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)