this morning will hear from a prominent leader in the field, arturo vargas, of course your leadership. a nationally recognized expert in redistricting, latino demographic trends and the census. arturo will discuss the impact of those numbers. the latino vote for 2008 and 2010, and the implications as we set forth on the election cycle for 2012. and i think we'll hear for the very first time projection for 2012 latino turnout. nina perales is the director of litigation at maldef. her litigation has included successful statewide redistricting cases in both texas and arizona. she will talk about maldef's efforts in the southwest. opportunities to advance latino political progress, areas and challenges. she will be followed by juan cartagena who was recently elected president and general counsel for latino justice prldf. juan is a well-known civil rights attorney, has extensive litigation experience in areas of voting rights, employment discrimination, education and language rights. he will share his views on redistricting, especially as relates to the eastern coast dates and florida. i'm

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