{"id":3475,"date":"2008-07-21T01:21:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/07\/dodd-joins-speakers-who-will-honor-domenici-at-nmsu\/"},"modified":"2008-07-21T01:21:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T07:21:00","slug":"dodd-joins-speakers-who-will-honor-domenici-at-nmsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/07\/dodd-joins-speakers-who-will-honor-domenici-at-nmsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodd joins speakers who will honor Domenici at NMSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd<\/a>, a former presidential candidate, will join a prominent and bipartisan group of politicians who will travel to Las Cruces<\/st1:city> in August to speak at a New Mexico<\/st1:placename> State<\/st1:placetype> University<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> conference honoring retiring Sen. Pete Domenici<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Dodd will join former Secretary of State James Baker<\/a>, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman<\/a>, Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman<\/a>, former U.S. Rep. Manuel Lujan Jr.<\/a> and Gov. Bill Richardson<\/a> at the inaugural Domenici Public Policy Conference<\/a> to be held Aug. 20-22 at NMSU, according to a Friday news release from the university. The other speakers had been previously announced.<\/p>\n

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Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut<\/st1:place><\/st1:State>, and Domenici, a Republican, have worked together on mental health issues in the Senate.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Other local and national leaders will speak during the event, which will close with a free picnic and free concert performed by Randy Travis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The conference is part of The Pete V. Domenici Legacy<\/a>, a statewide effort led by NMSU to honor the senator\u2019s historic tenure. Domenici will retire this year as the longest-serving senator in New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state> history. In addition to the conference, the project includes the housing of some of Domenici\u2019s papers at NMSU, planning and construction of a building on campus to honor the senator, the formation of the Domenici Institute at NMSU and publication of a book chronicling his service.<\/p>\n

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Conference sessions will focus on topics on which Domenici has concentrated during his career, including energy, mental health and budgetary and fiscal matters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a very exciting event,\u201d Garrey Carruthers, NMSU vice president for economic development and chair of The Pete V. Domenici Legacy, said in a news release. \u201cI\u2019m not sure we have ever seen such a large and distinguished group of leaders gather at NMSU all at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There is no charge for those who register to attend the conference before Aug. 1. You can register by clicking here<\/a> and view the full agenda for the conference by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Registration is required for many conference events. The opening ceremony Thursday morning, Dodd\u2019s speech Thursday evening and the picnic and concert on Friday are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

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Other confirmed conference speakers include Paul Robinson<\/a>, former ambassador and president emeritus of Sandia National Laboratories; Michael J. Fitzpatrick<\/a>, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness; William Hoagland, a former member of Domenici\u2019s staff; and Siegfried Hecker<\/a>, co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation.<\/p>\n

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While the conference will take place at NMSU, Carruthers said it is a statewide effort with support and participation from universities around New Mexico<\/st1:place><\/st1:state>. Students from NMSU, Do\u00f1a Ana Community College, New Mexico Tech, the University<\/st1:placetype> of New Mexico<\/st1:placename>, Eastern<\/st1:placename> New Mexico<\/st1:placename> University<\/st1:placetype> and Western<\/st1:placename> New Mexico<\/st1:placename> University<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> will have a chance to review academic papers written by presenters and ask questions about their research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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