For
Immediate Release: November 10, 2003
For More
Information Contact:
Lori
L. Henshey, Communications Specialist
West Virginia Hospital Association
Office: 304-344-9744
Fax: 304-344-9745
PUBLIC POLICY FORUM TO BE HELD
CHARLESTON, WV -- Seizing Tomorrow’s
Opportunities Today, a Public Policy Forum, will be held at Stonewall
Jackson State Park, Roanoke, WV, November 16-18, 2003. The goal of the Policy
Forum is to bring together state business leaders, legislative leaders, and key
stakeholders in an exchange of ideas to develop, implement and sustain
long-term policies to improve West Virginia’s social and economic future.
The West Virginia Policy Forum is a collaboration of
Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, PLLC, The Education Alliance, The West
Virginia Hospital Association, The West Virginia Manufacturers Association, The
West Virginia Roundtable, The West Virginia State Journal, and Vision
Shared.
Featured
speakers include Richard K. Lester, Professor of Nuclear Engineering and
Founding Director, Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; Ralph Baxter, Chairman and CEO, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff,
LLP; and Tom Witt, Director, WVU Bureau of Business & Economic Research.
Former Governor Gaston Caperton will deliver
the opening address.
The Forum represents an important first step in creating a
meaningful discussion and collaborative dialogue around such issues as how to
move policy development away from being crises driven to a more knowledge-based
process policy based on solid information. Since healthcare plays such a vital
role in the state’s economy, we hope to have good representation from hospital
CEOs from around the state.
A good representation from the business community is
essential to achieve our goal, so please feel free to share this information
with your membership. Registration material is available by contacting Kathy
Watts at kwatts@wvha.org or 304/344-9744.
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