Events

10/23/09 - 10/24/09 Convirtiendo Crisis en Oportunidades

The George Washington University (GWU) tiene el agrado de presentarle el VII Seminario de Comunicación Política y Marketing Publico “Transformando crisis en oportunidades” en el cual analizaremos las herramientas estratégicas para construir la imagen de un gobierno y para manejar profesionalmente las crisis. La gestión de gobierno presenta crisis constantes que deben ser solucionadas estratégicamente para que la administración goce de una buena imagen. Es en las crisis donde radican los principales riesgos pero también las mayores oportunidades de que cuando la crisis acabe nos encontremos mejor posicionados que cuando comenzó. Los participantes del seminario “Transformando crisis en oportunidades” obtendrán del mismo las herramientas necesarias para resolver con éxito las crisis que se presenten en una administración y además podrán conocer de primera mano las experiencias de quienes participaron en la resolución de varias crisis de los últimos tiempos. Las ponencias serán dictadas en nuestro Campus Universitario en la ciudad de Washington DC los días 23 y 24 de octubre de 2009. Somos la Universidad más prestigiosa de toda USA para los profesionales de la política (the hottest university in the nation for “political junkies”, Revista Newsweek 2005), y “La élite en el aprendizaje de la estrategia política” (The West Point of the Political Wars, The New York Times). Convirtiendo Crisis en Oportunidades

07/17/09 Progressive Political Career Bootcamp

Democratic GAIN and the George Washington Graduate School of Political Management are teaming up to bring you a day of panel discussions with senior progressive political professionals from all areas of politics who will share their stories while providing information, insights and advice on how you can begin or continue your own political career.

The registration fee is $10 for non-dues-paying members of GAIN, and free for current dues-paying members. 

Space is limited, so register early to guarantee your spot at this great event!

AGENDA

12:00 pm:    Careers in Advocacy with:

1:00 pm:     Careers on The Hill with:

2:00 pm:     Careers in Campaigning with:

3:00 pm:     Careers in the Administration with:
4:00 - 5:00 pm:  Career Counseling Specialty Breakout Panels*:

• • • Finance with Louisa Whitney, Finance Director at the DCCC and Carla Ohringer Engle, Chief Operations Officer for Progressive Strategies
    • Field Organizing with Marlon Marshall, Field Director at the DCCC and Laurie Moskowitz, Founder of FieldWorks
    • Communications with Will Jenkins, Press Secretary for Rep. Timothy Bishop; Anthony Coley, Communications Director for Sen. Ted Kennedy; and Chris Lisi, VP at Glover Park Group
    • New Media with Matt Browner Hamlin, New Media Team at SEIU and Anne Marie Ashburn, Job Czar and Program Assistant at NOI
    • Campaign Management with Bill Hyers, White House Liaison to the VA and Shayna Englin, President of Englin Consulting

5:00 - 6:00 pm:  Career Counseling Specialty Breakout Panels*:

• • • Finance with Louisa Whitney, Finance Director at the DCCC and Carla Ohringer Engle, Chief Operations Officer for Progressive Strategies
    • Field Organizing with Marlon Marshall, Field Director at the DCCC and Laurie Moskowitz, Founder of FieldWorks
    • Communications with Will Jenkins, Press Secretary for Rep. Timonthy Bishop; Anthony Coley, Communications Director for Sen. Ted Kennedy; and Chris Lisi, VP at Glover Park Group
    • New Media with Anne Marie Ashburn, Job Czar and Program Assistant at NOI
    • Campaign Management with Bill Hyers, White House Liaison to the VA and Shayna Englin, President of Englin Consulting

(* Note:  The Career Counseling Specialty Breakout Panels will be essentially the same thing, 2x in a row.  This will mean that individual attendees will be able to learn about careers in 2 different specialties.  This will also help keep the attendance smaller, and thus allow you to get your individual questions answered by the panelists.)

06/29/09 & 07/1/09 Alumni Crash Course: Two Part Series on Lobbying the Appropriations Process

Please note: **This is a TWO part series.**
Monday, June 29, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. AND Wednesday, July 1, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Taught by Robert Thorman, former Legislative Information Specialist with the Corporation for National and Community Service and GSPM Alum (1996)

Join fellow GSPM alumni listen to Robert Thorman discuss how to lobby the federal appropriations process from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Current GSPM students are also welcome to attend! Topics to be discussed include:

• Why OMB is so powerful
• How to get funding out of an appropriations bill
• Should I start with the House or Senate Appropriations Committee?
• What is the difference between the House and Senate Appropriations Committees?
• Making friends with Appropriations staff
• Finding a Congressional champion for your issue
• What is the difference between an Appropriations bill and a Committee Report and why do I need to read them both?
• Why earmarks still exist and how to better conceal them
• Should I go directly to a Federal Agency to try and get funding through their Appropriations bill?

Date: Monday, June 29, 2009 & Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009 and Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Location: The George Washington University
Exact location to be determined. Registrants will receive more details closer to the event.

Registration: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cmNYQWZKZDZLUUlHQ0Ridy1iYWhJaGc6MA