First, a shameless plug. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the Mock Con Minute on our website! I just had my interview with Jeremy Franklin about the Speakers for Mock Convention 2012, and, if I say so myself, it went very well. I was amazed by our J-school newsroom. As a C-school major, I never knew that it existed (and if it weren’t for Mock Con, I never would have…)! Additionally, I’m so impressed by Kali and Katy, our Media and Communications Chairs who came up with the idea for the Mock Con Minute. The series of short interviews of members of the Executive and Steering Committees provides a great way for the leaders of Mock Convention 2012 to share a little information about our jobs and our goals for the upcoming Convention. During my interview I was asked about the process for booking speakers, how we select our targets, and more (so check it out to find out the secrets of the Speakers Committee). Speaking of secrets…since my last post I have a HUGE secret up my sleeve. We’ve booked a big name speaker for the Saturday of Spring Kick Off (May 7th) who is sure to draw a large crowd. You won’t want to miss it! This top-secret individual has been instrumental in our nation’s politics and continues to be a power player in DC as we gear up for 2012. We’re excited to hear his/her (???) take on the upcoming election, the presidential candidates, and more. To find out who this phenomenal guest is going to be, stay tuned. We’ll be spilling the secret soon…

In other speakers news, we are working on finalizing our speakers list for the Presidential Issues Panel to be held on the Thursday of Spring Kick Off, and we are continuing the search for a Friday afternoon speaker. The Speakers Committee is hard at work drafting letters and chasing down schedulers in order to secure an exciting political insider to enlighten us on the 2012 election. On top of that, we have started work on the Convention itself, and we have four speakers who’ve unofficially committed to coming so far! All I can say is, it’s going to be an amazing line-up.