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66TH ANNUAL AOJ/NCEW CONVENTION

Transforming Our Future

ORLANDO SEPTEMBER 2022, 2012

AOJ and Foundation Boards

ASSOCIATION OF OPINION JOURNALISTS OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
AOJ Vice President
Bob Davis
The Anniston Star Anniston, Alabama

AOJ Secretary/ Treasurer

Miriam Pepper
The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri

President, AOJ Foundation (Ex-Ocio)

David Holwerk
The Kettering Foundation Dayton, Ohio

Web Manager
Thea Joselow
Bethesda, Maryland

Masthead Editor
John McClelland
Roosevelt University Evanston, IL

Director at Large
Steve Falcone
Reno Gazette Journal Reno, Nevada

AOJ President
Froma Harrop
The Providence Journal/ Creators Syndicate Providence, Rhode Island

Director at Large
Jonathan Gurwitz
San Antonio Express-News San Antonio, Texas

Director at Large
Jay Jochnowitz
Albany Times Union Albany, New York

Director at Large
Carolyn Lumsden
The Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut

Director at Large
Roy Maynard

Director at Large
Scott Milfred
Wisconsin State Journal Madison, Wisconsin

AOJ Manager
Lisa Strohl
AOJ Headquarters 3899 N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-703-3015 aoj@pa-news.org

Convention Chair
John Bersia
University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida

Tyler Morning Telegraph Tyler, Texas

AOJ FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: TREASURER: TRUSTEES:
David Holwerk, The Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio Miriam Pepper, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri Chuck Stokes, WXYZ-TV Detroit, South Field, Michigan Marjorie Arons-Barron, Barron Associates Worldwide, Inc., Newton, Massachussetts Tom Bier, WISC-TV, Madison, Wisconsin Judy Clabes, KyForward.com, Lexington, Kentucky Neil Heinen, WISC-TV, Madison, Wisconsin Gene Policinski, First Amendment Center, Nashville, Tennessee Froma Harrop, AOJ President, The Providence Journal/ Creators Syndicate, Providence, Rhode Island Miriam Pepper, AOJ Secretary/Treasurer, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri

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Thursday & Friday Schedules

Schedule, speakers and panelists are subject to change.

James Bacchus
Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and former chief judge, World Trade Organization

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
5:30 p.m. Registration table open 5:30 p.m. Reception at Rosen Shingle Creek, hosted by the Union of Concerned Scientists 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Rosen Shingle Creek

Autumn Brewington
Assistant Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post

Stephen Wayne, Georgetown University

Continuity and Change in the U.S. Presidential Electoral Politics

Tim Cullen
Executive Director, Small Countries Financial Management Centre, Isle of Man

Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas

Director, Diplomacy Program, University of Central Florida

9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Rosen Shingle Creek

Ambassador Myles Frechette

Former President & CEO Council of the Americas/ Americas Society

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner

Former Director of the Ofce of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq

James Bacchus, Greenberg Traurig, and former chief judge, World Trade Organization court U.S. Competitiveness, the Global Economy and Election 2012
9:20 a.m.

The Future of Opinion Journalism

PANELISTS: James Hill, Washington Post Writers Group (moderator); Autumn Brewington, Washington Post; Mike Lafferty, Orlando Sentinel; Mallary Tenore, The Poynter Institute 10:30 a.m. Workshop by The Poynter Institute Mallary Tenore, Assoc. Editor 11:30 p.m. Luncheon at the Rosen Shingle Creek

Ambassador Gary Grappo

President and CEO, Keystone Center

Jonathan Gurwitz
Opinion Columnist, San Antonio Express-News

James Hill
Managing Editor, The Washington Post Writers Group

Eugene Huskey
Professor of Political Science, Stetson University

Koko Kondo, atomic bomb survivor, global peace and justice

activist 1:10 p.m.

War, Diplomacy and U.S. Interests

PANELISTS: Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas, Diplomacy Program, UCF (moderator); Lt. Gen. (retired) Jay Garner, former Director of the Ofce of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq; Ambassador Gary Grappo, Keystone Center 2:10 p.m.

