Tuesday,
May 26, 2009
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4–6 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
8:30 a.m. |
 Welcome and Introduction to the Conference
Naomi Goldstein, Director, OPRE |
8:45 a.m. |
Plenary I: Social Experiments – Past, Present, and Future
| Moderator: |
Larry Orr |
| Speaker: |
Rebecca Maynard – University of Pennsylvania |
| Discussants: |
Robert Moffitt – Johns Hopkins University
Judy Gueron – MDRC |
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10:15 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. |
Plenary II: Anti-Poverty Policy and Strategies for Improved Wellbeing
| Moderator: |
Tim Smeeding – University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Speakers: |
Mark Greenberg – Georgetown University/Center for American Progress
Robert Greenstein – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
David Ellwood – Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government |
| Discussant: |
Mary Jo Bane – Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
1:30 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
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3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. |
Plenary III: Opportunity, Stability, and Progression in Employment
| Speakers: |
Heather Boushey – Center for American Progress
Gayle Hamilton, MDRC |
| Discussants: |
Peg Walton – National Association of Manufacturers
Harry Holzer – Urban Institute/Georgetown University |
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4:45 p.m. |
Day One Adjourns
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
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7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
8:30 a.m. |
Plenary V: The Status of U.S. Children
| Moderator: |
Kristin Moore – Child Trends |
| Speakers: |
Patrick McCarthy – Annie E. Casey Foundation
Katherine Wallman – Office of Management and Budget |
| Discussants: |
Sheldon Danziger – University of Michigan
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn – Columbia University
Hiro Yoshikawa – Harvard University |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break |
1:30 p.m. |
Plenary VI: Engaging Individuals with Barriers to Work through Paid Employment and Transitional Jobs
| Moderator: |
LaDonna Pavetti, Mathematica Policy Research |
| Speakers: |
Cliff Johnson – National League of Cities
Dan Bloom – MDRC
Linda Johnson – Georgia Department of Labor
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3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:15 p.m. |
Breakout Sessions
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| 4:45 p.m. |
Perspectives from the Obama Administration
| Speakers: |
John Monahan – US Department of Health and Human Services
Martha Coven – Domestic Policy Council
Robert Gordon – Office of Management and Budget |
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5:45 p.m. |
Day Two Adjourns |
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Friday, May 29, 2009
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7:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. |
Registration and Information Desk Open |
8:30 a.m. |
Plenary VIII: A Roundtable on the Role of Policy Research in State and Local Policymaking
| Moderator: |
Jack Tweedie, National Conference of State Legislatures |
| Speakers: |
Julie Kerksick – State of Wisconsin, Department of Human Services
Don Winstead – State of Florida
Demetra Nightingale – Johns Hopkins
Mike Fishman |
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10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Breakout Sessions
- Understanding the Limitations and Potential of TANF Recipients' Employability
- Policies and Programs to Support Low-Income Families II
- Implementation of Voluntary Programs to Promote Healthy Relationships
- Promoting Youth Development
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12:00 p.m. |
Plenary IX: Going Forward: Lessons Learned and Implications for Policy and Research
| Moderator: |
Olivia Golden – Urban Institute |
| Speakers: |
Mark Greenberg – University/Center for American Progress
Ron Haskins – Brookings Institution
Margaret Simms – Urban Institute
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1:00 p.m. |
Conference Adjourns |
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