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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

Monday
October 3, 2016

Pre-Conference Workshops

9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Pre-Conference Workshops Continue

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Dine-A-Round Dinner

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tuesday
October 4, 2016

Opening Keynote

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakout Sessions

9:15 am – 10:30 am

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Breakout Sessions

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Welcome Reception

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm

Wednesday
October 5, 2016

Breakout Sessions

8:00 am – 9:15 am

9:30 am – 10:45 am

General Session

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Birds-of-a-Feather Lunch

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Breakout Sessions

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

4:30 pm – 5:45 pm

Monuments by Moonlight Tour

6:45 pm – 10:30 pm

Thursday
October 6, 2016

Breakout Sessions

8:00 am – 9:15 am

9:30 am – 10:45 am

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Breakout Sessions

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

3:05 pm – 4:15 pm

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