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13th Annual California Policy Issues ConferenceNovember 17, 2005CONNECTING CALIFORNIA:Bridging the Digital and Geographic Divides 13th Annual California Policy Issues Conference Thursday, November 17, 2005 Center at Cathedral Plaza, Los Angeles 8:00 AM-3:00 PM 8:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:45 Welcome 9:00 Opening Remarks Keynote Morning Presentation: “The New Demography, the New Inequality, and the New Economy in California” 9:30 Convening Plenary Session “Overcoming Disparities Through Sustainability” 10:40 Concurrent Sessions “Digital Divides: Adding to Geographic Isolation” “The Urban Struggle: Finding the Jobs, Housing Transportation Balance” 12:30 Luncheon & Presentation “Market Dynamics and Addressing the Digital Divide” 1:45 Concluding Plenary Session “A Policy Agenda for California” 3:00 End Featuring: Hon. Richard Alarcon, California State Senate Hon. Karen Bass, California State Assembly Hon. Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council Manuel Pastor, Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz Michael Peevey, President, CPUC Mark Pisano, Southern California Association of Governments Other speakers include: Mark Baldassare, Public Policy Institute of California Roger Caves, San Diego State University Rick Cole, Ventura City Manager Anita Gabrielian, SBC Tessie Guillermo, Community Technology Foundation of California Rebecca London, University of California, Santa Cruz George Minter, Greer/Dailey/Minter Brenda Shockley, Community Build Dixon Slingerland, Youth Policy Institute Pre-Conference Reception Wednesday, November 16th 6:00 to 8:00pm City Club on Bunker Hill Hosted by Southern California Edison Registration Information Registration fees include pre-conference reception, all conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and a conference-related publication to be distributed at a later date. Advance registration is $100.00 (postmarked by November 10); post November 10 and walk-in registration is $125.00 Student Registration Scholarships Registration scholarships are available for current students with student ID. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Send in the registration form by no later than the registration deadline. Students will be notified of registration confirmation prior to the conference. Conference Venue The conference will be held at the Center at Cathedral Plaza located at 555 West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. Self parking is located directly under the Center. Hotel Information Rooms have been held at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel is located at 506 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. Please contact the Pat Brown Institute at (323) 343-3770. Cancellations and Refunds Cancellations must be received in writing by November 15th and are subject to a $10 service fee. Substitutions are allowed. Refund checks will be issued after the conference. Pre-Conference Reception A pre-conference reception hosted by Southern California Edison will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 6:00 to 8:00 PM and is open to those registered for the conference. The reception will be held at the City Club on Bunker Hill at 333 South Grand Avenue, Wells Fargo Center, 54th Street in downtown Los Angeles. For registration and additional information or questions please call (323) 343-3770 or email pbi@cslanet.calstatela.edu. Planning Committee Lily Baba, Pat Brown Institute Kenneth Burt, California Federation of Teachers Joni Byun, Nakatomi & Associates Fredy Ceja, Pat Brown Institute Jonathan Choi, The Boeing Company Reyna Del Haro, Kaiser Permanente Efrain Fuentes, The Walt Disney Company Anita Gabrielian, SBC Jim Garrison, Pacific Federal Diane Medina, KABC 7 George Minter, Greer/Dailey/Minter Ali Modarres, Pat Brown Institute Debra Nakatomi, Nakatomi & Associates Bill Pitkin, United Way Frank Quevedo, Southern California Edison George Ramirez, Union Bank of California Jaime A. Regalado, Pat Brown Institute Thomas Sayles, Sempra Energy Kathy Shepard, Hilton Hotels Corp. Marian Shima, Los Angeles Times Lillian Taiz, California Faculty Associations Nat Trives, Pat Brown Institute Board Keith Weaver, Sony Pictures Entertainment Sponsors The Boeing Company California Faculty Association California Federation of Teachers Center for California Studies, CSU Sacramento Community Technology Foundation The Greenlining Institute Hilton Hotels Corporation The James Irvine Foundation KABC TV Kaiser Permanente Pacific Federal SBC Southern California Edison Sony Pictures Entertainment Verizon |
