Saturday, October 12, 2024
We know there has been some confusion on WHERE the APRIL Conference is being held for Saturday and Sunday! Here are some directions to assist with getting to the Convention Center side (McCormick Place):
- Go to the lobby and walk to where the Market is. There is a digital screen where the market is with the APRIL Conference logo that says to keep going straight down the hallway.
- Walk down that hallway all the way to the double glass doors that will take you from the hotel side, to the conference side
- Walk through the double glass doors and go straight back. You will see the APRIL sign.
8:00 AM Registration Opens
Grand Ballroom Lobby - Convention Center Side
T-Shirts Go On Sale!
Breakfast on your own
Vendor Booths Set Up
Sensory Free Room open: S101B
9:00 AM-11:00 AM Welcome and Opening General Session
Grand Ballroom - S100A
Native Blessing by Andrew Johnson (Cherokee), Executive Director of the Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and the Chicago American Indian Community Collaborative
Joan LaBelle, APRIL Executive Director; and Kim GIbson, APRIL's Board President invite you to join us as we kick off our 30th Annual Conference. Local CIL Access Living representatives will also speak and welcome us to the wonderful city of Chicago!
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Visit Vendor Booths
Grand Ballroom Lobby
Use this time to filter through our many vendor resource booths. We are so fortunate to be able to offer you many different tools and resources to take back to your communities. Learn more about this year's vendors here: Vendor Booths (april-rural.org)
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Plated Luncheon
Grand Ballroom - S100BC
1:30 PM-2:00 PM Transition to Concurrent Workshops
2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Accessible Voting Documentary Screening with the National Disability Rights Network; Monica Wiley - Voting Engagemenet Specialist
Grant Ballroom S100A
2:00 PM-3:00 PM Concurrent Workshops Block 1
- S102A: The ABCs of Advocacy: Moving from Me to We
- S102BC: Rural Communication Strategies Roundtable: Working with Public Libraries and Local Partners
- S102D: Ethical & Professional Compliance: Addressing Rehabilitation, Psychotherapy & Service Profession Concerns
- S103A: Starting with SoIL: How our CIL Youth Program is Growing
- S103BC: Engaging IL Partners in SPIL Implementation
- S103D: Emergency Preparedness: Creating a Way for CILs to Provide Training
3:00 PM-3:30 PM BREAK
3:30-5:00 PM Concurrent Workshops Block 2
- S102A: 3 Duties of Board Service and How to make them relevant to a CIL
- S102BC: Social Media, Marketing, and Branding for CILs
- S102D: Lobbying vs Advocacy
- S103A: Youth Leadership Forum was Great! What's Next?
- S103BC: Creating Resource Disaster Response Teams with the Whole Community
- S103D: RAP (Restaurant Access Points) Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Table
8:00 PM-12:00 AM Dance for Youth and Young at Heart
S100A
Theme: Speakeasy
Join us for the annual dance for youth and those young at heart. Light snacks provided.
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