On October 7-8, the Center for Policy Alternatives, Demos and Common Cause will host an Election Reform Conference in Columbus, Ohio (the true epicenter for election reform, apparently). According to this web page,

This conference is designed to provide policy content, leadership development and networking opportunities for state legislators to advance an election reform agenda in their states. This conference, targeted to state legislators in the Midwest, has three strategic objectives:
Raise the awareness of state policymakers of the electoral problems that need repair within their states while providing proposals and best practices that provide solutions to these challenges.
Develop leadership capacity among policymakers and apply that capacity to effect change within their states.
Connect these legislators to electoral policy experts, reform advocates and citizen organizers and facilitate the creation of action plans to move a reform agenda forward in their states.
This combination of strategic objectives – leadership, education and networks – has been successfully used to reform public policy and enrich democracy in America.