On Saturday, April 17th, The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network is hosting the the first D.C.-International Regional Conference at American University. Join us for a day of important and informative speakers, policy training, regional collaboration, and much more. Together, we will challenge each other to tackle the issues of today, and gain the tools necessary to create progressive change. We will have a discussion about the future vision and role of the DC-International region.
When: Saturday, April 17
Where: American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, D.C. (Metro stop: Tenleytown-AU)
10:00-10:30am: Registration and Breakfast
10:30-11:30am: Keynote Address by Dean Baker, the Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research
11:30-11:45am: Think2040 Introduction
11:45- 12:05pm Think 2040: What do you want the World to Look Like in 2040?
The goal of the first break-out session is defining a one-sentence vision for 2040.
12:05-12:30pm Think 2040: What values do we want to reflect in our 2040 vision?
By examining the outcomes that each group has identified as desirable in 2040, Think 2040 participants will be challenged to tease out the values that underlie those desires for the future.
12:30-1:15pm Lunch and Networking
1:15-1:30pm Haiti Sustainability Project Presentation
1:30-2:00pm Vision and the Future of the DC-International Region
2:00-2:25pm Think 2040: Curriculum In order to determine how to accomplish our vision for 2040, we must understand where we are today. The Think 2040 curriculum depicts the current state of America, as well as the possibility to create change with intentional focus on areas that require reform.
2:25-3:10pm Think 2040: Achieving the Vision from Where We Are Today
We challenge all Think 2040 conversation participants to set goals for major policy areas that will move us toward our vision for the future from the current situation that the curriculum described.
3:15-3:30pm Think 2040: Conclusion By combining your responses and your policy ideas, we’ll report back with a preliminary view of what you envision for 2040. This discussion will directly affect the Blueprint for the Millennial America that we’ll publish at the end of the year.
3:30-4:00pm Strategies for Regional Cohesion
4:15-5:15pm Budget Ball on the Main Quad
**All main sessions and workshops will be held in Ward 1 in the Ward Circle Building**
Contact: Rory Silver or Aaron Goldstein
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