8-9:15 a.m.

Registration

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Welcome and opening remarks - Bob Duffett, DWU President
Robert Watson, McGovern Center Conference Convener, Florida Atlantic University

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.

Keynote Address - Tom Knock, McGovern biographer, Southern Methodist University

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Panel discussion - "South Dakota Politics and McGovern’s Political Career” – Robert Watson, moderator

• "The Making of a Political Mind” - Donald Simmons, Director, South Dakota Humanities Council
• "Congressional Experiences, Congressional Legacy” - Gary Aguiar, South Dakota State University
• "Food for Peace and the Kennedy Administration” - Ahrar Ahmad, Black Hills State University

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own – available in the Weston Food Court in Rollins Campus Center for those who choose to remain on campus

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Panel discussion – "The Presidency and McGovern’s Political Legacy” – Nancy Tystad-Koupal, moderator

• "McGovern’s Democratic Party Reforms” – Stephen Ward, University of South Dakota
• "The 1972 Campaign for Presidency” – Jon Schaff, Northern State University
• "The 1984 Campaign for the Presidency" - Richard Marano, Connecticut Superior Court Judge

2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Featured speaker - Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today

3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Breakout sessions

6 p.m.

Dinner - East Main Dining Room in Rollins Campus Center

7:30 p.m.

A conversation with Tom Knock and George McGovern, followed by a book-signing - George McGovern and others who contributed chapters to "George McGovern: A Political Life, A Political Legacy" will be on hand to sign copies of the book. Other books by McGovern, and "Vote Your Conscience: The Last Campaign of George McGovern" by Richard Marano, will also be available for sale throughout the conference. This event is free and open to the public.