Agenda | Day 2 – Saturday, September 28, 2024

Empowering for Equity
CHECK IN: 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM 

Networking and Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM 
Welcome, Updates, Housekeeping
Lane Stone
President AAUW Virginia


8:45 AM – 9:45 AM 
Generative AI: The Evolution of Machine Learning and Why It Matters 
Ajia Glavasevic Laussegger

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  
Roundtables
Ideas for Growing AAUW

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM  The Glen Restaurant
Lunch

Immigration
Danielle Beach-Oswald


12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Trending Topics:
Title IX 

Meghan Kissell

Ending Period Poverty
Anjali Mehrotra

Constant and Unrelenting: The Struggle for the Right to Vote for All in the United States

Jennifer Lai-Peterson

ERA: The Fight Continues
Mary Ann Gorman

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Swap Shop Sessions
Civics 9-1-1: Raising Civic Awareness, Understanding, & Engagement
Kate Elkins and Mary France, AAUW Carlisle, PA

If I Can “C” It, I Can Be It... Discover How Curiosity, Creativity, and Career Exploration
Can Lead Women and Girls to Nontraditional Careers

Tiffany N. Jacobs, AAUW Greensboro, NC

Keeping Small Branches Afloat but Not Adrift
Deb Roney, AAUW Huntingdon, PA


Harnessing Social Media for Impact
Ajia Glavasevic-Laussegger, National
Sandra Miller, AAUW Easton/Bethlehem, PA


Virtual Branches: Opportunities and Challenge
Nancy Shoemaker, AAUW Tar Heel, NC



2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Break

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Trending Topics:
Ending Period Poverty
Anjali Mehrotra

Inclusion Infusion and Beyond

Sue Shineman

Empowering Women since 1881: An Illustrated History of AAUW

Dian Belanger

Building Coalition: Power Mapping and Relationships
Delane Lewis, Together We Will

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Break

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Trending Topics:
Integrating DEI into AAUW Work
Edwina Martin

Strengthening Advocacy Across Generational Lines
Meghan Kissell

ERA: The Fight Continues
Mary Ann Gorman

Ranked Choice Voting
Heather Reichardt

4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Swap Shop Sessions
The Power of Focus Groups in Creating an Engaged Branch
Paula McDaniel, AAUW Lansdale, PA

Find Your STEM-Experiences that Answer the Question “Why Not Me” for Girls 8 to 80
Laura Tew, AAUW Greensboro, NC


Harnessing Social Media for Impact
Ajia Glavasevic-Laussegger, National
Sandra Miller, AAUW Easton/Bethlehem, PA


Virtual Branches: Opportunities and Challenge
Nancy Shoemaker, AAUW Tar Heel, NC

Case Study: How Support for a Local Title 1 School Translated to Increased Visibility for the Branch
Aida Loomis, AAUW Falls Church, VA
Lane Stone, AAUW-VA & AAUW Alexandria, VA



6:00PM
Meet for Dine Around
Optional dinner with conference members at local restaurants.

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