I know it's during KOH but... it would be great to get a group of us together and book a block of motel rooms...??? Ron Paul will be there Sarah....nudge, nudge. There will be a lot of great speakers.
http://www.cpac.org/registration.html
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26,
9:45
Welcome to the 36th Annual CPAC
Regency Ballroom
David A. Keene, American Conservative Union
11:45
Conservatism 2.0 Conference
Palladian Ballroom
Sponsored by Pajamas Television
Activists, bloggers, students and scholars discussing new media strategies to shape the future of conservatism
Speakers: Joe Hicks, Roger Simon and Bill Whittle
Complimentary lunch served
Open to all CPAC attendees
12:10
The Key to Victory? Listen to Conservatives
Regency Ballroom
Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report
Rep. Aaron Schock (IL)
Rep. Peter Roskam (IL)*
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC)*
Saul Anuzis, Michigan Republican Party
Moderator: Al Cardenas, American Conservative Union Board of Directors
1:00
Rep. Mike Pence (IN)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media
1:30
Hon. Mike Huckabee
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Sarah Huckabee
1:50
New Challenges in the Culture War
Regency Ballroom
Rep. Chris Smith (NJ)*
Dr. Janice Crouse, The Beverly LaHaye Institute
Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel and Liberty University School of Law
Moderator: Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List
2:00
Hon. Mike Huckabee
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America
2:00
Sarah Palin Unplugged on the Media Video Interview
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by "Media Malpractice" Movie
Speaker: John Ziegler and special guest
Open to all CPAC attendees/Tickets enclosed in CPAC registration bags
EMCEE: Martha Zoller, WDUN
2:30
Sen. Bob Corker (TN)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Chris Cox, National Rifle Association
2:30
Al Franken and ACORN: How Liberals are Destroying the American Election System
Ambassador Ballroom
Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation
Heather Heidelbaugh, Republican National Lawyers Association
Mark Braden, former RNC chief counsel
Moderator: Cleta Mitchell, American Conservative Union Foundation
2:45
Protecting the Secret Ballot
Regency Ballroom
Hon. Ernest Istook, Save Our Secret Ballot
Mark Mix, National Right to Work
Sue Hensley, National Restaurant Association*
Moderator: Dennis Whitfield, American Conservative Union
3:30
Rep. Tom Price (GA)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Paul Teller, U.S. House Republican Study Committee
3:45
Targets of the Fairness Doctrine
Regency Ballroom
Joe Scarborough
Roger Hedgecock
Tucker Carlson
Introductions: Seton Motley, Media Research Center
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009
EMCEE
Steve Gill, Radio America
8:00
Sen. John Cornyn (TX)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: TBD
8:30
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: TBD
8:50
Rep. John Boehner (OH)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
9:05
Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Matt Schlapp, Koch Companies Public Sector
9:20
Bailing Out Big Business: Are We All Socialists Now?
Regency Ballroom
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (KS)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT)
Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ)
Fred L. Smith, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Moderator: Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks
10:00
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK)
Regency Ballroom
10:00
What the Government Doesn't Want You to Know, and How You Can Find Out
Putting the Freedom of Information Act to Work for You
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by Judicial Watch
Speakers: Chris Farrell and Investigations and Tegan Millspaw
Beverages Served
Open to all CPAC attendees
10:45
Will Congress Take Your Guns?
Regency Ballroom
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)*
Rep. Connie Mack (FL)
Rep. Mary Fallin (OK)
Moderator: Chuck Cunningham, National Rifle Association-ILA
10:30
Building a Conservative Coalition Online
Ambassador Ballroom
David All, Slatecard.com
Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com
Erick Erickson, RedState.com
Ralph Benko, author of The Websters’ Dictionary
Moderator: Mark Tapscott, Washington Examiner
11:00
Newt Gingrich
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works
EMCEE
Marji Ross, Regnery Publishing
11:30
Health Care: The Train Wreck Ahead
Regency Ballroom
Rep. Michael Burgess (TX)*
Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
Moderator: Mike Tanner, Cato Institute
12:00
Newt Gingrich
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: David Bossie, Citizens United
12:45
Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Terry Scanlon, Capital Research Center
1:00
Movie Screening with Newt Gingrich
Ambassador Ballroom
Sponsored by Citizens United
Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny
1:00
Paul Kengor
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
1:15
Taking Action Through Citizen-Led Reform
Regency Ballroom
Tim Mooney, Save Our Secret Ballot
Kristina Rasmussen, National Taxpayers Union
Paul Jacob, Citizens in Charge Foundation
Lori Roman, RegularFolksUnited.Com
Moderator: John Caldara, Independence Institute*
2:00
Stephen Baldwin
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – The Death and Life of Gabriel Phillips
2:00
Job and Internship Fair
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by The Leadership Institute
Open to all CPAC attendees
2:30
Technology Policy and a New Administration
Ambassador Ballroom
Jim Lakely, The Heartland Institute
Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste
Scott Cleland, Net Competition
Moderator: Randy Scogland, Americans for Technology Leadership
**XBox raffle ticket for session attendees**
EMCEE
Jed Babbin, Human Events
3:00
Will Obama’s Tax Policy Kill Entrepreneurship?
