CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
Friday, April 8
4:00-6:00 pm - Mixer for arriving families and outgoing Provider Training Day participants (Charades) Early birds meet and swim (Hotel pool)
5:00-9:00 pm - Registration (Hotel lobby)
6:00-8:00 pm - Welcome Reception and Dinner (Iroquois Ballroom)
8:00-10:00 pm - Poolside socializing and swim (Hotel pool)
Saturday, April 9
7:30 am-12 pm - Registration (Hotel lobby)
7:30-9:00 am - Breakfast (Seneca/Onondaga/Oneida)
8:30 am-5:00 pm - Vendor/Resource Fair (Iroquois Hallway)
9:00 am-noon - Childcare for ages 6 mos.-8 years (Salons A, B, C) COLAGE programs for grades 3-12 (Salons D, E)
9:15-10:15 am - Opening Session: Keynote Address (Seneca/Onondaga/Oneida)
10:30-11:45 am - Adult workshop Session 1
- Child Welfare Agencies and Our Families: Working with Public and Private Agencies to Foster and Adopt Children (Mohawk)
- Building an LGBT-Inclusive Family Library (Oneida)
- Are We There Yet? Tracking Our Progress Toward Full Acceptance (Onondaga)
- Making Connections and Accessing Resources for Our Special Needs Kids AND Ourselves (Seneca)
- Financial Strategies for the LGBT Community (Treaty Room)
- ImageOut Screening: Edie and Thea; Hens and Chicks (Council Room)
12 noon-1 pm - Lunch (Seneca/Onondaga/Oneida)
1:00-4:00 pm - Childcare for ages 6 mos.-8 years (Salons A, B, C) COLAGE programs for grades 3-12 (Salons D, E)
1:15-2:30 pm - Adult Workshop Session 2
- Gender in LGBTQ Families (Mohawk)
- Aging in the LGBT Community (Oneida)
- First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage: Legal Protections for our Families in Changing Times (Onondaga)
- GLBT Issues in a Rural Area (Seneca)
- Emerging Issues for Gay Dads (Treaty Room)
- ImageOut Screening: Wild About Harry [1:15-2:45 pm] (Council Room)
2:45-4:00 pm - Adult Workshop Session 3
- Learn to Social Dance! (Cayuga)
- LGBT at School (Onondaga)
- Surviving and Thriving with Teenagers (Seneca)
- Public Parenting: How We Navigate Public Space (Treaty Room)
- ImageOut Screening: Patrik Age 1.5 [3:00-4:45 pm] (Council Room)
4:00-5:00 pm - Snack (Iroquois Hallway)
4:00-5:00 pm - General Session: COLAGE Teen Panel (Onondaga)
6:30-8:00 pm - Dinner (Seneca/Onondaga/Oneida)
7:30-11:00 pm - Family Dance! With DJ Chuck Argento (Seneca/Onondaga/Oneida)
Sunday, April 10
7:30-9:30 am - Breakfast (Iroquois Ballroom)
9:00-11:00 am - Poolside socializing and swim (Hotel pool)
12 noon - Check-out time at RIT Inn & Conference Center
Depart for off-site excursions to Rochester-area attractions on your own
