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A Research and Policy Forum                     
April 22, 2005
University of Minnesota
Humphrey Institute Conference Center

8:00 - 8:30 AM (Atrium)
     Continental Breakfast and Gathering- Visit our Exhibits!!!

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM   Welcoming Remarks

Robert H. Bruininks, President, University of Minnesota
Phyllis Moen, University of Minnesota, McKnight Presidential Chair in Sociology

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM   NEW WAYS TO WORK?

Introduction by: Steven J. Rosenstone, University of Minnesota, Dean, College of Liberal Arts

KEYNOTE: Thomas Kochan, Co-director, Institute for Work and Employment Research at MIT Sloan School of Management

“Addressing the Needs of America ’s Working Family: Opportunities for State Level Innovation”

Flexible Work - Views from the Trenches:
Moderator: Erin Kelly , University of Minnesota , Associate Professor of Sociology
Cali Ressler Best Buy
Louise Root-Robbins Wisconsin Initiative
Steven Hunter- Treasurer, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Jim Painter - ECM Publishers

10:30 - 10:45 AM   SHORT BREAK

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM   NEW WAYS TO RETIRE?

Introduction: Roland Dille, Former President – Moorhead State University

KEYNOTE: Marc Freedman, Founder and President of Civic Ventures

“The Next Chapter: Inventing the Next Stage of Life and Work ”

Flexible Retirement ­- Views from the Trenches:
Moderator: Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Boston College ; Director of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Dan Mikel - MN AFL-CIO Retirees Council
Tom Gillaspy Minnesota State Demographer
Michelle E. Hynes Experience Corps
Rolland Dille – Former President, Moorhead State University

12:15 - 1:45 PM   LUNCH
    
     Table Discussions - CAN MINNESOTA LEAD?

KEYNOTE: Ellen Galinsky, President, Families and Work Institute

"The Effective Workplace"

2:00 - 4:05 PM   POSSIBILITIES FOR CHANGE

Introduction: Susan Hagstrum, University Associate

KEYNOTE: Chai Feldblum, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, Director, Workplace Flexibilities 2010 – an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative

“Workplace Flexibility: A New Frontier in Law and Policy”

2:45 - 3:00 PM   SHORT BREAK

3:00 PM   A Flexible Future – Next Steps?

Moderator: Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Boston College ; Director of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Jim Scheibel – Ramsey Action Programs, Inc.
Art Rolnick - Federal Reserve Bank
Senator Ellen Anderson - Minnesota Senate
Jodi R. Sandfort - McKnight Foundation

CONCLUDING REMARKS: Chai Feldblum

4:05 - 5:00 PM    NETWORKING & RECEPTION

 

     

 

     

Sponsored by
University of Minnesota
  - Life Course Center
  - Department of Sociology
  - College of Liberal Arts
  - Carlson School of Management
  - Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
  - Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
  - President's Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families

 

Financial Support from
  - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
  - McKnight Foundation

Contact:
Phyllis Moen at phylmoen@umn.edu
or Jane Peterson at jampeter@umn.edu

Artwork by Larry Clarkberg

     

(c) 2005 Phyllis Moen                              Last Modified: July 21, 2005