2007 Conference

Press Release

FORMER SENATOR GARY HART TO KEYNOTE FRANK CHURCH CONFERENCE OCT. 3 AT BOISE STATE

The Frank Church Institute at Boise State University announced today that former Sen. Gary Hart will be the keynote speaker at a conference titled “Tipping Points: Presidents, the Constitution and National Security.” The daylong conference will be from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom. Hart will speak at 7:30 p.m.

The conference and keynote address are free and open to the public; there is a charge for the luncheon address. The 24th annual Frank Church Conference will feature a number of experts from around the country who will address national security issues.

Hart, who was a member of the Senate Committee on Intelligence, chaired by Sen. Frank Church, is currently Wirth Chair Professor at the University of Colorado and Distinguished Fellow at the New America Foundation. He was co-chair of the U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century, and is currently a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Academy of Sciences. Hart earned a Ph.D. from Oxford University and graduate law and divinity degrees from Yale University.

For more information, please contact Garry V. Wenske, Executive Director, The Frank Church Institute, (208) 426-2941 or GarryWenske@boisestate.edu.

Education Credits

This conference has been approved by the Idaho State Bar for 7.25 Continuing Legal Education credits for lawyers; and by BSU for professional education credits for teachers. Registration for both outside the Jordan Ballroom.