The 2005 American Democracy Conference

The Crystal Ball will return soon with updated commentary and analysis for next year's 2006 midterm elections, as well as another look to the 2008 presidential contest. In the meantime, quench your thirst for perspicacious political ponderings and predictions by attending the 8th Annual American Democracy Conference, presented by the University of Virginia Center for Politics and National Journal's The Hotline. This year's conference, entitled Setting the Table: The 2005 Off Year Elections and the 2006 Midterm Elections, brings together leading journalists, academics and Beltway insiders to examine the current political landscape. The event is free and open to the public with advance registration, and it will be held at the Hotel Washington on Thursday, December 1, 2005 in Washington, DC.

Click here ^{2 1} to register online or for more information.

Hotel Washington

515 15th St., NW, Washington, DC

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005

9:00am - 1:15pm

American Democracy Conference 2005 Agenda

• 8:00-9:00am Continental Breakfast
• 9:00-10:15am Panel Discussion I: The Declining Bush Mandate
  
  Moderator: Larry J. Sabato, Center for Politics
• 10:30-11:45am Panel Discussion II: The 2006 Midterms
  
  Moderator: John Mercurio, The Hotline
• 12:00-1:15pm Panel Discussion III: Seeing Red: What's Next for the Republicans?
  
  Moderator: Chuck Todd, The Hotline

Click here ^{2 1} to register online or for more information. Please check our website at www.centerforpolitics.org ³ for panel updates.

Questions? Please contact Holly Hatcher at cfpevents@virginia.edu or 434-243-3539.

1. http://www.centerforpolitics.org/programs/adc/
2. http://www.centerforpolitics.org/programs/adc/
3. http://www.centerforpolitics.org