Claremont McKenna College's Rose Institute of State and Local Government will hold a conference and dinner on Thursday, Oct. 23, in honor of its 30th anniversary. The conference, Public Policy Formation by Citizen Initiative, will feature Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters; political consultant Anthony Quinn; CMC assistant professor of government, Ken Miller, an expert on ballot initiatives and direct democracy ; former Rose Institute board member, Steve Merksamer; and former president of the League of California Cities, John Russo.
The conference will take place on campus at Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center. Registration opens at 12:30 p.m. and the conference will be held from 1:30 to 5:15 p.m. The conference and dinner are open to the public and free of charge for all CMC students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Advance arrangements are not required for the conference; to attend the dinner, contact Marionette Sison at (909-607-7572) or Jesse Oliver (909-607-7573). The cost for those outside the CMC community, the conference cost is $25, and dinner is $50.