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Western States Presidential
Primary
Symposium
Agenda
Time |
Event |
Topic |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Registration | |
| 9:00am - 9:30am | Opening Speaker | Utah Governor Jon HuntsmanJr. |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Panel | Western
Issues on
the National
Agenda Natalie Gochnour, V.P. Policy and Communications, Salt Lake Chamber Pam Inmann, Executive Director, Western Governors' Association Michael J. Stratton, President, Stratton & Associates |
| 10:30am - 10:45am | Break | |
| 10:45am - 11:45am | Panel | Has the West Been Overlooked by Candidates? Michael Gehrke, Executive Director, Sentate Majority Project Daniel Kemmis, Senior Fellow, Center for the Rocky Mt. West Eddie Mahe, Jr., Strategic Communications Council, Foley & Lardner John Weaver, Senior Strategist, Straight Talk America |
| 11:45am - 1:00pm | Lunch and Speaker | New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Panel | Press
Coverage of
Presidential
Primaries Marc Ambinder, National Journal Jeanne Cummings, Wall Street Journal (invited) Martin Kasindorf, USA Today |
| 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Break | |
| 2:15pm - 3:30pm | Panel | Academic Research on Presidential Elections Group A Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico Barbara Norrander, University of Arizona Christopher Hull, Georgetown University Quin Monson, Sven Wilson, and Steve Collins, BYU Group B Daniel Levin, University of Utah Doug Nilson, Idaho State University Travis Ridout, Washington State University Brandon
Rottinhaus,
University
of Idaho |
| 5:00pm | Reception | Hosted by Governor Jon M. Huntsman at the Governor's Mansion |