Education on Issues

Susan Anderson regularly attends conferences on issues important to the Billings area in particular and Montana in general.  Her recent education on the issues includes her participation in the following conferences and forums:

Can the Legislature be Fixed?
sponsored by the Burton K. Wheeler Center at Montana State University

Montana Board of Regents Listening Sessions
Billings, Montana

Ideas Montana Medicine: Making BioScience Work for Montana
sponsored by the Northwest Research and Education Institute

Weathering the Perfect Storm: Workforce Shortage and Evolving Economy
sponsored by Celebrate Billings partners MSU-Billings; Billings Clinic; Saint Vincent Healthcare; the Foundation for Community Vitality; and The Billings Gazette.

Oilseeds for Fuel, Feed, and the Future: Oilseed and Biodiesel Production
sponsored by the National Center for Appropriate Technology and held at the MSU-Billings College of Technology

Building Effective Government and Business Relations with
American Indian Tribes 
sponsored by MSU-Billings Multicultural Student Services and the MSU-Billings College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology, Political Science and Native American Studies

Social Enterprise Conference
sponsored by the Mayor’s Committee on Homelessness

Climate Change Challenges and Solutions: Should Geo-Engineering have a Role?
Lecturer: Dr. Margaret Leinen of CLIMOS
Rocky Mountain College, Billings, Montana

The State of Education Funding
Sponsored by the Avitus Group:  Integrated Business Resources; the Institute for a Competitive Workforce; and hosted by the Billings Chamber of Commerce

Stem Cell Research:  Hope for the Future
Sponsored by the Northwest Research and Education Institute and Saint Vincent Healthcare

Montana State Legislature:  2007 Session
observed both in regular and special sessions.
Helena, Montanas