CSPAN and CNN will be covering YearlyKos this weekend

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C-Span and CNN Coverage of YKC 2007

C-Span and CNN will both be providing coverage of the convention. You'll find the details below.

CNN
CNN will be providing some live coverage of the Leadership Forum in a cut-in fashion. To catch this forum on CNN you'll need to wait for the segments to air on the shows currently running. The leadership forum will be held on Saturday, August 4th between 1pm and 3:45pm central time.

C-Span
C-Span will be providing taped coverage for a number of the sessions that will be featured during the convention. These sessions will be taped and broadcast later, so check your local listings. The following sessions will be covered.

Ask the Leaders Forum
Activists and the Netroots worked so very hard in 2006 to help change the Congressional leadership and the YearlyKos Ask the Leaders Forum gives conference attendees the opportunity to hear from the new Senate and House Leaders. More importantly, audience members will get a rare chance to ask their own questions on issues currently confronting our nation, as well as looking ahead to 2008. It's a unique YearlyKos opportunity that empowers citizens to speak directly to our senior representatives in the 110th Congress.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Chuck Schumer,
Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Moderator: Bob Geiger
Saturday, Aug 4, 8:00-9:00 100a-c

New Leaders
The tidal wave 2006 brought new progressive leaders with a vast range of experience, skills, and interests. This panel features six of these new leaders.

Panelists: Christine Pelosi, Rep. Paul Hodes, Rep. Tim Walz,
Rep. Larry LaRocco
Saturday, Aug 4, 9:15-10:15 100a-c

Hot Topic Lunch
Barbara Morrill, Taylor Marsh, James Rucker, Christy Smith,
Jonathan Singer, Digby
Saturday, Aug 4, 11:45-12:45 100a-c

Three People Who Helped Change Congress
S.R. Siddarth is macaca. Lane Hudon leaked the Mark Foley emails, Mike Stark got tackled by former Sen. George Allen's campaign staffers when asking the questions that the media refused to ask- resulting in lots of media coverage on topics that Allen was trying to keep hidden. Hear their stories, and what lessons are learned for the future.

Panelists: S.R. Sidarth, Lane Hudson, Mike Stark
Thursday, Aug 2, 9:30-11:00 105a-c

Building the Progressive Youth Movement
Smashing myths and building bridges-building a progressive youth movement. The panel will put to rest the many myths that still perpetuate among the media, candidates and the electorate about this increasingly engaged and highly progressive demographic. Panelists will also discuss their own work in building the infrastructure for a sustainable progressive youth movement, as well as the challenges we face as we look towards 2008 and beyond.

Panelists: Michael Connery, Jane Fleming Kleeb, Matt Singer,
Shaunna Thomas, Alexis McGill, Adam Conner
Friday, Aug 3, 1:00-2:15 403a-b

Science, Politics and Activism
The YearlyKos 2007 Science Panel will explore pure science, science policy and the intersection between science and politics, and the role of scientific activism in local and national politics. Featured speakers are Chris Mooney, Washington correspondent for Seed magazine, author of The Republican War on Science and Storm World, science blogger and co-founder of Michigan Citizens for Science Ed Brayton, and Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll from Caltech.

Panelists: Stephen Darksyde, Chris Mooney, Sean Carroll, MD,
Ed Brayton
Friday, Aug 3, 2:30-3:45 403a-b

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