62nd
Annual Meeting of the
Midwestern Legislative Conference
August 26-29, 2007
Traverse City, Michigan
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Agriculture
and
Natural Resources
The
Economy
Education
Energy
Ethics
Featured
Presenter: David
Kennedy
Featured Presenter: Daniel Pink
Featured
Presenter: Richard Norton Smith
Featured
Presenter: Donna Zajonc
Health
Midwest-Canada
Relations
Technology
Transportation
Agriculture
and Natural Resources
MLC Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Mr. Jeff
Armstrong, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
Renewable Energy (joint session of the MLC agriculture,
energy and economic development committees)
Mr. Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of
Agriculture
Mr. Gary Radloff, Director of Policy and Communications,
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Mr. Brandon Seitz, Manager, Energy Division, Indiana Office of
Energy and Defense Development
Dr. David Swenson, Associate Scientist, Department of Economics,
Iowa State University
The
Economy
MLC
Economic Development, Workforce Development & Labor Committee
Mr. George Erickcek,
Senior Regional Analyst, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment
Research
Battling "Brain Drain": Keeping Young
People in the State
Dr. Thurston Domina,
Assistant Professor, Department of Education,
University of California, Irvine
Shaping our Future, Building
Stronger States
Dr. Graham S. Toft, GrowthEconomics, Inc.
Fostering Entrepreneurship and
Innovation
Mr.
Michael Finney, President and CEO, Ann Arbor SPARK
Ms. Susan
P. Strommer, President and CEO, National Association of Seed and
Venture Funds
Promoting
Technology-led Economic Development
Mr. Dan Berglund, President and CEO, State
Science and Technology Institute
Ms. Cindy Douglas, Vice President of Technology Development,
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Ms. Janice Katterhenry, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Operating Officer, Kansas Bioscience Authority
Fiscal
Leaders' Roundtable
Mr.
Richard Matoon, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Renewable Energy (joint session of the MLC agriculture,
energy and economic development committees)
Mr. Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of
Agriculture
Mr. Gary Radloff, Director of Policy and Communications,
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Mr. Brandon Seitz, Manager, Energy Division, Indiana Office of
Energy and Defense Development
Dr. David Swenson, Associate Scientist, Department of Economics,
Iowa State University
Education
Battling "Brain Drain": Keeping Young
People in the State
Dr. Thurston Domina,
Assistant Professor, Department of Education,
University of California, Irvine
Putting Technology to Work in Our Schools
Dr. Carole Bausell, Assistant Director,
Editorial Projects in Education Research Center
Mr.
Mike Schmidt, Director, Education and Community Development, Ford
Motor Company Fund
Mr. Bruce Umpstead, Director, Office of Educational Technology and
Data Coordination, Michigan Department of Education
Energy
MLC Energy Committee
Mr. Steve
Gaw, Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission
Mr. Brendan Jordan, Program Manager
- Biomass Programs, The Great Plains Institute
Mr.
Gary Radloff, Director of Policy and Communications, Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Ms.
Alecia Ward, President/CEO, Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
Developing Environmentally-Compatible
Energy Strategies
Mr. Bill
Brier, Vice President, Policy and Public Affairs, Edison Electric
Institute
Dr.
Martin Kushler, Director, Utilities Program, American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy
Dr. David
Hurlbut, Senior Analyst, Strategic Energy Analysis & Applications
Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Renewable Energy (joint session of the MLC agriculture,
energy and economic development committees)
Mr. Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of
Agriculture
Mr. Gary Radloff, Director of Policy and Communications,
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Mr. Brandon Seitz, Manager, Energy Division, Indiana Office of
Energy and Defense Development
Dr. David Swenson, Associate Scientist, Department of Economics,
Iowa State University
Ethics
Ethical Challenges in the Legislative Arena
Mr.
Richard D. McLellan,
Chairman, Michigan Law Revision Commission
Fund Chart
Integrity Chart
Featured Presenter: David M.
Kennedy
Renowned historians impart lessons on
leadership, civility (Stateline
Midwest, September 2007)
Featured
Presenter: Daniel Pink
The "R" Word: Lawmakers hear why "routine"
jobs are at risk in years ahead (Stateline
Midwest, September 2007)
Featured Presenter: Richard
Norton Smith
Renowned historians impart lessons on
leadership, civility (Stateline
Midwest, September 2007)
Featured Presenter: Donna Zajonc
Renewing Your Passion for Public Service
Health
MLC
Health & Human Services Committee
Dr.
Georges Benjamin, Executive Director, American Public Health
Association
Ms.
Molly O’Malley, Senior Policy Analyst, Kaiser Commission on
Medicaid and the Uninsured
Dr. Andrew Allison,
Medicaid Director and Deputy Director, Kansas Health Policy
Authority
Mr. Don Gookin, Policy Specialist, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise
Mr.
Michael Dickey, Director, Public Health Services, Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials
Dr.
Chandice Covington, Dean, University of North Dakota
College of Nursing
Vaccination Issues in
the States
Dr.
Melinda Wharton, Deputy Director, National Center for Immunization
and Respiratory Diseases
Mandates and mercury focus of MLC session on
vaccines (Stateline Midwest, September 2007)
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and
Communities
Ms. Julie
Fishman, Associate Director for Program Development, National Center
for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry
Ms.
Rosemarie Henson, Deputy Director, National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Dr. Jalpa
Doshi, Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economic,
University of Pennsylvania
Midwest-Canada
Relations
MLC Midwest-Canada Relations Committee
Mr. John C. Austin, Non-resident Senior Fellow,
Brookings Institution
Mr.
Antonio Ginatta, Executive Policy Office, Office of Governor
Christine Gregoire, Washington
Technology
Protecting Privacy in a
Technological Age
Ms. Brenda Decker, Chief Information Officer,
Nebraska
Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman, The Ponemon Institute
Promoting
Technology-led Economic Development
Mr. Dan Berglund, President and CEO, State
Science and Technology Institute
Ms. Cindy Douglas, Vice President of Technology Development,
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Ms. Janice Katterhenry, Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Operating Officer, Kansas Bioscience Authority
Putting Technology to Work in Our Schools
Dr. Carole Bausell, Assistant Director,
Editorial Projects in Education Research Center
Mr.
Mike Schmidt, Director, Education and Community Development, Ford
Motor Company Fund
Mr. Bruce Umpstead, Director, Office of Educational Technology and
Data Coordination, Michigan Department of Education
Transportation
Passenger Rail Progress in the Midwest
Midwest Regional Rail Initiative,
Mr.
Tim Hoeffner, Program Administrator, Intermodal Policy Division,
Bureau of Transportation Planning, Michigan Department of
Transportation
Ohio Hub Overview
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last updated:
April 29, 2008
