Schedule at a Glance

Times and Events Subject to Change
Wednesday, October 24
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Board of Directors Breakfast 
8:30 AM - 5 PM Board of Directors Meeting       
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM  Workshop - Equity, Diversity, Inclusiveness: Preparing Students for Critical Conversations in Today’s Workplace
With Paula Lentz
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM  Workshop - Get On Your Feet: Using Technology Tools to Evolve Beyond the Canned Elevator Pitch
With Michael Mandel
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Workshop - Mastering High Impact Coaching Skills: Facilitation, Collaboration and Co-creation with Students so they are Employment Ready and Promotion Worthy
With Carol Carter
10:00 AM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit Wynwood Walls; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
11:00 AM Registration Opens
11:15 AM - 2:15 PM Workshop - Developing Your Research with Purpose and Impact 
With Peter Cardon
11:15 AM - 2:15 PM Workshop - Earn Accreditation in SOCIAL STYLE® to Cultivate Students or Clients’ Strategic Communication Skills
With Judy Tisdale, Jana Seijts, and David Collins
2:30 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit Wynwood Walls; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Workshop - Cross-Cultural Business Vignettes and Cases: A Methodology to Enhance Real World Analysis
With David Victor
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Workshop - Engaging Classroom Interaction: Strategies & Best Practices To Promote Learning
With Lolita Paff
6 PM - 8 PM Reception - Networking and Community Building       
Thursday, October 25
6:00 AM - 6:45 AM Fresh Start:  Early Morning Stretch & Meditation-Watson
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Committee Chairs - Special Session - Meet Over Breakfast   Lummus   
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM First Time Conference Attendees - Special Session - Meet Over Breakfast - Watson  
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast 
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM Exhibits 
8:40 AM - 9:25 AM Plenary - ABC President, ABC First Vice President, Conference Co-Chairs

9:35 AM - 10:50 AM

10:30AM - 2:30 PM

Session 1

C. R. Anderson Foundation Silent Auction Opens  Salon CD

 
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM Break - Poster Session I    
11:40 AM - 12:55 PM Session 2 & My Favorite Assignment #1  
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch on Your Own
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Lunch and Learn Sponsored by Cengage Learning.  Registration required.
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Regional Vice Presidents' Working Lunch  
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Session 3 & How Do You Teach Diversity? #I   
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Break       
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM Committee/SIG Meetings-Bus Writing & Speaking, CRARF, Grad Studies, Intercultural, MBA, Pub Board, Research, Rhetoric, Teaching w/Tech, Tech, MLA Liaison
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Evening on your Own
5:45 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit South Beach; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
6:30 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit South Beach; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
6:30 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit Wynwood Walls; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
7:30 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit South Beach; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
Friday, October 26
6:00 AM - 6:45 AM Fresh Start:  Early Morning Stretch & Meditation-Watson
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast 
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Regional Meetings - Meet Over Breakfast
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM Exhibits  
8:15 AM - 1:15 PM C.R. Anderson Silent Auction. Bid to Support Grad Travel Fund.  Auction closes at 1:15 PM. 
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Session 4 & Virtual Presentations & 2017 Award Winner Presentations
 
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM Break  &  Poster Session 2  
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Session 5  & How Do You Teach Diversity? #2  
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch on Your Own, Silent Auction Ends at 1:15pm; ABC Conference in Asia Committee Meeting (Lunch on your own-Catch Grill) 
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM IJBC Editorial Review Board (lunch on your own-Catch Grill)      
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Session 6 & My Favorite Assignment #2 
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Break - Pick Up & Pay for Silent Auction Items.    BPCQ Editorial Review Board - San Marco     
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Session 7   
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Committee/SIG Meetings-Academic Enviro, Bus Practices, Conference Procedures, Community College SIG, Consulting, Diversity & Inclusion, Finance, Marketing & Membership, International Issues, Strategic Planning, Student Competition, Teaching 
6:45 PM Awards Banquet - Ballroom
Saturday, October 27
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Fresh Start:  Early Morning Stretch & Meditation-Watson
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast 
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Exhibits  
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Session 8 & My Favorite Assignment #3   
10 AM - 10:20 AM Break - 
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Session 9 & How Do You Teach Diversity? #3   
11:45 AM Conference Ends.  Travel Safely!                                 Please return badge holder 
12:30 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit Wynwood Walls; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
12:30 PM Excursion - Join Colleagues & Visit South Beach; Sign Up on Conference Forum (log in)
Schedule is Subject to Change