Koko Kondo
Atomic bomb survivor from Japan, global peace and justice activist

Mike Laerty
Opinions Editor Orlando Sentinel

Tim Cullen, Executive Director, Small Countries Financial

Management Centre, Isle of Man Staying Alive in a Globalizing World -- The Unique Challenge for Small Countries 3:10 p.m.

Ted Reynolds
Fellow and Adjunct Professor University of Central Florida

Shelley Rigger
Brown Professor of East Asian Politics and Chair of Political Science, Davidson College

Rising Powers: Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S.

PANELISTS: Jonathan Gurwitz, San Antonio Express-News (moderator); Ambassador Myles Frechette, Council fo the Americas/Americas Society (Brazil); Eugene Huskey, Stetson University (Russia); Pallavoor Vaidyanathan, The India Center, UCF; Shelley Rigger, Davidson College (China) 4:30 p.m. National Security Crisis Exercise by Ted Reynolds, UCF 5:30 p.m. Free Evening 9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite

Mallary Tenore
Assoc. Editor, The Poynter Institute

Pallavoor Vaidyanathan
Interim Director, The India Center, University of Central Florida

Stephen Wayne
Professor, Georgetown University

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Saturday Schedule
Francis Bok
Abolitionist and former slave from South Sudan

Schedule, speakers and panelists are subject to change.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Rosen Shingle Creek

Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Steve Cheney

CEO, American Security Project

Michael Grunwald, Senior National Correspondent, TIME

magazine, and author of The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise The Swamp and Floridas Environment

Bob Clement
President, Clement and Associates, LLC, and former congressman

Terry Coonan
Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University

The Environment and Global Climate Change

PANELISTS: Jim Ludes, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, Salve Regina University (moderator); Peter Pritchard, Chelonian Research Institute; Andrew Holland, American Security Project 9:45 a.m. Board buses for Kennedy Space Center 10:00 a.m. Buses depart hotel for Kennedy Space Center 11:00 a.m.

Eric Deggans
Tv/Media critic, Tampa Bay TImes, and former Ethics Fellow at The Poynter Institute

Mickey Edwards
Author, The Parties Versus the People, and former congressman

Eric Deggans, TV/Media critic for the Tampa Bay Times and a
former Ethics Fellow at The Poynter Institute Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation 12:00 p.m. Luncheon at the Rosen Shingle Creek

Lou Frey, Jr.

Founder, Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government, University of Central Florida, and former congressman

Michael Grunwald
Senior National Correspondent, TIME Magazine, and author, The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise

Presentation of the Barry Bingham Award and the 2012 Pulliam Fellowship Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Steve Cheney, American Security Project
U.S. Global Security Challenges

Froma Harrop
Opinion Columnist, The Providence Journal/ Creators Syndicate, and 2012 AOJ President

Andrew Holland
Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate, American Security Project

The Scourge of 21st Century Slavery, from Florida to the World

PANELISTS: Terry Coonan, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Florida State University (moderator); Francis Bok, abolitionist and former slave; Ron Soodalter, co-author of The Slave Next Door: Human Trafcking and Slavery in America Today

Jim Ludes
Executive Director, Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy, Salve Regina University

Peter Pritchard
Founder, Chelonian Research Institute

U.S. Congressional Politics 2012: The Issues that Count

PANELISTS: Froma Harrop, The Providence Journal/Creators Syndicate (moderator); Bob Clement, former member of Congress (D-TN); Lou Frey, former member of Congress (R-FL) 4:30 p.m. AOJ Business Meeting 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Rosen Shingle Creek

Ron Soodalter
Co-author, The Slave Next Door: Human Trafcking and Slavery in America Today

AOJ Awards Ceremony Mickey Edwards, author of The Parties Versus the People
and former congressman 9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite

FOUNDATION CELEBRATION

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Buy a chance to win a fabulous prize! One ticket: $10; six tickets: $50; fteen tickets: $100. Look for the Celebration table near registration and support the AOJ Foundation. Prizes will be awarded throughout the convention.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Members who will not be present to vote at the September 22 busines smeeting can request an absentee ballot from the registration table. Ballots should be returned sealed in the blue envelope no later than Noon on Saturday, Sept. 22.

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