All Networking events take place at the San Francisco Hilton Hotel.
See room locator on-site.
No special additional registration for these sessions is necessary. If you're registered
for the conference, you are "registered" for these sessions.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MORNING ROUNDTABLES:
 7:30am - 8:15am - Thurs, Fri & Sat
Share ideas about which marriage
strengthening initiatives have worked (or not) in your setting,
interest area, or with a particular population.
Eat before you come, or bring a coffee and bagel with you.

Family Ministry: Clergy and Laity - host: Jason Krafsky
Thurs, Fri & Sat

Military - host: Chaplin Pete Frederich
Thurs, Fri & Sat

Hispanic American - host: Frank Fuentes
Thurs, Fri & Sat
Attend Fri for planning of Hispanic Marriage Day to be held Oct 12, 2008

African American - host: Diann Dawson
Thurs & Fri

School/Youth Programs - host: Kay Reed
Thursday

Community Marriage Policies - host: Mike & Harriet McManus
Friday

Asian American - host: Hyepin Im
Friday

Healthy Sexuality - host: Michael Metz and Barry McCarthy
Saturday

Thursday Networking Meetings - Thursday - 5:30pm - 7pm
CHMI - host Patty Howell
 Meet with other Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives
and brainstorm about what works. Open to all who are
interested in organizing in their communities – the funded and the unfunded.
United Methodists - hosts Glenn & Gwen Tilton
United Methodist Marriage Ministries (therapists, lay leaders and clergy) are invited
to meet, exchange ideas, and find out what is working in other localities and churches.

AFTERNOON ROUNDTABLE "TALKABOUTS" - Friday - 4:30-6PM
Share ideas about which marriage education, marriage-strengthening
initiatives have worked (or not) in your setting. If you're registered for the
conference, just show up. No special registration necessary.
Marriage Education in Medical Settings - host: Jana Staton
Marriage Education in the Workplace - host: Tim Gardner
For Californians Only - hosts: Dennis Stoica & Patty Howell

Do-It-Yourself Interest Group SACK Lunches - Fri & Sat - 11:30am -12:30pm
Organize your own interest lunch groups. Purchase a take-out lunch and
eat together in a meeting room.
Fri - Char Kamper: One, Two, I Do - a new teach-out-of-the-box, faith-based youth curriculum
Fri - John Van Epp: How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk - a new teach-out-of-box school/youth curriculum
Sat - Melodie Tucker: Ask Mars Venus Coaching - how to become an Ask Mars Venus Coach
See complete schedule of Sack Lunches at on-site message boards near Registration Desk.
To organize a lunch, contact diane@smartmarriages.com
Friday Jewish Sabbath Service - 6pm at the hotel.
Welcome the Sabbath with Candle Lighting and Song
Led by Susan Blumberg - ALL Welcome to attend.
Catholic Mass - Saturday Evening 5:45pm at the hotel.
Father Robert Ruhnke. Open to all.

Singles Mixer and GLBT Mixer Wed July 2, 8:45pm following the Opening Night Keynote. 1.5 hrs CE.

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