7:30 Registration Opens (Open Through 9:00)

2009 Women’s Policy Forum

Friday, April 17, 2009 -- Kelly Inn -- St. Paul, Minnesota

7:30 Registration Opens (open through 9:00)

8:00 Early Bird Option: Budget Primer – Budgets & Stimulus 101

Christina Wessel, Minnesota Budget Project

9:00 Welcome

Amy Brenengen, Office on the Economic Status of Women

Lee Roper-Batker, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota

9:15 Morning Plenary: The Economic Impacts of Policy for Women

Moderator: Dr. Jenny Keil, Hamline University

Julie Bunn, State Representative

Nancy Chen, Regional Director, US Department of Labor Women’s Bureau

Nevada Littlewolf, Council Member, Virgina

10:00 Workshops (two 50-mn rotations)

Socioeconomics

Moderator: Deborah Schlick, Affirmative Options

Bonnie Watkins, Minnesota Women’s Consortium

Elizabeth Kuoppala, Council Member, Eveleth

(invited) Kabo Yang, Twin Cities United Way

Education

Moderator: Bharti Wahi, Minnesota Literacy Council

Susie Brown, Childcare Works

Debra Fitzpatrick, Center for Women & Policy, Center for School Change , U of Minnesota

Eva Scates Winston, MnSCU

Health

Moderator: Anita Patel, YWCA of Minneapolis

Lisa Codispoti, National Women’s Law Center

Nancy Pomplun, Center for American Asian Health

Dr. Michele Vanvranken, Minneapolis Children’s Hospital/TAMS

Patty Wetterling, Sexual Violence Prevention Unit, Minnesota Department of Health

12:00 Lunch Plenary: Next Steps: Shaping Effective Public Policy for Women and Girls

Moderator: Keesha Gaskins, League of Women Voters

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker of the House, State of Minnesota

Dr. Sally Kenney, Center for Women and Policy, University of Minnesota

Suzanne Koepplinger, Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center

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1:00 Dessert Plenary: Reflections on Public Service – State Elected Officials Roundtable

Moderator: Karla Bigham, State Representative

(other elected officialsTBD)

1:30 Conclusion

1:35 Bonus Communications and Leadership Workshop

Facilitated by staff from The White House Project

**The event is free, but registration is required.**

Online registration is now open. Click here to register.

A limited number of lodging scholarships are available

for women from greater Minnesota.

Hosted by

Office on the Economic Status of Women

Minnesota State Legislature

For further information or offline registration options:

Call: 651-296-8590

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