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Texas A&M University Central Texas the Texas Transgender hosted and presented by Texas A&M University Central Texas The Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit SUMMIT AT A GLANCE FRIDAY, JULY 29 8:00am-8:30am Set-up and Volunteer Orientation 8:30am-8:55am Registration and Breakfast 9:00am-9:55am Welcoming Ceremonies 10:00am-10:55am Concurrent Sessions I (60 min) 11:00am-11:10am Coffee Break 11:15am-12:30pm Keynote Presentation 12:30pm-1:25pm Lunch (and learn!) 1:30pm-2:55pm Concurrent Sessions II (90 min) 3:00pm-3:10pm Snack Break 3:15pm-4:10pm Concurrent Sessions III (60 min) 4:15pm-5:15pm Concurrent Sessions IV (60 min) 6:00pm-7:30pm Networking Social at the Host Hotel *see information on pg. 6 SATURDAY, JULY 30 8:00am-8:30am Set-up and Volunteer Orientation 8:30am-8:55am Registration and Breakfast 9:00am-9:25am Welcome and Vendor Showcase 9:30m-10:55am Concurrent Sessions I (90 min) 11:00am-11:10am Coffee Break 11:15am-12:30pm Keynote Presentation 12:30pm-1:25pm Lunch 1:30pm-2:25pm Concurrent Sessions II (60 min) 2:30pm-3:25pm Concurrent Sessions III (60 min) 3:30pm-3:40pm Snack Break 3:45pm-4:00pm Last Chance: Visit vendors, enter raffles, and networking 4:00pm-5:00pm Closing Ceremonies COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE PROVIDED ALL DAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY! Sponsored by STARBUCKS COFFEE Laura Moreno - General Manager 1033 S Fort Hood St (254) 634-6434 2 SUMMIT AT A GLANCE FRIDAY SCHEDULE 8:00am - 8:30am Set-up and Volunteer Orientation WH MPR 8:00am-8:30am Set-up and Volunteer Orientation 8:30am - 8:55am Registration and Breakfast - provided by El Chico WH MPR 8:30am-8:55am Registration and Breakfast 9:00am-9:55am Welcoming Ceremonies 9:00am - 9:55am Welcoming Ceremonies WH MPR 10:00am-10:55am Concurrent Sessions I (60 min) During our welcoming ceremonies we will acknowledge a moment of silence for the 11:00am-11:10am Coffee Break lives lost in Orlando on June 12, 2016 11:15am-12:30pm Keynote Presentation Introduction....................................................................................................................Jenifer Rene Pool 12:30pm-1:25pm Lunch (and learn!) Mistress of Ceremonies 1:30pm-2:55pm Concurrent Sessions II (90 min) Welcome to TAMUCT..........................................................................................Dr. Peg Gray-Vickrey 3:00pm-3:10pm Snack Break Provost, Texas A&M University Central Texas 3:15pm-4:10pm Concurrent Sessions III (60 min) Executive Director’s Summit Beginning Address...............................................Josephine Tittsworth 4:15pm-5:15pm Concurrent Sessions IV (60 min) Executive Director, Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit 6:00pm-7:30pm Networking Social at the Host Hotel *see information on pg. 6 Let’s Get Started!...........................................................................................................Jenifer Rene Pool Mistress of Ceremonies 8:00am-8:30am Set-up and Volunteer Orientation 8:30am-8:55am Registration and Breakfast 10:00am - 10:55am Concurrent Sessions I (60 min) 9:00am-9:25am Welcome and Vendor Showcase What Does it Mean to be an Ally? WH 311 9:30m-10:55am Concurrent Sessions I (90 min) What does it mean to be an ally? Please join us in this interactive workshop where we will explore current notions about 11:00am-11:10am Coffee Break what it means to be an ally with the transgender community and work together to improve upon current ideas and 11:15am-12:30pm Keynote Presentation recommendations. We hope you will help us generate improved guidance for allyship. Presenters: 12:30pm-1:25pm Lunch Katherine Lewis | Student and Doctoral Research Assistant, Texas State University 1:30pm-2:25pm Concurrent Sessions II (60 min) Suasan Croteau | Student and Doctoral Research Assistant, Texas State University 2:30pm-3:25pm Concurrent Sessions III (60 min) Transitioning: An Act of Bravery or Survival? WH 314 3:30pm-3:40pm Snack Break A comparison of the cis-gender vs transgender perspectives on transitioning and the motivations that drive transgender 3:45pm-4:00pm Last Chance: Visit vendors, enter raffles, and networking people to transition. We will also cover the considerations and challenges of transitioning and some opportunities to 4:00pm-5:00pm Closing Ceremonies make the process less challenging and safer. Presenter: Jessica Soukup | Systems Analyst, Texas State University & Webmaster, Transgender Education Network of Texas LGBT Expression in Public Schools WH 316 The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is dedicated to securing constitutional and civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Texans. This presentation will teach about students’ Constitutionally protected rights of expression (especially for LGBT students) in Texas public schools, and how to assert those rights. Presenter: