The 2018 Summit program is designed to build advocacy skills and leadership capacity for both first time participants and alumni of other summits as emerging and seasoned advocates – deepening advocacy and our collective organizing strategies during a key election cycle. Below is a program schedule. We will add details as they become available.
**Please note that all April 11 and 12 Institute activities are by invitation only and that you must be confirmed with the leader of that institute. If you have not been individually invited to participate in an institute, you should plan on arriving on Thursday, April 12.**
- Summit institute check-in (by invitation only) begin April 11 at 2pm EDT
- Hotel check-in for those registered for institutes (invitation only) begins April 11 at 4pm EDT
- Summit onsite registration begins Thursday, April 12, at 12pm EDT
- Hotel check-in begins on Thursday, April 12, at 4pm EDT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11
2pm Registration opens (Institute participants only) Lobby
4-8pm PWN State Leads Institute (by invitation only)
Springs D
THURSDAY, APRIL 12
7:30am Breakfast available (Institute participants only)
Atlantic Ballroom
8:30am-4pm Institutes (by invitation only)
Springs Rooms
2-5pm Exhibitor set-up
Atlantic Ballroom
12pm Registration opens (all Summit participants)
Lobby
6:30-9:30pm The Power of Meaningful Involvement
Speakers: Tami Haught, Sero Project; Pat Kelly, Positive Women’s Network-South Carolina; Andy Spieldenner – US People Living with HIV Caucus; Octavia Lewis, Positively Trans.
Moderator: Tiommi Luckett
Atlantic Ballroom
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
7am Morning movement
Meet in Lobby
7:30am Breakfast available
Atlantic Ballroom
8-10am Reflecting on Our Past, Visioning Our Collective Future
Speakers: Waheedah Shabazz-El, Evany Turk, Naina Khanna, Venita Ray, Arneta Rogers
Moderator: Jennie Smith-Camejo
Atlantic Ballroom
10:15-11:45am Breakout sessions, block 1
Springs Rooms
12-2pm Federal Policy: Holding the Line; Protecting What We Have
Speakers: Cecilia Chung – Transgender Law Center; Marcela Howell – In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda; William McColl – AIDS United
Moderator: Arneta Rogers
Atlantic Ballroom
2:15-3:45pm Breakout sessions, block 2
Springs Rooms
4-5:30pm Breakout sessions, block 3
Springs Rooms
5:30-6:30pm Friends of Bill W.
Springs J
5:30-6:30pm PWN regional chapter officer meeting
Springs A
6:30-8pm Networking Dinner
Speakers: Evany Turk, Waheedah Shabazz-El, Jennie Smith-Camejo
Moderator: Rebecca Wang
Atlantic Ballroom
8-11pm What Happens in Myrtle Beach Stays in Myrtle Beach: pajama party, karaoke, games
Springs Ballrooms B & G
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
7am Morning movement and meditation
Meet in lobby
7:30am Breakfast available Atlantic Ballroom
8-10am (Re)Claiming Our Time: Building Power Beyond this Political Moment
Speakers: Malika Redmond, Evany Turk, Kenyon Farrow, Monique Tula.
Moderator: Naina Khanna
Atlantic
10:15-11:45am Breakout sessions, block 4
Springs Rooms
12-2pm Let’s Talk About Sex: The Criminalization of Bodies, Dating, and Intimacy
Panelists: Cris Sardina, Stephanie Laster, Evonne Kaho, Nina Martinez, Tranisha Arzah
Moderators: Teresa Sullivan and Marnina Miller
Atlantic Ballroom
2:30-5pm Afternoon activities: professional development, community arts and Sista Circles/affinity sessions
Carolina Ballroom
5:30-6:30pm Friends of Bill W.
Springs J
6:30-8:30pm 10 Years Fierce Anniversary Dinner and Celebration
Special guests include: Terry McGovern and Brook Kelly
Atlantic Ballroom
9pm Pink & Black Party
Atlantic Ballroom
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
7am Morning prayer (non-denominational)
Meet in Lobby
8:30-9:30am Breakfast
Atlantic Ballroom
9:45-11:15am Breakout sessions, block 5
Springs Rooms
12-2pm Resistance & Resilience: Caring for Ourselves and the Beloved Community in Challenging Times
Featuring Waheedah Shabazz-El, Barb Cardell, Bre Campbell, Grissel Granados, and LaTrischa Miles.
Moderated by Evany Turk and Naina Khanna
Atlantic Ballroom