NAACP 103 rd ANNUAL CONVENTION NAACP: YOUR POWER, YOUR DECISION VOTE! Houston, Texas JULY 7 12, 2012 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 1
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012 9:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. ACT-SO Registration 9:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. ACT-SO Competition Rehearsals 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. ACT-SO Chairpersons Orientation 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. ACT-SO Competition Kick-Off FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. ACT-SO Competitions 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Convention Registration (Advance & On-site) 2:00 p.m. Convention Opening Press Conference SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Convention Registration 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Commerce & Industry Show Grand Opening Exhibits Author Pavilion Minority Retailers Health Fair 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. National Board of Directors Meeting 2
3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. ACT-SO Awards Ceremony Rehearsal 9:00 p.m. midnight ACT-SO/ Youth and College Division Reception SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2012 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Prayer Breakfast/Memorial Breakfast Keynote speaker: Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III Pastor, Friendship West Baptist Church Dallas, Texas 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. CLE Seminar 10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. WIN Empowerment Forum/Brunch 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Commerce and Industry Show Health Fair Minority Retailers Author Pavilion 9:00 a.m. 10:30 p.m. Youth Advisors Orientation 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Youth and College Welcome Session 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Presidents Council Luncheon 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. ACT-SO Awards Ceremony 6:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. First Public Mass Meeting Keynote Address Keynote speaker: Roslyn M. Brock Chairman, National Board of Directors 9:00 p.m. 11:30 p.m. Youth and College Reception 9:00 p.m. midnight Delegate s Opening Reception 3
10:00 p.m. Late Night Worship Service MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 5:45 a.m. 6:15 a.m. Morning Fitness 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Youth & College Regional Meetings 8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Adult Regional Meetings 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. First Plenary Session Keynote speaker: Benjamin Todd Jealous President and CEO NAACP 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. CLE Seminar 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Commerce & Industry Show GRAND OPENING Health Fair Retail Expo Author Pavilion 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Youth & College Networking Luncheon 1:00 p.m. Credentials Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. Rules Committee Meeting 1:00 p.m. Election Supervisory Meeting 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Religious Leaders Luncheon 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Clarence Mitchell Memorial Luncheon 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Health Luncheon 4
2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Concurrent Mini Summits Adults and Youth Education Minding and Mining The Gaps > Economic Development > Criminal Justice Racial/Profiling/Law Enforcement Accountability, Reentry, Sentencing Reform/ Mass Incarceration and the Death Penalty. > Health What Happens If the Face of Health in the Current Political Climate. > Voting Rights 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Public Mass Meeting (Youth Night) The Great Debate 8:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. President & CEO s Delegates Reception 9:30 p.m. midnight Youth Reception 10:00 p.m. Late Night Worship Service 5
TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Youth & College Regional Meetings 8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Adult Regional Meetings 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Legislative Session 2012 Resolutions 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Commerce & Industry Show Health Fair Retail Expo Author s Pavilion Exhibits Noon 8:00 p.m. Job Fair 12:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Election of At-Large Member, National Board of Directors 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Youth Advisors Awards Luncheon (Youth and Advisors) 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. National Membership Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Julian Bond NAACP Chairman Emeritus Washington, DC 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Special Contribution Fund Trustees Meeting 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Legislative Session 2012 Resolutions 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Time and Place Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Military Dinner 8:00 p.m. midnight College Chapter Reception 6
10:00 p.m. Late Night Worship Service WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. Youth & College Regional Meetings 8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Adult Regional Meetings 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Special Plenary Session Civic Engagement 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Job Fair 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Labor Luncheon Republican Presidential Candidate (Invited) 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Roy Wilkins Youth Leadership Luncheon 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Operational Concurrent Workshops Membership: Membership Retention: Closing the Back Door Branch Administration New Media/Communications: Harnessing Press & Digital media to Create Change Collective Action Fund Raising: NAACP Collective Action Fund at the Tides Foundation Security Strategic Planning Legal Town Hall Meeting Legislative: Our Power, Our Decision: Advocating the NAACP S National Public Policy 7
Agenda to the U. S. Congress and the Federal Administration 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Council of Presidents Meeting All Unit Presidents, including Youth 2:30 p.m. 4:00 P.M. Youth Concurrent Workshops (4) 6:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Gospel Extravaganza Featuring: Yolanda Adams 7:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. JUANITA JACKSON MITCHELL YOUTH FREEDOM FUND AWARDS DINNER 8
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2012 9:30 a.m. noon Final Plenary Session Invited speaker: Honorable Barack Obama President, United States of America 1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Community Service Afternoon Voter Registration 7:30 p.m. Freedom Fund Banquet/Spingarn Awards Program 9