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Conference Schedule |
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Thursday, February 25, 2010 |
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| 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Pre-conference and Conference Registration |
| 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | Pre-Conference Sessions Begin
Speakers: Georgia Heard; Harvey “Smokey” Daniels; Willy Wood; Candy Holloway, Tony Primeau, and Samantha Vogler |
| 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | Lunch in Salon C (paid pre-conference attendees only) |
| 12:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Pre-conference Sessions Continue |
| 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | On Your Own; Enjoy Tan-Tar-A |
| 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | MATE Board Meeting |
| 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | MWPN/MATE Reception (everyone invited!) |
Friday, February 26, 2010 |
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| 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast in Windgate Hall |
| 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | Opening General Session
Keynote Speaker: Harvey “Smokey” Daniels “Inquiry is Back” |
| 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | A Sessions |
| 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Break/Browse Exhibits/Autographing |
| 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | Lunch in Windgate Hall |
| 11:45 a.m. to noon | Greef Awards/Special Presentations |
| Noon to 1:00 p.m. | General Session
Keynote Speaker: Firoozeh Dumas “Shared Humanity through Humor” |
| 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Break/Browse Exhibits/Autographing |
| 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | B Sessions |
| 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | B/C Seminars |
| 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Break/Browse Exhibits/Autographing Sessions |
| 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Idea Exchange (must have a ticket to participate) |
| 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | C Sessions |
| 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Last Chance to Browse Exhibits (exhibits close at 5:00 p.m.) |
| 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. | Winners' Ceremony for 2010 Missouri Writing Awards Contest |
| 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Dinner in Salon C (separate fee and ticket required) |
| 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | General Session
Keynote: Jack Gantos (separate fee and ticket required) “It is All Personal” |
| 8:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. | Late Night Open Mic. Sponsored by MATE (everyone welcome; bring your creative works to share—poetry, short prose, artwork, music) |
Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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| 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast in Salon B/C |
| 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. | General Session
Keynote: Jim Burke “Revising English for a Brave New World” |
| 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Autographing Sessions |
| 9:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | D Sessions |
| 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. | D/E Seminar |
| 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. | E Sessions |
| 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Lunch on Your Own (post-conference attendees) |
| 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Post-Conference Session
Speaker: Jim Burke “Teaching the Academic Essentials” |
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