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Blog / April 2, 2009

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Agenda:

Friday April 3, 2009

4:00PM: Registration Opens

 7:00PM – Opening Message and Introduction of Roger Williams

David White, State Chairman

7:15 – 9:00PM – Reception: Roger Williams, Former Secretary of State

Saturday April 4, 2009:

9:00 – 9:05AM

Pledge of Allegiance

Texas Pledge

Welcome – David White, State Chairman

9:05 – 9:30AM – Voting Trends

            Marc DelSignore, Baselice & Associates               

9:30 – 10:45AM – 81st Legislative Session Update

            1. State Rep. Wayne Christian

            2. State Rep. Bryan Hughes

            3. Steve Koeboele – Attorney

10:45 – 10:50AM – BREAK

10:50 – 12:00PM – Redistricting in 2010

Trey Trainor

12:00PM-1:00PM Lunch Keynote Speech, Ted Cruz              

1:00 – 1:15PM BREAK

1:15 – 3:00PM Communicating the Conservative Message Effectively

            1. Michael Sullivan – Empower Texans

            2. Anthony Holm – Patriot Group

            3. Matt Mackowiak – Former Press Secretary to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

            4. Vincent Harris, National Republican Senatorial Committee

 

3:05 – 3:50PM Grassroots Organizing

               1. Peggy Venable – Americans for Prosperity – TX Director

               2. Ken Emanuelson – Reagan Coalition Founder/Blogger

3:50 – 4:00PM BREAK

4:00 – 5:00PM Governor Rick Perry

5:00PM General Session Closing Remarks

David White, State Chairman

7:00PM – 9:00PM Dinner 

7:20PM – Presentation of Awards

7:45PM Introduction of Bay Buchanan

8:00 – 9:00PM Keynote Address

                        Bay Buchanan – Former U.S. Treasurer under Ronald Reagan