1. No category

NAACP 106th National Convention
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Early Registration
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Registration
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Chairpersons
Orientation/Reception
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Opening Ceremony
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Competitions
2:00 p.m.
Convention Opening Press
Conference
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Convention Advance Registration
Only
1|Page
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Culinary Competition
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Master Classes
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Convention Registration
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Commerce & Industry Show
Grand Opening
 Exhibits
 Author Pavilion
 Minority Retailers
 Health Fair
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
National Board of Directors
Meeting
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Awards Ceremony
Rehearsal
9:00 p.m. – midnight
ACT-SO/Youth and College
Division Reception
2|Page
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Prayer & Memorial Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
CLE Seminar
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Youth Advisors Orientation
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Commerce and Industry Show
 Exhibits
 Author Pavilion
 Minority Retailers
 Health Fair
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
President’s Council Meeting and
Luncheon
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WIN Empowerment Brunch
“Empowering Women and Girls”
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Youth and College Welcome
Session
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Awards Ceremony
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
ACT-SO Winners’ Reception
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
First Public Mass Meeting
Keynote speaker: Roslyn M. Brock
Chairman, National Board of
Directors
9:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Youth and College Reception
3|Page
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2015
5:45 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Morning Fitness
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Youth & College Regional
Meetings
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Regional Meetings
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
First Plenary Session
Criminal Justice
This panel discussion will focus on the role prosecutors are playing
in the administration of justice in this country. The panelists will
discuss how prosecutors are using their discretionary power to
address inequities in the justice system. Additionally, the panel will
discuss the efforts of prosecutors to overturn wrongful convictions of
innocent citizens, and efforts by advocates, legislators and
academics to reform the grand jury process and take other
measures to make the criminal justice operate fairly and free from
bias.
Keynote speaker by
Cornell William Brooks
President and CEO, NAACP
following the Plenary Session on
Criminal Justice
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
CLE Seminar
4|Page
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Commerce & Industry Show –





Exhibits
Author Pavilion
Minority Retailers
Health Fair
Job Fair
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Clarence Mitchell Memorial
Luncheon
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Health Luncheon
1:00 p.m.
Credentials Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m.
Rules Committee Meeting
1:00 p.m.
Election Supervisory Meeting
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Legislative Plenary Session
This session will focus on NAACP
policy priorities before Congress and
the Administration.
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Public Mass Meeting (Youth Night)
8:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
President and CEO’s Reception
5|Page
TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015
5:45 a.m. – 6:30 a.m.
Morning Workout
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Youth & College Regional
Meetings
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Adult Regional Meetings
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Legislative Session
2014 Resolutions
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Commerce & Industry Show
 Exhibits
 Author Pavilion
 Minority Retailers
 Health Fair
 Job Fair
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Election of At-Large Member,
National Board of Directors
12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Clara Luper Youth and College
Division Luncheon
(Youth and Advisors)
12:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
National Membership Luncheon
12:30 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Military Luncheon/Forum
2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Special Contribution Fund
Trustees Meeting
6|Page
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops
 Education:
Leverage – from Standards
to waivers, equity plans,
comparable resources and
more
 LGBT/International
Affairs
 Voting Rights& Election
Reform
 Climate Justice:
Energy Democracy: A
Policy and Practice
Framework for ReEnvisioning How We Power
Our Communities
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Youth Concurrent Workshops
 Building Beyond
Protests
 Social Media and
Activism
 Financial Empowerment
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Time and Place Committee
Meeting
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Juanita Jackson Mitchell Youth
Freedom Fund Dinner
7|Page
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Special Plenary Session
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Labor Luncheon/Forum
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Roy Wilkins Youth Leadership Luncheon
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Youth & College Day of Service
7:30 p.m.
Spingarn Dinner/Freedom Fund
Banquet
8|Page