Program Schedule

The conference program is now available for download here.

(Program Subject to Change)
Legend: Westin Denver Downtown (WDD)
 
Thursday, September 15, 2011
     
7:00am - 6:30pm     Registration, WDD - Mezzanine
8:00am - 12:00pm     Preconference Morning Seminars, - WDD and University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Library
1:30pm - 5:30 pm     Preconference Afternoon Seminars - WDD and University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Library
6:00pm - 8:00pm     Bienvenidos/Welcome All-Conference Reception, WDD - Augusta Room
8:15pm - 10:00pm     NOCHE DE CUENTOS: A Magical Evening of Tales - WDD Tabor Auditorium
   
Friday, September 16, 2011
       
7:00am - 5:00pm     Registration - WDD Mezzanine
8:30am - 10:00am     Opening Session with ELIZABETH MARTINEZ - WDD Ballroom
10:00am - 11:00am     Exhibits Open! (DEDICATED NO CONFLICT TIME)- WDD Mezzanine
      Exhibits open ALL DAY until 5pm
11:00am - 12:15pm     Session 1 (seven concurrent sessions) - WDD conference rooms
12:30pm - 2:00pm     Author luncheon with PAT MORA (ticketed event) - WDD Molly Tabor Room
"Extreme Yum: The Zing of Sharing Bookjoy & Growing Día"
2:15pm - 3:30pm     Session 2 (seven concurrent sessions), WDD conference rooms
3:45pm - 5:00pm     Session 3 (seven concurrent sessions), WDD conference rooms
5:00pm     Exhibits Close for the Day
6:30pm - 8:30pm     Reception - Reception – “Nuestras Familias: Revolucionarios y Vidas Extraordinarias / Our Families: Revolutionaries and Extraordinary Lives” – Denver Public Library, Central Library, Western History and Genealogy, 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Parkway.
   
Saturday, September 17, 2011
       
7:00am - 5:00pm     Registration, WDD Mezzanine
      Exhibits open ALL day until 4:30pm
8:00am - 9:30 am     Visit the Exhibits! (DEDICATED NO CONFLICT TIME)
9:45am – 11:00am     Session 4 (seven concurrent sessions), WDD conference rooms
11:00 am - noon     Visit the Exhibits! (DEDICATED NO CONFLICT TIME)
12:00pm – 1:30pm     Author luncheon with MANUEL RAMOS (ticketed event) - WDD Molly Tabor Room
"The Search for the Essential Latino Character"
2:00pm – 3:15pm     Session 5 (seven concurrent sessions) - WDD conference rooms
4:30pm     Exhibits Close for the Conference
3:30 pm - 4:45pm     Session 6 (seven concurrent sessions) - WDD conference rooms
7:00pm – 10:30pm     Awards Banquet & Dance (ticketed event) - WDD Ballroom
       
Sunday, September 18, 2011
       
9:00am – 11:00am       Sunday Despedidas/Farewell Continental Breakfast (ticketed event), WDD Augusta Room