SPECIAL OLYMPICS MICHIGAN 2018 WINTER GAMES TENTATIVE GENERAL SCHEDULE (Updated: 1/17/2018) Tuesday 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Nerve Center Michigan Ballrooms 10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Area Director Arrival Key Pickup/Registration Desk (Packet pickup/nerve Center) Noon - 1:30 p.m. Area Directors Lunch (12:00) & Meeting (12:30) Michigan Ballrooms Final Registration for Broomball & Tug of War 2:00-3:00 p.m. Games Committee Meeting Michigan Ballrooms 2:00-4:00 p.m. Delegation Arrival/Registration Front Lobby (Pick-up Packets at Area Director s Room) 3:00 p.m. Medical Opens Michigan Ballrooms 3:00-7:00 p.m. Wertz Warriors Souvenir Sales Governors Pre-function Area 3:00-9:00 p.m. Souvenir Sales Governors Pre-function Area 3:00-4:00 p.m. Volunteer Meeting MI Ballroom 4:00-5:00 p.m. Volunteer Check-in Michigan Pre-function Area (Move to Nerve Center after 5:00 p.m.) 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner GTRS Governors Hall 5:30-9:00 p.m. GTRS Special Events Various Locations Indoor/Outdoors 5:30 8:30 p.m. MED Fest, Health Promotions Mackinac A 5:30 8:00 p.m. Rowing Clinic Peninsula Rooms 5:30-7:30 p.m. Winter Carnival Tower A/B 5:30-8:00 p.m. Karaoke Mackinac B/C 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sound Productions Photo Booth Tower C 6:00-8:00 p.m. Opening Skating Ink Rink by Tennis Courts 6:00-9:00 p.m. Broomball-GTRS Grounds/Tennis courts -Sign up at AD meeting 7:00-9:00 p.m. Snow Volleyball & Ice Bowling GTRS Grounds 7:30-8:30 p.m. Unified/Regular Tug of War Preliminaries GTRS Grounds by Tennis Courts 7:30-8:30 p.m. Drop-in DJ Tower A/B 6:00 p.m. Drops/Adds and Housing Corrections Due Nerve Center 7:00-9:00 p.m. Head Coaches Meetings held in Michigan Ballroom: 7:00 p.m. Ice Skating 7:30 p.m. Snowshoe 8:00 p.m. Cross Country 8:30 p.m. Alpine/Snowboard
Tuesday 9:30-10:00 p.m. Fire Safety Meeting Michigan Ballrooms 9:45 P.M. Medical Team meeting Michigan Ballroom 10:00 p.m.-midnight Games Committee, Volunteers & SOMI Staff Tower A/B Leadership activities Get to know your group Wednesday 6:45 a.m. Volunteer Bus Leaves for Schuss 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Nerve Center Michigan Ballrooms 7:00-9:30 a.m. Volunteer Check-in/Parent Hospitality Michigan Pre-function Area (move to Nerve Center at 9:30 a.m.) 7:15 a.m. Bus leaves GTRS for Howe Arena with Figure Skaters 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Nerve Center/Information/Volunteer Check In/Parent Hospitality Schuss Lodge Pub 8:00 a.m. Time Trials Begin GTRS & Howe Arena 9:00 a.m. Time Trials Begin Schuss 9:30-11:30 a.m. GTRS Special Events Various Locations Indoor/Outdoors 9:30-11:30 a.m. MEDFest, Health Promotions Mackinac A 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sledding Hill GTRS Grounds behind Gov Hall 9:30-11:30 a.m. Rowing Clinic Peninsula Rooms A/B/C 9:30-11:30 a.m. Arts & Crafts, My Chance to Dance, Strive & Drums Alive Special Events Area 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Schuss Special Events 10:00-2:00 p.m. Sledding Hill Elf s Shelf 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wertz Warrior's Souvenir Sales Governors Pre-function Area 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Souvenir Sales Governors Pre-function Area 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Strategic Marketing Board Discussion Council Room 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch GTRS Governors Hall & Ivan s (Schuss) 11:30 a.m. Bus Returns from Howe Arena with Figure Skaters 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Board Lunch - Council Room 12:15 p.m. Bus Leaves GTRS for Howe Arena with Speed Skaters 1:00 p.m. Time Trials Continue All Sport Venues
