Schedule
Link to full schedule of presentations
Schedule at a glance:
Wednesday March 5
8:15am: Registration opens (Philadelphia Foyer)
9:15 - 10:30am: Opening Bannon Lecture Keynote in the Philadelphia: Representative Chris Rabb
10:45am - 11:45am: Concurrent sessions
11:45 - 1:15pm: Lunch on your own
1:30 - 6:00pm: Concurrent Sessions
6 - 7:30pm: Social at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel and Suites (Three Rivers Lower & Upper Foyer). Sponsored by Leisure Sciences/ Taylor & Francis.
Thursday March 6
8:00 - 10:00am: Breakfast, Poster Session and TALS Talks (Pittsburgh Foyer, Philadelphia Foyer, and Philadelphia room). Sponsored by Sagamore Venture.
10:15 - 11:45am: Concurrent Sessions
11:45am - 1:30pm: Lunch on your own
1:30 - 2:30pm: Concurrent Sessions
2:45 - 3:45pm: Plenary Session: The Plenary consists of two of our most established scholars in the field, Drs. Mary Parr and Bryan McCormick, who will discuss how we communicate who we are and what we do to bridge areas within and across our discipline. Reflecting on their career, pedagogy, and research, they will share with the audience how they view the evolution of higher education and what that means for the leisure field. (Philadelphia)
3:45 - 4:15pm: TALS Business meeting (Philadelphia)
4:30 - 6:00pm: Concurrent Sessions
6 - 8pm: Social and Awards Ceremony - August Wilson African American Cultural Center. Sponsored by the Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Pennsylvania State University.
Friday March 7
8:00 - 9:00am: Keynote Panel: Program officers from the National Science Foundation, Pincus Family Foundation, and the William Penn Foundation will provide insight for effectively communicating our work to funding agencies. Of special note, the program officers will not be focused solely on research projects but will also highlight opportunities for teaching and service-learning proposals. (Philadelphia)
9:15am - 12:00pm: Concurrent Sessions
