Sessions current as of April 3, 2008 and subject to change.

Legislative, Grassroots, and Political Advocacy for Your Statewide Association
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 223, 10:00am - 11:30am
Speakers: Lisa Diaz, MAPSA; Brooks Garber, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Alex Johnston, ConnCAN; Bill Phillips, New York Charter Schools Association.

Winning the Legislative War
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 225, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Speakers: Sean Bradley, Colorado League of Charter Schools; Peter Groff, Colorado State Senate; Bob Hughes, Hughes Consulting.

Getting Policy and Politics to Align: Charter Schools and Their Impact
Monday June 23, 2008
Place/Time: Room 225, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Brooks Garber, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; Michael Musante, Edison Schools.

Communicating about Charters with the News Media and the Broader Communities
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 219, 9:45am - 11:15am
Speakers: Joe Nathan, Center for School Change, Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; Gary Larson, Larson Communications; Anne Guarnera, Hispanic CREO.

Charter Schools and Urban Politics
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 221, 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Moderator: Kevin Chavous, All Children Matter
Speakers: Austin Badon, Louisiana House of Representatives; Karen Carter Peterson, Louisiana House of Representatives; Ron Lester, Lester & Associates.

Branding the Charter School Movement and Your Association
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Place/Time: Room 221, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Speakers: Julie Cruit Angilly, California Charter Schools Association; Michele Hansen, California Charter Schools Association.

Empowering Parents for Charter School Advocacy
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Place/Time: Room 217, 9:00am - 10:30am
Speakers: Bernard LaCour, Illinois Network of Charter Schools; Carlos Perez, Illinois Network of Charter Schools.