Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Towards A New New Deal Conference in Washington DC, April 9th, 2008. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." — Eleanor Roosevelt    Expo Agenda > Roosevelt Home > 2008 National Expo > Expo Agenda Expo 2008 Agenda 9:30 AM            Registration Opens 10:00-10:05 AM    Welcome                                 Academy Hall                                    • Nathaniel Loewentheil, Executive Director, The Roosevelt   10:05-10:30 AM    Keynote Address                                 Academy Hall                                     • Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, 11th District of Ohio   10:30-11:00 AM    Voter Registration Debate                                 Academy Hall                                     • Moderator: Joe Shure, Senior Fellow, The Roosevelt Institution                                     • Matt Segal, Executive Director, Student Association for Voter Empowerment                                     • Anna Salzberg, Student Association for Voter Empowerment                                     • Ethan Eilon, Executive Director, College Republican National Committee                                     • Charlie Smith, National Chairman, College Republican National Committee     11:15-12:15 PM    Lunch and Progressive Fair                                     Main Foyer             12:15-1:00 PM    25 ideas Publication Launch                                     Academy Hall                                         • Caitlin Howarth, National Policy Director, The Roosevelt Institution                                         • Tim Krueger, Criminal Justice Coordinator, The Roosevelt Institution                                         • Elise Liu, Community Development Editor, The Roosevelt Institution                                         • Matt Segal, Making Democracy Work Coordinator, The Roosevelt Institution          1:00-1:45 PM    “Running for Office” Panel                                     Academy Hall                                         • Moderator: Alisha Morgan, State Representative from Georgia                                         • Kai Stinchcombe, Former Executive Director, The Roosevelt Institution                                         • Brent Pencak, Democratic Candidate, 81st District of Michigan                                         • Ezra Temko, Newark (DE) City Councilman, District Five         1:45-2:45 PM    Break Out Sessions                              A.  STEP RIGHT UP: Policy 101                                 Academy Hall                                      • Moderator: Paul Burow, National Field Director, The Roosevelt Institution                                      • Thea Lee, Assistant Director of Public Policy, AFL-CIO                                      • Tsedey Betru, Director of DMI Scholars, Drum Major Institute                                      • Kweli Kitwana, Vice President of Political Programs, Progressive Majority                                     B.  HIT YOUR MARK: Legislative Outreach                                  Angle Rooms                                       • Moderator: Karl Stark, Legislative Director, The Roosevelt Institution                                       • Kevin Powers, Regional Legislative Director, Western Region, The Roosevelt Institution                                       • Jeremy Crandall, Legislative Aide to Maryland Delegate Heather R. Mizeur                                       • Darren Fenwick, Senior Legislative Representative, ACORN                                       • Maralyn O’Brien, Senior Field Coordinator, SEIU                                     C.  ENTER THE BLOGOSPHERE                                   Vista Rooms                                       • Moderator: Jen Nedeau, Senior Fellow, The Roosevelt Institution                                       • Jane Hamsher, Founder, FireDogLake.com                                       • Matt Stoller, Founding Partner, OpenLeft.com                                       • Kay Steiger, Associate Editor, CampusProgress.org                                       • M. Marie Maxwell, Founder, InShaw.org      2:45-3:00 PM    Break     3:00-4:30 PM    The Year Ahead: Plenary Session                             Academy Hall                                       • Nate Loewentheil, Executive Director, The Roosevelt Institution                                       • Caitlin Howarth, Policy Director, The Roosevelt Institution        4:30-5:00 PM    Closing Remarks                              Academy Hall                                       • Nina Coutinho, National Expo Director, The Roosevelt Institution   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359