Conference Schedule

Friday, October 10

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration desk open for pre-conference departures
6:00 pm Rural Funders Pre-conference departs
6:00 pm Social Justice Pre-conference departs

Saturday, October 11

8:00 am - 10:00 am Registration desk open for pre-conference departures
9:00 am Understanding the Changing Arts Environment Pre-conference departs
8:30 pm Grantmakers Cabaret
9:00 pm Social Justice Pre-conference returns to Omni Hotel

Sunday, October 12

9:00 am Social Justice Pre-conference departs for Martin Luther King Historic Site
Noon - 7:00 pm Registration desk open
1:00 pm Sweet Auburn Avenue/Martin Luther King Historic District Tour departs
1:00 pm Atlanta BeltLine Tour departs
4:00 pm All pre-conferences return to Omni Hotel
5:15 pm - 8:30 pm Buses circulate to opening receptions
5:30 pm Newcomers Reception, Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center
6:00 pm Opening Recption, Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center

Monday, October 13

7:30 am - 9:30 am Continental breakfast
7:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration desk open
8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast Roundtables
9:30 am - 11:00 am Opening Plenary Session
11:30 am - 1:15 pm Luncheon Plenary
    Kenny Leon Keynote
    GIA Members Meeting
1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Breakout sessions
3:30 pm - 5:45 pm Breakout sessions, Site Visits
6:30 pm Dine-arounds

Tuesday, October 14

7:30 am - 9:30 am Continental breakfast
7:30 am - 6:00 pm Registration desk open
8:00 am - 11:30 am Corporate Grantmakers Institute
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakout sessions
10:00 am - 11:30 am Breakout sessions
11:45 am - 1:30 pm Luncheon Plenary
    Samina Quraeshi Keynote
    Edgar Arceneaux Keynote
1:45 pm - 4:45 pm Breakout sessions, Site Visits
6:15 pm - 7:30 pm Special Plenary Presentation on State of the U.S. Economy by Jeremy Nowak
7:30 pm Reception and Dinner at High Museum

Wednesday, October 15

7:30 am - 9:30 am Continental breakfast
7:30 am - 9:00 am Registration desk open
8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast Roundtables
9:30 am - 11:00 am Breakout sessions
11:30 am - 1:30 pm Luncheon Plenary
    Bruce Ferguson Keynote
    Closing events