NASW workshops schedule

Meeting schedule

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Included with workshops fee
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Free, registration required
1Friday11:00 am - 4:00 pmNASW Board Meeting (closed meeting)
Location: Board Room, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
1:00 - 4:00 pmFlorida Museum Collections tour
Location: Meet in hotel lobby; tours leave on the hour at 1 pm, 2 pm & 3 pm
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1:00 - 4:00 pmUF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute
Location: Meet in hotel lobby; tours leave on the hour at 1 pm, 2 pm & 3 pm
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1:00 - 4:00 pmUF/IFAS Entomology Department tour
Location: Meet in hotel lobby; tours leave at 1 pm and 2:30 pm
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2:00 - 6:00 pmProfessional Headshots with Mark Bennington
Location: Prefunction Area/Lobby, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
3:00 - 7:00 pmCheck-in
Location: Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
4:00 - 5:00 pmAerial camera drone demo
Location: Hilton University of Florida (front lawn)
6:00 - 9:00 pmWelcome reception
Location: Florida Museum of Natural History
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9:00 - 11:00 pmAfter party
Location: Two Bits Lounge, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
2Saturday7:00 - 8:30 amContinental Breakfast
Location: Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
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7:00 am - 5:00 pmCheck-in
Location: Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
7:15 - 8:00 amPower Pitch Sign-ups
Location: Live Oak
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7:30 - 8:00 amNewcomer meet and greet
Location: Century A Ballroom, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
8:00 - 9:00 amNASW Business Meeting
Location: Century Ballroom A
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9:00 am - 6:00 pmProfessional Headshots with Mark Bennington
Location: Prefunction Area/Lobby, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
9:15 - 10:30 amA1) From Star Trek to The Big Bang Theory: Science goes Hollywood
Location: Century Ballroom A
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9:15 - 10:30 amA2) Working with editors
Location: Century Ballroom C
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9:15 - 10:30 amA3) Becoming a backpack PIO
Location: Century Ballroom B
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9:15 - 10:30 amA4) Online and offline tools for mastering your workflow
Location: Dogwood
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10:30 - 11:00 amMorning Break
Location: Prefunction Area
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmB1) A view from the future
Location: Century Ballroom C
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmB2) Take a lesson from the universe: expand
Location: Dogwood
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmB3) Power Pitch
Location: Century Ballroom A
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11:00 am - 12:15 pmB4) Going tribal: Cultivating community in an isolating profession
Location: Century Ballroom B
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12:15 - 1:45 pmLunch
Location: Albert’s Restaurant and Prefunction Area, Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
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1:45 - 3:00 pmC1) Social media law: How just 140 characters can get you in trouble
Location: Century Ballroom C
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1:45 - 3:00 pmC2) If you can’t go long, write short
Location: Century Ballroom A
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1:45 - 3:00 pmC3) Show me the money
Location: Century Ballroom B
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1:45 - 3:00 pmC4) Why research matters: Communicating scientific success stories to policy makers and the public
Location: Dogwood
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3:00 - 3:45 pmAfternoon Break
Location: Prefunction Area
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3:45 - 5:00 pmD3) Freelancer ethics: Navigating the changing media landscape
Location: Dogwood
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3:45 - 5:00 pmD4) Rising above the noise: Using statistics-based reporting
Location: Century Ballroom A
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5:05 - 6:30 pmD1) The XX question
Location: Century Ballroom A
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6:30 - 10:00 pmAwards Gala
Location: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida (a short walk from the hotel; shuttle available)
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