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CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

All events to be held at the Hilton Americas hotel unless indicated differently.

Simultaneous Interpreting Available (English, Spanish, Chinese, French, and Japanese)

Friday, April 27
14:00 – 17:00
Officers' Meeting
Saturday, April 28
08:30 – 17:00
Registration
07:30 – 08:30
Officers' Meeting
09:00 – 12:00
Technical Committee Meetings
12:30 – 14:30
Working Luncheon: Officers and Committee Members
14:30 – 17:30
Technical Committee Meetings
18:30 – 21:30
An Early Arrival Cocktail Reception
Downtown Aquarium
Sunday, April 29
06:45 – 09:00
Breakfast
08:30 – 17:00
Registration
09:00 – 12:00
Houston City Tour
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Regional Board Meetings
15:30 – 17:30
Pre-Conference Full Board Meeting
18:00 – 22:30
Welcoming Dinner and Extravaganza Celebrating Houston's International Diversity
The Hilton Americas Ballroom
Monday, April 30
06:45 – 09:00
Breakfast
08:30 – 17:00
Registration
07:30 – 08:30
Officers’ Meeting
09:15 – 11:30
Opening Ceremony and First Plenary Session
11:30 – 12:00
Opening of the Trade Exhibition
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
14:00 – 17:00
Work Session I
18:30 – 22:30
Houston: Out of this World Experience Saluting the Aerospace Industry
Space Center Houston
Tuesday, May 1
06:45 – 09:00
Breakfast
08:30 – 17:00
Registration
07:30 – 08:30
Officers’ Meeting
09:00 – 12:00
Work Session II
12:15– 13:45
Lunch – Keynote Speaker U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez
14:00 – 17:00
Work Session III
18:30 – 22:30
Country Western Wild Saluting the Rodeo and Livestock Industry
Pasadena Rodeo
Wednesday, May 2
06:45 – 09:00
Breakfast
07:30 – 08:30
  Officers’ Meeting
09:00 – 12:00
  Work Session IV
12:30 – 17:30
  Lunch and Technical Tour, Port of Houston Authority
18:30 – 22:30
  A Feast with the Beast Evening Saluting Wildlife and Natural Habitats
Houston Zoo
Thursday, May 3
06:45 – 09:00
Breakfast
07:30 – 08:30
Officers’ Meeting
09:00 – 12:00
Work Session V
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
14:00 – 17:00
Work Session VI
18:30 – 22:30
Italy Night
Hilton Americas Hotel
Friday, May 4
06:45 – 09:00
Breakfast
07:30 – 08:30
  Officers’ Meeting
09:00 – 11:00
  Closing Plenary Session
11:15 – 12:30
  Post Conference Board Meeting
12:30 – 13:30
  Lunch
18:30 – 22:30
  A Fine Farewell Gala Celebrating Houston's Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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