2005 STATE POLITICS AND
POLICY CONFERENCE:

Map of states with Lansing highlighted

Summary Schedule
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005
  8:00-10:00 P.M.   RECEPTION: To welcome Program Participants and Conference Attendees  
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2005
  7:00-8:30 A.M.   BREAKFAST  
  8:30-10:00 A.M.   Panel 1A: Taxing and Spending in the American States  
  10:00-10:15 A.M.   BREAK  
  10:15-11:45 A.M.   Panel 2A: State Legislatures and Direct Democracy  
  10:15-11:45 A.M.   Panel 2B: Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Public Policy  
  12:00-1:30 P.M.   LUNCH: Presentation, State Data Resources Available Through ICPSR  
  1:45-3:15 P.M.   Panel 3A: State Policy Choices, Policy Competition, and Policy Variation  
  1:45-3:15 P.M.   Panel 3B: The Impact of Ballot Initiatives and Electoral Reform  
  3:15-3:00 P.M.   BREAK  
  3:30-5:00 P.M.   Panel 4A: Legislative Goals, Reelections, and Voting Coalitions  
  7:00-9:00 P.M.   DINNER  
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2005
  7:00-8:30 A.M.   BREAKFAST  
  8:30-10:00 A.M.   Panel 5A: Institutional Approval, Popularity, and Influence  
  10:00-10:15 A.M.   BREAK  
  10:15-11:45 A.M.   Panel 6A: Policy Innovation and Policy Choices  
  10:15-11:45 A.M.   Panel 6B: State-Level Influences on Local Politics/Policy  
  12:00-1:30 P.M.   LUNCH: Roundtable, The "Publishing Game" for Political Scientists  
  1:45-3:15 P.M.   Panel 7A: Public Opinion, Voter Participation, and Public Policy  
  3:15-4:00   SNACKS  
  6:00 P.M.   BASEBALL: The Lansing Lugnuts vs. the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers  
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