The 2020 conference summary will be posted in late spring, 2020. To give you an idea of what happens, where is the 2019 summary.
4:00 - 6:00 PM — Arrival and Check-in (for pre-conference events)
6:00 - 7:00 — Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 — Evening Program of Storytelling
8:00 - 9:00 AM — Breakfast
9:00 - 12:00 — Morning Keynoter Pre-Conference Workshop
P1. Stories Old and New: A Path to Healing and Resilience — Noa Baum
12:00 - 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:15 - 3:15 — Afternoon Keynoter Pre-Conference Workshop
P2. Courage and Clarity with Your Right Calling — Gregg Levoy
3:30 - 5:30 — Late Afternoon Keynoter Pre-Conference Workshop
P3. Fetch the Fire: Writing the Ghazal — Usha Akella
4:00 - 6:00 PM — Arrival & Check-in (for conference)
6:00 - 7:00 — Dinner
7:00 - 9:30 — Welcome to POW!
Keynote Presentation: — Gregg Levoy
Right Livelihood Panel — Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Laura Packer, Liz Burke-Cravens, Caleb Winebrenner, Rachel Gabriel
9:30 - 11:00 — Night Owls Open Mic Reading
8:00 - 9:00 AM — Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 — Talking Circles9:15 - 10:45 — Session Series #1
1A. "Bad Asian Daughter:" Transforming Shame Through Embodied Storytelling — Lisa Chu
1B. Pathstone Writers' Group: Gathering and Sharing the Lived Experiences of Individuals Residing in Assisted Living — Diana Joseph
1C. Walking Fields and Streets to Find Poems and Stories — Loren Niemi
1D. Fostering an Enduring CommUNITY — Alec Esparza
11:00 - 11:45 — Keynote Presentation: Matwaala, the Birth of a Festival— Usha Akella
12:00 - 1:00 PM — Lunch
How Can I Learn More About the Network Luncheon: Please join Liz Burke-Cravens and other council members to find out more about the network, what it can offer you, and how you might get involved.
1:00 - 2:30 — Session Series #2
2A. Sacred Earth, Common Ground — John Genette, Doug Bland
2B. Creating Online TLA Classes that Inspire, Build Community, and Transform Our World — Liz Burke-Cravens
2C. The Path of Needles or the Path of Pins: Other Ways of Seeing "Red" — Lyn Ford
2D. Heroic and Healing Journeys for Contemporary Times — David Kopacz
2:45 - 4:15 — Session Series #3
3A. Building Community Through Narrative: Facilitating Story Circle and Performance Events — John Genette, Doug Bland
3B. Fight Back Any Adversity in Life: Overcoming a Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis, the Pink Hulk Will Help You Find Your Inner Superhero — Valerie David
3C. Writing as Refuge in Times of Disruption — Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
3D. Writing Memoir for Empathy and Inquiry — Rachel Gabriel
4:30 - 6:00 — Open Mic / Council Interest Meeting / Break
6:00 - 7:00 — Dinner
7:00 --- Improvalooza: a wildly fun, fast, and fabulous fundraiser featuring TLAers of many stripes and spots making up poems and stories on the spot -- Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Lyn Ford, Laura Packer, and friends.
7:15 - 8:45 — Keynote Performance: A Land Twice Promised — Noa Baum
9:30 - late — Poolside Hangout
7:30 - 8:30 AM — Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 — Talking Circles
9:15 - 10:45 — Session Series #4
4A. Telling this Truth: Creating Social Justice Theatre with TLA — Vanita Leatherwood
4B. Transformation through Professional Vocal and Body Expression Skills — Karla Huntsman
4C. Deeprogramming through Embodied Play, Poetry, and Hypnotic-Induction — Sarvenaz Moshfegh Asiedu
4D. Purposeful Memoir as a Path to a Thriving Future — Jennifer Browdy
11:00 - 12:30 — Session Series #5
12:30 - 1:00 PM — Lunch5A. Stand Up and Speak Out: Using Storytelling Techniques to Change Yourself, Your Life, and the World — Laura Packer
5B. Here to There: How do I Get? — Elizabeth Turner
5C. Self-Imposed Administrative Leave: Self-Care in Freelance — Tiffany Vakilian
5D. Aim for Astonishing: How Writing from Your Photo Stream Awakens Healing — Kelly DuMar
1:30 - 2:00 — Closing Circle