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Advisory: UGA to air entire Carter Conference on channel 15

Advisory: UGA to air entire Carter Conference on channel 15

Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia will air “The Carter Presidency: Lessons for the 21st Century,” in its entirety on UGA channel 15 May 19-21 and 26-28. This conference, held on the UGA campus in January to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Jimmy Carter’s inauguration as the nation’s 39th president, offered a critical exploration of the major issues of the Carter administration and how those experiences can be applied to the challenges the U.S. and the world are facing today. The conference was co-sponsored by UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

The schedule is as follows:
(The dates in parenthess indicate date of actual event.)

Saturday, May 19 and 26

6:00 a.m. – Mondale Reception (1/19/07)
7:00 a.m. – 1st Plenary Roundtable (1/19/07)
9:00 a.m. – 2nd Plenary Roundtable (1/19/07)
11:00 a.m. – 3rd Plenary Roundtable (Mental Health) (1/19/07)
1:00 p.m. – Foreign Policy Breakout Panel (1/19/07)
3:00 p.m. – Student Panel (1/19/07)
4:00 p.m. – Domestic Policy Panel #1 (1/20/07)
6:00 p.m. – Domestic Policy Panel #2 (1/20/07)
7:00 p.m. – Foreign Policy #1 (1/20/07)
9:00 p.m. – Foreign Policy #2 (1/20/07)
11:00 p.m. – Luncheon for First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1/20/07)

Sunday, May 20 and 27

12:00 a.m. – Town Hall Meeting (1/20/07)
2:00 a.m. – 30th Anniversary Banquet (1/20/07)
4:00 a.m. – Media and the Presidency (1/21/07)
6:00 a.m. – Final Summary Panel (1/21/07)
8:00 a.m. – Domestic Policy Panel #1 (1/20/07)
10:00 a.m. – Domestic Policy Panel #2 (1/20/07)
11:00 a.m. – Foreign Policy #1 (1/20/07)
1:00 p.m. – Foreign Policy #2 (1/20/07)
3:00 p.m. – Luncheon for First Lady Rosalynn Carter (1/20/07)
4:00 p.m. – Town Hall Meeting (1/20/07)
6:00 p.m. – Student Panel (1/19/07)
8:00 p.m. – Media and the Presidency (1/21/07)
10:00 p.m. – Final Summary Panel (1/21/07)

Monday, May 21 and 28

12:00 a.m. – 1st Plenary Roundtable (1/19/07)
2:00 a.m. – 2nd Plenary Roundtable (1/19/07)
4:00 a.m. – 3rd Plenary Roundtable (Mental Health) (1/19/07)