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Conference Schedule

Day 1 - July 8th, 2011

Day 2 - July 9th, 2011

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
6:30AM - 7:30AM Morning Movement
7:30AM - 8:00AM Breakfast
8:00AM - 6:00PM Registration Open
8:45AM - 9:00AM Welcome & Intro
9:00AM - 10:00AM Keynote Address: Ushering in a New Era of Workplace Democracy
10:15AM - 11:45AM Co-op Development Foundations I & II [Two Sessions; I: 10:15 - 11:45 II: 2:45 - 4:00 pm]	10:15AM - 11:45AM Democratic Organizational Structure	10:15AM - 11:45AM Food Justice, Food Cooperatives, and Student-Run Businesses	10:15AM - 11:45AM Building a Co-op Economy through Grassroots Partnerships	10:15AM - 11:45AM Health & Retirement Benefits for Worker Co-ops	10:15AM - 11:45AM Building a Cooperative Media Network	10:15AM - 11:45AM Social Media Tools for Democratic Workplaces in the Digital Age
12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch & Caucusing
1:15PM - 2:30PM Plenary: Building Cooperative Economies: Trends in Worker Co-op Development
2:45PM - 4:00PM Taking Charge: Youth in Co-ops	2:45PM - 4:00PM Building Inclusive Board Practices: Elections, Governance, and Engaging Your Constituents	2:45PM - 4:00PM Technologies of Cooperation & Collaboration	2:45PM - 4:00PM Southern Grassroots Organizing	2:45PM - 4:00PM Transferring Private Businesses to Worker Cooperatives	2:45PM - 4:00PM CANCELED Orientation and Ongoing Training in Democratic Workplaces	2:45PM - 4:00PM The Role of Policy in Urban Cooperative Development
4:15PM - 6:15PM Co-op Foundations I & II: Wrap-Up	4:15PM - 6:15PM ECC Business Meeting & Election					4:15PM - 6:15PM Expressive Arts for Social Change-Envisioning the Elements in a Cooperative Economy
6:30PM - 8:30PM Dinner, Auction, & Entertainment

Day 3 - July 10th, 2011

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
6:30AM - 7:30AM Morning Movement
7:30AM - 8:30AM Breakfast
8:45AM - 10:15AM Lessons from Wisconsin: Worker Co-ops and Labor Unions in Solidarity	8:45AM - 10:15AM How to Bring Evergreen to Your Community	8:45AM - 10:15AM Inter-workings, Advantages, and Challenges of Our Cooperatives: Communication, Decision Making and Relationship Building	8:45AM - 10:15AM Interfaith Movement Building	8:45AM - 10:15AM Building Co-operative Regional Economies	8:45AM - 10:15AM Building Public Awareness of Co-ops During the International Year of Cooperatives	8:45AM - 10:15AM Open Space Session
10:30AM - 11:45AM Measuring Success in a Cooperative Economy: How to Audit Your Workplace	10:30AM - 11:45AM Advancing the Development of Worker Co-ops Report-Back	10:30AM - 11:45AM Broadening Ownership: The Joys and Challenges of Growth in a Worker Co-op	10:30AM - 11:45AM Putting Humanity Back in Human Resources	10:30AM - 11:45AM Financing the Launch and Growth of Worker-Owned Businesses	10:30AM - 11:45AM Open Communication	10:30AM - 11:45AM Democratic Education for Democratic Workplaces and Economies
12:00PM - 12:30PM Lunch
12:30PM - 1:30PM Evaluations & Closing
1:45PM - 5:45PM US Federation of Worker Co-op Member Meeting
6:30PM - 8:30PM Dinner in Baltimore