Fwd: FW: Agenda and Logistical information for the September 27th NYC Meeting

From:john.podesta@gmail.com To: nondiak@americanprogress.org Date: 2007-09-24 13:09 Subject: Fwd: FW: Agenda and Logistical information for the September 27th NYC Meeting

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Do you see a problem with bringing jim? Sent from my Treo ----- Amy, I am bringing Mr. Jim Gonzalez to the noon meeting and to dinner at 6:00 pm; Mr. McEntee and Mr. Sweeny will join the noon meeting at 4:00 pm and will attend the dinner at 6:00 pm. Thanks, John John Sperling, Chairman Exeter Life Sciences, Inc. sperling@exeterls.com ________________________________ Thank you all for your patience as we have finalized the agenda and arrangements for the September 27th meeting in NYC. Please review the agenda and logistical information below. You will recieve a UPS overnight package on Tuesday morning with additional information to review prior to the meeting. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday. If you have any questions before then, please feel free to email me or contact me on my cell at 202-528-7492. Amy AGENDA FOR NYC MEETING September 27, 2007 Locations: Noon to 5:30 pm Soros Fund Management 888 Seventh Avenue, 32nd floor. Enter on 57th, between Broadway and Seventh Dinner at 6:00 pm Home of George Soros 1060 Fifth Avenue Entrance on 87th Street Tel: (212) 722 1177 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM: General Meeting Attending include: George Soros, Andy Stern, Anna Burger, Jonathan Soros, Michael Vachon, Peter Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Herb and Marion Sandler, Steve Bing, John Sperling, John Podesta, and Amy Dacey 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM Greetings and opening observations 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Strategic Goals What are we trying to achieve in 2008? Do we have the correct goals? Do we have the right theory of the case and electoral approach? Are we allocating appropriate weights for the presidential, congressional, and state-level efforts? 1:30 PM to 2:15 PM Voter registration: What is the status of various 501(c)(3) efforts? What are the funding needs? Voter contact and mobilization: What is our evaluation of existing and new organizations planning doing this work? What are funding needs? 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM Controlling the dialogue How do we do this? What is the structure? Who should be involved and lead this effort? At what level of funding? 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM Review of previous agenda 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Discussion of Major 2008 Initiatives: At this time we will be joined by: a Representative from MoveOn.org, Gerald McEntee President of AFSCME, John Sweeney President of the AFL-CIO, and Rob McKay. 6:00 PM Dinner hosted by George Soros Location: 1060 Fifth Avenue, entrance on 87th Street The following are invited to a dinner at the Soros home: Andy Stern, Anna Burger, Jonathan Soros, Michael Vachon, Peter Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, Herb and Marion Sandler, Steve Bing, John Sperling, John Podesta, Gerald McEntee, John Sweeney, Rob McKay and Amy Dacey