FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
5:00 PM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS
6:00 PM KICK-OFF FRIDAY NIGHT MIXER (Sponsored by The Roanoke Conference)
7:00 PM EVENING PROGRAM
- Call to Order—John Carlson, 570 KVI, Master of Ceremonies
- Welcome – Eric Garcia, Roanoke President
- Elected Official Introductions – The Hon. Bruce Dammeier, State Senate
- Introduction of Evening Speaker – The Hon. Doug Ericksen, State Senate
- Welcome Address –The Hon. Jaime Herrera Beutler, U.S. House of Representatives
- Featured Speaker – Roger L. Simon, CEO Pajamas Media and PJTV
8:30 PM EVENING PROGRAM CONCLUDES
9:00 PM NON-CONFERENCE RECEPTION PARTIES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
8:00 AM CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPENS
8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVE (Sponsored by Microsoft PAC)
9:30 AM CONFERENCE CALLED TO ORDER
- Call to Order – John Carlson, 570 KVI, Master of Ceremonies
- Pledge of Allegiance – The Hon. Jan Angel, State House
- Welcome Address –The Hon. David Reichert, U.S. House of Representatives
9:45 AM ISSUE/FLOOR DEBATE: Should Washington’s Electoral Votes be Divided by Congressional District?
- Moderator – Slade Gorton, Former U.S. Senator
- Pro – Sam Reed , Former Secretary of State
- Con – Trent England, The Freedom Foundation
11:30 AM LUNCH PROGRAM/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION – Box Lunches Served (Sponsored by Premera Blue Cross)
2012 Election Post-Mortem – What’s Next? How Do We Grow the Party?
- Moderator – Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center
- Matt Walter, Republican State Leadership Committee
- Erik Iverson, Moore Information, Inc.
- Judy Yu, Community Leader
- Dixie Kolditz, 2012 Legislative Candidate
1:00 PM BREAKOUT SESSIONS (each session lasts one hour)
Track One | Track Two |
|---|---|
| Taking on the Public Unions in a Blue State: How Do We Do It? • Moderator – Sally Poliak, Crowdverb • The Hon. Kathy Lambert, King County Council • Jami Lund, The Freedom Foundation • The Hon. Matt Manweller, State House • The Hon. Mark Schoesler, State Senate | Republicans are Good Stewards of the Environment: How Do We Let the Voters Know? • Moderator – The Hon. Hans Zeiger, State House • Chris Bayley, Stewardship Partners • Dr. Dino Falaschetti, Property and Environmental Research Center • The Hon. Shelly Short, State House • Mike Vaska, Foster Pepper |
| Tackling the Issue of Immigration Reform: Where Do We Go From Here? • Moderator – The Honorable Bruce Chandler, State House • Jon Wyss, Gebber Farms • Tony Banegas, Benegas Engineering PS • TBA • TBA | Transportation, Freight Mobility and Coal: How Do We Build a Balanced, Modern Transportation System? • Moderator – Larry Ehl, Transportation Issues Daily • Bruce Agnew, Discovery Institute’s Cascadia Center • Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commission • Gary Smith, Smith & Stark • TBA |
3:15 PM BREAK
3:15 PM BONUS BREAKOUT SESSION (one hour)
2013 and Beyond– What Can You Do?
Hosted by the Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute
6:00 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:00 PM DINNER PROGRAM (Sponsored by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers)
- Invocation – The Hon. JT Wilcox , State House
- Welcome – President’s Message, Eric Garcia
- Presentation of the Roanoke Rising Star Award
- Keynote Speaker – Bob Herbold, Former COO Microsoft
- Political Science Theater 3000, Version 4.0
9:00 PM CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
9:30 PM NON-CONFERENCE RECEPTION PARTIES
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST SERVED (Sponsored by Shilo Inn – Ocean Shores)
9:30 AM ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
- Moderator – Rob McKenna, Former Washington State Attorney General
- Shannon Campion, Stand for Children
- The Hon. Cathy Dahlquist, State House
- Liv Finne, Washington Policy Center
10:30AM STRAW POLL
11:30 AM CALL TO ACTION/CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
- Susan Hutchison, Former Candidate & TV News Anchor
12:00 PM CONFERENCE ADJOURNS