FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020: INTENSIVES
8:00-9:00 AM –Intensives check-in at conference registration desk on second floor (Mezzanine)
9:00-4:00 PM – Intensives
Picture Book Intensive—Room: Douglas
Novel Intensive—Room: Constellation
Illustrator Intensive—Room: Fairchild
Noon-1:00 PM –Lunch for Intensive attendees and faculty in Rickenbacker Restaurant on first floor (receive Friday lunch ticket when you check in at conference registration desk)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020: FULL CONFERENCE
3:00-4:30 PM – Check-in at conference registration desk on second floor (Mezzanine) for full conference
OPENING SESSION
4:30-4:45 PM – Meet in Ballroom on second floor (Mezzanine) for welcome and faculty introductions
4:45-5:20 PM –Keynote speaker: Tara Lazar
5:20-6:00 PM –First Books Panel
6:00-7:00 PM – Snacks, cash bar, autographs with Tara Lazar and First Book panelists, networking
7:00 PM – Dinner is on your own (See list of nearby restaurants in folder.)
NOTE: Friday night’s events are only for those who registered for the FULL CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020
7:00-8:30 AM – Check-in at conference registration desk on second floor (Mezzanine)
8:00-4:30 PM – ART EXHIBIT: Pick up portfolios no later than 4:45 PM
8:30-8:45 AM – Regional team: Announcements.
8:45-9:30 AM –Keynote speaker: Vanessa Brantley-Newton
9:30-10:10 AM –Editor panel: Maria Barbo, Mekisha Telfer, Kristen Nobles, Kaylan Adair
10:10-10:15 AM – Lee Bennet Hopkins memorial with Stephanie Salkin and Jude Mandell
10:15-10:30 AM – Break
10:30-11:15 AM –Keynote speaker: Lynne Kelly
11:15-Noon – Keynote speaker: Sherri Duskey Rinker
Noon-1:00 PM – Lunch in hotel’s Rickenbacker Restaurant on first floor (receive Saturday lunch ticket when you check in at conference registration desk)
1:00-1:45 PM –Agent panel: Molly O’Neill, Erin Murphy, Minju Chang
1:45-2:30 PM –Keynote speaker: Jack Cheng
2:30-2:45 PM –Crystal Kite presentation to Jan Eldredge
2:45-3:00 PM – Head to your individual workshop (See map in folder.)
3:00-4:15 PM – BREAKOUT WORKSHOP 1:
- Tara Lazar—Room: Sikorsky
- Sonia Chaghatzbanian—Room: Douglas
- Molly O’Neill—Room: Ballroom
- Mekisha Telfer—Room: Stinson
- Jack Cheng—Room: Constellation
4:30-7:00 PM – Critiques in the Clipper Rooms(Please check in 15 minutes before critique.)
7:30-11:00 PM –ADVENTURES IN PUBLISHING COSTUME BALL/DINNER DANCE in ballroom on second floor (Mezzanine)
NOTE: The ball is only included for those registered for the FULL CONFERENCE or if you purchased a ticket separately for yourself or a guest. You will receive your ticket(s) at the conference registration desk. (Costumes optional)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2020
7:45-9:00 AM – Sunday Only check-in at conference registration desk on second floor (Mezzanine)
9:00-10:15 AM –BREAKOUT WORKSHOP 2: (See map in folder.)
- Lynne Kelly—Room: Kingbird
- Erin Murphy—Room: Ballroom
- Kaylan Adair—Room: Constellation
- Kristen Nobles—Room: Douglas
- Lorin Oberweger (PAL Members Only)—Room: Pitcairn
10:15-10:30 AM – Break
10:30-11:45 AM –BREAKOUT WORKSHOP 3:
- Maria Barbo—Room: Ballroom
- Minju Chang—Room: Douglas
- Sherri Duskey Rinker—Room: Constellation
- Vanessa Brantley-Newton—Room: Kingbird
- Moira Rose Donahue—Room: Pitcairn
11:45-11:55 AM – Head back to Ballroom
11:55-12:30 PM – Contest winners announced, prize drawings, auction, closing announcementsin Ballroom
12:30-1:15 PM – Autograph party in Ballroom
