A-LIST SPEAKERS AT WOMEN'S EVENT.Byline: DON JERGLER Staff Writer LONG BEACH -- California's first lady Maria Shriver Maria Owings Shriver (pronounced: /'ʃɹaɪvɚ/) (born November 6, 1955) is an American journalist and the wife of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and, as such, the First Lady of California. has again gathered A-list speakers for the nation's largest one-day women's conference, continuing the star power that has marked the event since husband Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] was elected governor. The Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women, slated for Tuesday at the Long Beach Convention Center, will feature the Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (dä`lī lä`mə) [Tibetan,=oceanic teacher], title of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Believed like his predecessors to be the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, 1935–, , business and homemaking home·mak·er n. One who manages a household, especially as one's main daily activity. home  mak magnate Martha Stewart, Duchess of York Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. Sarah Ferguson and supermodel Tyra Banks. ``It's a big deal for the state,'' said Mark Baldassare, director of research at the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution. Based in San Francisco, California, United States, the institute was established in 1994 with a $70 million endowment from William Reddington Hewlett. . ``Now, it's just gotten to be this huge event in terms of the star power that the two of them have and in terms of the people they bring.'' The daylong conference is expected to draw about 11,000 women, with 2,000 more attending only the afternoon session, which features the Dalai Lama's 30-minute speech and a meditation session. Countless more will be watching and listening on cable television, via podcast and on the Internet. ``This event comes at a crucial moment in the fall election period,'' Baldassare said, allowing Schwarzenegger to reach out to women voters. A poll in mid-August by the Public Policy Institute showed Schwarzenegger with a 13-point advantage over Treasurer Phil Angelides, his Democratic challenger. That poll also showed 40 percent of women voters planned to support Schwarzenegger, 30 percent backed Angelides, 5 percent for other candidates, and 20 percent undecided. ``If Arnold Schwarzenegger can make a positive impression during the women's conference next week it helps him with a crucial block of voters who are right now sitting on the fence in terms of who they are going to support,'' Baldassare said. The event begins with ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. 7 Eyewitness News Anchor Leslie Sykes, Shriver shrive v. shrove or shrived, shriv·en or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives v.tr. 1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent). 2. , financial guru Suze Orman, Stewart and then Schwarzenegger. The luncheon session features a panel discussion by Ferguson, columnist Anna Quindlen and ABC Television President Anne Sweeney. Tim Russert of NBC's ``Meet the Press'' will moderate. Culminating the event will be presentation of the Minerva Awards to women who have made contributions to the state, followed by a spiritual session with the Dalai Lama. There are 14 seminar sessions throughout the day including: ``Are Men Necessary? A Conversation with Tim Russert and Maureen Dowd,'' ``How Women Are Changing the World Today: A Conversation With Undersecretary of State Karen Hughes,'' and ``Entrepreneurs 101: Think it. Do It. Start Your Own Business.'' don.jergler(at)presstelegram.com (562) 499-1281 |
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