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PROGRAM • REGISTRATION • HOTEL

SCUPSO Spring Conference
Charlottesville - Virginia
April 8 - 10, 2008

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General Agenda Outline

Tuesday, April 8th
3:00 – 5:30 pm Registration table open at the Omni
6:00 pm Directors’ dinner at the Omni
Staff members dinner on their own
7:30 pm Conversation on the future of the public management profession with Bob O’Neill, Executive Director, ICMA
 
Wednesday, April 9th
7:45 am Directors’ Breakfast and SCUPSO Business Meeting
Morning Sessions & Lunch at the OMNI Hotel
8:00 – 2:00 pm Registration table open at the Omni
9:00 am Welcome & Opening
• John Thomas, Director, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia
9:15 am Elections 2008
• Larry Sabato, Director, Center for Politics and Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Breakout Sessions
1. State Budget Trends and Long-term Issues
• Scott Pattison, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers
2. Energy: Helping Communities Respond to Challenges and Take Advantage of Opportunities
• Scott Miller, Director, Energy and Environmental Programs, The Voinovich School of Leadership & Public Affairs, Ohio University
• Charity Pennock, Senior Policy Analyst, Southern Growth Policies Board and Project Coordinator, Southeast Agriculture and Forestry Energy Resources Alliance (SAFER)
12:30 pm Lunch and Presentation
• Jane Kusiak, Executive Director, Council on Virginia’s Future
2:15 pm Buses to the UVA Grounds
Afternoon Sessions on the grounds of UVA
2:45 pm Breakout Policy Forum Sessions
1. Racial Tensions
• Facilitated by Phil Hardwick, Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University
2. What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?
• Facilitated by Gary Petree, Institute for Public Service, University of Tennessee
3. Youth: The Real Future of Your Community
• Facilitated by Nancy Gansneder, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia
5:15 pm Small Group Guided Tours of the UVA Lawn
6:30 pm Reception
7:15 pm Dinner with the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, President and senior Univerity officials, followed by interviews with Presidents Jefferson, Madison and Monroe

Thursday, April 10th
7:30 – 8:45 am Informal breakfast
Morning Sessions at the OMNI Hotel
8:00 – Noon Registration table open at the Omni
9:00 am Breakout Sessions
1. Rural Development
• Brian Dabson, President & CEO, Rural Policy Research Institute, Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri
• Marty Wiseman, Director, Stennis Institute of Government, Mississippi State University
2. Strengthening Non-Profit/Government Relationships
• Margaret Henderson, Associate Director, Public Intersection Project, School of Government, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Dena Hurst, The John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government, Florida State University
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Breakout Sessions
1. Helping Communities Respond to Changing Demographics
• Mark Tranel, Director, Public Policy Research Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• Chuck Shoopman, Manager of Statewide Initiatives, Institute for Public Service, University of Tennessee
2. Proactively Identifying and Responding to State Needs: The NC Tomorrow Process
• Mike Smith, Vice Chancellor for Public Service and Engagement, and Dean, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
12:15 pm Buses to the Lawn
Afternoon Sessions on the grounds of UVA
12:30 pm Lunch at the Colonnade Club
2:30 pm Small groups to different on the Ground venues
5:15 pm Buses to the Omni
6:30 pm Wine tasting reception at Omni

Dinner on the mall small groups with prior selection and sign-up of restaurants

Friday, April 11th
8:00 – 8:45 am Informal Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00 am Breakout Sessions (Topics to be announced soon)
Lunch on your own
Afternoon free to visit the region!