Regency Ballroom
Hon. Jim Gilmore*
Larry Eastland, Ph. D, LEA Capital Advisors
Steve Lonegan, Americans for Prosperity
Eric Singer, Congressional Effect Management
Moderator: Lew Uhler, National Tax Limitation Committee
4:00
Rep. Ron Paul (TX)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: John Tate, Campaign for Liberty
4:35
Hon. Mitt Romney
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: David A. Keene, American Conservative Union
6:00
Movie Screening with The Heritage Foundation
Ambassador Ballroom
33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009
9:00
Hon. Rick Santorum
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Tim Goeglein, Focus on the Family
9:30
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (MN)
Regency Ballroom*
Introduction: TBD
9:30
Phyllis Schlafly
Ambassador Ballroom
Introduction: Sandy Rios, WYLL Chicago
9:45
Stephen H. Balch
Regency Ballroom*
Introduction: TBD
9:45
Legal Immigration: Defending the Constitution
and Assimilation
Ambassador Ballroom
Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies
Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch
Helen Krieble, Vernon K. Krieble Foundation
Moderator: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
11:30
Threats to Our National Sovereignty
Ambassador Ballroom
Chris Horner, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Iain Murray, author of Real Inconvenient Truths
Prof. Jeremy Rabkin, George Mason University
David Rifkin, Baker & Hostetler
Moderator: Jeff Gayner, Council for America
11:45
Education at the Crossroads: Monopoly or Competition?
Regency Ballroom
Virginia Walden Ford, D.C. Parents for School Choice*
Jeanne Allen, Center for Education Reform
Kevin D. Roberts, Catholic Family Caucus
Moderator: Joe Bast, The Heartland Institute
12:30
Ann Coulter
Regency Ballroom
Introduction:TBD
1:00
Ann Coulter
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing
Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America
1:05
Moving the Left Coast to the Right: A Call to Action for Conservatives
Regency Ballroom
Robert Davi, actor and director
Roger L. Simon, Pajamas Media
David Horowitz, David Horowitz Freedom Center
Moderator: Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart.com’s Big Hollywood
EMCEE
Kirby Wilbur, KVI
2:00
SPEAKER TBD
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: TBD
2:00
Media in the Obama Era: Is Journalism Dead?
Ambassador Ballroom
John Gizzi, Human Events
John Ziegler, How Obama Got Elected
R. Emmett Tyrrell, The American Spectator
Terry Jeffrey, CNSNews.com
Moderator: Peter Roff*
2:00
Conservatism 2.0 Conference
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by Pajamas Television
A conservative version of The View hosted by Michelle Malkin and Jeri Thompson
Panelists: Glenn Reynolds, John P. Avlon, Bill Whittle
Complimentary lunch served
Open to all CPAC attendees
2:15
Driving Energy Policy for the 21st Century
Regency Ballroom
Niger Innis, Congress of Racial Equality
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA)
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Morry B. Markowitz, Edison Electric Institute
Moderator: Andrew Moylan, National Taxpayers Union
3:00
The Left’s Energy Plan: A Big-Government Environmental Agenda
Regency Ballroom
PANELIST
PANELIST
PANELIST
Moderator: TBD
3:00
Sarah Palin Unplugged on the Media Video Interview
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by "Media Malpractice" Movie
Speaker: John Ziegler and special guest
Open to all CPAC attendees/Tickets enclosed in CPAC registration bags
4:30
Straw Poll Results and CPAC 2010: Where Do We Stand?
