SOURCE will take place on Thursday, May 21, 2009, in the Student Union - Recreation Center (SURC). The Symposium will begin at 8:15 am and continue until 4:30 pm, with scheduled breaks for musical performances, a lunch banquet, and the keynote address.

• Programs at a Glance
• Oral Session Times
• Poster Session Times
• SOURCE 2009 Program

The traditional SOURCE banquet will be held in the new SURC Ballroom. The banquet provides an opportunity for everyone involved with SOURCE to relax and celebrate their accomplishments. Authors and mentors at SOURCE may attend the lunch banquet without charge, but they must make reservations through the abstract submittal form. Following the banquet, the keynote address will take place. The keynote address is free and open to the public.

Ron Dotzauer

Political strategist
Co-founder and CEO of Strategies 360

At Strategies 360, the company which he started in 1985 as Northwest Strategies, Ron provides strategic counsel to a vast array of regional and international clients.

Ron's more than 30-year career in politics started in 1974, when he became the youngest elected county official in the state of Washington. He won the job of Clark County Auditor just two years out of college. After successfully directing Henry "Scoop" Jackson's re-election campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1982, Ron worked as Jackson's state director. In 1984, Ron ran Booth Gardner's successful gubernatorial campaign. In 2000, Ron stunned national political observers by leading Maria Cantwell to a victory in the U.S. Senate over a three-term incumbent.

Ron was an integral part of four national presidential conventions — both Democratic and Republican. He provided around-the-clock political analysis for several media outlets. Ron is the person the media turn to for quick-witted and accurate commentary on politics at all levels.

An Everett, Washington native, Ron attended Lewis & Clark College for advanced graduate work and received a BA from Central Washington University.

Learn more about Ron and Strategies 360 at www.strategies360.com/team/members/dotzauer.html.

Friday, May 22, 12:00-1:00 P.M., SURC Pit