Victor Cornell | Statewide Advocacy Manager, ACLU of Texas 3 FRIDAY SCHEDULE (cont.) FRIDAY SCHEDULE (cont.) 11:00am - 11:10am Coffee Break WH MPR 11:15am - 12:30pm Keynote Presentation WH MPR Introduction of Keynote Speaker................................................................................Jenifer Rene Pool Mistress of Ceremonies Keynote Presentation..................................................................................Monica Roberts Monica Roberts, AKA the TransGriot (Gree-oh) is a native Texan, GLAAD award nominated blogger, writer, lecturer and an award winning Houston-based trans human rights advocate for nearly two decades. She’s the founding editor of the influential TransGriot blog, and her writing has appeared at the Bilerico Project, Ebony.com, The Huffington Post, Black Girl Dangerous and the Advocate. She works to foster understanding and acceptance of trans people inside and outside communities of color. She was recently honored in 2015 with the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award. 12:30pm - 1:25pm Lunch - provided by Firehouse Subs WH MPR Lunch and Learn: What is and What Could Have Been WH 311 Grab your Firehouse Sub and join Jeremy and Jo Ivestor for a special lunch and learn program, sharing two perspectives on what it was like for Jeremy growing up at a time and place where nobody knew what it meant to be transgender. They will describe both the difficulties and the joyful moments, including a look at the question, “What could have been?” *Space will be limited for this opportunity Presenters: Jeremy Ivester | Speaker and Advocate Jo Ivester | Speaker and Author, The Outskirts of Hope 1:30pm - 2:55pm Concurrent Sessions II (90 min) Allyship in the Classroom: Collaboration with Safe Space Training in Social Work Education WH 311 Recent court rulings have created opportunities for Social Work educators to step up their game when it comes to gender equality by upholding the ethics and values of the profession. One method of developing inclusiveness in the classroom is through collaboration with Safe Space trainers to help reduce student discomfort. This presentation will highlight the importance of creating safe classroom environments for students of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities through education on what it means to be an ally in professional practice. Presenter: Ann Wilder, Ph.D., LCSW, MSSW | Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University 4 FRIDAY SCHEDULE (cont.) FRIDAY SCHEDULE (cont.) Lifting SOFFAs WH 314 Trans-Cendence International, Inc. is growing in its network of local trans and SOFFA (Significant Other, Family, Friends, Allies) support group chapters. We are dedicated to the well-being of everyone involved in the lives of trans people in order to assist stronger and healthier individuals, partnerships, families, and communities. In this presentation, attendees will learn about the impetus for founding a support group under this model as well as a brief history of Trans-Cendence International, Inc. Come hear from transgender individuals and their SOFFAs about how this holistic approach to support has benefited their relationships personally, professionally, and in their communities. Presenters: Finnigan Jones | Vice President, Trans-Cendence International, Inc. Kevin Jenkins | Denton Leader, Trans-Cendence International, Inc. Combating Racism and Islamophobia in Trans Spaces WH 316 This session will promote understanding of the myraid ways that racism and islamophobia manifest in LGBT+ and particularly in trans-specific spaces. We will look at the invalidation of regional genders (e.g. Hijra) and the ways in which gender, faith, and race can be tied together. Participants will leave better understanding how to make their spaces actively inclusive. Presenter: Noor Pervez | Rainbow Guard, University of Texas at Dallas 3:00pm - 3:10pm Snack Break - provided by Lily’s Cakes WH MPR 3:15pm - 4:10pm Concurrent Sessions III (60 min) Engaging the Conservative Movement in Meaningful Dialogue WH 311 Republican activist, political writer, and LGBT equality advocate Christopher Busby will present a lecture and exercise session that reviews the importance of engaging conservatives in policy change and best practices to do so. The lecture will review conservative contributions to the GLBT equality movement, analyze the core of opposition that still remains, and discuss how best to change that opposition to support. Presenter: Chris Busby | President, Houston Young Republicans Transgender Legal Issues WH 314 PowerPoint presentation and discussion on the following topics: Destroying stereotypes about what TG children, TG teens and TG young adults look like BEFORE they come out to the world as being TG. Legal updates on employment law, school law, insurance law and TG document changes of both name
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