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ASPIRE 2018 Agenda

ASPIRE 2018 tentative agenda

Saturday Sept 29th
7:30-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-5:30Pre-conference
ASPIRE Leadership Institute
Sunday Sept 30th
8:30 am-3:30 pm (8:15 check-in)Pre-Conference: Capacity Building for the Upcoming SSS Competition
12:00pm-7:00pmRegistration Table Open
3:00pm-6:30Exhibitor’s Room / Silent Auction Open
4:00-5:30Conference Opening
General Welcome –Networking – Keynote - Plenary I
Speed Networking
Keynote Address – Dr. Kyle Reyes
Atrium/Ballroom
5:45-6:30State Meetings I
Colorado: Parlor A
Montana: Parlor B
North Dakota: Parlor C
South Dakota: Jefferson
Utah: Parlor D
Wyoming: Glacier
6:00 p.m. Cambridge Dinner: Location: Iron Horse Bar & Grill, 501 N. Higgins, 501 Lounge
At Cambridge’s Testing Readiness Dinners, we will celebrate your students’ successes, as well as discuss raising their test scores and advancing them to the next level.
6:30-8:30pmDinner on your own - Enjoy Downtown Missoula!
8:00-10:00pmPresident’s Dessert Reception – Alumni and Retiree Recognition
Atrium
Monday October 1st
8:00-9:00amNew Comers Breakfast in Ballroom A
8:00-9:00amBreakfast - Atrium
9:00-10:00amRegional Business Meeting I - Atrium
10:15-11:30Concurrent Sessions I
11:45 - 12:00Candidates' Forum
12:00-1:30Lunch – Advocacy & Engagement Speaker - Atrium
Ballots will be available during lunch
1:45-3:00Concurrent Sessions II
3:30-:530Let’s Get Outside! – Fun Run/Walk Along the River (Leaving from the Hotel Lobby)
6:30-8:00Banquet – Awards / Networking - Garden City Ballroom
Election Results
Induction of New Officers
9:00-11:00Hospitality Suite
Tuesday October 2nd
8:00-9:00amBreakfast
9:00-10:15Concurrent Session III
10:30-11:45Plenary II – Turquoise Devereaux: Historical and Intergenerational Trauma of Native Americans
12:15-2:00TRIO Achiever’s Luncheon
2:15-3:30Regional Business Meeting II & Dept of Ed Update
4:00-9:30Field Trip - Flathead Lake Picnic Dinner, Salish Kootenai College Tour
6:00 p.m. Cambridge Dinner: Location: Iron Horse Bar & Grill, 501 N. Higgins, 501 Lounge
At Cambridge’s Testing Readiness Dinners, we will celebrate your students’ successes, as well as discuss raising their test scores and advancing them to the next level.
9:30-11:00Hospitality Suite
Wednesday October 3rd
8:00-9:00amBreakfast & Development Awards - Atrium
9:00-10:00State Meetings II
10:15-11:00Reflection & Goal Setting Roundtables
11:00-11:30Conference Wrap-up – See you next year in Colorado!

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