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CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS
The Nation's Leading Hispanic
and Political Leaders Convene in Washington, D.C. to Address
Critical Issues Affecting Hispanics During Election Year
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Who: |
Top
Hispanic business, political and community
leaders from throughout the U.S. will converge
from July 7 through July 12, 2008 in the
nation’s capitol for the 79th Annual
LULAC National Convention & Exposition.
The
convention, America’s Latino Community Center
Stage, takes place in Washington, DC at a
time when the Hispanic vote will play a crucial
role in determining the outcome of this year’s
presidential election. As the premier Hispanic
convention, the LULAC National Convention draws
more than 15,000 participants each year to
discuss and debate issues, set policies, and
elect the organization’s national leaders.
Confirmed speakers
include:
Sen. John McCain
(R-AZ); Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Sen.
Hillary Clinton (D-NY);
35th
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez;
Actor Eric Martinez from Terminator 4,
Model/ Indy 500 Racecar driver who also appeared
in the movie Speed Racer, Milka Duno;
Director of
U.S. Census Bureau Steven Murdock; U.S.
House of Representative, Congresswoman Hilda
Solis; U.S. Dept. of Treasury, Treasurer
Anna Escobedo Cabral; Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness Dr. David
S.C. Chu; U.S Secretary of Labor, Elaine
L. Chao; Representative of Puerto Rico,
Jose F. Aponte-Hernandez; Acting
Administrator EPA Stephen L. Johnson;
Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson
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Where: |
Hilton Washington, Terrace and Concourse Levels
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20009 |
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When: |
July 7-12, 2008 |
Advanced Media Credentialing Contacts: |
Deborah Charnes Vallejo
Bromley Communications
C: (210) 381-1846
Deborah.vallejo@bromcomm.com
Lizette Jenness Olmos
LULAC
C: (202) 365-4553
Ljolmos@lulac.org
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MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
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Topic |
When |
Where |
Who |
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Kick-off
Press Conference |
1:00
p.m., Mon, July 7 |
Cabinet
Room |
Rosa
Rosales, LULAC President;
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Press
Conference: Diversity in Federal Government
– A Five Point Plan |
11:00
a.m., Tue, July 8 |
Cabinet
Room |
Rosa
Rosales, LULAC National President, LULAC
Executive Director Brent Wilkes, Emma Moreno,
LULAC Director of Federal Relations
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Diversity Luncheon |
Noon -
1:45 p.m. Tue, July 8 |
Ballroom |
Sen.
John McCain (R-AZ)
Stephen
L. Johnson, EPA Administrator
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Dialogue
with Barack Obama |
4:30 –
5:30 p.m. Tue, July 8
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Ballroom |
Senator
Barack Obama (D-IL) |
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Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony: Exposition, College and Career
Fair |
10:00
a.m. Wed, Jul 9 |
Concourse Pre-Function |
Milka
Duno, Indy 500 Racecar driver, Actor Eric
Martinez, LULAC Board Members
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Partnership Luncheon |
Noon -
1:45 p.m., Wed, July 9 |
Ballroom |
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez;
Racecar
driver, Milka Duno;
Rep.
Jose F. Aponte-Hernandez of Puerto Rico
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Campaign for High
School Equity
Plenary
Regarding Education Reform at the Federal Level
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2:45 -
4:45 p.m. Wed, July 9 |
Jefferson West Room |
Dr. John Arnold, LULAC Education Commission
Chair; Peter Zamora, MALDEF; Dr. Joel Gomez,
George Washington University; Dr. Emma Violand-Sanchez,
Arlington County School board candidate; Hilary
Shelton, NAACP
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LULAC Celebration |
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Wed,
July 9 |
Ballroom |
Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Latino
Ambassadors
Rep. Joe
Baca, Sen. Ken Salazar, Congresswoman Grace
Napolitano, Congressman Ed Pastor, Congresswoman
Hilda Solis, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
and Congressman Charles Gonzalez
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Armed Forces Awards Breakfast |
7:00 -
8:30 a.m. Thurs, July 10 |
Ballroom |
Dr.
David S. Chu, Undersecretary of Defense, Dept.
of Defense; Rear Admiral Ronald Rabago
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Mobilizing the
Latino Vote |
9:00 a.m. Thurs, July 10 |
Georgetown East |
Mike Duncan, Republican National Committee;
Mike Honda, Democratic National Committee; Juan
Otero, Government Affairs, Comcast; Alicia
Menendez, Rock The Vote; Dr. Juan Andrade,
President, United States Hispanic Leadership
Institute; Maria Teresa Petersen, Voto Latino
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The Media
Objectivity in Covering Immigration |
10:30 a.m.,
Thurs, July 10 |
Lincoln
West |
Ray Suarez, The News Hour
with Jim Lehrer;
Fernando
Pizarro, Univision;
Monica
Navarro, Univision
Miguel Medina, Medina and Associates
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Unity Luncheon |
Noon-2:00 p.m.
Thurs, July 10 |
Ballroom |
Secretary of Labor Elaine
Chao; Surgeon General Steven K. Galson; Linda
Dillman, EVP, Risk Management, Benefits and
Sustainability, Wal-Mart
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Meet the
Players |
2:00
p.m. Thurs, July 10
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Expo
Hall |
DC
United |
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Press
Conference: The Hispanic Vote and the 2008
Election
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10:30
a.m., Thurs, July 10 |
Cabinet
Room |
LULAC
Exec Dir Brent Wilkes; LULAC President Rosa
Rosales;
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Youth
Awards Banquet |
5:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs, July 10 |
Ballroom |
Crash of
Mun2; Actor Eric Martinez
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Concierto de la Gente |
8:30-11:00 pm., Thurs, July 10 |
Ballroom |
Willie
Colon and Little Joe y la Familia
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Immigration: Redefining the Debate
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9:00 -
10:20 a.m. Fri, July 11 |
Georgetown East |
Frank
Sherry, America’s Voice; Tamar Jacoby,
Immigration Works USA; Lori Wallach, Public
Citizen's Global Trade Watch; Mauricio Farah,
Mexico Human Rights Commission
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Women’s
Luncheon
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Noon-2:00 p.m. Fri, July 11 |
Ballroom |
Congresswoman Grace Napolitano |
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Presidential Banquet |
7:00
p.m. Fri, July 11
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Ballroom |
Senator
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) |
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Celebration
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8:00
p.m. Sat, July 12 |
Ballroom |
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