BLC ’14 Tentative Schedule
Friday
Pre-Conference Kickoff Community Service Project 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
• The Pre-Conference Kickoff will consist of an on-site community service project. Saturday
Registration & Breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
• Conference registration opens and a light breakfast will be available. Opening Session & Keynote Speaker 9:05 AM – 10:10 AM
• Welcome presentation – Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, CEO, HEIRLIGHT Productions
and Co-founder and CEO, Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN). Town Hall Precursor 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM
• The first activity is the foundation for the town hall in which the attendees will separate based on gender and will discuss issues seen within each prospective community. Workshop Session 1 11:40 AM – 12:25 PM
• First in the series of three workshop sessions comprised of 4 different workshops designed to address issues and comprise solutions for better Black leadership. Lunch 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Corporate Sponsor Session 1:35 PM – 2:20 PM
• A special session block in which corporate representatives each present their unique workshop topic.
Workshop Session 2 2:25 PM – 3:10 PM
Workshop Session 3 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Town Hall 4:05 PM – 5:20 PM
• The topics discussed during the Town Hall Precursor will now be collectively addressed as a whole with all attendees together. The Town Hall will be led by a panel and will look to devise solutions to the issues brought to attention. Sunday
Registration/ Morning Session 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
• Registration for the Sunday event will be held along with brunch. Followed by the morning welcome, a G.I.F.T.E.D concert, student speaker presentations, and the presentation of awards. Keynote Address & Closing 12:10 PM – 1:20 PM
• A powerful address will be given by Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, Dean and Executive Vice President and Incoming President, Morehouse School of Medicine, followed by the closing to end the conference. VIP Reception 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
• This invitation only reception will include corporate sponsors, conference speakers, and numerous executive board members of Georgia Tech’s Black Student Organizations.