Tentative Program Schedule
Wednesday, March 20
3:00-8:00
Registration
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7:00-8:00
Opening Events with Lois Leveen
(Grand Ballroom)
8:00-9:00
The Rectangle Reading
(Grand Ballroom)
9:00-10:30
Open Mic with emcee Gary Dop
(Grand Ballroom)
Thursday, March 21
7:00-6:00
Registration
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
8:00-9:15
Student Leadership Roundtable
(Grand Ballroom II)
9:30-10:45
Business Careers for English Majors
(Galleria North, Ballroom LV)
Writing Children's Books
(Galleria South, Ballroom LV)
11:00-12:00
Sponsor Discussion
(Parlor B/C, Ballroom LV)
Business Resumes Workshop
(Galleria North, Ballroom LV)
Writing for Magazines/Online Publications
(Galleria South, Ballroom LV)
12:00-9:00
Outstanding Chapter Displays
(Plaza Foyer)
12:00-1:30
Lunch (on your own)
1:30-2:15
Scholarships and Awards Ceremony
(Grand Ballroom)
2:30-4:00
Ursula K. Le Guin, Featured Speaker
(Grand Ballroom)
4:15-5:30
Ursula K. Le Guin book signing
(Grand Ballroom)
Concurrent Session A
(Breakout Rooms)
Careers in Technical Communication
(Council Suite, 3rd Floor)
5:45-7:00
Concurrent Session B
(Breakout Rooms)
Mentoring Programs
(Council Suite, 3rd Floor)
7:00-7:30
Regional Networking
(Grand Ballroom I)
7:00-8:00
Alumni Networking/Meet & Greet
(Grand Ballroom II)
7:00-8:30
Sigma Kappa Delta Meet & Greet
(Meet in Hilton Portland Lobby)
7:30-9:00
Dinner (on your own)
9:00-10:30
Dry T-Shirt/Bad Poetry Contests
(Grand Ballroom I)
Friday, March 22
7:00-2:00
Registration
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7:30-2:00
Chapter Merchandise Sales
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
8:00-9:15
Concurrent Session C
(Breakout Rooms)
Sponsors & NEHS Networking
(Salon Ballroom III, ET)
9:00-9:00
Outstanding Chapter Displays
(Plaza Foyer)
9:30-10:45
Concurrent Session D
(Breakout Rooms)
Portlandia Writes with Carl Adamshick, Alexis Smith, Virginia E. Wolff
(Galleria II, Ballroom LV)
11:00-12:15
General Business Meeting/Regional Caucuses
(Grand Ballroom)
Eastern Caucus (Grand Ballroom I)
Far Western Caucus (Galleria North, Ballroom LV)
High Plains Caucus (Parlor A, Ballroom LV)
Midwestern Caucus (Grand Ballroom II)
Southern Caucus (Galleria South, Ballroom LV)
Southwestern Caucus (Parlor B/C, Ballroom LV)
11:45-1:30
Sigma Kappa Delta Kraeger Awards Luncheon
(Meet in Hilton Portland Lobby)
12:30-2:00
Lunch (on your own)
Regents and Sponsors Luncheon
(Pavilion West, Plaza LV)
2:15-3:30
Concurrent Session E
(Breakout Rooms)
Screenwriting Workshop
(Broadway IV, Plaza LV)
3:45-5:00
Concurrent Session F
(Breakout Rooms)
Teaching in Foreign Universities
(Galleria II, Ballroom LV)
5:00-7:45
Dinner (on your own)
5:15-6:15
President's Reception for Faculty and Alumni
(Pavilion West, Plaza LV)
6:15-6:45
Alumni Caucus
(Galleria II, Ballroom LV)
7:45-8:45
Timothy Egan, NEHS Featured Speaker
(Grand Ballroom)
8:45-9:45
Timothy Egan, Book Signing
(Grand Ballroom)
Saturday, March 23
7:30-12:00
Registration
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
7:30-2:00
Chapter Merchandise Sales
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
8:00-9:15
Concurrent Session G
(Breakout Rooms)
Teaching Secondary English
(Galleria II, Ballroom LV)
9:00-12:00
Outstanding Chapter Displays
(Plaza Foyer)
9:30-10:45
Concurrent Session H
(Breakout Rooms)
Poetry Writing Workshop
(Broadway IV, Plaza LV)
11:00-12:15
Concurrent Session J
(Breakout Rooms)
Anne Fadiman Discussion on Nonfiction Writing
(Grand Ballroom II)
12:30-2:00
Lunch (on your own)
2:00-3:15
Concurrent Session K
(Breakout Rooms)
SKD Faculty Sponsor Meeting
(Parlor C, Ballroom LV)
3:30-4:45
Anne Fadiman, Featured Speaker
(Grand Ballroom)
4:45-6:00
Anne Fadiman, book signing
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
6:30-8:30
Red & Black Gala Dinner and Convention Awards
(Grand Ballroom)
* Program is subject to change.