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Program Chair: Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Program Co-chairs, Conference Host, and Presidents:
Thomas Kochan, MIT (co-chair)
Bonnie Summers, Blue Cross/Blue Shield (co-chair)
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO (co-chair)
Pat McHugh, George Washington University (conference host)
Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, University of Illinois (President)
Eileen Applebaum, Rutgers University (President Elect)
Tony Oliver, Parker, Milliken, Clark, O'Hara, and Samuelian ( Past President)

Program Committee Assignments by Session Topics:

1. Health and pension benefit systems
Beth Almeida, National Institute on Retirement Security (sub-committee chair)
Teresa Ghilarducci, New School for Social Research (invited)
Marlene Heyser, Orange County Transportation Authority
Bonnie Summers, Blue Cross/Blue Shield (overall program co-chair)
Scott Pearman, Bermuda Hospital Board
Christian Weller, Center for American Progress
Portia Wu, U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (invited)

2. Union organizing and collective bargaining
Rich Block, Michigan State University (sub-committee chair)
Iain Gold, Teamsters
Jay Harvey, HR Policy Association
Wilma Liebman, NLRB
Pat McHugh, George Washington University
Tony Oliver, Parker, Milliken, Clark, O'Hara, and Samuelian

3. The role of government in the auto industry and/or the finance/housing sector – connecting roles in financial, labor and product markets
Robert Chiaravalli, consultant (sub-committee chair)
Harry Katz, Cornell University (invited)
Bob King, UAW
Revae Moran, GAO
Marty Mulloy, Ford (invited)

4. Executive compensation, corporate governance, and income inequality
David Lewin, UCLA ( sub-committee chair)
Alan May, Boeing
Matt Sottong, BNA
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO (overall program co-chair)

5. Infrastructure investments, sustainability and green jobs 
Ellen Dannin, Penn State University
Susan Helper, Case Western Reserve (sub-committee chair)
Thomas Kochan, MIT (overall program co-chair)
Julie Martinez Ortega, American Rights at Work
Tom Schneider, Restructuring Associates
Steve Sleigh, Yucaipa Companies

6. Public sector labor relations and government innovation (federal, state and local)
Matt Bodah, University of Rhode Island (sub-committee chair)
Bonnie Castrey, Arbitrator
Phyllis Segal, Arbitrator
Fred Stahl, MIT/Boeing (retired)

7. Workforce development and international competitive dynamics
David Finegold, Rutgers University ( sub-committee chair)
Milton Scott, Bermuda Ministry of Labour
Howard Wial, Brookings Institute
Beth Shulman, Attorney and Consultant
Eileen Hoffman, FMCS

Program information on the National Policy Forum and a link to registration form will be available at the LERA website in early March. A block of rooms at a special hotel rate will be reserved at a nearby hotel.