Schedule at a Glance
The Advocacy Summit is designed to build momentum on Saturday and Sunday, and then culminate with Hill Day on Monday when attendees can turn their knowledge into action and make their voices heard directly with policymakers.
Saturday, October 18
| 12 – 6 pm | Registration Open | Grand Ballroom Registration |
| 1 – 1:30 pm | Advocacy Summit Welcome Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES®, SOPHE President Framework of the Advocacy Summit Keely Rees, PhD, MCHES®, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair | Grand Ballroom |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm | Opening Keynote/Plenary I: Why Advocacy Matters? Glenn Schneider, DrPH, MPH Moderator: Keely Rees, PhD, MCHES® | Grand Ballroom |
| 2:15 – 2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:30 pm | Concurrent Session A1: Oral Session TBD | Grand Ballroom |
| 2:30 pm | Concurrent Session A2: Oral Session TBD | Executive |
| 2:30 pm | Concurrent Session A3: Skill-building Workshop TBD | Sagamore Hill |
| 3:30 pm | Poster Sessions Posters (10-14) | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 4:30 pm | Plenary II: Bridging the Divide: De-escalating Conflict and Leading Difficult Conversations in Public Health Advocacy Malynnda Stewart, PhD, BCPA, Founder and CEO of Compassionate Navigation | Grand Ballroom |
| 6 pm | End of Day 1 |
Sunday, October 19
| 7:30 am | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30 am – 6 pm | Registration Open | Grand Ballroom Registration |
| 8 am | Welcome – Day 2 Overview William Datema, DrPH, MS, MCHES®, SOPHE CEO Brittney Chang, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair | Grand Ballroom |
| 8:15 – 9:15 am | Plenary III TBD | Grand Ballroom |
| 9:15 am | Break | |
| 9:30 – 10:25 am | Concurrent Session B1: Skill-building Workshop A for Newcomers TBD | Grand Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 10:25 am | Concurrent Session B2: Skill-building Workshop B for Seasoned Advocates Classroom Building and Community Building TBD | Executive |
| 9:30 – 10:25 am | Concurrent Session B3: Lightning Talks (Case studies) TBD | Sagamore Hill |
| 9:30 – 10:25 am | Concurrent Session B4: Pedagogy in Advocacy Glenn Schneider, DrPH, MPH | Hermitage |
| 10:25 – 10:30 am | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:25 am | Concurrent Session C1: Skill-building Workshop for Seasoned Advocates TBD | Executive |
| 10:30 – 11:25 am | Concurrent Session C2: Skill-building Workshop for Newcomers TBD | Sagamore Hill |
| 10:30 – 11:25 am | Concurrent Session C3: Lightning Talks TBD | Hermitage |
| 11:25 -11:30 am | Break | |
| 11:30 am – 12:15 pm | Networking Lunch | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 12:15 – 1:25 pm | Skill-building Coaching Workshop Revisit our Ask(s) Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES® | Grand Ballroom |
| 1:25 – 1:30 pm | Break | |
| 1:30 – 2:25 pm | Plenary IV: Role Playing Bad Hill Visit and Good Hill Visit Lexi Blavos, PhD, MCHES® Brittney Chang Tiffany Neal, MPH, MCHES® Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES® Keely Rees, PhD, MCHES® | Grand Ballroom |
| 2:25 – 2:30 pm | Break | |
| 2:30 – 4 pm | Coaching Tables J. Michael Wilkerson, PhD | Executive |
| 4 – 4:30 pm | Hill Visit Schedule Christopher Kush, CEO, Soapbox Consulting Luke Gliner, Soapbox Consulting | Grand Ballroom |
| 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Hill Visit Planning (Convene with state delegates) Brittney Chang, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair Keely Rees, PhD, MCHES®, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair | Grand Ballroom |
| 5:30 pm | Wrap-Up and Closing Brittney Chang, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair Keely Rees, PhD, MCHES®, Advocacy Summit Co-Chair | Grand Ballroom |
| 5:30 pm | End of Day 2 |
Monday, October 20
| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Grab and Go Coffee & Tea | Hotel Lobby |
| 8:15 am | Advocacy Kick-Off and Walk to Capitol | Hotel Lobby |
| 9 am | Group photo on the Hill in the morning | U.S. Capitol Senate side |
| 9:30 am | Kickoff at the Hill | U.S. Capitol |
| 10:30 am – 5 pm | Hill Visits | U.S. Capitol |
*Times are tentative. Schedule subject to change.