Sunday, January 28, 2007
6:00 PM - Welcome reception (cash bar)
Monday, January 29, 2007
| 9:00 - 10:30 AM | Global Warming | Luke Metzger, Environment Texas; Tom "Smitty" Smith, Public Citizen |
| Public Education | Craig Tounget, Coalition for Public Schools; Donna New Haschke, Texas State Teachers Association; State Representative Dawnna Dukes; Annette LaVoi | |
| State Income Tax | F. Scott McCown, Center for Public Policy Priorities; Fred Lewis, formerly of the Citizens Commission on Education Excellence; Hon. Vilma Luna, Hillco Partners | |
| 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Religious Attack on Science | Kathy Miller, Texas Freedom Network |
| Immigration Issues | Jorge Guajardo, Mexican Counsel, Austin; Jacqueline Watson, Hines & Leigh Law Firm | |
| Women's Health, Family Planning, and Reproductive Rights | Samantha Evans, Austin Reproductive Services; Laurie Felker Jones, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas; Heather Paffe, Texas Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates; Sarah Wheat, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region | |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch | |
1:30 - 2:30 PM
| Keynote Address |
Amy Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner, Soapbox: Speakers Who Speak Out, Inc., and authors of Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future |
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| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Special Thanks | Recognition of Steering Committee Members, Financial Underwriters and Co-Sponsoring Organizations |
| 3:15 - 4:45 PM | Advocacy and Lobbying | Julia Marsden, League of Women Voters of Texas; Sarah Wheat, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region |
| Family Violence and Violence Against Women | Torie Camp, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault; Kate Rocke, Central Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking; Ana Rodriguez, Texas Council on Family Violence | |
| Stem Cell Research | Ellen Arnold, Jim Arnold and Associates; Beckie McCleery, Texans for the Advancement of Medical Research; Peggy Romberg, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
6:00 PM - Texas Women's Political Caucus Reception at the Woodward Hotel
7:00 PM - Seating for Texas Women's Political Caucus Dinner & Roast (Separate ticket required).
Tuesday, January 30, 2006
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Advocacy and Lobbying | Hon. Sherri Greenberg, University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs |
| 9:15 - 9:30 AM | The Importance of the Women's Vote | Deece Eckstein, People for the American Way |
| 9:30 - 11:00 AM | Texas Women Elected Officials | Moderator: Lulu Flores, National Women's Political Caucus. Panelists: Chief Justice Alma L. Lopez, 4th Court of Appeals; State Rep. Valinda Bolton; State Rep. Ellen Cohen; State Rep. Dawnna Dukes; State Rep. Susan King |
| 11:00 AM - noon | Buses to Capitol | |
| 12:00 noon | Lunch at the Capitol | |
| 1:00 PM | Group Lobbying | Appointments will be arranged with Senators and Representatives. |