Talk Radio
Moderator: Jason Wright, PoliticalDerby.com
Topic: Issues ’08: What Wins & What Loses, Part I
Speaker: Horace Cooper, (lawsuit abuse)
Speaker: Israel Teitelbaum, Parents for Free Choice in Education
Topic: Issues ’08: What Wins & What Loses, Part II
Speaker: Amanda Hydro, Reason Foundation, (spending transparency)
Speaker: Chris Barron, Maximize Liberty, (personal choice bans)
Speaker: Paul Jacob, Sam Adams Alliance
Speaker: Larry Pratt, Gun Owners of America
Topic: The Politics of Immigration Reform
Speaker: Chris Simcox, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Speaker: Leslie Sanchez, “Los Republicanos”
Speaker: Rep. Dean Heller
Speaker: Richard Nadler, America’s Majority
Moderator: John Fund
