Registration and Council will take place at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. There will be an evening reception on Friday night and a closing reception at the conclusion of Council on Saturday. Those locations will be given to you upon your arrival. 

 

Friday, May 18, 2018

 

12:30 p.m– 5:00 p.m. – Registration and program pickup – St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall

 

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.– Opening Reception – Burns Belfrey Multicultural Museum

 

Saturday, May 19, 2018

All sessions in the parish hall at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church 

 

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast

 

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Welcoming and Opening Remarks

 

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Panel No. 1

Women Writers  – a panel discussion of support and obstacles for women writers in Oxford featuring Ann Abadie, Sarah Frances Hardy, and Lisa Howorth.

 

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Panel No. 2

Women Leaders  – a panel discussion of the obstacles and challenges facing women in leadership positions featuring Baretta Mosley, Katrina Caldwell, and Julia Thornton

 

12:15 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. – LWV-MS Business Meeting

LWVOXNMS will be recognized as a chapter of LWV-MS during this session

 

12:50 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Break

 

1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Catered Lunch

 

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Keynote Speaker

“How Legislation is Made in Mississippi” – Representative Jay Hughes

 

2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks

 

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – LWV-MS Board Meeting (open to all)

 

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Closing Reception – Location TBA