Political professionals convene to discuss elections, impart insight to young Texans Nov. 18

Event: Scholars, journalists, students, candidates and political strategists will convene in San Antonio on Saturday to discuss the results of the 2006 elections as part of the Annette Strauss Institute’s New Politics Forum, a semi-annual event that helps prepare young people to work on political campaigns by connecting them with nationally recognized political professionals, members of the press and university researchers via symposia throughout Texas.

When: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006

Event highlights

9:30 a.m. Election Results Overview, Ken Rudin, Political Editor, NPR
10:30 a.m. Walking Out/Walking In: The Immigration Debate and the Latino Vote
1:00 p.m. Interpreting the Election: Statewide Perspective from the Texas Press
2:30 p.m. Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia
3:30 p.m. Campaigning Outside the Two Party System

A complete listing of speakers is available at: http://communication.utexas.edu/strauss/projectnpf_files/curriculumf06.html

Where: The Plaza Club, 100 W. Houston Ste. 2100 (21st Floor of the Frost Bank Building), near the San Antonio River Walk.

Background: The New Politics Forum, an initiative of The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation at The University of Texas at Austin, provides non-partisan training opportunities to young people interested in working in politics. For more information, visit the New Politics Forum Website at http://communication.utexas.edu/strauss/projectnpf_files/index.html or the Annette Strauss Institute Website at: http://communication.utexas.edu/strauss/

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Contacts:

Emily Balanoff (on-site contact)

embal@mail.utexas.edu

(512) 471-7214

(512) 413-7193 mobile

or

Erin Geisler

(512) 475-8071

erin.geisler@austin.utexas.edu