Annapolis Seminar

The annual visit to the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis offers Fellows the opportunity to compare one model of state government to the federal system. The day-long seminar features a range of speakers from Maryland's legislative and administrative branches of government.

Offered in conjunction with the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis & Research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the seminar is coordinated by the Institute's Director, Donald Norris, and Associate Director Linda Brown.

Dr. Norris holds a B.S. in History from the University of Memphis and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in government from the University of Virginia. His fields of specialization include public management, urban affairs, and the uses of information technology in the public sector. He can be reached at 410-455-1080 or e-mailed at norris@umbc.edu.

The following represents a typical schedule.

ANNAPOLIS SEMINAR AGENDA

Location:        Miller Senate Office Building, West 1, 11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, MD
Date:              June 18, 2003

8:15 A.M.        Registration and Coffee

8:30 A.M.        Introduction

                       Dr. Donald F. Norris
                       Director, Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
                       Professor of Policy Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County

9:15 A.M.        Mr. Craig Wiilliams
                       Deputy Director, Governor's Policy Office

10:00 A.M.      The Honorable Adrienne A. Jones
                       Speaker Pro Tem, Maryland House of Delegates

10:45 A.M.      Coffee Break

11:00 A.M.      The Honorable Robert H. Kittleman
                       Maryland State Senate

11:45 A.M.      Walk to lunch

12:00 P.M.      Lunch at O'Brien's

                       Mr. David Nitkin
                       Reporter, The Baltimore Sun

1:45 P.M.        The Honorable Thomas McLain Middleton
                       Maryland State Senate

2:30 P.M.        The Honorable Howard P. Rawlings
                       Maryland House of Delegates

3:00 P.M.        Group tour of the Maryland State House