O’Connor Slated to Speak at “Politics” Magazine’s Annual Seminar in Washington, D.C.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Michael O’Connor, a principal with Bose Public Affairs Group LLC, will be speaking at Politics magazine’s annual Art of Political Campaigning seminar, to be held June 11-13 at the Washington Marriott in Washington, D.C.

O’Connor will present “How to Manage Crisis and Survive” on Friday, June 12 from 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. The presentation will focus on how winners recover from errors, giving attendees the opportunity to learn to avoid and minimize mistakes.

The annual seminar has a theme of “Making Heroes…One Person at a Time.” It offers three days full of panels, workshops and presentations covering all aspects of political campaigning — from fund raising to media production, opposition research to grass-roots organizing, campaign software to attack strategies and responses, candidate speeches and appearances to campaign management and legal compliance.

As the former chief deputy mayor of the city of Indianapolis, O'Connor worked as a key member of Mayor Bart Peterson's administration, first managing Peterson's successful election campaign, then serving as the mayor's top advisor and chief of staff.

O’Connor directs Bose Public Affairs Group communications team which provides business and political clients with comprehensive communications consulting from campaign development and brand management to crisis communications.

A graduate of Indiana University, O'Connor entered the political world while at IU, serving as a Lyndon B. Johnson intern for former U.S. Congressman Phil Sharp of Indiana. After graduation, O'Connor managed Sharp's 1986 campaign. O’Connor worked under Governor Evan Bayh’s administration, serving as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as associate administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

O'Connor has served as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU in Bloomington and Indianapolis. He has also served on the boards of YouthLinks, United Way of Central Indiana, serving as vice chair of the organization’s Ready to Learn Ready to Earn committee, Goodwill of Central Indiana and the Shepherd Community.

Bose Public Affairs Group is a full service public affairs and association management firm offering more than 400 years combined experience to affect the decisions of government—at the local, state, national and international levels. Offering services in government relations, public affairs consulting, lobbying, procurement, strategic communications and association management, Bose Public Affairs Group is an active member of The Advocacy Group (TAG). For more information, visit www.bosepublicaffairs.com.

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