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Contact
Rick Bousquet, Executive Director
Texas Humane Legislation Network
rick@thln.org
1-806-584-6025
When
Friday September 28, 2012 at 3:00 PM CDT
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Saturday September 29, 2012 at 10:00 PM CDTAdd to my calendar
Where
Downtown Radisson -Austin 111Ceaser Chavez @ Congress
Austin, TX 78701 Driving Directions
Breakouts and Speakers: To Be Updated
Breakout Session 1: Legislation: Gearing Up for 2013: Outlook for Animal Protection and THLN’s Legislative Agenda
Skip Trimble (Bio) -THLN Legislative Chair:
Shelby Bobosky (Bio) - 2013 THLN Legislative Chair:
Breakout Session 2: Legislation/Advocacy: Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption
Katie Jarl (Bio) - HSUS State Director
Paula Bacon (Bio) - Former Mayor, Kauffman, TX:
Julie Caramante (Bio) - Equine Welfare Alliance:
Breakout Session 3: Puppy Mill Bill; Where exactly do we stand?
Brian Francis (Bio) - Deputy Executive Director / TDLR
Lunch Guest Speaker: What to Expect for the 2013 Legislative Session – Do’s and Don’ts of Grassroots Lobbying
The Honorable Eddie Lucio III (Bio) - Texas House of Representatives
Breakout Session 4: Social Media, and Best Practices
Matt Slagle (Bio) - DeLaune & Associates
Breakout Session 5: Advocacy: The Animal Advocate’s Toolkit Everything You Need to Make A Difference in Your Community
Jessica Johnson (Bio) - ASPCA
Katie Jarl (Bio) - HSUS
Breakout Session 6: Legislation/Advocacy - Panel Discussion: Current Debates, Disputes, and Deliberations in Animal Protection
Panel: TBD, Moderator Yolanda Eisenstein (Bio) - THLN President Elect
James Bias (Bio) - SPCA of Texas
Fran Ortiz (Bio) - South Texas College of Law
Ledy Van Kavage (Bio) - Best Friends Animal Society
Breakout Session 7: Fundraising: Beyond the Special Event
Beverly Seffel, CFRE (Bio) - Bacon Lee & Associates
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ledy VanKavage, Esq - Senior legislative attorney and National Manager of Best Friends Animal Society (Bio)