Monday, December 10, 2018

Registration Now Open for OK Policy's State Budget Summit Featuring William Julius Wilson

Dear Friend,

Last year Oklahoma made major progress in putting its financial affairs on the right track, but we still have a long road to travel to reverse years of cuts to public services. As Oklahoma’s 2019 legislative session approaches, now is the time to put forward a vision of what broad-based prosperity that benefits all Oklahomans looks like.  

OK Policy’s 6th Annual State Budget Summit will bring together Oklahomans with an interest in state policy issues to gain a clearer sense of our challenges and how they can be resolved.  The event will be held January 24th, 2019 at the Downtown/Medical Center Embassy Suites in Oklahoma City.

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Early-bird registration is $80 per ticket and is available through January 11th. Registration after January 12th is $95 per ticket.  Click here to register and secure your ticket before they are gone!

We are excited to have Professor William Julius Wilson as our keynote speaker. Dr. Wilson, a Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University, is one of the nation's most highly respected and honored social scientists. Among his numerous academic contributions and achievements, Dr. Wilson was selected in 1996 by Time magazine as one of America’s 25 Most Influential People. He is a recipient of the 1998 National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor in the United States, and the author of numerous publications, including More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City, which will be available for sale at the event.

The program will also include an overview budget presentation by our Executive Director David Blatt, a panel discussion on the budget with state leaders, and a panel that will analyze how current budget priorities align with the needs of Oklahoma’s children. To view the full program and event details, visit our website.

Thanks to our generous supporters, we are able to offer a limited number of scholarships for this event. Please follow this link if you are in need of a scholarship.

All scholarship applications are due by January 7th.

If you have any questions or need to update your information, please call our office at 918-794-3944 or email Andrea McNeil, Operations and Development Associate, at amcneil@okpolicy.org. If you are interested in other opportunities to support our work, please contact Shiloh Kantz, Director of Development, at 918-794-3944 or email skantz@okpolicy.org.

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The State Budget Summit is a unique opportunity for policymakers, leaders and staff from government, business, and non-profit organizations, advocates, educators, and others to become better informed and more effectively engaged. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Best,

The OK Policy Team

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