Below is the schedule from our 2023 conference.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2023

3-7 p.m. Conference registration

6-8 p.m. Exhibits and welcome reception

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Conference registration

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast served

8:30-10 a.m. Lobbying 101

10-10:30 a.m. Getting political for animals

10:30-10:45 a.m. Break

10:45-11:45 a.m. Fighting for animals held captive for "entertainment" in traveling acts

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Successes and speed bumps on the road to ending puppy mills: Building coalitions for a united front

12:45-1:45 p.m. Lunch and main stage session with Senator Holmes

1:45-2 p.m. Break

2-3 p.m. How to help millions of animals held captive by the fur industry by passing local legislation

3-4 p.m. We passed a pet store law! Now what? Holding the puppy mill industry accountable

4-5:30 p.m. Exhibits and happy hour

5:30-6:30 p.m. Political happy hour for animals

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023

7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast served

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Conference registration

8:30-9:30 a.m. Building a stronger voice: How to use social media and earned media to advocate for animals

9:30-10:45 a.m. Collaborate to advocate: Building and sustaining effective coalitions and relationships in animal welfare

10:45-11 a.m. Break

11 a.m.-12 p.m. Working with lawmakers: Dos and don'ts and practice

12-1 p.m. Closing remarks (lunch served)