Truman National Security Project

Washington, DC – The Truman National Security Project today released its schedule of events in Charlotte during the 2012 Democratic National Convention.  Throughout the week of September 3rd, the national security leadership institute will host a community happy hour, a young professional get-together, a Salute to Service Breakfast with Madeline Albright, an innovation in foreign policy panel and our signature training sessions on communications and military values.

The full schedule is listed below.

4:00-6:00 pm Truman Community Happy Hour
The Liberty, 1812 South Blvd.

A chance for the Truman community to come together in an informal setting and see who is at the convention.
Free to members of the Truman community, Board Members, and supporters.
All others, contact Stephanie Dreyer at sdreyer@trumanproject.org

2:30-4:00 pm  Truman Signature Trainings: Military 101: Connecting with Veterans and Military Families
Dunhill Hotel, Harvest Moon Grille, 237 North Tryon St

Truman trainers will give our signature Military 101 training and guidance on how to outreach to and connect with veterans and military families
Open to the public and to press

11:00 pm-2:00 am   The Future Party, A Gathering for Rising Progressive  Leaders
Carolina Ale House, 201 S. College Street, #100

The Truman Project, Washington Monthly, Young Elected Officials, New Leaders Council, and the Roosevelt Institute are hosting an exclusive gathering for young, rising progressive leaders
Tickets are required.  Contact sdreyer@trumanproject.org

8:30-9:30 am  Salute to Service Breakfast – Our Keynote Convention Event

•         The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright, former Secretary of State
•         Michèle Flournoy, former Undersecretary for Defense and Obama Campaign Senior Advisor
•         Tammy Duckworth, Candidate for Congress IL-08, and
•         Joe Klein, Time Magazine Columnist, as Moderator

Fitzgeralds, 201 East Fifth Street, corner of College

Our signature event of the week, a breakfast and salute to public service in its appointed, military, and elected forms, and a discussion of current issues with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Obama Campaign Senior Advisor and former Undersecretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy, and candidate for Congress and former Illinois VA Director, Tammy Duckworth.  Sponsored by Lockheed Martin in partnership with VetPac.

To attend, please contact Stephanie Dreyer at sdreyer@trumanproject.org

2:15-3:00 pm  DNC Veterans and Military Families Council Presentation

Truman staff will present to the DNC Veterans & Military Families Council
To attend, please contact Stephanie Dreyer at sdreyer@trumanproject.org

2:30-4:00 pm  Truman Signature Trainings: Winning the Security Debate:
Secrets to Messaging the Toughest Foreign Policy Issues
Dunhill Hotel, Harvest Moon Grille, 237 North Tryon St.

Truman trainers will give a sample of our signature trainings on communications and messaging, and progressive security.
Open to the Public. Press please RSVP to Stephanie Dreyer at sdreyer@trumanproject.org

11:00 am-2:00 pm  Innovation in Foreign Policy
Elder Gallery, 1520 S. Tryon Street

Truman will host a series of TED-style talks on the cutting edge of national security, featuring Truman Members and Senior Advisors.  Hosted by Start Up Rock On.  Speakers will include:

•         Zvika Krieger, Senior Vice President at the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, former editor and writer for the New Republic and Newsweek magazine in the Middle East, on “Israel and the Palestinians: Crowd-sourcing a New Map, and a Solution?”

•         Dr. Janine Davidson, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans, on “A 21st Century Military for America: What It Means, What it Costs, Why We Should Make the Change”

•         Douglas Wilson, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, “Security Strategy: The Next Four Years – and Beyond”

•         Steven Koltai, former Senior Advisor for Entrepreneurship to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Managing Director, Koltai & Co., on “Sparking Entrepreneurship – New Tools of Statecraft”

•         Dr. Colin Kahl, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, on “Iran and Nuclear Weapons- To Strike or Not to Strike – Is that the Question?

•         Paula Broadwell, author of “All In” — an exclusive leadership portrait of General David Petraeus written after shadowing the general for 3 years and an exclusive embed with him and his staff in Afghanistan on “Our Wounded Veterans and America’s Response”
Free and open to the public and press