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       March 29 – April 1, 2001




  2001 State Government
   Relations Workshop &
   SGAC Annual Meeting

The Marina Marriott       s     Ft. Lauderdale, FL
         Acknowledgements
SGAC extends its gratitude and thanks for an outstanding job to:

The 2001 SGR Workshop & SGAC
    Annual Meeting Planning
          Committee
               Chair – Suzanne Madden,
             American Forest & Paper Association

            Planning Committee:
          Matt Echols, The Coca-Cola Company
           Amy Faulkner, Stateside Associates
         Ed Griesmer, MultiState Associates, Inc.
     Elizabeth Harkins, American Staffing Association
       Cindy Maxwell-Philips, Kelly Services, Inc.
         Maureen Riehl, National Retail Federation
   Lynn Rosseth, Foodservice & Packaging Institute, Inc.
      Charlie Sorrells, Eastman Chemical Company
         Patrick Theisen, McDonald’s Corporation

                 Special Thanks
         SGAC thanks the following companies for
           their donations to the 2001 SGR Raffle
                 The Coca-Cola Company
         The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation
       Foodservice & Packaging Institute, Inc.
               MultiState Associates, Inc.
              Procter & Gamble Company
              Unilever United States, Inc.
SGAC gives special thanks to the American Forest & Paper
Association, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and the
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
            for sponsoring Thursday’s reception.

         General Information

                    Registration
                 Registration will be open
       Friday, March 30 — from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
      Saturday, March 31 — from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
                      Officers
President                H.C. “Pete” Poynter
                         BellSouth Corporation
Vice President           Jean Cantrell
                         The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
Treasurer                Maureen B. Riehl
                         National Retail Federation
Secretary                Jeff Lane
                         Procter & Gamble Company
Immediate                John R. Burke
Past President           Foodservice &
                         Packaging Institute, Inc.


                      Directors
Christopher J. Badgley   Pharmaceutical Research and
                         Manufacturers of America
Fred Cannon              BMI
Derek Crawford           Philip Morris Management
                         Corporation
T.A. “Pete” Dobrozsi     Mead Corporation
Janet W. Lamkin          Bank of America
Thomas P. Langan         Unilever United States, Inc.
Cindy Maxwell-Philips    Kelly Services, Inc.
Penny                    ACS
Pasquesi-Kuhnmuench
Patrick Theisen          McDonald’s Corporation
Stan Tretiak             Coors Brewing Company
Carol A. Van Sickle      Dana Corporation
Katja Zastrow            Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.


                         Staff
Elizabeth A. Loudy       Executive Director
Kelly Cummings           Director of Operations &
                         Member Services
Jorie Lagerwey           Administrative Assistant
          Thursday, March 29
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM   Floating Reception
                    Sponsored by American Forest &
                    Paper Association, The Dun &
                    Bradstreet Corporation and the
                    Pharmaceutical Research &
                    Manufacturers of America
                    Location: Water Taxi will leave from
                    the Marriott
7:15 PM             Group Dinner at the Samba Room
                    (Individuals present will be billed their
                    pro-rata share)

           Friday, March 30
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM   Registration
                    Location: Foyer B
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM   Breakfast & Leveraging Your
                    SGAC Dollar
                    Location: Salon B
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM SGAC Standing
                   Committee Meetings
                   Location: Salon B –
                   Meeting Locations Announced Here
                   * AFI/ASI Liaisons
                   * Communications
                   * Membership
                   * Public Relations
12:00 NN – 1:30 PM Coalition Building Lunch
                   Location: Stranahan Room
                   Table Topics Include:
                   * Environment
                   * Healthcare
                   * Human Resources/Labor
                   * Privacy
                   * Tax
1:45 PM – 4:00 PM   “Negotiations:
                    The Art of Compromise”
                    Location: Salon ABC
                    * Charles B. Craver, J.D.,
                    Professor of Law,
                    George Washington University
Evening             Dine-Arounds at Area Restaurants
                    Meeting time and location for each
                    group arranged by SGAC Staff &
                    SGAC Dinner Chairs
          Saturday, March 31
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM    Registration
                     Location: Foyer B
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM    SGAC Annual Meeting &
                     Continental Breakfast
                     Location: Salon ABC
                     * Pete Poynter,
                     BellSouth Corporation,
                     SGAC President
9:30 AM – 11:45 AM “Measuring Your Effectiveness:
                   Benchmarking and Coalition
                   Building”
                   Location: Salon ABC
                   * Peter Shafer,
                   Gallup Organization
                   * Jean Cantrell,
                   The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
                   * Derek Crawford,
                   Philip Morris Management
                   Corporation
                   * Patrick Theisen,
                   McDonald’s Corporation
12:00 NN – 1:30 PM Lunch & “Florida:
                   After the Election”
                   Location: Salon D
                   * Tom Fiedler, Political Writer,
                   Miami Herald
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM    “Legislative Relationships:
                     Making the Most of Your Time in
                     the Statehouse”
                     Location: Salon ABC
                     * Representative William DeWeese
                     (PA), Minority Leader
                     * Senator Mary Kramer (IA),
                     Senate President
                     * John McArthur,
                     North Carolina Governor’s Office,
                     Chief of Staff
                     * John Phelps,
                     Florida House of Representatives,
                     Clerk of the House
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Reception, Dinner On-Site &
                   Entertainment
                   Location: Atlantic Ballroom
                   Entertainment by Deborah Allen courtesy
                   of Fred Cannon, BMI, followed by
                   dancing after dinner.
             Sunday, April 1
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Brunch & “Technology:
                   Communicating State Affairs
                   Inside & Out”
                   Location: Atlantic Ballroom
                   * Pam Fielding, Principal,
                   E-Advocates
                   * Sano Riley Blocker, EDS
         11:00 AM Awarding of the Grand Prize &
                  Adjournment




    Important Future Dates –
      Mark your calendar!

  SGAC Late Night Event at the CSG Spring Meeting
                   Friday, April 6
        El Dorado Hotel ✭ Santa Fe, New Mexico

           SGAC/NCSL Appreciation Dinner
                 Sunday, August 12
          La Mansion del Rio ✭ San Antonio, TX

                SGAC Member Lunch
                 Monday, August 13
                   San Antonio, TX

  SGAC Late Night Event at the NCSL Annual Meeting
                 Monday, August 13
           Hard Rock Cafe ✭ San Antonio, TX

     NCSL/SGAC Foundation Leadership Institute
            September 30 – October 2
            Aspen Institute ✭ Aspen, CO

    SGAC Foundation’s Leaders’ Policy Conference
            In cooperation with NCSL and CSG
                    November 17-20
      Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne ✭ Key Biscayne, FL
     2002
     State
  Government
   Relations
  Workshop &
     SGAC
 Annual Meeting
       March 21-23
The Driskill Hotel 5 Austin, TX


For more information call
 SGAC headquarters at
     202.728.0500