Managing Conventions, Elections, and Mobilizing Voters

Please join us for an evening of community engagement and networking in the Queen City. Expect two short panels of thought-provoking flash talks and panel discussions with time for networking and conversation after each. The first panel explores the importance of public perceptions of event management and the challenges of managing political conflict in public spaces with a focus on national political conventions. The second panel explores the challenges of managing elections and engaging the public through non-partisan mobilization. These are evolving and important topics in the Queen City. Come out and join the discussion!

Featured guest speakers include Robert Hagemann, City Attorney for the City of Charlotte, Michael Dickerson, Director of Elections, Mecklenburg County and Elizabeth Goodwin, co-Founder We’re the Future, We Vote #WTFweVOTE. They will be joined by faculty from Public Policy, Political Science and Public Administration, Dr. Eric Heberlig, Dr. Suzanne Leland, Dr. Martha Kropf and Dr. Cherie Maestas and Dr. Mary Jo Shepherd.

During breaks between panels, network with faculty, students, and alumni who conduct research on public policy, public administration, and civic engagement at the local, national, and international level.

This event is hosted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Public Policy Program in association with the Gerald G. Fox Masters of Public Administration Program, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and YourVoiceCLT. The event takes place October 12, 2018 at the UNC Charlotte Center City second floor Atrium and Auditorium.

*Catered food and refreshments provided* Parking passes available upon request with RSVP.

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Schedule of Events

5:00 – 5:30 Public Affairs Showcase with Refreshments – come learn about the exciting array of programs and research in public affairs at UNC Charlotte.

5:30 – 6:15 Panel: Managing Political Conflict in Public Spaces, Short Talks and Panel Discussion

Moderator

Eric Heberlig, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration; Professor Public Policy, UNC Charlotte and co-author of American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions (SUNY Albany Press).

Speakers

Dr. Cherie Maestas, Director of Public Policy Program, Marshall A. Rauch Professor of Political Science, UNC Charlotte and author of Catastrophic Politics: How Extraordinary Events Redefine Perceptions of Government (Cambridge University Press)

Dr. Suzanne Leland, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration; Professor Public Policy, UNC Charlotte and co-author of American Cities and the Politics of Party Conventions (SUNY Albany Press).

Robert E. Hagemann, City Attorney for the City of Charlotte

6:15 – 6:45 Discussion, Networking, and Hors d'oeuvres

6:45 – 7:30 Managing Elections and Engaging the Public through Non-Partisan Mobilization, Short Talks and Panel Discussion

Moderator

Mary Jo Shepherd, PhD Alumnus of the Public Policy Program, and Lecturer in Political Science and Public Administration, UNC Charlotte and author of Campaign Finance Complexity: Before Campaigning Retain an Attorney. (Lexington Books)

Speakers

Dr. Martha Kropf, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration; Professor Public Policy, UNC Charlotte and author of Institutions and the Right to Vote in America (Palgrave-Macmillan)

Michael Dickerson, Mecklenburg County Board of Elections Director

Elizabeth Goodwin, co-founder of We’re the Future, We Vote - #WTFwevote, a new approach to political and civic engagement.

7:30 – 8:00 Discussion, Networking, and Dessert

Learn more about our program, faculty and students at http://publicpolicy.uncc.edu/