The 2009 annual conference will begin on Friday, July 31 with a late afternoon reception and conclude
mid-morning on Wednesday, August 5.
Friday - July 31
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Camp NASRA Registration
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Meeting
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Saturday - August 1
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Director's Workshop
9:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Senior Staff Workshop
11:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Camp NASRA (lunch included)
11:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball
Larry Sabato, University of Virginia Center for Politics
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Break
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Federal Legislative/Regulatory Forecast
Jeannine Markoe Raymond, NASRA Director of Federal Relations
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A National Perspective of Public Retirement Systems
Keith Brainard, NASRA Research Director
5:30
- 6:30 p.m.
President's Reception
Sunday - August 2
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Camp NASRA
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 noon
The New Frontier for Private Market Fund Investors
Keith Johnson, Chairman
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren
David Fann, President and CEO
PCG Asset Management
Larry Powell, Deputy Chief Investment Officer
Utah Retirement Systems
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Tips of the Trade: The Value and Relevance of Asset Smoothing and Funding Corridors
Flick Fornia, Senior Vice President
Aon Consulting
Alan Milligan, Managing Actuary
California Public Employees' Retirement System
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Past Presidents' Luncheon
Sonny Seiler
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Mysterious Williams Murder Trial
1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Now What? Making the Case for DBs in Tough Times
Beth Almeida, Executive Director
NIRS
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Roll Call of the States
Moderator: Anne Wagner, Chief Executive Officer
Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m
Roll Call of the States
Moderator: Anne Wagner, Chief Executive Officer
Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan
6:00 - 10:00 p.m
Sunday Night Party - Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum
Monday - August 3
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Directors' Regional Meetings
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Associates' Meeting
7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Conference Registration
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Playing Solitaire with a Deck of 51, with Number 52 on Offer
Paul McCulley,Managing Director
PIMCO
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
Alternatives: The Silver Lining
Howard H. Pohl, Principal
Becker, Burke Associates
Brendan O'Leary, PhD
PRISM VentureWorks
Wilford "Wil" R. Cardon, CEO
The Cardon Group
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
GASB Update: Summary of Invitation to Comment and Future Activities
Moderator: Pat Robertson, Executive Director
Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi
David Bean, Director of Research
GASB
Robert Attmore, Chairman
GASB
Daniel Ebersole, Director
Georgia Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Monday Dinner
Tuesday - August 4
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Spouse/Guest tour to Private Homes and Gardens
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Future of Retirement Plan Design for Public Employees
Moderator: Keith Brainard, Research Director, NASRA
Kim Nicholl, Managing Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
9:15 - 10:15 a.m.
The Titanic or the Love Boat: Where Are We Going?
Moderator: Eric Henry, Executive Director
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Brian Collet, CIO
MO Local Government Employees Retirement System
Lorrie Tingle, CIO
Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
New Healthcare Strategies for Retirement Populations Chris Selecky, President and CEO
LifeMasters
11:15 - 12:45 a.m.
Roll Call of the States
Moderator: Dana Bilyeu, Executive Officer
Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada
12:45 - 2:15 p.m.
Luncheon Leading with Laughter: How U.S. Presidents Use Humor to Relate, Motivate, and Communicate; And How You Can Too Malcolm Kushner
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday Dinner
Wednesday - August 5
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting (All members & associates)