Wednesday (cont.) 1:00-4:00 p.m. Board Meeting - Council Room 2:15 p.m. 25M Snowshoe Finals Begin 1:00-3:00 p.m. GTRS Special Events Outdoors/Indoors 1:00-3:00 p.m. Arts & Crafts, My Chance to Dance, Strive Special Events Area 1:00-3:00 p.m. Rowing Clinic Peninsula A/B/C 1:00-3:00 p.m. Outdoor Wagon Rides Club House Entrance 1:30-3:00 p.m. Open Skating GTRS Rink by Tennis Court 1:30-3:00 p.m. Sledding Hill GTRS Grounds behind Gov. Hall 3:30-5:00 p.m. Wertz Warriors Athlete Snowmobile Rides Driving Range by Clubhouse 4:00 p.m. Bus Returns from Howe Arena with Speed Skaters 4:00-6:00 p.m. Dinner GTRS Governors Hall 5:00-6:00 p.m. Wertz Warriors Dinner Michigan Ballroom 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wertz Warriors Autograph Session Tower Ball Room A/B 6:00-9:00 p.m. Wertz Warriors Souvenir Sales Governors Hall Pre-function Area 6:00 p.m. VIP Check-In - Northwoods 6:45 p.m. VIP Seating for Opening Ceremony Governors Hall Stage Area 7:00 p.m. Doors Open for Opening Ceremony Athlete Seating 7:00 p.m. Wertz Warriors Line-up Governors Hall Pre-function Area 7:30-8:15 p.m. Opening Ceremony Governors Hall 8:15-9:30 p.m. GTRS Special Events Various Locations Indoor/Outdoor 8:15-9:00 p.m. Rowing Finals Peninsula A/B/C 8:15-9:30 p.m. Drop-in DJ Tower A/B 8:30-9:30 p.m. Open Skating & Ice Bowling Skating Rink by Tennis Courts 8:30-9:30 p.m. Tug of War Finals GTRS Grounds by Tennis Court 8:30-9:30 p.m. Broomball Finals GTRS Grounds by Tennis Court 8:30-10:00 p.m. VIP Reception Northwoods 9:30 p.m. Wertz Warriors Depart
Thursday 6:45 a.m. Volunteer Bus Leaves GTRS for Schuss 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Nerve Center GTRS Michigan Ballrooms 7:00-9:30 a.m. GTRS Information Booth/Volunteer Check-in/Parent Hospitality Michigan Pre- Function Area (Move to Nerve Center at 9:30) 7:15 a.m. Bus Leaves GTRS for Howe Arena with Figure Skaters 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Nerve Center/Information/Volunteer Check In/Parent Hospitality Schuss Lodge - Pub 8:00 a.m. Finals Competition Begins GTRS & Howe Arena 9:00 a.m. Finals Competition Begins Schuss 9:30-11:30 a.m. GTRS Special Events Various Locations Indoor/Outdoors 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. My Chance to Dance, Arts, Crafts, Games, Strive Therapy Dogs & Drums Alive Special Events Area 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. MED Fest, Health Promotions Mackinac A 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Souvenir Sales Governors Pre-function Area 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Schuss Special Events -Sledding Hill Elf s Shelf 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch Governors Hall & Ivan s (Schuss) 11:30 a.m. Bus Returns from Howe Arena with Skaters 12:15 p.m. Bus Leaves GTRS for Howe Arena with Speed Skaters 1:00-3:30 p.m. GTRS Special Events Various Locations Indoor/Outdoors 1:00-3:00 p.m. Strive, Drums Alive!, Arts & Crafts, Therapy Dogs, My Chance to Dance, Games Indoor Special Events Area 1:00-3:00 p.m. MED Fest, Health Promotions Mackinac A 1:00-3:00 p.m. Outdoor Wagon Rides Club House Entrance 1:15-3:30 p.m. Open Skating GTRS Rink/Tennis Court 1:15-3:30 p.m. Sledding Hill GTRS/behind Governors Hall 1:00-4:00 p.m. Finals Competition Continues All Sport Venues
4:00 p.m. Bus Returns from Howe Arena with Speed Skaters 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner GTRS Governors Hall 7:30-9:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony & Victory Dance Through the Decades located in GTRS Governors Hall 7:45-9:30 p.m. Movie Back to the Future Peninsula A Friday 6:45 a.m. Volunteer Bus leaves GTRS for Schuss 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Nerve Center & Medical GTRS Michigan Ballrooms 7:00-9:00 a.m. Volunteer Check-in/Parent Hospitality - GTRS Michigan Pre-function area 7:30 a.m.-noon Nerve Center/Information/Volunteer Check In/Parent Hospitality Schuss Lodge - Pub 8:30 a.m. Finals Competition Continues GTRS 9:00 a.m. Finals Competition Continues Schuss 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Pre-ordered Lunch Pick-up GTRS Governors Hall 12:30 p.m. Areas Checkout PROMPT! ADs may keep ONE room until 1:00 p.m. TBD Last Bus Leaves Schuss to GTRS 1:00 p.m. CMU Volunteer Bus Leaves GTRS for Mt. Pleasant 1:00 p.m. Area Director s Check-out (One Room Only) Delegation Departure \\somiserv\myfiles\wintergames\2018\schedules.doc