Schedule of Events

Times and Sessions are Subject to Change

Breakout Session Tracks: TRACK A: Online Activism 101 TRACK B: Advanced Online Activism TRACK C: Tools and Resources TRACK D: Citizen Journalism and Investigative Reporting TRACK E: Grassroots Activism Training TRACK F: Public Policy Issues Special Sessions Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Friday, June 17, 2011 7:00 AM 1:00 PM Registration Co Sponsor Exhibit Booths Open Media Room (Opens at 1:00pm) Bloggers Lounge Radio Row WI Freedom Phone Room 8:30 9:15 AM Early Registration and Welcome Reception

Marquette III & IV Conrad B &C Marquette II Conrad D Marquette V Symphony I & II Conrad A

2nd Floor Foyer

2nd Floor Foyer 3rd Floor Foyer Red Wing Room Marquette I Rochester Room Symphony IV

Breakout 1 TRACK A: Intro to Online Activism TRACK B: The Future of Online Activism TRACK D: Basic Investigative Reporting Skills Breakout 2 TRACK A: Blogging 101 TRACK B: Advanced Twitter TRACK C: Liberty Linked: Social Networking TRACK D: Tools and Skills for Investigative Reporting TRACK E: Basics of Grassroots Activism TRACK F: Job Creation: Standing Up To Obamas Union Thugs Breakout 3 TRACK A: Twitter 101 TRACK B: Building Online Coalitions TRACK C: C-SPAN Video Library & Online Resources TRACK D: Covering Public Employee Pension Corruption & Scandal TRACK E: The Importance of Precinct Activism TRACK F: Tax Reform: A Return to Economic Growth

9:30 10:15 AM

10:30 11:30 AM

1:00 2:30 PM

OPENING SESSION

Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn Congressman John Kline Ann McElhinney

Minneapolis Ballroom

2:45 3:45 PM

Breakout 4 TRACK A: Facebook 101 TRACK B: Enhance Your Website TRACK D: FOIA: Freedom of Information and How to Use it Effectively TRACK E: Lessons Learned in the Court of Public Opinion TRACK F: Internet Freedom: Washingtons Internet Takeover Special Session: MN Public Financed Stadium, Bad Deal for Taxpayers Breakout 5 TRACK A: Podcasting 101 TRACK B: Amplifying Social Media TRACK C: Facebook: Tools & Strategies TRACK D: Exposing Crony Capitalism TRACK E: Challenges to High Tech Free Speech & How to Prevail TRACK F: Extreme Power Abuse: Global Warming & Energy Regulation Special Session: WI Brainstorming Session with State Director Matt Seaholm RECEPTION Book Signing Opportunities GRASSROOTS AWARDS DINNER
Senator Mike Lee Tim Phillips

4:00 5:00 PM

5:30 6:45 PM 7:00 9:00 PM

3rd Floor Foyer 3rd Floor Foyer Minneapolis Ballroom

Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:30 9:00 AM 9:00 11:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST GENERAL SESSION
Governor Tim Pawlenty Congresswoman Michele Bachmann Congressman Tim Huelskamp Michelle Malkin Andrew Breitbart John Fund S.E. Cupp Ed Morriseey Erick Erickson Guy Benson Mary Katharine Ham

3rd Floor Foyer Minneapolis Ballroom

11:45 AM 1:00 PM

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN Book Signing Opportunities CoSponsor Exhibit Booths 3rd Floor Foyer 3rd Floor Foyer

1:00 1:45 PM

Breakout 6 TRACK A: YouTube & Online Video 101 TRACK B: Using Humor: Effective Online Content TRACK C: Crossroads GPS: Wiki Accountability TRACK D: Becoming an Effective Citizen Journalist TRACK E: Effective Activism at the Local Level TRACK F: Sick of Spending: Ending Washingtons Excess Breakout 7 TRACK A: Online Community Building TRACK B: Whats Next: Emerging Trends & Tools TRACK C: Protecting Yourself Online: Internet Security Issues for Activists TRACK D: Using Online Video to Effectively Promote Your Work TRACK E: Youth Outreach, Not all Students are Liberal TRACK F: Cutting Red Tape: Reining in Out-of-Control Regulators Breakout 8 TRACK A: Moving from Persuasion to Mass Mobilization TRACK B: Mobile Activism: Take Back America From Your Phone TRACK C: Legal Issues Related to Online Activism TRACK D: Journalism vs. Blogging: Building Credibility TRACK F: States in Fiscal Crisis: Reforming State Collective Bargaining Special Session: KS Delegation Meeting Breakout 9 TRACK A: Citizens Interacting with Congress Online TRACK B: Putting it All Together: How to Unite Social Media Into a Successful Campaign TRACK D: Detecting & Countering Left-wing Media Bias TRACK F: Healthcare: Obamacare vs. Patient Freedom Special Session: MN Policy Panel CLOSING SESSION
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Congressman Thaddeus McCotter Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfathers Pizza

2:00 2:45 PM

3:00 3:45 PM

4:00 4:45 PM

5:00 6:00 PM

Minneapolis Ballroom