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WRLC Schedule of Events SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 TIME EVENT LOCATION 10:00 AM CNN Press Filing Room Sands, Hall G 12:00 PM WRLC Registration Open Sands Expo 5:00 PM CNN Debate, doors open at 4pm Sands Expo 7:00 PM Debate Reception, VIP ticket holders & sponsors only V Bar WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:00 AM WRLC Registration Open Sands Expo 101-104, 201-204 8:00 AM VIP, Media, & Speaker Registration Outside of Venetian Showroom 8:30 AM Exhibit Hall Open (Setup starting at 7:00 AM) Sands Expo 101-104, 201-204 8:30 AM WRLC Press Filing Room Open Sands Expo, 205 9:00 AM Reince Priebus, Chairman, Republican National Committee Introduction: Gov. Robert List (Ret.) (NV) & NV National Venetian Showroom Committeeman 9:00 AM Montana GOP Meeting (By Invitation Only) Sands Expo 107-207 9:20 AM Keynote by Gov. Rick Perry (TX) Venetian Showroom 9:55 AM Keynote by Frank Luntz, Political Consultant & Pollster Venetian Showroom Introduction: Rep. Jon Porter (Ret.), WRLC 10:30 AM Jobs Frontier: The War on Western Jobs Rep. Steve Pearce (NM) Chairman, Western Congressional Caucus Rep. Cynthia Lummis (WY) Venetian Showroom Rep. Rob Bishop (UT) Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ) Introduction: Frank Luntz, Political Consultant & Pollster SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 11:35 AM GOP Report Card: How Are the Candidates Fairing Among Voters? Kellyanne Conway, The Polling Company & WomanTrend Venetian Showroom Glen Bolger, Public Opinion Strategies Moderator: Tom McDevitt, The Washington Times 11:45 AM Congressional Western Caucus Members’ Townhall Sands Expo 107-207 11:45 AM Giving Voters a Choice - Candidate Recruitment GOPAC University Sands Expo 106 State, Local Leaders & Activists Track 12:00 PM Women's Tea (By Invitation Only) Ann Romney State Sen. Barbara Cegavske (NV) Sands Expo 105 Sue Lynch, National Federation of Republican Women Amy Tarkanian, Nevada Republican Party 12:25 PM The Failure of the Obama Agenda: Are You Better off Than You Were 3 Years Ago? Venetian Showroom David Bossie, Citizens United 12:50 PM Break 1:00 PM What to do & When to do it GOPAC University Sands Expo 107-207 Candidates & Campaign Staffers Track 1:00 PM Six Ways You Can Defeat Obama Democrats GOPAC University Sands Expo 106 State, Local Leaders & Activists Track 1:15 PM Fakes, Frauds & Phonies: Voter Fraud in Elections David Norcross, Republican National Lawyers Association David O'Mara, O'Mara Law Venetian Showroom John Fund, Wall Street Journal Moderator: Rew Goodenow, Parsons Behle & Latimer 2:00 PM How to Ask for Money Even if You Hate to GOPAC University Sands Expo 107-207 Candidates & Campaign Staffers Track 2:00 PM Reaching Your Vote Goal: Building a Political Operation GOPAC University Sands Expo 106 State, Local Leaders, & Activists Track SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2:10 PM The Impact of Absentee & Early Voters in Close Elections Billy Kirkland, Faith & Freedom Coalition Bryan Watkins, New Mexico Republican Party Venetian Showroom Robert Arnakis, Leadership Institute Ivan DuBois, Utah Republican Party Moderator: Adam Jones, Red Rock Strategies 3:00 PM Message Matters: Communicating Effectively Venetian Showroom GOPAC University 4:00 PM Keynote by Herman Cain, Businessman, Politician, Columnist & Radio Host Venetian Showroom Introduction: The Washington Times 4:35 PM Rebuilding American Prosperity through Global Leadership Ambassador Mark Green, Senior Director at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Former Republican Member of Congress from Wisconsin and Former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Venetian Showroom Gary Edson, Executive Director of the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund and Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy National Economic Advisor to President George W. Bush for International Economic Affairs 5:10 PM Closing Remarks by Rep. Ron Paul (TX) Venetian Showroom 6:00 PM Welcome Reception featuring Rep. Mark Amodei (NV) and Garden of the Gods Pool Sharon Day, Co-Chair, Republican National Committee Caesar's Palace THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:00 AM WRLC Registration Open Sands Expo 101-104, 201-204 8:00 AM VIP, Media, & Speaker Registration Outside of Venetian Showroom 8:30 AM Exhibit Hall Open Sands Expo 101-104, 201-204 9:00 AM WRLC Press Filing Room Open Sands Expo, 205 9:00 AM Keynote by Gov. Brian Sandoval (NV) Venetian Showroom Introduction: Heidi Smith, NV National