Inaugural WisPolitics/WisOpinion Blog Summit
March 18, 2006
1 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Country Springs Hotel
Attendance is free and open to all interested parties, but they must register in advance by contacting link@wispolitics.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

**12:55 p.m. Short introduction by Mayers

**1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. State of Blogging keynote by Ann Althouse

**1:25 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Legalities of Blogging by Jennifer L. Peterson, attorney, LaFollette Godfrey & Kahn. Short speech and some question and answers from audience.

**Short break

**2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Moderated panel discussion: How will history view early blogging? An academic view. Jessica McBride, journalism instructor, radio talk show host and blogger, UW-Milwaukee; John McAdams, blogger and Marquette professor of political science; and Ken Mayer, UW-Madison political scientist.

**2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Moderated panel discussion: Impact of blogging on election 2006. Participants: Ed Garvey of FightingBob.com, Charlie Sykes of WTMJ-AM, state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, and Brian Fraley, GOP strategist and blogger.

**3 p.m. Presentation of the WisPolitics staff choice for 2005 Wisconsin political blogger of the year. TO BE ANNOUNCED.