NYC Regional Conference
The 2010 Strategic Outlook Conferences kicks off June 30th at The McNally Amphitheater Fordham University in New York. Join fellow political professionals as they attend panels that serve to prepare for the 2010 election cycle.
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New York Program
8:30 am-9:30 am
Registration and Breakfast
9:30am- 10:45am
Panel 1
The New York Strategic Outlook: Battleground 2010
What happens in New York this election cycle will effect the State for the next decade. Hear from a bipartisan panel of pollsters who are monitoring trends that will shape
voters' decisions.
Moderator:Whit Ayres - Ayres, McHenry & Associates
Joel Benenson - Benenson Strategy Group
Kellyanne Conway - The Polling Company, Inc
John McLaughlin - McLaughlin & Associates
Jefrey Pollock - Global Strategy Group
10:45am-11:00am
Refreshment Break
11:00am-12:15pm
Panel 2
Building An Online Army: From Social Networking to Search Marketing
What's Working and What's Not? Online campaigning is here to stay. But will it work
for your down ballot campaign? View the newest technology and find out if it's right for your race.
Sponsored by: Google & Rapleaf
Moderator:Andrew Rasiej - Personal Democracy Forum
Jeff Chemeres - Empathica
R. Rebecca "Becki" Donatelli - Campaign Solutions
Anders Jones - RapLeaf
Charles Scrase - Google
12:15pm-1:45pm
Lunch on your own
1:45pm-3:00pm
Panel 3
Get Out the Vote
GOTV Strategies that Work In a mid-term election, getting out your base vote is the difference between winning and losing. This panel will examine GOTV strategies from the
grassroots to the net roots. Hear real world case studies that work.
Sponsored by: Winning Connections
Moderator:Costas Panagopoulos
Michael Bassik - Global Strategy Group
John Jameson - Winning Connections
Doc Sweitzer - The Campaign Group
Kevin P. Wardally - Bill Lynch Associates
3:00pm-3:15pm
Refreshment Break
3:15pm-4:30pm
Panel 4
Delivering Your Campaign's Message: New Techniques in the Mail, on the Web and Peer to Peer
The expensive New York media market makes mail a must in most campaigns. What else will work? - Can you leverage your online presence? Your volunteers? Hear about how to use
new technologies from phones to field work.
Sponsored by: Bid4spots.com & Microsoft
Moderator:Joseph Mercurio - National Political Services Inc
Hank Sheinkopf - Sheinkopf Ltd
Ravi Singh- Microsoft
Jim Spencer - The Campaign Network
Paul Winn - Smart Media Group
4:30pm-5:30pm
Networking Reception