ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT PRUITT EVENT REQUEST FORM U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline for Acceptance: Requesting Individual/ Affiliation: Event Title: Event Date: Is the Above Date Flexible:
Event Time & Duration: Type of Event:
Purpose of the Event: Role of the Administrator: Requested Presentation Topic, if Speaking Involved: Requested Presentation Format: Speech/Presentation Duration:
We don't have a firm deadline for acceptance, but knowing about attendance no later than Nov. 17 would give WGA and EPA two weeks to prepare for Administrator Pruitt's appearance. Earlier is always better, though, when it comes to acceptance.
James Ogsbury, Executive Director, Western Governors' Association
2017 Winter Meeting of the Western Governors' Association
December 1-2, 2017 (Governors will be arriving Nov. 30, but the public meeting sessions are on Dec. 1-2)
We would welcome Administrator Pruitt on Dec. 1 or 2.
We have an afternoon session on Friday, Dec. 1, during which the Administrator could speak, perhaps at 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 2, the session runs from 9:30am to noon. The Administrator could kick off the day or speak later in the morning. We are open to suggestions from EPA for speaking times within the schedule of our public sessions. Typically, we set aside 30 minutes for a session such as this. The Administrator might speak for 15-20 minutes and then have a short conversation with the attending Governors.
Meeting
The 2017 WGA Winter Meeting will bring together as many as a dozen Western Governors to have public discussions of the most critical policy issues facing the region. In addition, special guests such as the Administrator will address regional issues from the federal perspective and have public conversations with the Governors. Upwards of 300 attendees are expected and media is invited to cover the event.
WGA invites the Administrator to deliver a keynote of 15-20 minutes and then have a short conversation with the attending Governors.
This would be up to the Administrator, but WGA encourages a topic that addresses the EPA's work in the West.
Ke note
The session would be 30 minutes total: 15-20 minutes for a keynote, then a short conversation with the attending Governors.
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Event Location:
U.S. Enviro11D1mtali11?001linmAwwG\ye, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Event Audience:
Upwards of 300 attendees are expected, mostly WGA Sponsors from industries such as natural resources, banking, healthcare and tourism, _to_r_n_en_t_io_n~ju_st_s_o_m_e_ca_t~eg~o_r_ie_s_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Event Host(s)/Organizer(s):
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Host(s)' Relationship to EPA:
The Western Governors' Association helps Western Governors communicate and collaborate with EPA on a variety of policy issues.
Run of Show/ Agenda:
Is there a Hold Room Available for the Administrator?
Open Press/Closed Press?
_A~g~en_d_a_a_t_ta_c_h_ed_se~p_a_ra_t_el~y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ That can be easily arranged.
Public sessions of the meeting are open to media.
Dress Code:
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Teleprompter Available:
We have not used a teleprompter in the past, but would be open to _co_n_s_id_e_n_n~g~o_n_e_i_f_th_e_re_is_a_n_e_e_d_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Microphone/ Room Setup:
The Administrator would speak at a podium with a microphone on stage with the Governors, who would be seated nearby. The precise room setup has not been determined, but the Administrator will speak in a ballroom at the Biltmore on a proscenimn-type stage. The audience will most likely be seated at "rounds" in front of him.
Honorable Guests Attending:
As noted, there will be as many as a dozen Western Governors in attendance. WGA has invited a variety of other federal and state officials, but at this date do not have confirmed guest attendees. Past guests have included the Secretaries oflnterior and Energy, as well as _C_an_a_d_i_an_P_re_m_i_e_rs_._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Notable Federal, State or Local Appointed or See above Elected officials attending:
Individual Introducing Administrator:
In all likelihood, the Administrator would be introduced by South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard, who is the Chair of WGA.
Person to contact for media purposes:
Joe Rassenfoss, WGA Communications Director, 303-803-8008 or ~jo_e~@~w_es_t-go_v_._or~g~------------------
Is this event held Weekly, Monthly, Annually?
Annually
Day of Event Point of Contact:
Joe Rassenfoss, WGA Communications Director, 303-803-8008 or joc((1)wcstgov .org
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We are a non-profit organization under Section 170c of the Tax Code.
Will there be a "gift" presented to the Administrator? If so, what is the US currency value of the gift?
No gift is planned at this time. If one will be presented, WGA will reach out in advance and share its currency value.
Will a meal be provided, if so what is the US currency value?
No meal is planned at this time, althought the Administrator is invited to join a private lunch with Governors at noon on Friday, Dec. 1. We can provide a currency value ifhe so chooses.
Please return this form completed to scheduhng(ii1epa.gov and Aaron Dickerson at dickerson.aaron(a'1ez a.gov
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