We are proud to announce that Elizabeth Bartz, President and CEO of State and Federal Communications, is speaking at the Public Affairs Council’s State and Local Government Relations Conference in Washington, D.C. Bartz will be co-presenting the Executive Management session, “Setup for Success: Creating an Internal Compliance Process,” with Steven Tomasic from JPMorgan Chase. It will take place tomorrow, September 27, 2013, at 1:30 p.m.

August 2-5, 2013   National Governors Association Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

August 8, 2013   Public Relations Society of America, Tangiers in Akron, Ohio

August 12-15, 2013   NCSL Legislative Summit Booth 921, Atlanta, Georgia

September 19-22, 2013   CSG National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri

September 25-27, 2013   Public Affairs Council State and Local Government Relations Conference, Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Bartz, president and CEO of State and Federal Communications, and four of the company staff are attending the Public Affairs Council’s 37th Annual National PAC Conference in Miami Beach, Florida. We are excited about the conference, which runs from March 4-7 and boasts the theme: “Rethink. Reinvent. Reinvigorate.”

You can follow the conversations on Twitter with the hashtag #PAC13 and the handle @PACouncil.

State and Federal Communications is proud to be the sponsor for the Wi-Fi access for this conference.

Maybe we’ll see you there!

March 4-7, 2013   2013 National PAC Conference, Miami Beach, Florida

March 6, 2013   Ohio Birthday Party, Washington, D.C.

March 13-15, 2013   SGAC Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia

April 14-16, 2013   NASPO Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana

April 22-25, 2013   BIO International Convention, Chicago, Illinois

The Compliance Dream Team is making their encore appearance at the PAC National Conference in Miami Beach, Florida! The extraordinary lineup is: Elizabeth Bartz of State and Federal Communications, Ken Gross from Skadden Arps, and Michael Toner from Wiley Rein. Their session will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 3:15 p.m.

Bring your compliance concerns. This is your opportunity to unleash all those difficult questions regarding compliance issues.

The Public Affairs Council National PAC Conference will be held at the Eden Roc from March 4-7. Don’t miss what promises to be an exciting conference!

See you there!

Elizabeth Bartz, President and CEO of State and Federal Communications, and four staff members will be attending the Public Affairs Council National Grassroots Conference.The conference will be held February 5-8, 2013  in Key West, Florida.

We are excited to see old friends and meet new ones. State and Federal Communications is the proud sponsor of the Live Twitter Board for the conference.

Hope to see you there!

The Public Affairs Council asked Elizabeth Bartz, President and CEO of State and Federal Communications, why she and her staff attend the National Grassroots Conference.

The association is very excited about the approaching event. Their promotion states: “Trust us. You’ll want to be there. But don’t just take our word for it.”

Elizabeth was happy to step forward and here is her response:

State and Federal Communications is proud to be the sponsor for the Live Twitter Board during the event! Don’t miss out on what promises to be an exciting conference by the Public Affairs Council.

January 29-30, 2013  GOVERNING’s Outlook in the States & Localities Conference 2013: The Power of States and Localities,
Washington, D.C.

February 5-8, 2013   Public Affairs Council National Grassroots Conference, Key West, Florida

February 22-25, 2013   National Governors Association Winter Meeting Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Bartz, President and CEO of State and Federal Communications, is presenting the second installment of the Public Affairs Council’s State Procurement Webinar Series. The webinar, “Procurement Prospects: Learning to lobby for government contracts,” will take place today from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST.

Bartz will be speaking on state pay-to-play laws, the effective elements of a pay-to-play compliance program, and current trends in procurement.

According to the Public Affairs Council website:

Not adhering to the rules and regulations for acquiring government contracts could put your entire business at risk. Many of the laws for compliance in the procurement process differ from those commonly followed in other areas of government relations. Part two of this three-part series will cover how to build a sustainable state procurement compliance strategy and how to legally interact with government officials.

Your favorite movie about politics or business?

I really liked All the President’s Men because of the history it presented. I liked Wall Street, which showed me how bad it could be if I wanted to be a mean businessperson, so I am trying to do the opposite. I work for the good guys.

Books that influenced your understanding of the work you do?

PAC Power: Inside the World of Political Action Committees, by Larry J. Sabato, and Politics and Money: The New Road to Corruption, by Elizabeth Drew. I read them when I was first getting started in this profession and I wanted to learn more about PACs. They gave me a good foundation in how this world works.

A president you admire?

I could say something safe like George Washington, but I really admire Bill Clinton. I was living by myself in Alexandria, Va., when he gave his acceptance speech. I loved what he said about believing in hope. I remember jumping up and down in my apartment screaming with approval. I also admire what he accomplished. I like what he did to reform welfare. Thanks to programs his administration established, I was able to sell my house in Alexandria and buy one back in Ohio. I was able to sell the house in Alexandria to a woman who was getting off welfare. She was able to buy it for $2,000 down. I was thrilled to do that. I also admire AmeriCorps. My daughter participated in Teach for America, which is part of AmeriCorps. That’s a great program.

Business leaders you admire?

Steve Jobs, though I wouldn’t want to emulate everything he did. But like Bill Gates, he had a mind for business. He had a vision, and I am inspired by that in building my own company. There’s a big gulf between my company and Apple or Microsoft, but I can still keep working to make it better.

How are state budget problems affecting the public affairs profession?

Because the states are trying to raise revenues, they are looking at the lobbying profession and trying to raise registration fees. The registration fee in Ohio for years was $10. Now it is $25. There was an effort in Illinois to raise it to $1,000. It is now $300 there. That might not sound like a lot of money, but when you realize that a lot of companies have multiple registrations, it adds up. It makes companies think seriously about whether they should register. It’s going to have a big impact on this profession.

On the policy side?

Pay-to-play is a big issue. The procurement process is changing as states try to make sure there is not a connection between a contribution and a contract.

What’s on your iPod?

I have two iPads, and iPod, one iPhone, one Droid, a MacBook and a laptop. So I’m too connected. But musically, I’m all ‘70s, but no disco. That means Carly Simon, James Taylor, late Beatles. I had Carol King’s Tapestry on an eight-track tape player, if you remember what those were. I just moved it to my iPod. Also, I liked Fleetwood Mac even before they performed at Clinton’s inaugural.

This visit was courtesy of the Public Affairs Council’s October 2012 Impact newsletter.

August 6-9, 2012   NCSL (National Conference of State Legislatures) Booth 923, Chicago, Illinois

August 14, 2012   Watergate II: Cancer on the Presidency, Akron, OH

September 6-7, 2012   Practising Law Institute, Washington, D.C

September 19-21, 2012   PAC State and Local Government Seminar, Washington, D.C.