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The Secretary of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics

Wyndham Atlanta
160 Spring St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-688-8600

Tuesday, August 27th
8:00	Registration tables open, in front of Centennial ballroom, ground floor
8:30	Doors open, Centennial ballroom, ground floor
9:00	Town Hall meeting begins, Room: Centennial ballroom, ground floor Bill Hansen: Deputy Secretary, U. S. Department of Education, opening remarks and brief introduction of Co-Chairs (15 minutes)
9:15	Co-Chairs Ted Leland and Cynthia Cooper opening remarks, which will include self introductions by each commissioner (10 minutes)
9:30	Panel One: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) The Honorable Birch Bayh: Former U. S. Senator, Indiana, 1963-1981 Beverly Ledbetter: General Counsel, Brown University Marcia Greenberger: Co-President, National Women's Law Center Panel Two: (one hour 10 minutes; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Leo Kocher: University of Chicago, Head Wrestling Coach Christine Grant: Associate Professor, Department of Health, Leisure & Sports Studies and former Women's Athletic Director at the University of Iowa Steve Erber: Athletic Director, Muhlenberg College, NCAA Division III Bob Groseth: Head Coach, Men and Women's Swimming, Northwestern University Panel Three: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person followed by Q & A) Ron Gailmore: United States Olympic Committee, National Governing Board, Gymnastics Judith Sweet: NCAA, Vice-President for Championships and Senior Woman Administrator Christine Stolba: Senior Fellow with Independent Women's Forum
12:30 p.m.	Break for lunch
2:00	Resume meeting with period for public comments (three hours) Room: Centennial ballroom, ground floor 3-5 minutes per person.
5:00	Meeting concludes for the day

Wednesday, August 28th
8:00	Registration tables open, in front of Centennial ballroom, ground floor
8:30	Doors open, Centennial ballroom, ground floor
9:00	Meeting begins, brief remarks from Co-Chairs (2 minutes) Room: Centennial ballroom, ground floor Crista Leahy: Attorney and author, present a historical review of Title IX (30 minutes), followed by Q & A (30 minutes)
10:00	Panel: (one hour; 5-10 minutes per person with Q & A) Grant Teaff: Executive Director, American Football Coaches Association Gary Phillips: Georgia High School Athletic Association Ron Mirikitani: Professor of Physical Education, St. Louis Community College, Meramec campus Teresa Check: Athletic Director, Central State University
11:00	Resume meeting with period for public comments (two hours) 3-5 minutes per person.
1:00 p.m.	Meeting closes