Gain new insights and viewpoints about our political system and the public policy-making process, and learn what your grassroots advocates must understand to be effective. Inc. Prior to founding his own public affairs consulting firm, Dunn was director of government relations services with the Public Affairs Council. He also served as a legislative assistant for two former congressmen and an instructor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. St. Petersburg Times Adair joined the St. Petersburg Times in 1989, where he covers aviation safety and Congress. He won the 1999 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Washington correspondence and the 1999 Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress.
Crisis Communication Learn how to handle a crisis and how to respond to the media.
The speaker will review several major crises of the last decade and walk the audience through two very high profile crises that he managed, one of which was the firing of Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight. Speaker Christopher Simpson, vice president for public affairs and government relations and special counsel to the president, Indiana University Simpson manages all strategic internal and external communication, including public relations, media relations, marketing, Web communication, and community and federal relations for the eight-campus system. Participants will receive lobbying packets and a briefing on the issues. There will be plenty of time for questions and answers. Speakers Jim Clarke, senior vice president, public policy, ASAE George Constantine, staff counsel, ASAE Carrie Langford, associate manager, public policy programs, ASAE Breakout Session II Political Action Committees on the Web Web-based PAC activities are popping up on computer screens everywhere.