Iowa Caucus Education Workshop
Speaker:
How to Participate in the Iowa Caucuses
09 Nov 2015
4:00 PM
Sun Room, Memorial Union
Guest speakers will provide an overview of the Iowa Caucus process and lead a community-wide training session. The 75-minute workshop includes an overview of the Iowa Republican and Democratic Parties' caucuses and will include a mock caucus. Guest speakers include Kim Reem, president of the Iowa Federation of Republican Women (IFRW); Andy McGuire, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party; Gwen Ecklund, past president of the IFRW; and Josie-Rae Bradley, the Caucus to Convention director for the Iowa Democratic Party. Dave Price, WHO-TV's political director, will provide opening remarks on the importance of the Iowa Caucuses.
[b]First in the Nation Exhibit
10:00am-6:00pm, South Ballroom[/b]
The State Historical Society of Iowa's "First in the Nation" traveling exhibit on the Iowa Caucuses will be displayed along with an excerpt from a documentary on the Iowa Caucuses produced by IPTV.
[b]Voter Registration and Resource Fair
2:00-6:00pm, South Ballroom[/b]
The League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County will offer voter registration and campus political organizations, including those formed to support Democratic and Republican candidates for president, will host information tables.