Thursday - July 20, 2006

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Exhibitors and Vendors

Friday - July 21, 2006

Young Feminist Summit
Workshops & Plenaries until 5pm, followed by a pizza party and entertainment starting at 7:30

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Yoga with Grace Welch

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Registration & Credentialing

8:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Child Care (pre-registration required)

8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Exhibitors and Vendors

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

NOW Conference 101 with the NOW Officers

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Plenary I: Welcome, Conference Rules & Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Breakout Session I: Workshops

11:00 AM - 12:15 AM

Breakout Session II: Workshops & Political Institute

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch: On Your Own

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Issue Roundtables

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout Session III: Workshops & Political Institute

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Plenary II: Speakers and Awards: Ani DiFranco, Taina Bien Aimé, Brian Collins, Girls as Grantmakers, Bree Williamson

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Breakout Session IV: Workshops, Political Institute, Issue Hearings

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Regional Caucuses

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Summit Wrap Up and Pizza Party

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Short films, followed by discussion

9:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Spoken Word Artists and Dance/DJ

Saturday - July 22, 2006

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Yoga with Grace Welch

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

Registration & Credentialing

On Lobby Level

8:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Child Care (pre-registration required)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

NOW Conference 101 with the NOW Officers

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Exhibitors and Vendors

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Breakout Session V: Workshops

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Plenary III: Speakers and Awards: Tyne Daly, Kim Gandy, Heather Tom, Dr. Susan Wood

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch: On Your Own, Or pick up your lunch at the hotel and join us for the Political Institute "Brown Bag"

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Political Institute "Brown Bag"

Hon. Grace Diaz and Hon. Carolyn Maloney and others

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Breakout Session VI: Workshops, Issue Hearings

4:00 PM - 6: 00 PM

Plenary IV: 40th Anniversary Celebration

Honoring our founders and presidents, including Inez Casiano, Karen DeCrow, Mary Eastwood, Elizabeth Farians, Betty Friedan, Muriel Fox, Aileen Hernandez, Patricia Ireland, Pauli Murray, Alice Rossi, Eleanor Smeal, and more

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

PAC Silent Auction

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Breakout Session VII: Workshops, Issue Hearings, Political Institute

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Dinner/Special Constituency Caucuses

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Wedding Party for Equality

9:00 PM - 12:00 PM

Entertainment/Latin Dance DJ

Sunday - July 23, 2006

8:30 AM - 4:15 PM

Child Care (Pre-registration required)

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Exhibitors and Vendors

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Plenary V: Consideration of Resolutions

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Rally

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Plenary VI: Consideration of Resolutions

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Ceremony