Regency Ballroom
Tony Fabrizio, Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates
David A. Keene, American Conservative Union
5:00
Rush Limbaugh
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Lisa De Pasquale, American Conservative Union
5:30
Presentation of Defender of the Constitution Award
Presenter: Brad O’Leary, PM-Direct Marketing
Recipient: Rush Limbaugh
http://www.cpac.org/registration.html
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26,
9:45
Welcome to the 36th Annual CPAC
Regency Ballroom
David A. Keene, American Conservative Union
11:45
Conservatism 2.0 Conference
Palladian Ballroom
Sponsored by Pajamas Television
Activists, bloggers, students and scholars discussing new media strategies to shape the future of conservatism
Speakers: Joe Hicks, Roger Simon and Bill Whittle
Complimentary lunch served
Open to all CPAC attendees
12:10
The Key to Victory? Listen to Conservatives
Regency Ballroom
Michael Barone, U.S. News and World Report
Rep. Aaron Schock (IL)
Rep. Peter Roskam (IL)*
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC)*
Saul Anuzis, Michigan Republican Party
Moderator: Al Cardenas, American Conservative Union Board of Directors
1:00
Rep. Mike Pence (IN)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media
1:30
Hon. Mike Huckabee
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Sarah Huckabee
1:50
New Challenges in the Culture War
Regency Ballroom
Rep. Chris Smith (NJ)*
Dr. Janice Crouse, The Beverly LaHaye Institute
Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel and Liberty University School of Law
Moderator: Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List
2:00
Hon. Mike Huckabee
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America
2:00
Sarah Palin Unplugged on the Media Video Interview
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by "Media Malpractice" Movie
Speaker: John Ziegler and special guest
Open to all CPAC attendees/Tickets enclosed in CPAC registration bags
EMCEE: Martha Zoller, WDUN
2:30
Sen. Bob Corker (TN)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Chris Cox, National Rifle Association
2:30
Al Franken and ACORN: How Liberals are Destroying the American Election System
Ambassador Ballroom
Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation
Heather Heidelbaugh, Republican National Lawyers Association
Mark Braden, former RNC chief counsel
Moderator: Cleta Mitchell, American Conservative Union Foundation
2:45
Protecting the Secret Ballot
Regency Ballroom
Hon. Ernest Istook, Save Our Secret Ballot
Mark Mix, National Right to Work
Sue Hensley, National Restaurant Association*
Moderator: Dennis Whitfield, American Conservative Union
3:30
Rep. Tom Price (GA)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Paul Teller, U.S. House Republican Study Committee
3:45
Targets of the Fairness Doctrine
Regency Ballroom
Joe Scarborough
Roger Hedgecock
Tucker Carlson
Introductions: Seton Motley, Media Research Center
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009
EMCEE
Steve Gill, Radio America
8:00
Sen. John Cornyn (TX)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: TBD
8:30
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: TBD
8:50
Rep. John Boehner (OH)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
9:05
Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Matt Schlapp, Koch Companies Public Sector
9:20
Bailing Out Big Business: Are We All Socialists Now?
Regency Ballroom
Rep. Todd Tiahrt (KS)
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT)
Rep. Scott Garrett (NJ)
Fred L. Smith, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Moderator: Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks
10:00
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK)
Regency Ballroom
10:00
What the Government Doesn't Want You to Know, and How You Can Find Out
Putting the Freedom of Information Act to Work for You
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by Judicial Watch
Speakers: Chris Farrell and Investigations and Tegan Millspaw
Beverages Served
Open to all CPAC attendees
10:45
Will Congress Take Your Guns?
Regency Ballroom
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)*
Rep. Connie Mack (FL)
Rep. Mary Fallin (OK)
Moderator: Chuck Cunningham, National Rifle Association-ILA
10:30
Building a Conservative Coalition Online
Ambassador Ballroom
David All, Slatecard.com
Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com
Erick Erickson, RedState.com
Ralph Benko, author of The Websters’ Dictionary
Moderator: Mark Tapscott, Washington Examiner
11:00
Newt Gingrich
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – Real Change: From the World That Fails to the World That Works
EMCEE
Marji Ross, Regnery Publishing
11:30
Health Care: The Train Wreck Ahead
Regency Ballroom
Rep. Michael Burgess (TX)*
Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute
Moderator: Mike Tanner, Cato Institute
12:00
Newt Gingrich
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: David Bossie, Citizens United
12:45
Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Terry Scanlon, Capital Research Center
1:00
Movie Screening with Newt Gingrich
Ambassador Ballroom
Sponsored by Citizens United
Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny
1:00
Paul Kengor
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
1:15
Taking Action Through Citizen-Led Reform
Regency Ballroom
Tim Mooney, Save Our Secret Ballot
Kristina Rasmussen, National Taxpayers Union
Paul Jacob, Citizens in Charge Foundation
Lori Roman, RegularFolksUnited.Com
Moderator: John Caldara, Independence Institute*
2:00
Stephen Baldwin
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing – The Death and Life of Gabriel Phillips
2:00
Job and Internship Fair
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by The Leadership Institute
Open to all CPAC attendees
2:30
Technology Policy and a New Administration
Ambassador Ballroom
Jim Lakely, The Heartland Institute
Tom Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste
Scott Cleland, Net Competition
Moderator: Randy Scogland, Americans for Technology Leadership
**XBox raffle ticket for session attendees**
EMCEE
Jed Babbin, Human Events
3:00
Will Obama’s Tax Policy Kill Entrepreneurship?
