On tap today

The National Conversation will adjourn today at 2:00 p.m. -- here's the schedule:

8:30 a.m.: Opening ceremonies and remarks by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley

9:15 a.m.: Remarks by DLC Chair Harold Ford, Jr.

10:00 a.m.: The winning formula in middle America: Governor Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), Governor Kathleen Sebelius (D-Kansas), and Governor Phil Bredesen (D-Tennessee). Moderated by John Harris, Editor in Chief, The Politico

12:30 p.m.: Winning a mandate for reform: Rodney Slater, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Tom Vilsack, former Governor of Iowa

Dinner with the governors

Here's a picture of last night's event with Governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius (at the adjacent table)