Join hundreds of your fellow Vermonters on October 15 to learn about the issues and politics of 2006, find out how to become more effective,  and gain inspiration from a great nationally known speaker, Steve Moore of the Wall Street Journal!  (And renew old friendships and network new ones.)

See poster and tentative program below.

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Registration
To register, send your name, mailing address, and phone number to: eai@ethanallen.org
Registration fee is $25 (includes lunch). Pay at the door.

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Purpose: to educate, stimulate, train and motivate people representing all elements of a Vermont center right-conservative-libertarian alliance to influence Vermont public policy and debates in 2006.

Program:

8:30   Registration   Judd Gymnasium  Set up literature tables, booths

9:30   Opening. Keynote “Good Policy is Good Politics” – John McClaughry EAI

9:45   Brief introductory remarks by participating groups

10:15 –12:15 Key Issues of 2006  -- Green Hall.

            (35 min workshops, each workshop offered three times)

            Economy and Taxes                Energy                          Land and Environment
            Health Care                            Education                      Cultural issues

12:30   Buffet Lunch (Judd Gym):  “Prosperity and Freedom” – Stephen Moore ,WSJ

2:00    Training (Judd Gym): Organizing for Effective Grassroots Action - Brendan Steinhauser,  Freedom Works

3:00    Training (Judd Gym):  Communicating Your Message -- Rob Roper, Freedom Works

4:00    Training (Judd Gym): Seven Habits of Highly Effective Campaigns

5:15    Reception  (cash bar) - meet speakers, sponsors, prospective candidates