Schedule
Please click the workshop session links for full descriptions and room numbers.
| Friday March 12 Venue: Second Stage, 618 S. Michigan, Second Floor |
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| 7 to 9 PM | Welcome party hosted by K. Bradford aka Johnny T. Spoken Queer performance poets: host Stacy Jill Jacobs and artists Kathie Bergquist, DeDe Delynn, Jolie Du Pre and Robert McDonald Live music from Todd Kessler, Featuring Molly Kirk Parlier and Jessica Moran. Youth Pride Center Dance Crew Entertainment from DJ Lucki |
Saturday March 13 |
| 8:00 AM | Check-In Venue: Second Stage, 618 S. Michigan, Second Floor |
| 9:00 AM | Opening Plenary – A United Midwest for Full Equality Venue: Second Stage, 618 S. Michigan, Second Floor Remarks from Kari Sommers of Columbia College Chicago, Anthony Martinez of LGBT Change, Corrine Mina of Join The Impact Chicago, Activist Richard Aviles, Ed Reggi of Show Me No Hate Keynote: Staceyann Chin |
| Workshop venues are at 600 and 624 S. Michigan. | |
| 10:30 AM | Workshops 1 – see details |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 PM | Workshops 2 – see details |
| 2:30 PM | Workshops 3 – see details |
| 4:00 PM | Workshops 4 – see details |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner on your own |
| 7:00 PM |
Evening Plenary – Why We Won’t Wait: What Are the Next Steps Toward Full Federal Equality? Venue: Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Lt. Dan Choi, Sherry Wolf of Equality Across America, Andy Thayer of Gay Liberation Network |
| Sunday March 14 | |
| 11:00 AM | Unite + Fight: Action Plans 2010 Activism reports, proposals, and midwest network organizing Venue: Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash |
| 2:30 PM | Fish Out of Water Film Screening Venue: Ferguson Lecture Hall, 600 S. Michigan |
Please note: Due to scheduling difficulties, the Adam Bouska photo shoot has been canceled. Mr. Bouska will still be presenting a workshop at the conference. We apologize for any inconvenience.