*Schedule is subject to change.
— Wednesday, October 4, 2017 —
Oklahoma School for the Deaf – Gym Building
NAD Board Meeting: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
— Thursday, October 5, 2017 —
NAD Board Meeting: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration: 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Racial Justice Pre-Conference: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Kick Off: 7:30 – 9:30 PM
— Friday, October 6, 2017 —
Registration and Sponsor Exhibits: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Workshop Session 1: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Organizational Track: Creating Effective Goals and Outcomes
- General Track: Racism on a Micro level: Microaggressions
- Professional Track: National Employment Resource Center: Your Tool for Career Advancement
- Civil Rights Track: Mental Health Advocacy and Strategies
- Workshop Session 2: 10:15 AM – 11:45 PM
- Organizational Track: Best Practices in Organizational Structures
- General Track: Collaborative Leadership Across Cultural/Religious Groups: Somali Muslim and Educator Perspectives
- Professional Track: Individual, Culture, and Community: What Works For Us?
- Civil Rights Track: VRI Advocacy and Strategies
Luncheon and Keynote: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM; State Legislative Strategies Panel
- Workshop Session 3: 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
- Organizational Track: Partnerships and Grassroot Movements
- General Track: Youth Programs and Your Association
- Professional Track: Ready Set GOogle Drive! Using it for Your Organization
- Civil Rights Track: Local Emergency Management Advocacy and Strategies
Regional Mini-Conferences: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Dinner on your own: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Regional Mini-Conferences: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
— Saturday, October 7, 2017 —
*The Education Advocacy track is also intended to provide training to LEAD-K team members as part of collaborative efforts between NAD and LEAD-K.
Registration and Sponsor Exhibits: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Workshop Session 4: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Organizational Track: Thrive your Organization through FUNdraising
- Education Advocacy Track: What Frame? Making Sure Your Message is Clear.
- Professional Track: Your Legal Rights in Employment
- Civil Rights Track: Child Protection Services Advocacy and Strategies
- Workshop Session 5: 10:15 AM – 11:45 PM
- Organizational Track: Finance and 501(c)(3) Status
- Education Advocacy Track: Wow Everyone’s Working Together!: Collaboration
- Professional Track: Setting up Your Own Business
- Civil Rights Track: Deaf In America
Luncheon and Keynote: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM; Deaf Leadership: Vision Beyond 2020
- Workshop Session 6: 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
- Organizational Track: Growing Your Organization
- Education Advocacy Track: How to Get Everyone in the Same Race: How to Mobilize Effectively
- Professional Track: Internet Safety: When Do I Trust?
- General Track: How to Be An LGBT Ally
Regional Mini-Conferences: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Dinner on your own: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Deaf Night Out at Bricktown Brewery: 8:30 PM