Chicago to host 30th Annual Governmental Ethics Conference

[ben_meyers]

You just can't make these things up!
Hurry, today is the last day.

The City of Chicago and its Chicago Board of Ethics, and the Cook County Board of Ethics, the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission are proud to host the 30th Annual COGEL (Council on Governmental Ethics Laws) Conference, to be held at the Westin River North Hotel from December 7- 10, 2008.



COGEL is the preeminent professional organization for government agencies, organizations, law firms and individuals with responsibilities or interests in governmental ethics, elections, campaign finance, lobbyist laws and freedom of information. The Conference will draw more than 400 attendees from all over the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, the U.K. and Kenya. Plenary and Keynote Speakers include Professor Paula Franzese of the Seton Hall University School of Law, Ronald Gould, Former Assistant Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, and former U.S. Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan, Esq., a member of the Chicago-based law firm of Jenner & Block. Cook County Board President Stroger is scheduled to welcome attendees on the first full day of the meeting.

For further information, please contact the Chicago Board of Ethics at 312-744-9660, or see: http://www.cogel.org/

[babylonsister]

1. I about choked on this. Heh. nt

[groovedaddy]

2. Is this a wonderful country or what!?! n.t

[robinlynne]

3. DUZY!

[Captain Hilts]

4. Writes its own punchline, doesn't it?

[arcadian]

5. Talk about timing...

n/t

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Anyone have a list of the speakers?

or a guess of the speakers?

forum topics?

[Catshrink]

8. Hmmm. Blago, Dollar Bill, Abramoff, BugMan for starters

[Critters2]

7. Chicago Board of Ethics!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[krispos42]

9. Look who's in attendence.

Of course, Obama's in DC...