Friday, September 12^th

[Tentative 03/25/08]

5pm – 9pm

Early-Bird Registration

Atrium

7pm - 9pm

RLC Convention Director Dan Scheill
RLC National Chairman Bill Westmiller

[Sponsored]

[Suite]

Bill Westmiller

Saturday, September 13^th

7am-8am

Crowne Breakfast Buffet

[Cafeteria]

8am-8:30am

Building a Big Tent
Saul Anuzis, Michigan GOP Chairman

[Hall]

Saul Anuzis

8:30am – 9:30am

Impact at the Local Level
Leon Drolet, Michigan Taxpayers Alliance
Recalling legislators that hike taxes
Amy Hagerstrom, Americans for Prosperity
Lobbying your elected officials

[Hall]

Leon Drolet

9:30am – 10:30am

Right to Work Panel
Stefan Glean, National Right to Work Committee
Right to Work initiatives
Ken Braun, Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Labor laws in the states

[Hall]

10:30am-11:30am

Time for Liberty - Panel

[Hall]

11:30am-1:00pm

Sizing Down Government – Luncheon
Grover Norquist, President of ATR
Cut government by cutting taxes

[Banquet]

Grover Norquist

Saturday, September 13^{th - Continued}

1pm – 2pm

Libertarian Principles & War
Debate
[Justin Raimondo, Antiwar.com
Saul Anuzis, Michigan GOP]

[Hall]

2pm – 3 pm

Government Transparency
Michigan State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk
Transparency laws at the state level

[Breakout 1]

Jack Hoogendyk

2pm – 3pm

Activism on Campus
Jason Talley, BureauCrash
Organizing protests and street activism
Issacc Moorehouse, Students for Free Economy
Getting students involved

[Breakout 2]

3pm – 4pm

Personal Liberty Issues
Krystal Martinez, Michigan Coalition of Compassionate Care
[Jeff ], Michigan Log Cabin Republicans

[Breakout 1]

3pm – 4pm

[Open]

[Breakout 2]

3pm – 5pm

RLC Convention Business
Delegate consideration of Bylaw Revisions,
Resolutions, National Officer and Board Elections.

[Hall]

5pm - 6pm

Activism & Technology
Erik Telford, New Media Director, Americans for Prosperity
Aaron Biterman, Republican Liberty Caucus
Nick DeLeuw, RightMichigan.com

[Hall]

6pm – 8pm

Feature Banquet
Annual RLC Awards - Westmiller
Introduction of New Chairman
Introduction of Speaker
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson

[Banquet]

Gary Johnson

8pm – 9pm

Social Reception
Social gathering with featured guests and new RLC officers.

[Reception]

Sunday, September 14^th

7am - 8am

Breakfast Buffet

[Cafeteria]

8am – 9am

Thinktank Advocacy
[Larry Reed, President of Mackinac Center for Public Policy]

[Hall]

9am – 10am

Economics & Liberty
Clifford Thies, Professor of Economics
Fiat Money and the FED

[Hall]

10am – 11am

Open Dialogue

[Hall]

11am – 12am

Time For A Commercial Introductions & short promotional presentations from the Convention sponsors and exhibitors

[Hall]

Noon

Hotel Checkout