Agenda

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ROANOKE CONFERENCE PROGRAM

JANUARY 27th – 29th, 2012

Ocean Shores Convention Center, Ocean Shores, WA

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

5:00 PM                CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS

6:00 PM                KICK-OFF FRIDAY NIGHT MIXER
Cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres hosted by conference

7:00 PM                EVENING PROGRAM

  • Welcome – Steve Buri, Roanoke President
  • Legislator Introduction – State Representative Richard DeBolt, House Republican Leader & State Senator Mike Hewitt, Senate Republican Leader
  • Federal Candidate Introduction – Kirby Wilbur, Washington State Republican Party Chairman
  • Welcome Address – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna

8:30 PM                EVENING PROGRAM CONCLUDES

9:00 PM                NON-CONFERENCE RECEPTIONS/PARTIES

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

8:00 AM               CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS

8:30 AM               CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVED
Sponsored by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers

9:00 AM               CONFERENCE CALLED TO ORDER

  • Welcome by Conference Moderator John Carlson
  • Flag Salute, National Anthem
  • Invocation – State Representative Barbara Bailey

9:15 AM               ISSUE/FLOOR DEBATE – ISSUE #1

  • Should the State of Washington Legalize, Tax and Regulate Marijuana?
  • Moderator – James Watkins, Congressional Candidate
  • Pro – Mike Siegel, Genesis Communications
  • Con – Bryan Myrick, NW Daily Marker

10:15 AM             ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION –Our Economic Woes:  What’s Keeping Us Down, and How Do We Get Back Up?

  • Moderator – State Representative J.T. Wilcox
  • Rob Nichols, Financial Services Forum
  • Patrick Connor – Washington State Director, National Federation of Independent Business
  • Kris Tefft – General Counsel, Association of Washington Business
  • Dann Mead Smith, President, Washington Policy Center

11:15 AM             BREAK

11:30 AM             ISSUE/FLOOR DEBATE – ISSUE #2

  • Should Government Partner with the Private Sector to Recruit a Professional Sports Franchise?
  • Moderator – TBD
  • Pro – Brian Robinson, Arena Solutions
  • Con – Chris Van Dyk, More Important Things

12:30 PM             LUNCH PROGRAM/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION – Regaining Support in King County/Puget Sound in 2012 and Beyond!

  • Box Lunches Served – Sponsored by Vision Media
  • Moderator – Commissioner Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commissioner
  • Lori Sotelo, Chair, King County Republican Party
  • Randy Pepple, Campaign Manager, Rob McKenna for Governor
  • Councilmember Kevin Wallace, City of Bellevue
  • State Senator Steve Litzow

1:45 PM                BREAK

2:00 PM                BREAKOUT SESSIONS (each session lasts one hour)

TRACK 1 – RUNNING & WINNING ELECTIONS! 

 TRACK 2 – GETTING THE MAJORITY & GOVERNING!
Utilizing cutting-edge technology in Republican campaigns! (2:00PM) 

  • Moderator – Todd Herman, Partner, Crowdverb
  • Bob Lee, CEO, MoonShadow
  • Ben Olson, Arena Communications
  • Patrick Bell, Director of New Media, U.S. Congress
  • Matthew Dybwad, Founder & Partner, CRAFT|Media/Digital

Building Effective Political & Grassroots Coalitions (3:10PM)

  • Moderator – Mariana Parks, Founding Partner, True Northwest Communications
  • Russ Walker, Vice President, Political and Grassroots Campaigns, FreedomWorks
  • Scott Roberts, Citizen Action Network, Freedom Foundation
  • Sally Poliak, Crowdverb
  • Scott Cottington, Partner, The Voyageur Company
 Redistricting – What it means to you and our chances in 2012! (2:00PM) 

  • Moderator – TBD
  • Slade Gorton, former US Senator
  • John Arthur Wilson, Chief Deputy Assessor, King County
  • Kirby Wilbur, WA State Republican Party
  • Brent Ludeman, Executive Director, Washington Senate Republican Campaign Committee

 

We just won 12 in 2012!  What Comes Next? (3:10 PM)

  • Moderator – Dan McDonald, former Washington State Senate Republican Leader
  • J. Vander Stoep, Attorney, Vander Stoep, Remund, Blinks and Jones
  • State Representative Dan Kristiansen, House Republican Caucus Chair
  • Jay Jennings, Sanofi-Aventis Group
  • Steve Gano, Gano and Associates

4:15 PM                BREAK

4:30 PM                EXTRA – BREAKOUT SESSION – Interested in running for elected office or know someone who is?  Here’s what you should know!

  • Moderator – State Representative Kevin Parker, Chair, Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute
  • Erin McCallum, President, Enterprise Washington
  • State Representative Cathy Dahlquist
  • State Representative Hans Zeiger
  • Peter Graves, Executive Director, Washington State Republican Party
  • Sean McGrath, Strategic Political Advisor, YourGreatestChampion.com

5:30 PM                BREAK/OFFTIME

6:30 PM                COCKTAIL RECEPTION

7:00 PM                DINNER PROGRAM

  • Welcome, President’s Message, Steve Buri
  • Invocation – State Representative Norma Smith
  • Presentation of the Roanoke “Rising Star” Award
  • Introduction of Keynote Speaker – Reagan Dunn, King County Councilmember
  • Keynote Speaker – Stephen F. Hayes, Senior Writer at The Weekly Standard
  • Political Science Theater 3000, Version 3.0 

9:00 PM                CONFERENCE ADJOURNS

9:30 PM                NON-CONFERENCE RECEPTIONS/PARTIES

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29

8:30 AM               CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVED

  • Breakfast sponsored by Shilo Inn – Ocean Shores

9:00 AM               WASHINGTON CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CHIEFS OF STAFF PANEL – CAPITOL HILL UPDATE & CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITIES IN 2012

  • Moderator – Bob Moore, President, Moore Information
  • Jenny Gorski, Chief of Staff, Congressman Doc Hastings
  • Jeff Harvey, Chief of Staff, Congressman Dave Reichert
  • George Poulios, Chief of Staff, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler

9:45 AM               WASHINGTON STATE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DEBATE

  • Moderator – Todd Myers, Todd Myers Communications
  • John Koster
  • Greg Anders
  • James Watkins

10:30 AM             ROANOKE 2012 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL STRAW POLL

  • Moderator – State Senator Doug Ericksen (Invited)

11:00 AM             WASHINGTON STATE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DEBATE

  • Moderator – Prof. Matt Manweller, Central Washington University
  • Dick Muri
  • Stan Flemming

11:45 AM             CALL TO ACTION/CONFERENCE WRAP-UP

12:00 PM             CONFERENCE ADJOURNS