NDN Annual Meeting Tuesday, June 17th 6/11/2003
From: Maria Cardona of the New Democrat Network, 202-544-9200, ext. 227 News Advisory: The New Democrat Network (NDN) will host its Annual Meeting on June 17th in Washington DC at the Capitol Hyatt Hotel, in the Ticonderoga Room, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to a dynamic array of influential leaders speaking at the meeting (see program below), NDN will lay out in detail NDN's ambitious expansion plans for the coming years. Speakers at Tuesday's meeting include Senator Bob Graham, Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Mary Landrieu, Senator Blanche Lincoln, Governor Bill Richardson, Representative Jane Harman, Representative Bob Menendez, Representative Cal Dooley, Representative Jim Davis, Representative Artur Davis, Representative Rahm Emanuel, General Wesley Clark, Candidate for IN Governor Joe Andrew, Meetup CEO Scott Heifferman, NDN Advisory Board members Vic Fazio and Mike McCurry, and NDN President Simon Rosenberg, among others. Other highlights include the unveiling of three major initiatives for NDN: -- NDN's Agenda for the First Decade of the 21st Century -- The New Majority Coalition Project -- Pollster Mark Penn will release the newest findings in NDN's multiyear research project that will help Democrats best understand how to re-construct their majority coalition. -- NDN's "Democratas Unidos" Hispanic Project -- NDN Advisory Board Member Sergio Bendixen will release the annual update of NDN's comprehensive research project on the fastest-growing segment of the American electorate. WHO: New Democrat Network (NDN) -- (See attached program) WHAT: Annual Meeting WHEN: June 17th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Capitol Hyatt Hotel, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW, Ticonderoga/Yorktown Rooms PRESS PLANNING ON ATTENDING SHOULD RSVP TO MARIA CARDONA OR BETH FLORES AT 202-544-9200 TO RESERVE CREDENTIALS --- NDN Annual Meeting Program (schedule subject to change) 9 a.m. -- Conference Opens 9:10 a.m. - Welcome; Simon Rosenberg, President, New Democrat Network (NDN) 9:12 am -- Introduction of Governor Bill Richardson; Representative Rahm Emanuel (IL) 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. - Remarks; Governor Bill Richardson (NM) 9:45 a.m. -- Introduction of Representative Jane Harman; Vic Fazio, former House Democratic Caucus Chairman 9:48 - 10:15 a.m. -- "Are We Safer Now Than We Were On 9-10-01?"; Remarks by Representative Jane Harman (CA), Ranking Member, House Select Committee on Intelligence 10:20 to 11:15 a.m. -- "Issues on Voters Minds -- A Report from New Leaders" Panel Discussion Featuring Senator Blanche Lincoln (AR), Representative Artur Davis (AL), Candidate for Governor Joe Andrew (IN) 11:15 to 11:35 a.m. -- "Moving the Party Forward -- A New Agenda for Democrats"; Remarks by NDN President Simon Rosenberg 11:50 to 1 p.m. -- "A New Majority Coalition for Democrats"; Luncheon Panel Discussion Featuring Senator Mary Landrieu (LA), Representative Bob Menendez (NJ), Pollsters Mark Penn (Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates) and Sergio Bendixen (Bendixen and Associates) 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. -- "America After the War: Setting the National Agenda"; Remarks by General Wesley Clark (Ret.) 1:45 to 2:10 p.m. -- "A Window into the New Politics"; Introduction by Mike McCurry, NDN Advisory Board member, Chairman, Grassroots Inc. and Former White House Press Secretary; Presentation by Scott Heifferman, CEO, Meetup.com 2:15 to 2:20 p.m. -- Introduction of Senator Joe Lieberman; Representative Cal Dooley (CA) 2:20 to 2:50 p.m. -- Remarks by Senator Lieberman (CT) 2:55 to 3 p.m. -- Introduction of Senator Bob Graham; Representative Jim Davis (FL) 3 to 3:30 p.m. -- Remarks by Senator Bob Graham (FL) 3:30 - 4 p.m. -- Closing Remarks; Simon Rosenberg, President, NDN |