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The following is a tentative scheduling of events. *All speakers/times/workshops are subject to change.
9:00 AM
  • Check in & light breakfast (Sponsored by Jim Oberweis)
10:00 AM
  • Welcome  (State Senator & candidate for US Senate Jim Oberweis)
10:15 AM
  • Cook County Quarterly Meeting  (Cook County Republican Chairman Aaron Del Mar)
10:30 AM
    • Breakout Session I
      • Workshop A: Policies to Highlight over the Final Month  (Dan Proft, WLS Radio Host)
      • Workshop B: Utilizing the Cook GOP’s Committeeman Support Program: Learn how to set up a website, to set up the Anedot system to accept transactions, to use Nationbuilder, and more!  (Ryan Kilduff, the Cook County Republican Party)
      • Workshop C: Strategies to Win in Blue Districts  (Congressman Bob Dold)
      • Workshop D: Earning Media and Cutting through the Clutter: Learn how to get noticed via Press events, Talk Radio call-ins, Editorials and Social Media  (The Leadership Institute) 
11:15 AM
  • Breakout Session II
    • Workshop A: GOP Data Center Training  (Joe Weiss, the Illinois Republican Party)
    • Workshop B: Precinct Activist Strategy  (Steve Rossi, Fortis Strategies)
    • Workshop C: The Only Path to Victory for Republicans  (Congressman Joe Walsh)
    • Workshop D: Earning Media and Cutting through the Clutter: Learn how to get noticed via Press events, Talk Radio call-ins, Editorials and Social Media  (The Leadership Institute) 
12:00 PM
  • Buffet Lunch  (Congressional candidate Larry Kaifesh, Illinois Republican Chairman Tim Schneider & US Senator Mark Kirk)
  • Keynote Speaker  (Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner)
1:35 PM
  • Breakout Session III
    • Workshop A: GOP Data Center Training  (Joe Weiss, the Illinois Republican Party)
    • Workshop B: Running an Effective Digital Campaign  (Jeremy Rose, CorStrategies)
    • Workshop C: Final Stretch Fundraising: Hi-dollar and online fundraising techniques  (Leadership Institute)
    • Workshop D: Election Integrity & Election Judges  (Sharon Meroni, Cook County Republican Election Integrity Chairperson)
2:15 PM
  • Breakout Session IV
    • Workshop A: RNC Mobile Training App  (Illinois Republican Party)
    • Workshop B: Get Out the Vote Strategies: Absentee Ballots, Early Voting and Election Day  (Leadership Institute)
    • Workshop C: Election Day Legal Q&A  (John Fogarty, General Counsel to the Illinois Republican Party)
    • Workshop D: Running an Effective Digital Campaign  (Jeremy Rose, CorStrategies)
3:15 PM
  • General Meeting Wrap Up  (Candidate for Secretary of State Mike Webster, Candidate for Attorney General Paul Schimpf & Adam Robinson, Chicago GOP Chairman)
4:00 PM
  • Cocktail Reception (Sponsored by Chicago GOP)
5:30 PM
  • Conclusion
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