Youth Leadership Conference Agenda

Youth Leadership Conference Agenda

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Friday

2 p.m.–8 p.m.: Registration
6 p.m.–8 p.m.: Pizza social; exhibit hall open
8 p.m.–10 p.m.: Movie and games

Saturday

Registration will be open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

8 a.m.–9:15 a.m.: Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Official conference opening
10 a.m.–11 a.m.: Session One (See workshop listing below.)
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.: Panel discussion—Building a Sustainable Habitat
12:45 p.m.–2 p.m.: Lunch
1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Exhibit hall and Habitat store open
2:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Session Two (See workshop listing below.)
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Session Three (See workshop listing below.)
6 p.m.–8 p.m.: 2008 awards banquet
8:30 p.m.–11 p.m.: Movie and games

Sunday

8 a.m.–9 a.m.: Breakfast
9 a.m.–10 a.m.: Session Four (See workshop listing below.)
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Session Five (See workshop listing below.)
11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Conference closing

Workshop Sessions

Session One (Saturday, 10 a.m.–11 a.m.)

    • Poverty Housing 101 (HFHI Government Relations & Advocacy)

    • Financial Literacy (State Farm)

    • Cardboard City (University of Toledo Campus Chapter)

    • LEED the Way in Green Building (Clemson University Campus Chapter)

    • Best Practices from Youth United Urban Metro Denver (Youth United Metro Denver)

    • Chapter Affiliate Relations (Florida State University Campus Chapter)

    • Souper Good Fund-Raising (University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus Chapter)

    • Collegiate Challenge Roundtable (HFHI)

Session Two (Saturday, 2:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.)

    • Using Habitat’s Resources to Your Advantage (HFHI)

    • Advocacy 101 (HFHI Government Relations and Advocacy)

    • Shack-a-thon! (North Carolina State University Campus Chapter)

    • Green Building (HFHI Housing and Human Settlement)

    • Advisor’s Forum (HFHI)

    • President’s Forum (HFHI)

    • Youth United Roundtable (HFHI)

    • Affiliate Roundtable (HFHI)

Session Three (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.)

    • Secure Land Tenure & Housing Trust Funds (HFHI Government Relations and Advocacy)

    • Working with Campus Chapters (HFH North Central Georgia)

    • You Can Build a Solar House! (University of North Alabama Campus Chapter)

    • I Want You: How You Can Successfully Recruit People (Youth United Greater LA)

    • Expand on One-Time Volunteering (HFHI)

    • Letter-Writing Campaigns: Increase Your Fund-raising (HFHI)

    • You bring the land, I’ll bring the know-how (Pioneer Valley HFH and Amherst College Campus Chapter)

    • Service-Learning Partnership Grants (HFHI)

Session Four (Sunday, 9 a.m.–10 a.m.)

    • Developing Corporate Partnerships (State Farm)

    • Managing Conflict Effectively (HFHI)

    • Bringing Education & Reflection to the Habitat Work Site (Twin Cities HFH)

    • Beyond Building Houses: Solving the Housing Crisis by Changing Policy (Park School Campus Chapter)

    • I’m under 16: What Can I Do? (McCallie School Campus Chapter)

    • Youth United for the Long Term (HFHI)

    • The Welcome Home Housing Simulation (HFHI)

    • Fund-raising Roundtable (HFHI)

Session Five (Sunday, 10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.)

    • Strategies for Membership Retention (North Carolina State University Campus Chapter)

    • Habitat on the Hill (Washington University St Louis Campus Chapter)

    • Global Village (HFHI)

    • Habitat After College (HFHI)

    • Engaging Younger Youth (HFHI)

    • State Farm’s Youth Advisory Board (State Farm)