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DIVISION 55 FOURTH ANNUAL MID-WINTER CONFERENCE
NATIONAL UNITY FOR RxP
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR MISSOURI AND BEYOND IN 2008
January 9th – 12th, 2008
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Arrive in Kansas City
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Travel from Kansas City to Jefferson City
Evening in Jefferson City at the Capitol Plaza
Dinner independently
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Press Conference in the Rotunda of the Capitol
Noon – 1:00 pm
Lunch independently
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Meeting with Missouri state legislators
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception with Legislators at The Gallery (the former Lohman Opera House)
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Travel to Kansas City from Jefferson City
Kansas City Hyatt Regency Crown Center Hotel
Thursday, January 10, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Welcome to our KC participants
Presentation of our work in Jeff City through verbal explanation as well as video
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Plenary Session
Lobbying your state legislators, featuring Missouri state lobbyists
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon at the hotel with table seating by state and region
RxP National Strategy Task Force meeting
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Plenary Session
Advanced Psychopharm Training with Douglas Hoffman, Ph.D.
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Dinner Independently
Division 55 Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Open Cabaret Evening featuring Dr. Norman West and Dr. Cal Robinson
Friday, January 11, 2008
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast at the hotel
National Chapter Chairs Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
How does the government work in your state/region?
How does a bill get passed in your state/region?
What kind of sponsors do you look for?
How do you work with your state medical association?
How do you hold successful promotional events?
How to you develop an interconnected 5-state or regional plan?
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Regional break-out sessions
11:30 a.m. – Noon
Plenary session with a representative from each regional group giving a summation of each region’s work.
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch independently
2:00 p.m . – 3:00 p.m.
Plenary Session: Talking about Money
How to raise it?
What are the rules?
Whom else to go to?
How do we get psychologists involved in fundraising?
The different levels of financial commitment: interested; committed; ready to become a major donor.
What do we do with it once we get it?
How do we tie in with the media when raising money?
3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Regional Break-Out Sessions
Making a plan for the region:
How are WE going to raise money?
How to get OUR psychologists committed to RxP?
How do we get from here to there?
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Plenary Session
Reports from the various regions about regional fundraising strategies.
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Dinner at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Paul Craig, APA Treasurer-elect, from Alaska, and Missouri legislators
Saturday, January 12, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Wrap-Up Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Ethics for the Psychologist Practicing Clinical Psychopharmacology
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
What have we accomplished?
What have we learned?
How do we implement our plan?
Ready, Set, Go!