Fall 2008 Fellows Program Schedule

The IOPL Fellows Program provides leadership development in practical politics. Over ten alternate weekends, Fellows participate in a series of approximately 55 seminars and hands-on activities beginning each of the alternate weekends on Friday afternoon and continuing through Saturday.

The activities will be held in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh and Wilmington tentatively scheduled as noted below and are subject to change.  Locations and specific topics may have to be adjusted.

August 8-9, 2008
Weekend One, Center for Creative Leadership and Greensboro College
Orientation and Self-Assessments

August 22-23, 2008
Weekend Two, Greensboro College
            Campaign Strategy and Planning
            Liberal and Conservative Minds Presentation

September 12-13, 2008
Weekend Three, Wilmington, UNCW and WWAY
TV Production Weekend

September 26-27, 2008
Weekend Four, Raleigh, John Locke Foundation
            Campaign Finance and Budget Busters Exercise

October 3-4, 2008
Weekend Five, Charlotte
            Strategy and Public Opinion Polling
            Politics and the Internet

October 17-18, 2008
Weekend Six, Greensboro College
            Fundraising and Budget Busters Exercise

October 31-November 1, 2008
Weekend Seven, Wilmington
Polling Weekend

November 7-8, 2008
Weekend Eight, Raleigh, John Locke Foundation
Policy Makers and Policy Making
Race and Gender in Politics

December 5-6, 2008
Weekend Nine, Wilmington, WWAY and WHQR
Television and Radio Weekend

December 12-13, 2008
Weekend Ten, Greensboro College
Graduation Weekend

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