American Presidential Election Conference - British Library Conference Centre, London - Monday 11th June

[Darren Lilleker]

Dear Friends & Colleagues

 

This forthcoming Eccles Centre conference focusses on the American Presidential Election and the influence of US campaign styles, bringing together a superb line up of leading political consultants together with academic experts for a full day of discussion. 

This is a rare opportunity to meet the practitioners, the pundits and the professional analysts.

 

I hope you can join us - and please pass the news to anyone you think may be interested in this event.

 

Registration - £10 (includes buffet lunch, refreshments).

Find full details and book as soon as possible at http://www.bl.uk/eccles.

 

 

 

 

 

The American Presidential Election

Model of Democracy or Flawed System?

 

11 June 2012

The British Library Conference Centre

96 Euston Road, London

 

Conference Program

                       

9.30                Registration

 

9.50                WELCOMING REMARKS & INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE

                        SPEAKER

Phil Davies, Director, Eccles Centre for American Studies

Felipe Noguera, President, International Association of Political Consultants

 

10.00              OPENING SPEAKER

                       

10.45              PANEL 1 – The 2012 Presidential Election: Money, Madness and New Media

Chair: Art Hackney (Hackney & Hackney Inc)

Professor Dennis Johnson (George Washington University)

Iwan Morgan (University of London)

Mike Dubke (Crossroads Media & the Black Rock Group)

                       

12.15              LUNCHEON

 

12.45              LUNCHEON SPEAKERS

Celinda Lake (Lake Research Partners) and

Ed Goeas (President, The Tarrance Group)

Battleground States: Where the Election will be Won or Lost

 

13.30              PANEL 2 - Is This Any Way to Elect a President?

                        Chair: John Mahon (University of Maine)

Carl Kell (Western Kentucky University & In Your Corner Consulting)

                        Niall Palmer (Brunel University)

                        Rick Ridder (President, RBI Strategies & Research)

 

15.00              Coffee/Tea Break

 

15.30              PANEL 3 - Are American Style Campaigns the Model for Other

Countries?

Chair: Ilkka Ahtokivi (Editor, Verkkouutiset (Finland) and consultant)

Marco Cacciotto (Milan University)

Phil Harris (Chester University)

Mauricio De Vengoechea (Managing Partner, Newlink Political)

Ben Goddard (Founding Partner, Goddard Clausen)

 

16.45              CLOSING REMARKS

Iwan Morgan, Institute for the Study of the Americas

Tom Edmonds, Chairman, International Association of Political Consultants