Regency Ballroom
Hon. Jim Gilmore*
Larry Eastland, Ph. D, LEA Capital Advisors
Steve Lonegan, Americans for Prosperity
Eric Singer, Congressional Effect Management
Moderator: Lew Uhler, National Tax Limitation Committee
4:00
Rep. Ron Paul (TX)
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: John Tate, Campaign for Liberty
4:35
Hon. Mitt Romney
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: David A. Keene, American Conservative Union
6:00
Movie Screening with The Heritage Foundation
Ambassador Ballroom
33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009
9:00
Hon. Rick Santorum
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Tim Goeglein, Focus on the Family
9:30
Gov. Tim Pawlenty (MN)
Regency Ballroom*
Introduction: TBD
9:30
Phyllis Schlafly
Ambassador Ballroom
Introduction: Sandy Rios, WYLL Chicago
9:45
Stephen H. Balch
Regency Ballroom*
Introduction: TBD
9:45
Legal Immigration: Defending the Constitution
and Assimilation
Ambassador Ballroom
Mark Krikorian, Center for Immigration Studies
Tom Fitton, Judicial Watch
Helen Krieble, Vernon K. Krieble Foundation
Moderator: Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
11:30
Threats to Our National Sovereignty
Ambassador Ballroom
Chris Horner, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Iain Murray, author of Real Inconvenient Truths
Prof. Jeremy Rabkin, George Mason University
David Rifkin, Baker & Hostetler
Moderator: Jeff Gayner, Council for America
11:45
Education at the Crossroads: Monopoly or Competition?
Regency Ballroom
Virginia Walden Ford, D.C. Parents for School Choice*
Jeanne Allen, Center for Education Reform
Kevin D. Roberts, Catholic Family Caucus
Moderator: Joe Bast, The Heartland Institute
12:30
Ann Coulter
Regency Ballroom
Introduction:TBD
1:00
Ann Coulter
Exhibit Hall
Book Signing
Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America
1:05
Moving the Left Coast to the Right: A Call to Action for Conservatives
Regency Ballroom
Robert Davi, actor and director
Roger L. Simon, Pajamas Media
David Horowitz, David Horowitz Freedom Center
Moderator: Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart.com’s Big Hollywood
EMCEE
Kirby Wilbur, KVI
2:00
SPEAKER TBD
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: TBD
2:00
Media in the Obama Era: Is Journalism Dead?
Ambassador Ballroom
John Gizzi, Human Events
John Ziegler, How Obama Got Elected
R. Emmett Tyrrell, The American Spectator
Terry Jeffrey, CNSNews.com
Moderator: Peter Roff*
2:00
Conservatism 2.0 Conference
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by Pajamas Television
A conservative version of The View hosted by Michelle Malkin and Jeri Thompson
Panelists: Glenn Reynolds, John P. Avlon, Bill Whittle
Complimentary lunch served
Open to all CPAC attendees
2:15
Driving Energy Policy for the 21st Century
Regency Ballroom
Niger Innis, Congress of Racial Equality
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA)
Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Morry B. Markowitz, Edison Electric Institute
Moderator: Andrew Moylan, National Taxpayers Union
3:00
The Left’s Energy Plan: A Big-Government Environmental Agenda
Regency Ballroom
PANELIST
PANELIST
PANELIST
Moderator: TBD
3:00
Sarah Palin Unplugged on the Media Video Interview
Diplomat Ballroom
Sponsored by "Media Malpractice" Movie
Speaker: John Ziegler and special guest
Open to all CPAC attendees/Tickets enclosed in CPAC registration bags
4:30
Straw Poll Results and CPAC 2010: Where Do We Stand?
Regency Ballroom
Tony Fabrizio, Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates
David A. Keene, American Conservative Union
5:00
Rush Limbaugh
Regency Ballroom
Introduction: Lisa De Pasquale, American Conservative Union
5:30
Presentation of Defender of the Constitution Award
Presenter: Brad O’Leary, PM-Direct Marketing
Recipient: Rush Limbaugh
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