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Join us for Common Cause's 40th anniversary conference...

Got Change?: Making Democracy Work for the Rest of Us

including a White House briefing; networking opportunities; and The Capitol Steps!

Online registration is now closed. However, you may still purchase a ticket at the door. The registration fee is $175 per person. Seniors (age 62+) may attend for $100; students and nonprofit staffers may attend for $75.

Conference begins at noon on Tuesday, October 5 and wraps up at 4:15pm on Wednesday, October 6. (View the agenda here.)

Lunches on both days take place at the Beacon Hotel (1615 Rhode Island Avenue NW), and panels will take place at the Charles Sumner School (1201 17th Street NW). The Beacon Hotel and the Sumner School are a short one-block walk from each other. On Wednesday afternoon, there will be a special briefing at the White House, and bus transportation will be provided. Please note: to attend the White House briefing, you must have submitted your Social Security number and date of birth to us by September 30, 2010.

Speakers include Norm Ornstein (American Enterprise Institute)... Heather Booth (Americans for Financial Reform)... Pat Schroeder (former Member of Congress)... Tom Andrews (former Member of Congress and Win without War)... Celinda Lake (pollster)... Emmet Bondurant (constitutional lawyer)... Gerry Hebert (Campaign Legal Center)... Drew Westen (messaging guru)... Tim Karr (Free Press)... and many more! Keynote by Arianna Huffington.

Sessions on Fair Elections... Digital Democracy... Filibuster Reform... Redistricting... Government Accountability... Congressional Ethics... Open and Secure Elections... Future of Campaign Reform... and Government Transparency.

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