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2009 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

September 17 - 20, 2009
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Our Oklahoma Spouses Program had a glorious start, viewing over 1000 species of plants in the Crystal Bridge at the Myriad Botanical Gardens. Our next stop was the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. This Museum is renowned for its collection of Western art and artifacts. It is home to a permanent collection of over 2,000 paintings and sculptures – it was a very special venue. Then we had lunch at the Trattoria il Centro – Oklahoma’s trendiest Italian kitchen. The food received 5 stars and rave reviews from all of us.


At the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

After lunch, we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. This museum was created to honor those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever by the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Memorial and Museum are dedicated to educating visitors about the impact of violence, informing about events surrounding the bombing and inspiring hope and healing through lessons learned by those affected. We had a private guided tour of the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial and a very special moment – a native Oklahoman who is a national media photographer spoke with us of the bombing and his perspective of the moment that changed so many. Needless to say, the whole visit was very inspirational and very emotional.


The Survivor Tree at the Murrah Federal Building

On Friday evening, we enjoyed dinner in the beautiful Oklahoma State House Rotunda. The Oklahoma City University choir sang for us and they were fabulous.

Saturday morning we headed to the Blue Sage Studios for a glass blowing demonstration – it was fascinating – none of us ever realized the time it takes to make just one Christmas ornament! The work was beautiful and the artists very entertaining and educational. Our last stop was the Oklahoma City Museum of Art – home of the Midwest’s premiere repertoire cinema.

As always, the Spouses Program is very special to me. It was so nice to be with old friends and have new friends join us. It was my pleasure to spend time with each and every one of you. Thank you.

Roberta G. Duane
Program Director
rduane@sllf.org

Calendar

March 4 - 7, 2010

SLLF Issues Summit
Energy & Environmental Summit of the States
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA
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April 21, 2010

AC Forum
Roundtable discussion and reception in Washington, DC

June 16 - 20, 2010

National Speakers Conference
19th Annual Meeting
Annapolis, Maryland
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August 18 - 22

Transatlantic Leadership Forum
Dublin, Ireland

July 12 - 15, 2010

Emerging Political Leaders Program
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2010

SLLF Leadership Summit
Democracy 2.0: 
Connecting with the 21st Century American 
University of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Program Schedule
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