WELCOME TO THE 2005 NaFFAA REGIONAL SUMMIT “ FINDING COMMON GROUND TO ADVANCE OUR COMMUNITY AGENDA” SEPTEMBER 17-18 2005

“ 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

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

ROLE AND DUTIES OF PANEL RESOURCE PEOPLE 40 MINUTES FOR EACH PANEL, RESERVE 10 MINUTES AT THE END FOR ACTION PLAN FORMULATION IDENTIFY 2 OR 3 CORE ISSUES OF THE PANEL TOPIC PREPARE A FACT SHEET ABOUT THE TOPIC AND THE CORE ISSUES INCORPORATE IN THE DISCUSSION BEST PRACTICES OR MODELS, IF ANY, RELEVANT TO TOPIC AND CORE ISSUES ASSIGN: 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

40 MINUTES FOR EACH PANEL, RESERVE 10 MINUTES AT THE END FOR ACTION PLAN FORMULATION

IDENTIFY 2 OR 3 CORE ISSUES OF THE PANEL TOPIC

PREPARE A FACT SHEET ABOUT THE TOPIC AND THE CORE ISSUES

INCORPORATE IN THE DISCUSSION BEST PRACTICES OR MODELS, IF ANY, RELEVANT TO TOPIC AND CORE ISSUES

ASSIGN:

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

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 ISSUES GIVEN 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/ENTITIES PROPOSED FOLLOW-UP OF PROGRESS AND EXECUTION (VIA REGULAR MEETINGS TO REPORT, MONITOR, OR DISCUSS PROGRESS, ETC.)

STATE THE CORE ISSUES

GIVEN 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/ENTITIES

PROPOSED 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

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