Florida TaxWatch


Schedule of Events
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Florida TaxWatch Center for Educational Performance and Accountability (CEPA) Meeting ~ Ponce de Leon 1
    - State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan
    - Dr. Ken Walker, Edison State College
    - Mary Chance, Consortium of Florida Education Foundations
    - Kathy Adams, MediaReach Public Relations and Early
        Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County
    - Debbie Gates, Pearson Digital PreK-12 and Victoria Zepp,
        Zepp Strategic Partners
    - Ann Duncan, Vertical Integration
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Joint Lunch Buffet ~ Ponce de Leon 3
    -Special Guest Speaker: Florida House Appropriations
        Chairman David Rivera
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Florida TaxWatch Center for Competitive Florida (CCF) Meeting & Florida TaxWatch Council of Economic Advisors (FCEA) ~ Magnolia Room
    - Florida House Appropriations Chairman David Rivera
    - Florida House Finance & Tax Council Chair Ellyn Bogdanoff
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Florida TaxWatch Government Cost Savings Task Force Meeting ~ Magnolia Room
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Florida TaxWatch 30th Anniversary Reception & Dinner Gala ~ The Circle & Mediterranean Ballroom (Black Tie Optional)
    - Emcee, State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan
    - Keynote Speaker Author Tim Dorsey


Wednesday, December 2, 2009
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast ~ Mediterranean Ballroom
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Florida TaxWatch Board of Trustees Meeting ~ Mediterranean Ballroom
    - Florida Dept. of Management Services Secretary Linda South
    - Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner
    - Attorney General Bill McCollum
11:45 a.m. Doors Open to Ballroom for Luncheon Meeting ~ Ponce de Leon 1, 2, 3, 4
12:00 noon Membership Luncheon ~ Ponce de Leon 1, 2, 3, 4
12:30 p.m. Keynote Speakers ~ Governor Charlie Crist (Invited)
    U.S. Senate Candidate and Former House Speaker
        Marco Rubio
Special Guest Speakers
    - Senate President Jeff Atwater
    - Representative Will Weatherford
2:00 p.m. Adjourn Luncheon Meeting