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CWAG AGENDA

Anaheim, California
July 22 – 25, 2007
Please note this agenda is under development as of 6/1/07. Minor changes may occur.

Sunday, July 22
8:00 AM Registration Begins

12:00 noon Attorney Generals Meeting / AG Time


5:00 PM Roundtable and Business Meeting
(Attorneys General Only)

12:00 noon Western Attorneys General Litigation Action Committee (WAGLAC)


(Attorneys General Staff Only)

5:00 PM CWAG Opening Event at Disney’s California Adventure Park


9:00 PM Premier Seating for Disney’s “Aladdin – The Musical” followed by
Dinner at Soundstage 17
(All Registered Attendees Invited)

Monday, July 23

8:00 AM Program Kick Off and Welcoming Remarks


California AG Jerry Brown
CWAG Chair ID AG Lawrence Wasden

8:15 AM CWAG and Mexican Attorney General Video Introduction


- Update on CWAG AGs’ and Mexico AGs’ Exchanges & Issues

8:30 AM Methamphetamine Panel


- Montana AG Mike McGrath
- Nevada AG Catherine Cortez-Masto
o Update on State Initiatives
- Carl Artman, Asst. Sec. for Indian Affairs, Dept. of Interior
o Indian Country Methamphetamine Abuse / Interdiction Issues

9:30 AM Break

9:45 AM Primer on the Mexican Justice System and Article IV Prosecutions


- Colorado AG John Suthers
- Luz Maria Schearer, Foreign Prosecutions Coordinator, CO AGO
- Maria Sanchez, Assistant AG, New Mexico AGO
- Representative from a Mexican AGO
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Monday, July 23
Continued
10:15 AM Water Law Update
- Clive Strong, Deputy AG, Idaho AGO
o Conjunctive Administration of Water Resources
- John Leshy, Hastings School of Law
o International and Border Water Issues
- Craig Bell, Western States Water Council
o Water conservation and drought measures in the West

11:30 AM Break

11:45 AM Endangered Species


- Wyoming AG Pat Crank
o The delisting process and development of conservation
management plans: an update on gray wolves, grizzly bears,
sage grouse and other species.
- Stephanie Striffler, Special Counsel to the AG, Oregon AGO
o Cross Border ESA issues
o Case law update

12:30 PM Ethics Presentation


Tim Delaney
The Center for Leadership, Ethics & Public Service

1:30 PM Lunch Program


US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (Invited)
Mexico Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza

3:00 PM Adjournment

Evening Open / Dinner On Own

Tuesday, July 24
7:30 AM AG Business Breakfast
(Attorneys General Only)

7:30 AM SAGE Breakfast

8:30 AM- Mexican Attorney General Breakout Session


1:30 PM (Attorneys General Staff Only)

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Tuesday, July 24
Continued
8:30 AM Greenhouse Gases – Climate Change Issues
- Speaker of California Assembly Fabian Nunez (Invited)
- Washington Governor Christine Gregoire (Invited)

9:30 AM Clean Energy Development


- David Cookson, Chief Deputy AG, Nebraska AGO
o Midwest Update on Alternative Energy Resources
- Jason R. Bentley, Peabody Coal
o Clean Coal Program

10:15 AM Break

10:30 AM Green Government and Industry - Highlights of Sustainable Practices


- Claudia Polsky, Deputy AG, Environment, California AGO
o Fast Tracking Green Improvements within the State System
- David Redfield, Vice-President Sam’s Club
o Green Retailing & Transportation
- Ann Thrupp, Fetzer
o Sustainable Agricultural Practices
- Hewlett-Packard Representative
o Manufacturing / Product Innovations

12:00 PM Break

12:15 PM Takings and Environmental Issues – Review and Commentary on


Recent Court Decisions
- Hawaii AG Mark Bennett
- Rick Frank, Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley
- Ed Kneedler, Dep. Solicitor General, US Department of Justice
- Dan Schweitzer, NAAG Supreme Court Counsel

1:15 PM WAGGIES

1:30 PM Lunch Supreme Court Update


Jesse Choper, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley

3:00 PM Adjournment

7:00 PM- Dinner and Evening Events at Festival Arena in Disneyland


10:00 PM CWAG Preferred Viewing for Disney Evening Fireworks
(All Registered Attendees Invited)
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Wednesday, July 25
8:00 AM E-Discovery
Tom Greene, Public Rights Chief, CA AGO

8:45 AM Indian Gaming Update


- Phil Hogen, Chairman NIGC
- Penny Coleman, Legal Counsel NIGC
- Sarah Bond, Assistant AG, Montana AGO
- Tom Gede, Bingham Consulting Group
o Class II Machines
o Off Reservation Gaming – Reservation Shopping
o National Indian Gaming Commission Update
o Minimum Internal Control Standards

9:45 AM Break

10:00 AM 24/7 Program – Monitoring of Offenders with Substance Abuse


Problems
- South Dakota AG Larry Long

10:00 AM WAGLAC Indian Gaming Breakout


(Attorney Generals Staff Only)

11:15 AM Pay Day Lending – Benefits and Problems


- Utah AG Mark Shurtleff
- Community Financial Services Assoc. of America (Invited)
- Southwest Center of Economic Integrity (Invited)
- Claudia Callaway, Manatt Phelps

11:45 AM Break

12:00 PM Child Protection and Safety Initiatives


- Chris Kelly, Facebook
o Social Networking Dialogue
- Thomas M. Daily, Verizon
o ISP Advancements
- Rick Smotkin, Comcast
o Legislative Considerations for Attorneys General
- Jane Newman, Lexis-Nexis
o Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Partnerships and
Successful Solutions
- Lori Kalani, Echostar
o Parental Controls

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Wednesday, July 25
Continued
12:30 PM WAGLAC Lunch
(Attorney Generals’ Staff Only)

1:00 PM - WAGLAC E-Discovery Breakout


3:00 PM (Attorney Generals’ Staff Only)

1:30 PM Closing Remarks

1:45 PM Sponsor Appreciation Luncheon

3:00 PM Meeting Adjournment

3:00 PM Private Tour of Electronic Arts Studio


7:00 PM Experience video game creation and production during a private guided
tour of this premier facility.
(All Attendees Invited)

10:00 PM - CWAG Closing Event, Disney California Adventure


Midnight CWAG Annual Meeting Ends

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