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The Council of State Governments-
WEST
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 730Sacramento, CA 95814PHONE
(916) 553-4423FAX
(916) 446-5760E-
MAIL
csgw@csg.orgwww.csgwest.org
OFFICERS
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro
Hawaii
Chair Rep. Rosie Berger
Wyoming
Chair-ElectAsmbr. Kelvin Atkinson
Nevada
Vice Chair
Rep. Rich Wills
Idaho
I
mmediate Past Chair Kent Briggs
CSG-WEST
Executive Director
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Education
R
ep. Nancy Todd, COSen. Dean Mortimer, ID
Energy & Public Lands
Sen. John Schiffer, WY
R
ep.
R
uss Jones, AZ
Fiscal Affairs
Asmbr. Debbie Smith, NV
R
ep. Tom Taylor, NM
Future of Western Legislatures
R
ep. Sam Hunt, WA
R
ep. Gary MacLaren, MT
I
nternational Trade
Sen. Curren Price, CA
R
ep. Todd Kiser, UT
Water & Environment
R
ep. Craig Johnson, AKSen. Jackie Dingfelder, O
R
Western Economic Development
R
ep. Kyle Yamashita, HISen. John Sapien, NM
WESTRENDS
Sen. Kim Gillan, MT
R
ep. Beth Kerttula, AK
Legislative Service Directors
Pam Varni, AKMike Christensen, UT
Media Advisory
For immediate release July 29, 2011
Kent Briggs, CSG-
WEST,
310-991-1734
,
kbriggs@csg.org
Georgette Deemer, Hawaii Legislature, 808-341-5043,deemer@capitol.hawaii.gov
CSG-
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Conference Weekend Schedule of Events
Featuring U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Patrick M. Walsh
WHAT:
The Hawaii Legislature hosts The Council of State Governments-
WEST
64
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AnnualMeeting, a conference for western legislatures to share information and discuss topics of importance to the western region. The opening
weekend schedule includes speakers AdmiralPatrick M. Walsh, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet; George Kam, Ambassador of Aloha; BillGraham, Communications Specialist; and sessions on Asia-Pacific economic cooperation,western state trends, and health innovations and best practices.
WHERE: Sheraton Waikiki Hotel
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WHEN:Saturday, July 30, 2011
8:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m.: Opening Plenary Session, Where Leaders Gather with guestspeaker
George Kam
, Ambassador of Aloha, and
BrotherNoland
10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.: ALTA (Annual Legislative Training Assembly) Program Keys toPolitical Communication: Likeability and Storytelling withguest speaker
Bill Graham
, Graham CorporateCommunications, Montclair, New Jersey12:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m.: ALTA Lunch Program Secrets of Inspirational Leadership withguest speaker Bill Graham2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: ALTA Program To Tweet or Not to Tweet with guestspeakers
Nevada Assemblyman David P. Bobzien
and
Washington State Senate Counsel Mike Hoover
2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: Challenges, Trends andOpportunities for the U.S. and Western States with Lt.Governor Brian Schatz presiding and guest speakers from theEast-West Center:
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The Council of State Governments-
WEST
1107 Ninth Street, Suite 730Sacramento, CA 95814PHONE
(916) 553-4423FAX
(916) 446-5760E-
MAIL
csgw@csg.orgwww.csgwest.org
OFFICERS
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro
Hawaii
Chair Rep. Rosie Berger
Wyoming
Chair-ElectAsmbr. Kelvin Atkinson
Nevada
Vice Chair
Rep. Rich Wills
Idaho
I
mmediate Past Chair Kent Briggs
CSG-WEST
Executive Director
COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP
Education
R
ep. Nancy Todd, COSen. Dean Mortimer, ID
Energy & Public Lands
Sen. John Schiffer, WY
R
ep.
R
uss Jones, AZ
Fiscal Affairs
Asmbr. Debbie Smith, NV
R
ep. Tom Taylor, NM
Future of Western Legislatures
R
ep. Sam Hunt, WA
R
ep. Gary MacLaren, MT
I
nternational Trade
Sen. Curren Price, CA
R
ep. Todd Kiser, UT
Water & Environment
R
ep. Craig Johnson, AKSen. Jackie Dingfelder, O
R
Western Economic Development
R
ep. Kyle Yamashita, HISen. John Sapien, NM
WESTRENDS
Sen. Kim Gillan, MT
R
ep. Beth Kerttula, AK
Legislative Service Directors
Pam Varni, AKMike Christensen, UT
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WEST
Weekend Schedule of Events
Current Trends and Future Impacts,
Dr. Charles E. Morrison
,President, East-West Center; Global Energy Outlook: Oil andGas Market Analysis,
Dr. Kang Wu
, Senior Fellow, East-WestCenter; Rising Frictions in US-China Relations: Sino-Capitalismversus Anglo-American Capitalism;
Dr. Christopher McNally
,Non-resident Fellow, East-West Center and Director, China-USRelations, University of Hawaii-Hilo
Sunday, July 31, 2011
8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.: Morning Policy Forums: WESTRENDS, Health Innovations/ BestPractices, Western Legislative Conference Forum:International Trade11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.: Lunch Program, U.S. Pacific Fleet: Security, Readiness, andStrength with guest speaker
Admiral Patrick M. Walsh.Presentation of the Bettye Fahrenkamp Award forDistinguished Legislative Leadership on Behalf of WesternStates
WHO:Admiral Patrick M. Walsh
is Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, based at Pearl Harbor,Hawaii. The U.S. Pacific Fleet protects and defends the collective maritime interests of theUnited States and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. It is a combat-ready andsurge-capable fleet that is ready to respond rapidly to any contingency. Admiral Walsh becamethe Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet on September 25, 2009. He is responsible for the world'slargest fleet command, encompassing 100 million square miles and approximately 180 ships,nearly 2,000 aircraft and 125,000 Sailors, Marines and Civilians.
George Kam
will share his insights as a wayfinder and provide guests with a sense of Hawaiianplace and culture. In these turbulent times of challenge and opportunity, it is more importantthan ever that leaders work together in the spirit of "Pupukahi i holomua." This is a proverb of Hawaiian canoe paddlers who must pull their paddles in unison to reach their destination.Hawaii musician and songwriter,
Brother Noland
, will join Mr. Kam in this special presentation.
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