Conference Calendar
2008
    
     
Sept. 27- Oct. 2   

CSG—Henry Toll Fellowship Program—Lexington, KY—Hilton Suites at Lexington Green. Contact Krista Rinehart (859) 244-8249 or krinehart@csg.org.
     
November    
     
Nov. 13-16   National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) Meeting:NHCSL’s 6th National Summit of Hispanic State Legislators—Las Vegas, NV—Hotel Bellagio Las Vegas. Contact Rhina Villatoro at (202) 434-8070 or rhina@nhcsl.org.
     

December

    
     
Dec. 2-3  

CSG “Buy Now, Pay Later: Transforming Public Pension Systems” National Policy Forum—Omaha, NE—Hilton Omaha and Hilton Garden Inn Omaha/Downtown Old Market Area. Contact Amy Vandervort-Clark at (859) 244-8013 or aclark@csg.org.
Dec. 3-4  

Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission—Omaha, NE—Hilton Omaha and Hilton Garden Inn Omaha/Downtown Old Market Area. Contact Laura Kliewer at (630) 925-1922 or lkliewer@csg.org.
Dec. 4-7  

CSG 75th Anniversary Celebration—Annual Conference—Omaha, NE—Hilton Omaha and Hilton Garden Inn Omaha/Downtown Old Market Area. Contact Registration at (800) 800-1910 or registration@csg.org.

Dec. 8-11  

National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)-Treasury Management Conference & Exposition—Addison, TX—InterContinental Hotel Dallas. Contact Adnée Hamilton at (859) 244-8174 or ahamilton@csg.org.
     
Dec. 11-14  

CSG/Eastern Regional Conference Executive Committee Meeting—St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.—The Frenchman’s Reef Marriott Hotel. Contact Michelle Shiwamber at (646) 383-5728 or mshiwamber@csg.org.
Spring and Fall 2008    
    CSG/State International Development Organizations—SIDO China Market Research Missions. Contact Chris Whatley, Director of International Programs, at cwhatley@csg.org or (202) 624-5460.
     
2009    
     
January    
     
Jan. 23-25  

National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE) Mid-Year Meeting—Washington, D.C.—Embassy Suites Hotel. Contact Jessica Ruble at (859) 244-8179 or jruble@csg.org.
     
February    
     
Feb. 8-11  

CSG/American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) Winter Training Institute—Myrtle Beach, SC—Embassy Suites Hotel at Kingston Plantation. Contact registration at (859) 244-8204 or kchappell@csg.org. Visit www.appa-net.org.

     
March    
     
March 8-11  

National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Legislative Conference—Washington, D.C.—Willard InterContinental Hotel. Contact Adnée Hamilton at (859) 244-8174 or ahamilton@csg.org.

     
May    
     
May 12-15  

National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Treasury Management Conference & Exposition—Atlanta, GA—Marriott Marquis Hotel. Contact Adnée Hamilton at (859) 244-8174 or ahamilton@csg.org.

May 16-19  

CSG 2009 Spring Conference—Coeur d'Alene, ID. Contact Registration at (800) 800-1910 or registration@csg.org
     
July    
     
July 10-14  

CSG/Midwestern Legislative Conference—15th Annual Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD)—Madison, WI—Fluno Center of Executive Education. Contact Laura Tomaka at (630) 925-1922 or ltomaka@csg.org. Visit http://www.csgmidwest.org for more information.
July 11-15  

National Association of State Personnel Executives Annual Meeting—Park City, UT—Park City Marriott. Contact Jessica Ruble at (859) 244-8179 or jruble@csg.org.
     
August    
     
Aug. 2-5   CSG/Eastern Regional Conference 49th Annual Meeting and Regional Policy Forum—Burlington, VT—Vermont at the Hilton Hotel. Contact Pamela Stanley at (212) 482-2320 or pstanley@csg.org.
Aug. 9-12   CSG/Midwestern Legislative Conference-64th Annual Meeting-Overland Park, KS. Contact Cindy Andrews at (630) 925-1922 or candrews@csg.org, or visit http://www.csgmidwest.org for more information.
Aug. 15-19   CSG/Southern Legislative Conference-63rd Annual Meeting-Winston-Salem, NC. Contact Elizabeth Lewis at (404) 633-1866 or visit www.slcatlanta.org for more information.
Aug. 22-24  

CSG/Southern Governors' Association (SGA) Annual Meeting—Williamsburg, VA. Contact Liz Purdy Porter at (202) 624-5897 or sga@sso.org.
Aug. 23-26  

CSG/American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) 34th Annual Training Institute—Anaheim, CA—Hilton Anaheim. Contact registration at (859) 244-8204 or kchappell@csg.org. Visit www.appa-net.org.

Aug. 30-Sept. 2  

National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Annual Conference—Dana Point, CA—St. Regis Monarch Beach. Contact Adnée Hamilton at (859) 244-8174 or ahamilton@csg.org.

     
October    
     
Oct. 5-8   CSG WEST Annual Meeting—Santa Fe, NM. Contact Cheryl Duvauchelle or Lolita Urrutia at (916) 553-4423 or csgw@csg.org
     
November    
     
Nov. 12-15  

CSG 2009 Annual Conference—Palm Springs, CA. Contact Registration at (800) 800-1910 or registration@csg.org
Nov. 29-Dec.1  

National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Issues Conference—New York, NY—The Barclay InterContinental Hotel. Contact Adnée Hamilton at (859) 244-8174 or ahamilton@csg.org.

     
Summer 2010    
     
July 31-Aug. 4  

CSG/Southern Legislative Conference–64th Annual Meeting—Charleston, SC. Contact Elizabeth Lewis at (404) 633-1866 or elewis@csg.org.
Aug. 8-11  

CSG/Midwestern Legislative Conference-65th Annual Meeting—Toronto, ON, Canada. Contact Cindy Andrews at (630) 925-1922 or candrews@csg.org. Visit http://www.csgmidwest.org for more information.
 
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