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2009 New Speakers Orientation

"This was a great opportunity to reflect on the idea of leadership and on what kind of leaders we want to be." - Hon. Terie Norelli, New Hampshire


University of Tennessee
January 15 - 18, 2009 

The newest Speakers of the House from across the nation will come together to attend the New Speakers Orientation at the University of Tennessee, Jan. 15-18, 2009. The UT Institute for Public Service will host the program.

The New Speakers Orientation, a part of the National Speakers Conference, is held every two years and provides leadership development education to newly elected Speakers. Depending on the outcome of the elections, up to 20 Speakers will participate from across the U.S.

Program topics will be presented in a nonpartisan manner in order to help draw attention to leadership in a collaborative way. Areas covered may include Trust, Leadership Challenges, Ethics, Cooperation and Consensus Building, and Statesmanship. Faculty from the University of Tennessee and experts from other institutions will lead the sessions.

Calendar

December 4 - 7, 2008

Annual Winter Leadership Forum
America's Vote: The New Political Landscape
SLLF Board of Directors Me­eting 
Charleston, South Carolina
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January 16 - 18, 2009

New Speakers Orientation
University of Tennessee - Institute for Public Service
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Program Agenda (pdf)

March 5 - 7, 2009 

SLLF Issues Summit 
Building Strong Economies in a Globalized World 
The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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July 1 - 5, 2009

Transatlantic Leadership Forum
Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of European Operations
Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

July 12 - 15, 2009

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