Committeewoman SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9:30 AM Energy's Influence on the Economy & National Security Marty Durbin, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, American Petroleum Institute Barry Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Venetian Showroom Association David Monsma, Executive Director, Energy & Environment Program Sam Ori, Director of Policy, Securing America’s Future Energy 10:00 AM Face to Face Versus Facebook Sands Expo 107-207 Lorainne Kaserman, National Voter Outreach 10:30 AM Keynote by Rep. Raul Labrador (ID) Introduction: Sharon Day, Co-Chair, Republican National Venetian Showroom Committee 11:00 AM Achieving Prosperity Within the Latino Community: A Conversation About Business, Education, & Freedom Rosario Marin, Former Treasurer of the United States Venetian Showroom Daniel Garza, The Libre Initiative Jose Cuevas, Small Business Owner & Presiding Officer of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission 11:00 AM Maximizing Mobile Applications for Political Campaigns Sands Expo 107-207 Niall McSheffary, Elementz Interactive 11:00 AM Advanced Fundraising: How to Close the Deal Sands Expo 106 Sean McGrath, YourGreatestChampion.com 12:00 PM NRCC’s U.S. House Race Overview Guy Harrison, Executive Director, NRCC Venetian Showroom Jeff Burton, Deputy Executive Director, NRCC Mike Shields, Political Director, NRCC 12:45 PM Media Training: A Guide to Being in the Spotlight Venetian Showroom 1:30 PM TV and Online Ads that Move Opinion Tim Kay, NCC Media Kyle Roberts, Smart Media Group Venetian Showroom Brian Donahue, Craft DC Moderator: John Peschong, Meridian Pacific 1:30 PM Grassroots in Rural Areas Sands Expo 107-207 Tricia Korcheck, Advantage Direct, Inc. 1:30 PM Translating Social Media to Dollars Raised, Calls Made & Voter's Reached Sands Expo 106 Jordan Raynor, Engage DC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2:30 PM Social Media Matters in the 2012 Election Katie Harbath, Facebook Adam Sharp, Twitter Venetian Showroom Jordan Raynor, Engage DC Niall McSheffary, Elementz Interactive Moderator: Rob Saliterman, Google 3:30 PM Keynote by Rep. Tom Price (GA) Venetian Showroom 4:00 PM Closing Remarks by Rep. Joe Heck (NV) Venetian Showroom 5:00 PM Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous With Destiny Sands Expo 106 Citizens United Movie Screening (90 minutes) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:00 AM WRLC Registration Open Sands Expo 101-104, 201-204 8:00 AM VIP, Media, & Speaker Registration Outside of Venetian Showroom 8:30 AM Exhibit Hall Open Sands Expo 101-104, 201-204 9:00 AM WRLC Press Filing Room Open Sands Expo, 205 9:25 AM Keynote by Gov. Linda Lingle (HI) Venetian Showroom Introduction: Miriam Hellreich, HI National Committeewoman 9:50 AM Keynote by Gov. Jim Gilmore (Ret.) (VA) Venetian Showroom 10:00 AM Big Spending, Big Tax Code, Big Trouble: How a Complex Tax Code Leads to Bigger Budgets John Ransom, Townhall.com Venetian Showroom Jimmy LaSalvia, GOProud Moderator: Gov. Jim Gilmore (Ret.) (VA) 10:30 AM Keynote by Sen. John Cornyn (TX) Venetian Showroom 10:30 AM Tools for Managing your Online Presence Sands Expo 107-207 Katie Harbath, Facebook 10:30 AM Taking Name Recognition into Account Sands Expo 106 Sean McGrath, YourGreatestChampion.com SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:55 AM Unique Issues Facing Public Land States Venetian Showroom Nevada Cattleman's Association 11:15 AM County Chair Training Sands Expo 107-207 Mark Pruner, California GOP Chairman’s Association 11:15 AM Monetizing the 'Like': Using Digital Data Becki Donatelli, Campaign Solutions Sands Expo 106 Chad Barth, Eventbrite 11:55 PM Political Campaign Technology Demo: Campaign Cloud Powered by Microsoft Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall Venetian Showroom Saul Anuzis, former Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party Ivan DuBois, Utah Republican Party 12:30 PM Break 2:00 PM Keynote by Sen. Mike Lee (UT) Venetian Showroom 2:30 PM We Need a Balanced Budget Amendment, But What Kind? Sen. Mike Lee (UT) Venetian Showroom Rep. David Schweikert (AZ) Moderator: Alex Cortes, Let Freedom Ring 3:30 PM Keynote by Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT) Venetian Showroom 4:00 PM Closing Remarks by Sen. Dean Heller (NV) Venetian Showroom 6:00 PM VIP Reception Venetian Ballroom E 6:00 PM Reception Venetian Ballroom C 7:00 PM Reagan Centennial Celebration Dinner Venetian Ballroom A-B Keynote by Gov. Haley Barbour (MS).
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