Sponsored by:
- Justiceworks, Ltd.
- The Portage County Bar Association
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, College of Letters & Science
Who Should Attend
Lawyers, Judges, Politicians and Elected Officials, Media and Public Relations Professionals, Educators, Students, Lifelong Learners, and the General Public
Why Should You Attend
The symposium will raise awareness about the significant issues confronting the State of Wisconsin in its judicial
elections and how these issues impact our lives. Over the past several years, the Wisconsin Supreme
Court elections and other state judicial elections have depicted the concerns this conference intends
to address, the battle between the First Amendment of the Constitution and free speech versus concerns
of judicial independence and an individual’s right to due process.
Attending this symposium will allow you to:
- Understand the history and sources of conflict between judicial independence and
the electoral process
- Learn methods proposed to resolve the conflicts, and their potential impacts
- Formulate and articulate opinions regarding these issues which concern the
independence of the judiciary
Registration Information
- Online: Click Here To Register Online!
- Call in registration information to UWSP Continuing Education Customer Service:
1-800-898-9472 or (715) 346-3838
- Fax-in a registration form to: (715) 346-3504
- Mail-in the registration form below to:
UWSP Continuing Education
Attn: Judicial Elections Conference
2100 Main Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
When faxing or mailing a registration form, please make sure to PRINT CLEARLY and FILL-IN COMPLETELY. Only one registration is allowed per form. Photocopy registration forms for additions.
Registration Form: MS Word Format and Adobe PDF Format
Confirmation letters will be sent to the physical mailing address you provide on the registration form.
Still have questions? Call UWSP Continuing Education
Customer Service: 1-800-898-9472 or (715) 346-3838
Click Here To Register Online!
Registration Fees
$125 postmarked by September 10, 2009
$150 postmarked after September 10, 2009
Registration fee includes conference materials, refreshment breaks, and lunch.
Please register early. Online registration will close on September 14. Meals and materials cannot be guaranteed to participants registering after September 14.
Scholarship Availability
Scholarships may be awarded by the Conference Planning Committee to non-professionals on a first-come, first-serve basis. All scholarships recipients will be
required to pay $20 to cover meal and material costs at the conference. Hotel room is not included in the scholarship. All scholarship recipients will be
notified no later than September 10. Completed forms must be received in the UWSP Continuing Education Office (not postmarked) by September 6. No
applications will be accepted after September 6.
UWSP Political Science students need to contact John Blakeman at John.Blakemen@uwsp.edu or 715-346-4111 directly.
¬Attn: Judicial Elections Conference Scholarship
UWSP Continuing Education
2100 Main Street, Room 032 Old Main Building
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Scholarship Application: MS Word Format and Adobe PDF Format
Please contact UWSP Continuing Education at 1-800-898-9472 or (715)346-3838 if you have any questions.
Location
New Holiday Inn and Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI
1001 Amber Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 544815
Call (715) 344-0200
http://www.stevenspoint-holiday-inn.com/
When driving to Stevens Point, please be aware of the recent highway route changes from the US 10
Expansion Project between Marshfield and Stevens Point. Participants
driving to Stevens Point from the west and northwest may be affected. Please see below
Map: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/us10/docs/map-09routechanges.pdf
- Q: What highway name changes are being made?
- A:
- Existing US 10 – from I-39 to existing Portage County P – will become new WIS 66 within the city of Stevens Point and the village of Park Ridge. WIS 66 will also run concurrent with I-39/US 51 from the I-39/US 51/US 10 east interchange to the I-39/US 51/WIS 66 interchange.
- Existing US 10 – from I-39 to existing Portage County P – will become new WIS 66 within the city of Stevens Point and the village of Park Ridge. WIS 66 will also run concurrent with I-39/US 51 from the I-39/US 51/US 10 east interchange to the I-39/US 51/WIS 66 interchange.
- Existing US 10 – from I-39 to existing Portage County P – will become new WIS 66 within the city of Stevens Point and the village of Park Ridge. WIS 66 will also run concurrent with I-39/US 51 from the I-39/US 51/US 10 east interchange to the I-39/US 51/WIS 66 interchange.
- Existing WIS 66 – from I-39/US 51 to existing US 10 (Main Street) – will become a local street
Lodging
A block has been reserved for the night of September 16, 2009, at the New Holiday Inn and
Convention Center in Stevens Point, WI. Mention the name, “Judicial Elections Conference” when
reserving a room to receive a $70 single occupancy or a $99 double occupancy rate. State rates
will apply for September 17-ask the hotel for details. The block will be released on August 28, 2009.
Make reservations with the hotel at (715) 344-0200. Rates are subject to city and state tax unless
tax exempt.
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Academic/Professional Education Credits:
This program qualifies for
- 7 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits (approved)
- 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU’s)
- Judicial Education Credits
A Special Thank You to our Donors and Marketing Partner
- Anderson, O’Brien, Bertz, Skrenes & Golla-Attorneys at Law
- First Law Group S.C.
- Habush, Habush & Rottier S.C.
- Portage County Business Council
Program Cancellation Policy:
The University of Wisconsin Stevens Point reserves the right to cancel any program due to insufficient enrollment or other administrative reasons, as well as the right to limit enrollment to ensure quality. In the event of a UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education cancellation, a full refund will be issued. Our liability is limited to the conference registration fee.
Substitutions/Cancellations:
Substitutions are accepted at any time. Substitutes must complete a registration form to attend. Cancellations will be accepted if received in writing by September 3, 2009. Cancellations by September 3, 2009 will be assessed a $25 administration fee. No refunds will be issued after September 3, 2009.
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The History of Constitution Day (an excerpt from About.com)
On September 17, 1787, forty-two of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.
Since May 25, 1787, the 55 delegates had gathered almost daily in the State House Independence Hall in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. By the middle of June, it became apparent to the delegates that to merely amend the Articles of Confederation would not be sufficient. Instead, they would write an entirely new document designed to clearly define and separate the powers of the central government, the powers of the states, the rights of the people and how the representatives of the people should be elected.
After being signed in September of 1787, Congress sent printed copies of the Constitution to the state legislatures for ratification. In the months that followed, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay would write the Federalist Papers in support, while Patrick Henry, Elbridge Gerry, and George Mason would organize the opposition to the new Constitution. By June 21, 1788, nine states had approved the Constitution, finally forming "a more perfect Union."
No matter how much we argue about the details of its meaning today, in the opinion of many, the Constitution signed in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 represents the greatest expression of statesmanship and compromise ever written. In just four hand-written pages, the Constitution gives us no less than the owners' manual to the greatest form of government the world has ever known.
We have no tribal council, nor can we vote anybody off the island. But, we do live in the land of the free, and as long as the Constitution stands, we always will.