conference schedule

• Friday, April 14
  • Registration
    
    
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PMOutside of Wiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Regional Directors Meeting
    RD's, Governor, Governor-Elect & 1st Lt. Governor Attend
    
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AMBoard Room
  • Lunch Keynote Speaker
    Maria D'Amato, Executive Creative Director - GSD&M
    
    11:30 AM - 12:50 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Professional Development
    Kendell Shows, Comic Relief
    
    1:00 PM - 1:50 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Professional Development
    Emily Hornak, Director of Cause Marketing/Corporate Partnerships - Children’s of Alabama
    
    2:00 PM - 2:50 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Professional Development
    Bill Durden, Vice President - Durden Outdoor Displays, Inc.
    The Future of Digital Out-of-Home
    3:00 PM - 3:50 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Council of Presidents Meeting + Presidents Reception
    All Club Presidents, Regional Directors + Executive Committee
    
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PMHospitality Suite
  • Break
    
    
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Dinner + Networking Event
    Cash Bar
    
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PMCircle City Brewing
  • After Party
    Beverages Provided
    
    9:00 PM - 10:00 PMPushCrankPress
  • Hospitality Suite
    
    
    10:00 PM - MidnightHospitality Suite
• Saturday, April 15
  • Registration
    
    
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PMLobby
  • Breakfast Keynote Speaker
    Shawn Webster, AKQA
    Authenticity, and how to not lose your employees to the next shiny object
    8:30 AM - 9:50 AMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Club Management Workshop
    Leigh Farrior, National COG Vice Chair
    Club Operations + Succession Planning
    10:00 AM - 10:50 AMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Club Management Workshop
    Adriane Van Kirk, 1st Lt. Governor + Rebecca Royen, NSAC Chair
    Get Your Sh!t Together
    11:00 AM - 11:50 AMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Lunch Keynote Speaker
    Ken Melton, Communications Strategist - John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
    
    12:00 PM - 1:45 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Club Management Workshop
    Barb Braud, COTY Chair + Julia Yarbrough, AAF Baton Rouge President
    Engaging Your Membership
    2:00 PM - 2:50 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • AAF District 7 Board Meeting + Annual Business Meeting
    All Club Presidents, Regional Directors + Executive Committee
    
    3:00 PM - 4:30 PMWiregrass Pavillion Room
  • Break
    
    
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PMGrab & Go Snacks Provided in Wiregrass Pavilion Room
  • Transportation Begins to Governor's Gala
    
    
    5:45 PMLobby
  • Cocktail Hour
    (1) Drink Ticket Included / Cash Bar
    
    6:00 PM - 7:00 PMBella's Ballroom
  • Governor's Gala
    Black Tie Optional
    
    7:00 PM - 10:00 PMBella's Ballroom
  • Hospitality Suite
    
    
    10:00 PM - UntilHospitality Suite