WELCOME TO THE 2005NaFFAA REGIONAL SUMMIT

“FINDING COMMON GROUND

TO ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITY AGENDA”

SEPTEMBER 17-18 2005

SUMMIT PANELS

PANEL TOPICS AND ISSUES

FORMULATE INITIATIVES AND ACTION PLANS BASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT VETERANS AND FULL EQUITY POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LABOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HEALTH MEDIA EDUCATION BUSINESS

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ROLE AND DUTIES OF PANEL RESOURCE PEOPLE

40 MINUTES FOR EACH PANEL, RESERVE 10 MINUTES AT THE END FOR ACTION PLAN FORMULATIONIDENTIFY 2 OR 3 CORE ISSUES OF THE PANEL TOPICPREPARE A FACT SHEET ABOUT THE TOPIC AND THE CORE ISSUESINCORPORATE IN THE DISCUSSION BEST PRACTICES OR MODELS, IF ANY, RELEVANT TO TOPIC AND CORE ISSUESASSIGN: A MODERATOR WHO WILL FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION,

INTRODUCE RESOURCE PEOPLE, WHO WILL SPEAK ON ISSUES, ELICIT PARTICIPATION FROM THE AUDIENCE, AND MONITOR TIME

A SCRIBE TO DOCUMENT DISCUSSION AND RECORD ACTION PLAN

SAMPLE FACT SHEET

TITLE OF PANEL/TOPIC DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC RESOURCE PEOPLE/GROUP IDENTIFY 2 OR 3 CORE ISSUES TO

DISCUSS THAT WOULD LEAD TO FORMULATION OF AN ACTION PLAN

ACTION PLAN

STATE THE CORE ISSUESGIVEN THAT THE THEME OF THE SUMMIT IS “FINDING COMMON GROUND TO ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITY AGENDA”, INCORPORATE SUGGESTIONS ON MOVING OUR AGENDA FORWARD IN THIS AREA/TOPIC PROPOSED ROLE OF NAFFAA AND OTHER GROUPS/ENTITIESPROPOSED FOLLOW-UP OF PROGRESS AND EXECUTION (VIA REGULAR MEETINGS TO REPORT, MONITOR, OR DISCUSS PROGRESS, ETC.)

VETERANS AND FULL EQUITY PANEL (sample slide)

RESOURCE PEOPLE /GROUPS Rudy Asercion, Commissioner, Veterans Commission Lourdes Tancinco, San Francisco Veterans Equity Center Filipino Civil Rights Advocate Filipino For Affirmative Action National Network for Veterans Equity

CORE ISSUES Ensure passage of FULL EQUITY Increasing support from Legislators and national organizations