Summit Schedule
View the NQAPIA Leadership Summit 2016 Program Book here.
Posted below is the schedule for the Leadership Summit in New Orleans.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | NQAPIA Board of Directors Meeting (Meet in the lobby at 8:30 a.m.) |
Off-Site VAYLA |
| 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Registration | 16th Floor – Atrium |
| 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. | Welcoming Reception | Off-Site Harrah’s Casino and Hotel, Manning’s Restaurant Stadium Club 519 Fulton St, New Orleans, LA 70130 |
Friday, August 12, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration | 16th Floor – Atrium |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Breakfast & Welcome | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Pre-Summit Planning & Strategy Meetings | |
| South Asians – DesiQ Planning | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| LGBT Acceptance in the Christian Church – Planning Meeting with Parents and NRJ | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| Training for Trans/GNC Allyship Workshops | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| Korean American LGBTQ Seminar Planning | 17th Floor – Presidential Penthouse | |
| NQAPIA Board Meeting | 2nd Floor – Greenwood | |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Lunch | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Pre-Summit Planning & Strategy Meetings (Continued) | |
| South Asians – DesiQ Planning | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| LGBT Acceptance – Planning Meeting with Parents | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| Training for Trans/GNC Allyship Workshops | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| Korean American LGBTQ Seminar Planning | 17th Floor – Presidential Penthouse | |
| NQAPIA Board Meeting | 2nd Floor – Greenwood | |
| 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Welcome & Introduction to the Summit | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Opening Plenary: QAPI Organizing in the South | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Welcoming Dinner (Everyone meet in the lobby at 6:00 p.m. to walk over together) |
Off-Site Rebellion Bar & Urban Kitchen |
| 10:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open | 17th Floor – Presidential Penthouse |
| 10:30 p.m. | Queer Heartache Tour Show ft. Kit Yan and JESS X SNOW | Off-Site |
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast & Welcome | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Session 1 | |
| Racial Justice, Immigrants’ Rights & Security after Orlando | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| Family Acceptance | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| Organizational Life Cycles | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| Moving Towards Action: Direct Action Training for Queer APIs | 2nd Floor – Greenwood | |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Lunch We invite you to join a discussion |
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| Non-Monosexual Identities within our Communities | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| Youth Caucus | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| Funder Clinic: Ask a Funder | 16th Floor – International Ballroom – Head Table | |
| 12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Building a Queer Asian Movement | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Session 2 | |
| Community Organizing 101 | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| More Money, More Power! Grassroots Fundraising Skills | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| Leadership Styles | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Community Catalyst Awards Dinner & Fundraiser (Buses will leave from the hotel at 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and return after 9:00 p.m.) |
Off-Site August Moon Restaurant |
| 11:00 p.m. | Hospitality Suite Open | 17th Floor – Presidential Penthouse |
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Session 3 | |
| Foundation Grants, Legal Liabilities, & Being 501(c)3: What you should Know: Ask a Lawyer & a Funder | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| Trans* and Gender Justice: Learning Our Histories & Transforming Our Organizations From Within | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| Organizing for Change in the API LGBT Christian Church | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| Conflict Resolution | 2nd Floor – Shadows | |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Plenary: Resourcing our Communities | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Regional Caucuses & Next Step Planning | |
| South | 2nd Floor – Shadows | |
| Midwest | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| Pacific Northwest | 16th Floor – International Ballroom | |
| Northeast | 16th Floor – Crescent A | |
| California | 16th Floor – Crescent B | |
| Elsewhere/National | 17th Floor – Presidential Penthouse | |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Report Backs & Final Reflections | 16th Floor – International Ballroom |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | VAYLA People’s Tour of New Orleans | Off-Site |
| 4:00 p.m. | Shuttle vans will run on a continuous loop departing at 3, 4, and 5 p.m. | DoubleTree to Louis Armstrong Airport |
