9:00 AM Doors Open - Breakfast snacks available; community tables open
9:30 AM Opening Remarks
Scott Allen, INTEGRAL Co-founder
Scott will offer a sober overview of challenges presently facing the autistic-adult community. He will also address the urgent need for autistic adults and their allies to become more unified, organized, and active in meeting autistic needs and defending autistic rights.
10:00 AM You Are Already An Advocate - Collaboration, Community and Autistic Advocacy
Eunjeong Ko, Hope Shira Goldsmith, Yuhan Huang, Natalie Helen Kantor, Sara Park, Jina Chun, Daniel Pell, Abram Becker, Tara Olivia Martens
10:25 AM Small Group Activity
10:50 AM Break (10 minutes)
11:00 AM Community Discussion
11:50 AM Lunch (60 minutes) - Community Tables Open
12:50 PM A Beautiful Activism
Rebecca Paradiso de Sayu
1:15 PM Small Group Discussion
1:40 PM Community Discussion
2:30 PM Break (10 minutes)
2:40 PM Warm Up
2:45 PM Taking Action: Making Change Happen
Panelists: Shain Neumeier, Leann DaWalt, Tarah Stangler, TaMaya Travis, Kirsten Engel
3:10 PM Small Group Discussion
3:35 PM Community Discussion
4:30 PM Conference Concludes
5:45 PM Post-Conference Hangout Begins
6:00 PM Collaborative Comedy Entertainment
9:00 PM Post-Conference Hangout Ends