Thursday, May 27th
2004 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Pizza Party!
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies and Parade of State Flags
Patriotic Medley:
Tony DeBlois, Sujeet Desai, Jordan Kamnitzer, Michael Valcour
Songs of the Self-Advocacy Movement:
Jordan Kamnitzer, California & Karl Williams, Pennsylvania
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Musician: Sujeet Desai, New York
Musician: Michael Valcour, California
Friday, May 28th
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Welcome / Self-Advocacy Songs with Jordan Kamnitzer
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Keynote: “Dreams Do Come True” Sam Durbin, California
10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Self-Advocacy Faire
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Workshops – Session 1 ( see page 6)
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Regional Lunches & SABE Elections
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Workshops – Session 2 ( see page 6)
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Self-Advocacy “MoviePlex”
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dinner & SABE Officer Nominations-Speeches/
Bids for Next National Conference
9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Comedian: Chris Fonseca, Colorado
10:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Dating Game: Integrity House, California
Saturday, May 29th
7:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Breakfast and Welcome
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Keynote: “ Empowerment – Taking Control of Our Lives”
Randy Kitch, California
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Workshops – Session 3 (see page 7)
10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Self-Advocacy Faire /Voting Booths
12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Workshops – Session 4 (see page 7)
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Saturday, May 29th
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Concert: Tony DeBlois, Massachusetts
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Banquet & Presentations / SABE Officer Election Results
8:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dance/Photo Booth/Self-Advocacy Lounge/MoviePlex
Sunday, May 30th
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Morning Reflection with Music
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast / Open Microphone
10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Keynote: “Keeping our Dreams Alive”
Peter Park, People First of Canada / Closing Ceremonies
2004 National Conference Concludes
11:30 a.m.
Workshop Session Speakers
Speakers from 25 States across the Country will be presenting
52 Workshop Sessions on Friday and Saturday!
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You sent in over 100 session applications!
- Every state sending an application had at least one session chosen.
- If you applied, you should have received a letter by now telling whether the
conference planning team selected your workshop session.
See complete list of Workshop Sessions in this packet.
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