"Money and Influence in Politics," a two-day conference being held at the University of California, Berkeley, by the nation's leading scholars of campaign finance.
These experts will discuss topics such as contributions and influence; soft money issue ads; and self-financed campaigns. Researchers will present surprising new data including an analysis of state political parties and their use of soft money contributions.
The conference is being held by UC Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies and the Citizens' Research Foundation, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and public education in political finance and regulation. The foundation moved from the University of Southern California to UC Berkeley in 1999, becoming an affiliate of the Institute of Governmental Studies.
WHEN:
Saturday, Aug. 12, 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. to noon.
WHERE: The Institute of Governmental Studies Library, 1111 Moses Hall, UC Berkeley. WHO:
Scholars from a dozen universities including UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Boston College, Georgetown University, MIT, New York University, and the University of Michigan.
Rep. Martin Meehan (D-Mass.), co-author of the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill (the U.S. House of Representatives' version of the McCain-Feingold bill), will give an address during lunch, noon - 1:30 p.m.
The conference is being funded by grants from The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation of Silicon Valley.
NOTE: For additional information, including a complete schedule of program participants and discussions, contact Gerald C. Lubenow at the Institute of Governmental Studies, (510) 642-5158, or [email protected].
