n4a 33rd Annual Conference & Tradeshow July 20-23, 2008 Renaissance Hotel Nashville & The Nashville Convention Center Schedule Of Events CLICK ON EVENT NAMES BELOW TO VIEW DESCRIPTIONS Sunday July 20 7:30am – 5:00pm Conference Registration at Renaissance Hotel 8:30am – 11:45am Boot Camp for New Directors and Staff 8:30am – 12:00pm Getting Ready…for CIRS-A: Part I 9:00am – 10:15am Pre-Conference Workshops 10:30am – 11:45am Pre-Conference Workshops 1:30pm – 5:00pm Getting Ready…for CIRS-A: Part II 2:30pm – 3:00pm Exhibitor Overview 3:30pm – 5:00pm Opening General Session: The Sixth Sense: Using our Sense of Humor 5:00pm – 6:30pm Welcome Reception in Tradeshow Monday  July 21 6:30am – 7:30am “Early Bird” Walk 7:00am – 5:00pm Conference Registration at Renaissance Hotel 7:30am – 8:30am Continental Breakfast in Tradeshow 8:30am – 9:45am General Session: The Effects of Medicaid Funding on AAAs 9:45am – 10:15am Break in Tradeshow 9:45am – 12:00pm Mobile Workshops 10:15am – 11:30am Workshops 11:30am – 1:00pm Lunch in Tradeshow 1:15pm – 2:30pm Workshops 2:30pm – 3:00pm Break / Exhibitor Raffle Drawings in Tradeshow Prize Pick up in Tradeshow 3:15pm – 4:30pm Workshops 4:45pm – 5:45pm Special Sessions 6:30pm – 8:30pm An Evening at the Historic Ryman Auditorium Tuesday July 22 7:00am – 8:00am Continental Breakfast 7:00am – 4:30pm Conference Registration at Renaissance Hotel 8:00am – 9:45am General Session: Part I: New Direction for the Aging Network Part II: Walk in My Shoes, Making the Transition from AAA Director to a State Unit on Aging Director 9:45am – 10:00am Break 10:00am – 11:30am Aging Innovations & Achievement Awards/Best Practices Showcase 11:30am – 12:30pm AoA Briefing 12:30pm – 2:00pm Lunch on Your Own 2:00pm – 3:00pm Workshops 3:15pm – 4:15pm Workshops 6:00pm – 9:00pm n4a Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Reception and Entertainment Wednesday July 23 7:30am – 9:30am AIRS Testing 7:30am – 11:00am Conference Registration at Renaissance Hotel 8:00am – 8:30am Continental Breakfast 8:30am – 9:30am General Session: What We Learned from the AAA and Title VI Inventory, Assessing the Capacity of the Network 9:30am – 10:15am n4a Business Meeting 10:30am – Adjourn New n4a Board of Directors Meeting