I’ll be coming to you all live (and sometimes not so live) from the Republican Advance this weekend out at The Homestead. Stay tuned for details here at through my Twitter account.
Also, anything you want to know or find out, leave a comment and I’ll see what I can pass along.
You can see the intenary as they sent it out yesterday after the break (pardon the formatting, that’s how it came in the email):
25th Annual Don Huffman Advance
December 5th-7th, 2008
The Homestead Resort
AGENDA
Friday, December 5th
1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Registration
Mount Vernon Foyer
2:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Executive Committee Meeting
Mount Vernon Room
5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. State Central Meeting
Regency Ballroom East
7:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. VIP Sponsor’s Reception
Tower Suite
8:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Welcome Reception
Commonwealth Room
9:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. Attorney General Bob McDonnell & Lt. Governor Bill Bolling Joint Welcome Reception
Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:00 P.M. Hospitality Suites
§ John Brownlee for Attorney General: Suite 1405
§ Congressman & Mrs. Eric Cantor: Suite 1200
§ Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General: Suite 1105
§ Dave Foster for Attorney General: Suite 1406
§ College Republican Federation of Virginia: Suite 1400
Schedule as of December 1, 2008
Saturday, December 6th
7:00 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. Registration
Mount Vernon Foyer
8:00A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Outlook to ’09 Breakfast Townhall
**CHANGED TO THE GRAND BALLROOM**
CLOSED TO PRESS
Coalition representatives and elected officials share their thoughts on the 2008 elections, the future of the GOP and what the party needs to do to win in 2009. Following brief comments from panel members, the panel will open to questions from the audience.
Speakers include:
§ CR President/Youth Outreach: Kate Maxwell
§ A JBI Graduate’s Perspective on Outreach to Women: Lori-Ann Miller
§ Ethnic Coalitions Committee: Chuck Smith
§ Congressional Outlook 2009: Congressman Eric Cantor
§ RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick
§ House of Delegates Majority Leader Morgan Griffith
§ State Senator Steve Martin
10:15 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Attorney General Debate
with remarks by Governor Jim Gilmore
Regency Ballroom West
11:00 A.M. to 1:45 P.M. AG Straw Poll
Regency Ballroom West & Grand Ballroom
Voting is concurrent with the debate and luncheon. Tables will be set up inside the rooms for attendees to vote during the course of the events. Only registered Advance attendees will be able to vote. Results will be announced at the Silver Anniversary Dinner at 7:30 P.M.!
12:15 P.M. to 1:45 P.M. Governor’s & Awards Luncheon
Featuring Attorney General Bob McDonnell
Sponsored by Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling
Grand Ballroom
Schedule as of December 1, 2008
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Workshops**
Track 1
2:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. Part 1, Option 1:
Regency Ballroom East Everything You Wanted to Know About Preparing and Running a Mass Meeting…But Were Afraid to Ask. Presenters:
Morton Blackwell –RPV National Committeeman
Mike Thomas –RPV First Vice Chairman & Fmr.
State Chairman
A. Unit Chairmen 101:
How to Conduct a Mass Meeting, Canvass, Call for Meetings
B. Nuts and Bolts:
Leadership: Parliamentary Procedure, How to Run an Effective Meeting
2:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. Part 1, Option 2:
Regency Ballroom West New Media: Blogging, Websites & Effective E-Campaigns
Presenter:
Cyrus Krohn, Director, RNC’s eCampaign Department, formerly of Yahoo & MSN
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Part 2, Option 1: Starve No More: How to Raise Campaign
Appalachian Room Cash—Big Bucks and Small—from a Few and From the Masses
Presenter:
Kevin Gentry, RPV Eastern Vice Chairman
Fundraising: Events, personal solicitation and direct mail
Schedule as of December 1, 2008
3:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Part 2, Option 2:
Piedmont Room The Republican National Lawyer’s Association presents Politics and the Law
Presenters:
Rick Neel –RPV Treasurer
Republican National Lawyer’s Association
A. Election Day: Poll Watching, Recount, Provisional Ballots
B. Campaign Finance Laws
Track 2
2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Grassroots Training Seminar
Stratford Room Presenters:
Chris Doss, General Manager, Penn, Tatum, & Doss
RPV Field Staff
A. Precinct Organization/Recruitment
B. Door-to-Door, Polling, Grassroots, etc.
** Each workshop session will have a short break should attendees desire to attend part of the other workshop running at the same time.
5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Unit Chair Caucus
Dominion Room
6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. VIP Reception
Mount Vernon Room
7:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. General Reception
Grand Ballroom Foyer
7:30 P.M. Silver Anniversary Dinner
with Special Guest Lt. Gov. Michael Steele
Honoring past RPV Chairmen
Grand Ballroom
9:00 P.M. Hospitality Suites
Ethnic Coalitions Committee’s “International Sweet Suite”
Suite 1400
Schedule as of December 1, 2008
