2009 AAUW National Convention - Breaking through Barrriers
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Schedule-at-a-Glance

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Thursday, June 25

1 – 6 p.m. Registration
1 – 5 p.m. St. Louis Suffrage Tour
St. Charles Entrance of Hotel
4 – 7 p.m.

$tart$mart Facilitator Training Announced!
Catholic Charities Conference Center
To RSVP contact Annie Houle at ahoule@wageproject.org

7 – 8 p.m. MPP/MSD Basics Technology Demonstration

Friday, June 26

7 – 8 a.m. Convention Procedures Committee and Candidates Meeting
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Marketplace
8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration
Cyber Stop
ShopAAUW
8 – 8:45 a.m. First Timers' Briefing
9 – 10:15 a.m. Workshops
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Workshops
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own

Legacy Circle Luncheon

Noon – 1:15 p.m. Documentary: Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority
1:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Opening Ceremony and Keynote
Sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Keynote Speaker: Lilly Ledbetter

  • Flag Ceremony
  • Call to Order
  • Welcome Remarks: Linda D. Hallman, AAUW Executive Director, and Darleene Green, Comptroller, City of St. Louis
  • Keynote Speaker: Lilly Ledbetter
  • Introduction of AAUW Leaders
 
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Bylaws Briefing
6 – 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception, Meet the Candidates, and Taste of Success
Sponsored by World Medical Card
7:45 – 9:30 p.m. Bylaws Open Forum
9:30 p.m. Suffragist Salute!

Saturday, June 27

6 – 7 a.m. Healthy Moves
7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Registration
7 – 8 a.m. Regional Directors, State Presidents, and Board Tribute to State Leaders Breakfast

Briefings

  • Bylaws
  • College/University
  • Finance
  • Public Policy
  • International
  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • Membership

8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Cyber Stop

ShopAAUW

Marketplace

8:15 – 9:30 a.m.

Plenary Session: Breaking through Barriers
Sponsored by Washington University at St. Louis

  • Guest Speaker: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
  • State of AAUW: Ruth Z. Sweetser, President, AAUW and Barbara L. O'Connor, President, AAUW Educational Foundation
  • Breaking through Barriers Major Gifts Campaign
9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

Business Meeting I

  • Credentials Report
  • Adoption of Convention Rules
  • Adoption of Program
  • Minutes of 2007 and 2009 Conventions
  • Report of the Nominating Committee
  • Nominations from the Floor
  • Candidate Speeches for Contested Races
11:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Elections
Noon – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Plenary Session: She-E-O Forum
Sponsored by ACT
Arlene Harris, CEO, Jitterbug
Eve Yen, CEO, Diamond Wipes
2:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Business Meeting II

  • Credentials Report
  • Report of the Bylaws Committee

6:15 – 7:15 p.m.

Reception
Sponsored by GEICO

VIP Reception

7:30 – 10 p.m.

2009 AAUW National Convention Banquet
Sponsored by Prudential

Sunday, June 28

6 – 7 a.m. Healthy Moves
7 - 7:45 a.m.

MPP/MSD Basics Technology Demonstration

Parliamentary Procedure for Your AAUW Meeting

7 – 8 a.m. Election Run-Off (If Necessary)

8 a.m. – noon

Cyber Stop

ShopAAUW

Marketplace

8 – 9:30 a.m.

Plenary Session: The Face of Workplace Discrimination Today

Moderator: Lorie Jackson, Consultant

Speakers:

  • Irma Herrara, Executive Director, Equal Rights Advocates
  • Linda Brodsky, AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund Plaintiff
  • Ruth O'Brien, Editor, Telling Stories Out of Court: Narratives about Women and Workplace Discrimination
9:45 – 11:15 a.m.

Business Meeting III

  • Report of the Tellers Committee
  • Introduction of New Board
  • Report of the Public Policy Committee
  • Report of the Resolutions Committee
  • Resolutions from the Floor
  • Adjourn
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Closing Plenary Session: Taking AAUW Home
Linda D. Hallman, AAUW Executive Director
1 – 4 p.m. Board Meeting