USC Unruh Institute to Hold Obama Presidency One-Day Conference on April 15th

ADVISORY

Monday, April 6, 2009
For Immediate Release
Media Contact – Edward Headington, 818.720.7181 or Edward@HeadingtonMedia.com
Unruh Contact – Kerstyn Olson, 213.740.8964 or Kerstyn@USC.edu

“The Obama Presidency – An Early Progress Report”

Panelists will include former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor, former White House Communications Director David Demarest, former U.S. Congressman and California State Budget Director Tom Campbell, and former California Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg.

Los Angeles, CA. Featuring some of the top political minds in the region, “The Obama Presidency – An Early Progress Report” one-day conference at USC will examine the first months of the Obama administration. Panel discussions will examine a set of the primary policy challenges facing the new President and Congress, such as economic and job creation issues, foreign policy and national security issues, and energy and environmental matters.

WHO – Over a dozen top political minds serving as panelists; USC students; Political Observers; and many more

WHAT – One-Day Conference on “The Obama Presidency – An Early Progress Report”

WHEN – Wednesday, April 15, 2009; 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WHERE – USC Davidson Conference Center @ 3415 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089;

FYI – The event is co-sponsored by the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, the Center for American Progress Action Fund (a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action), Declare Yourself (a nonpartisan youth voter registration and empowerment organization dedicated to national service and activism), Gen Next (a bipartisan organization of young entrepreneurs and executives dedicated to policy reform and issue advancement), HealthNet (a Southern California-based health care provider), and the USC Political Student Assembly.

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The mission of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics is to motivate students to become active in the world of politics and encourage public officials to participate in the daily life of USC. For more information, go to http://college.usc.edu/unruh.