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MDD 2006 SCHEDULE
This is a preliminary schedule, subject to change.

Date/Time Events Room/Location (TBD)
Thursday, October 5th - MDD Board Activities
  8:00 am  -   5:00 pm MDD Board Meeting (with Lunch) Suite 428
  6:00 pm  - MDD Board Dinner TBD
Friday, October 6th
  8:00 am  -  12:00 pm MDD Board Meeting Suite 428
12:00 pm  -    8:00 pm Conference Registration Lobby Foyer
12:00 pm  -    9:15 pm Exhibits/Vendor Hall Open Lone Tree
  2:00 pm  -    4:00 pm President's Forum Salon B (or Littleton)
  4:00 pm  -    5:00 pm Cluster Gatherings Hotel Lobby and Bar Area
  4:30 pm -     5:30 pm MDD Choir Rehearsal (session 1) Suite 528
  4:30 pm  -    9:00 pm Childcare Available Suite 328
  4:30 pm  -    9:00 pm Children's Programs Suite 428
  5:00 pm  -    6:00 pm MDD Reception - cash bar Littleton
  6:00 pm  -    6:30 pm Banner Parade Welcome & Worship Park Ridge Ballroom
  6:30 pm  -    8:00 pm Buffet Banquet Park Ridge Ballroom
  8:00 pm  -    9:00 pm Keynote Address: The sacred Depths of Nature - Dr. Ursula Goodenough, author, impeccable scholar, professor of biology, and religious naturalist Park Ridge Ballroom
  9:00 pm  Entertainment: Songwriter, singer & minister to the human spirit - Joe Jencks Park Ridge Ballroom
Saturday, October 7th
  6:30 am  -   noon Full Buffet Breakfast Available Dining Room
  7:30 am  -   8:30 am Continental Breakfast (Hotel Room Guests Only) Suite 528
  7:00 am  -   9:30 am Conference Registration Continues Lobby Foyer
  8:00 pm -    8:45 pm MDD Choir Rehearsal (session 2) Littleton A
  8:45 am  -   9:15 am Saturday Morning Worship Service Salon C & D
  All Day Exhibits/Vendor Hall and MDD Bookstore Open Lone Tree
  9:15 am  -   9:30 am  Refreshment Break Park Ridge Foyer
  8:00 am  - 10:00 pm Childcare Available TBD
  8:00 am  - 10:00 pm Children's Programs TBD
  9:30 am  - 11:00 am Workshops (6)  
  Rockin’ The Faith: Building Vibrant Young Adult Communities – Rob Fetter & Jessie Trovik with a panel of Young Adults (18-35) Salon B
  Welcoming All Children and Youth into Our Faith Communities – Rhonda Williamson Salon A
  Finding a Home for Religious Naturalists in the UUA – Dr. Ursula Goodenough Private Dining Room
  Moral Values for a Pluralistic Society – Rev. Deborah Holder Littleton B
  Celebrating Social Justice In Worship through Music – Joe Jencks and Iain Campbell Smith Englewood
  Could You Survive on $5.15 per Hour? Faith Activists for a “Just” Minimum Wage – Johanna Chao Rittenburg Littleton A
11:00 am  -  11:15 am Break Park Ridge Foyer
11:15 am  -   11:45 pm Soup and Salad Buffet Luncheon Park Ridge Ballroom
11:40 am Children's Banner Parade  
11:45 am  -    1:15 pm Business Meeting Park Ridge Ballroom
   1:15 pm  -    1:30 pm Break Park Ridge Foyer
   1:30 pm  -    3:00 pm Workshops (5)  
  Finding, Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers – Gretchen S. Cutts Salon B
  Religious Education and U (Session 1) – Alice Springer & Joyce Zaug Salon A
  Communicating Effectively with Your Friends and Your Enemies: Strategies in Non-violent Communication for Unitarian Universalists (Session 1) – Barry Johnson-Fay & Dr. Denise Hall Littleton A
  Unitarian Universalist Volunteer Relief Efforts – Jinnie Trabulsi Englewood
  Bringing Out The Best in Yourself and Others: Fostering Co-Creative Work – Sunder Kaur Khalsa Littleton B
   3:00 pm  -    3:15 pm Sanity Break (cookies served) Lone Tree
   3:15 am  -    4:45 pm Workshops (5)  
  Five Components of a Balanced YRUU Program and of a Church – Officers of the MDD Young Adult Committee and Kathy Vaughn Salon B
  Religious Education and You (Session 2) – Alice Springer Salon A
  Communicating Effectively with your Friends and Your Enemies: Non-Violent Communication for UUs (Session 2) – Barry Johnson-Fay & Dr. Denise Hall Littleton A
  Spirituality for Unitarian Universalists – Rev. Dr. Barry Bloom Littleton B
  Just Do It! Creating (and Implementing) a Growth Plan for Your Church - Rev. Matthew Johnson-Doyle Englewood
  5:00 pm  -     6:00 pm MDD Reception - cash bar Park Ridge Ballroom
  5:00 pm  -     5:45 pm Choir Rehearsal (session 3) Concierge Lounge 628
  6:00 pm  -     7:30 pm Buffet Banquet Park Ridge Ballroom
  7:30 pm  -     8:30 pm Speaker: Rev. Jeremy Shaver, Coloradoans for Fairness and Equality Park Ridge Ballroom
  7:30 pm  -     8:30 pm LREDA Meeting Littleton B
  8:30 pm  -     9:30 pm Soulful Sundown Worship Service Park Ridge Ballroom
  9:30 pm  -    TBD UU Open Stage - Open Mic Night (bar open till midnight) TBD
Sunday, October 8th - Post Conference Activities
  6:30 am  -    Noon Full Buffet Breakfast Available Dining Room
  8:00 am  -    9:00 am Continental Breakfast (Hotel Room Guests Only) Suite 528
  8:00 am  -  12:00 pm Exhibits/Vendor Hall Open Parker & Foyers
  8:00 am  -    8:45 am Choir Rehearsal and Sound Check TBD
  8:45 am  -    9:30 am Seating for Worship Park Ridge Ballroom
  9:30 am  -  11:00 am Intergenerational Worship. A Lover's Quarrel --  Rev  Mike Moran (First Unitarian) will take a hard look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of liberal religion.
UU-Coloring Pages and crayons will be provided for children
Park Ridge Ballroom
Date/Time Events Room/Location
     
Updated: 10/04/2006

 

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