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Workplace Economic Conversion Action Network

``` Date: Mon, 6 Jun 1994 06:09:44 -0700 From: Council on Economic Priorities WORKPLACE ECONOMIC CONVERSION ACTION NETWORK 1775 K St., NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20006 phone: (202) 833-7915 fax: (202) 833-1424 email: dbertell@gmu.edu or cepmilco@echonyc.com June 5, 1994 Dear Friend of Economic Conversion: The Workplace Economic Conversion Action Network (WE*CAN) will be holding its second annual conference on Capitol Hill on June 21-22, 1994. We hope you will be able to join us as WE*CAN sets its agenda for the coming year. This year's conference will focus on conversion prospects and projects in four regions: the Nevada Test Site, Oak Ridge (Tennessee), Southern California, and New England. Over the two days we will try to develop region and sector-specfic initiatives that we can back as a network. The nationwide WE*CAN Coalition is composed of labor, business, community, environmental, peace, policy, and religious organizations. Our speakers will be key players from the above regions, government officials, and experts drawn from WE*CAN's diverse constituencies. Beyond discussion, the conference is designed to be action-oriented. Through our panels and follow up, we will develop strategies to help advance specific conversion projects (such as the Nevada Test Site conversion, and the new Regional Advanced Manufacturing Project in Los Angeles), to build more conversion coalitions around the country (such as the Call to Action in New England), and to see how our program can advance the agendas of allies working to advance job-retention, community reinvestment, transportation, clean energy, and environmental cleanup goals. At the end of the conference we will set the agenda and goals for WE*CAN in the coming year. The conference will meet on the first day in Senate Hart Office Building, Room 902 and the second day in SC 5 in the basement of the Capitol. Registration fees (which cover two lunches, refreshments, and printing) are $45 for people from member organizations and $80 for people from non-member organizations (this includes membership; additional attendees are then $45). A special registration fee of $5 will be offered to those who only wish to attend part of the conference. Everyone is welcome, but only representatives from member organizations will be allowed to participate in the agenda-setting sessions. We are co-hosting a reception with the Center for Economic Conversion from 5:30-7:30 Monday night, June 20, at the Stewart Mott House, which will be free and open to all. Because of tight budget constraints, we are unable to subsidize transportation or lodging. Arrangements have been made to hold rooms at American University (AU) on the evenings of June 20 (Monday) and June 21 (Tuesday). These rooms will be $25/person double occupancy and $40/person single occupancy. AU is in a safe and lovely part of Washington (about 25 minutes from Capitol Hill by Metro), and the facilities include a 24 hour desk, a cafeteria, and access to health and fitness facilities. The time is right to put our accumulated experience into action behind concrete projects and new federal initiatives. Please save the dates and join us on June 21 and 22. Sincerely, Domenick Bertelli Program Coordinator WE*CAN Greg Bischak Executive Director National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament Elyse Cann Regional Organizer WE*CAN Peter diCicco Secretary Treasurer Industrial Union Department AFL-CIO Monica Green Executive Director Peace Action George Kourpias President International Association of Machinists Alice Tepper Marlin Executive Director Council on Economic Priorities Erik Pages Director, Conversion Programs Business Executives for National Security Jane Perkins Executive Director Friends of the Earth Brian Turner President Work and Technology Institute WE*CAN II Conference Registration Name: Organization: Address: Phone: Fax: email: ______ Members ($45) ______ Non-Member ($80) ______ I will attend the reception Monday, June 20 at Stewart Mott House. I would like to reserve: ______ space(s) at American University on the night of Monday, June 20 ____ single occupancy ($40) ____ double occupancy ($25) ______ space(s) at American University on the night of Tuesday, June 21 ____ single occupancy ($40) ____ double occupancy ($25) ______ Total (please include check or money order to WE*CAN) Please postmark as soon as possible and by June 3 to guarantee a reserved room at American University (we will hold some in anticipation of late registrants).

Date: Tue, 7 Jun 1994 01:16:40 EDT From: LANFRAN%VM1.YORKU.CA%YORKVM1.BITNET@Sdsc.Edu (Sam Lanfranco) Subject: WE*CAN Agenda WORKPLACE ECONOMIC CONVERSION ACTION NETWORK Second Annual Conference June 21-22, 1994 MONDAY, JUNE 20, 5:30 - 7:30 Reception co-hosted by WE*CAN and Center for Economic Conversion at the Stewart Mott House (informal) TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 9:00 - 9:10 Welcome -- George Kourpias, President, IAM 9:10 - 9:20 Overview -- Elyse Cann, Regional Coordinator, WE*CAN 9:20 - 9:40 Keynote Address -- Rep. Ronald Dellums* 9:40 - 11:00 Converting the Nevada Test Site Senator Richard Bryan (D-Nevada)* Robert DeGrasse, Department of Energy Jeffrey Waddoups, ECAAR Bill Vasconi, IBEW, Nevada Chris Brown, Citizen Alert Facilitator: Alice Tepper Marlin, Council on Economic Priorities 11:15 - 12:45 New England's Call to Action Rep. Tom Andrews (D-Maine) John Goodman, National Economic Council Mark McKenzie, Call to Action Buzz Fitzgerald, CEO, Bath Iron Works Burt Wartell, IAM Local 6 Facilitator: Cynthia Ward, Call to Action 12:45 - 2:00 (lunch) Greg LeRoy, GLR Associates/FIRR/OCAW, author of No More Candy Store 2:00 - 3:30 Oak Ridge Tennessee Peter Didisheim, Department of Energy* Janice West, Martin Marietta Energy Systems Margaret Thorpe, Economic Growth Catalysts Terry Calhoun, Atomic Trades and Labor Council Bob Becker, Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network* Facilitator: Lance McCarthy, St. Louis Economic Conversion Project 3:45 - 4:45 Conversion Scorecard and Discussion Facilitator: Ann Markusen, Director, PRIE, co-author of Dismantling the Cold War Economy 4:45 Senator Edward Kennedy* WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 Senate Conference Room 5 (SC 5), Capitol 9:00-10:30 Southern California Federico Pena, Secretary of Transportation* Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California)* Mark Wiesel, Dir. Economic Conversion, HR Textron L. Donald Shields, CEO, Project California Teresa Sanchez, California Network for a New Economy Facilitator: Lou Kiefer, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) 10:45 - 11:45 1994 Conversion Priorities Josh Gotbaum, Asst. Secretary of Defense for Economic Security* Rep. Paul Kanjorsky, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee* Greg Bischak, Executive Director, National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament Peter diCicco, Secretary-Treasurer, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO Facilitator: Amy Isaacs, Executive Director, Americans for Democratic Action 11:45 - 12:30 Conversion Priorities Roundtable Facilitator: Domenick Bertelli, Program Coordinator, WE*CAN 12:30 - 1:45 (lunch) Owen Bieber, President, UAW* 2:00 - 4:00 Board Meeting 2:00 - 5:00 Agency and Congressional meetings organized around regional initiatives

* pending confirmation or Congressional scheduling

Registration: $45 (includes coffee and meals) Limited Registration: $5 Housing Available at American University Return registration to: Workplace Economic Conversion Action Network (WE*CAN) c/o Work and Technology Institute 1775 K St., NW, Suite 630 Washington, DC 20006 phone: (202) 833-7915, fax: (202) 833-1424 email: dbertell@gmu.edu ```

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