Convention 2004– Understanding the Political Process Presented by Southern California Black Chambers of Commerce Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Asian Business Association.
Understanding the Political Process 3 Day Conference Prayer Breakfasts, Networking Sessions over50 workshops, Panel discussions, Governor's Luncheon, Gala Awards Banquet
(PRWEB) April 9, 2004
Convention 2004 promises to be a remarkably unique opportunity for attendees to learn how to effectively participate in the American political process. The following workshop series will be conducted during Convention 2004 – Understanding the Political Process.
Understanding The Political Process Workshop Series
Grass Roots Politics – 10 Workshops
This powerful workshop series instructs attendees about grass roots politics, from the fundamentals of voter registration to gathering the support of like-minded individuals and entities; transforming issues into political platforms; understanding balloting, referendums, and the legislative process. This series also includes a special workshop which provides an overview of the Electoral College in Presidential elections.
Political Action Committees
Learn how to develop a political action committee for successful lobbying – from idea and inception to positions and movement.
Contributions and Finance Reform
This practical workshop covers contribution limits, spending guidelines, “hard” and “soft” contributions and rules for corporate and individual contributions.
The Media in Politics
This workshop discusses the mediaÂ’s role as a political machine, and ways to utilize the media in political campaigning.
How to Network with Political Representatives
Workshop attendees will learn how political friends and foes are made and how to create a base of influence in various political arenas.
Political Parties
This in-depth workshops provides attendees with an overview of six political parties: Democrat, Republican, Independent, Green, Socialist and Libertarian, as well as what their roles are in the evolving political climate.
The Making of a Delegate
This workshop will discuss how to select and develop a delegate for political office, as well as formulating campaign platforms.
The Economic Agenda of the American Mind – Workshop Series
The second workshop series at Convention 2004 will involve a detailed look at the most pressing issues in our community – and ways to empower ourselves, our families and communities with new knowledge and new approaches.
Education in the Future
The roles of parents, government, business and the community; education reform; youth justice.
Healthcare
HMOÂ’s, the cost of medicine; senior care; and the impact of biochemical terrorism on healthcare costs and the medical American psyche.
The Economic Agenda of the American Mind
Identifying the next “hot” job market; Homeland Security and Minority Business; Internet stocks and bonds investing in 2004; examining the European role in the American economy; on whose shoulders will social security stand?; middle class tax cuts; the IRS and minority businesses.
Reviving the Economy
Welfare to Work – I & II
Building the Minority Coalition through commerce
Small business survival in 2004
Technology in Business
Identifying emerging technologies and their impact on business; 2004 web site trends; the new e-commerce
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