"CHANGES IN THINKING AND IDAHO TAX POLICY"
61ST ANNUAL TAXPAYERS CONFERENCE
BOISE CENTRE ON THE GROVE, SUMMIT AUDITORIUM
9th and Front, Boise, Idaho
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
 
7:30 - 8:45 a.m    REGISTRATION

8:45 - 9:00 a.m.    OPENING REMARKS

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.    GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL, REGIONAL, STATE LEVEL COMPETITIVENESS, U.S. BUSINESS PROS AND CONS

BILL CANIS, Acting President, Manfacturing Institute of National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.

9:50 - 10:00 a.m.    BREAK

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.    IDAHO VERSUS THE WORLD
WORKING OUT URBAN/RURAL ISSUES TO HELP IDAHO

Moderator: CON PAULOS, Con Paulos, Inc., Jerome

IDAHO STATE SENATE:
PATTI ANNE LODGE, Senator, District 13, Huston
DAVID LANGHORST, Senator, District 16, Boise

IDAHO STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
DELL RAYBOULD, District 34, Rexburg
ERIC ANDERSON,  District 1,  Priest Lake

ECONOMIC PARTNER/OTHER WESTERN STATE RESPONSE:
DALE DIXON, Executive Director, Idaho Rural Partnership, Boise
ALAN MAGUIRE, President and Principal Economist, The Maguire Co., (and Legis. Advisor) Phoenix, AZ

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.    LUNCHEON
Idaho's Priorities As The 2008 Legislative Session And New Budget Year Approaches
GOVERNOR C.L. "BUTCH" OTTER

1:45 - 3:30 p.m.
STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND IDAHO'S TAX SYSTEM

Moderator: MARK FALCONER, Eagle

IDAHO STATE SENATE RECOMMENDATIONS:
JOE STEGNER, Assistant Majority Leader, Lewiston
BRENT HILL, Senate Local Govt. and Tax Comm. Chair, Rexburg

IDAHO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOMMENDATIONS:
SCOTT BEDKE, Assistant Majority Leader, Oakley
DENNIS LAKE, House Rev. & Tax Comm. Chair, Blackfoot

RESPONSE/COMMENTS:
TOM LAWS, Director of Global Tax, Micron Technology, Inc., Boise
GYNII GILLIAM, Executive Director, Bannock Development Corp, Pocatello
RICK RITTER, President/CEO, Idaho TechConnect, Nampa

3:30 p.m.    Q & A, WRAP-UP

CONFERENCE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Bill Canis
Brent Hill