Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  Students at GW's launch event Announcements Africa Policy Conference @ UNC Perfect Presidential Platform crafted @ UGA 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 National Press Chronicle of Higher Education The Nation LA Times New York Times > More "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement, and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." — Teddy Roosevelt    University of Georgia > Roosevelt Home > U Georgia The Roosevelt Institution at the University of Georgia announces The Perfect Presidential Platform April 11 and 12, 2008 The Perfect Presidential Platform is a two-day conference intended to provide participants the opportunity to voice their opinions and craft creative solutions to five key policy challenges in the upcoming presidential election. These five issues are as follows: the War in Iraq, immigration, energy, taxes, and health care. Participants will be broken up into groups depending upon their ideological preference and their issue of choice. They will work in teams to develop creative policies that collectively represent a spectrum of ideas. Participants will have breakout sessions with policy experts from the state and region, as well as leading University of Georgia faculty. Following the sessions with faculty members, teams will write their policies, debate their ideas, and finally select a top proposal for each of the five categories -- generating the "perfect presidential platform." This conference will serve as an opportunity for Roosevelt chapters from across the nation to come together and share ideas. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Tullos (ktullos@gmail.com), Aaron Sayama (aaron.sayama@gmail.com) or Aqsa Mahmud (aqmahmud@gmail.com) All expenses will be covered upon arrival in Atlanta or Athens. Expenses include food, travel, and accommodations. Travel expenses to and from Georgia will be covered to some extent depending upon need. We will contact you within 48 hours of registration to confirm. If you do not receive email confirmation please contact Roos@uga.edu with “Conference RSVP” in the subject line. We are asking for a $50.00 hotel fee for all participants. If you are unable to pay this please select the appropriate response on the online registration and we will inform you about the prospects for a fee waiver. The Perfect Presidential Platform For those flying into Atlanta you should arrive by 8pm at the lastest on Thursday, April 10. Your returning flight should be no later than 6:30pm on Saturday, April 12.   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 / 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, 4th Floor / Washington, DC 20036 || Fax: (202) 483-2657