The 39th ABPsi Annual International Convention

TENTATIVE: AGENDA at-a-glance

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Monday, July 30
1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Board Meeting  (Open to All)
Tuesday, July 31
1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Registration
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Pre-Convention Intervention (African Centered Trauma Initiative: Moving From Lip Service to Community Service with the Host and Guest Communities of Houston Post-Katrina)

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Meet and Greet/Reception (Open to All)
Wednesday, August 1
8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Registration
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Pre-Convention Intervention - cont'd (African Centered Trauma Initiative: Moving From Lip Service to Community Service with the Host and Guest Communities of Houston Post-Katrina).
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Professional Development Presentation: "Culturally Appropriate Disaster Mental Health: Therapeutic Cultural Competence in Theory and Practice Following Hurricane Katrina" (MCEP, CEU and LCPP credits offered) - VIEW 
6:30 PM to 11:30 PM
The Presidential Opening / Reception
Thursday,  August 2
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Marketplace / Exhibits
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Registration
7:15 AM to 8:15 AM
Elder/Student Circle Breakfast
9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Professional Presentations: Workshops, Symposia, Think Tanks, Panels, Papers or Posters (MCEP, CEU and LCPP credits offered) - VIEW ALL
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Rituals Review (Elders, Rituals Committee, President, President Elect, Past Presidents, Student-Circle Officers)

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
General Assembly (Open to All)
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Health Fair (Shrine of the Black Madonna)
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Town Hall Meeting (Shrine of the Black Madonna)
Friday,  August 3
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Past Presidents' Council Breakfast (Past Presidents only)
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Editorial Breakfast (Members of Editorial Board)
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Marketplace / Exhibits
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Registration
8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Village Meeting (An opportunity for members to address the Elders and Leadership concerning the ABPsi Village)
9:45 AM to 5:00 PM
Professional Presentations: Workshops, Symposia, Think Tanks, Panels, Papers or Posters (MCEP, CEU and LCPP credits offered) - VIEW ALL
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Annual Awards Luncheo
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Silent Auction (Houston Chapter Fundraiser)
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Regional Meetings (Open to All)
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Elders Meeting  (All Elders)
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Student Circle Meeting (All Students)
6:00 to 9:00 PM Membership Business and Committee Meetings
Saturday,  August 4
6:00 AM to 8:00 AM Sunrise Tribute to the Ancestors
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Marketplace / Exhibits
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Registration
8:30 AM to 10:15 AM
Plenary Session (Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary)
10:10 AM to 1:15 PM Leadership Development Institute (Local & National officers and committee chairs – current and future.  All members encouraged to attend)
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Professional Presentations: Workshops, Symposia, Think Tanks, Panels, Papers or Posters (MCEP, CEU and LCPP credits offered) - VIEW ALL
10:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Tribute to the Ancestors' Suite
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Student Circle Roundtable Discussion (Jegnaship Student/Professional Roundtable)
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM General Assembly (Subcommittee Meetings)
6:45 PM to 1:00 AM
Enstoolment/Banquet & Dance 
Sunday,  August 5
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
General Assembly (Open to All)
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM ABPsi Foundation Board of Directors Meeting
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM    
ABPsi Board of Directors Meeting
2007 Convention
Hilton-Americas Hotel
Houston, Texas
August 1- 5, 2007