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Annual Forum – Schedule of Events

Friday, November 1st, 2019

*Please note this is a preliminary schedule and subject to change.

9:00 – 9:30am          Check-in, Light Breakfast, Networking

9:30 – 9:40am          Welcome and Opening Remarks (Dr. Steven SmallDr. Margaret T. Owen)

9:40 – 10:40am        Keynote Address – Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek – “A Communication Foundation: Building Blocks for Lifelong Literacy”

10:40 – 11:00am       Q&A Discussion – Dr. Hirsh-Pasek

11:00 – 11:15am      Break

11:15 – 12:15pm      Local Translational Research Panel Discussion featuring Drs. Mandy MaguireRaul Rojas and Meghan Swanson, moderated by Lisa Goffman (UT Dallas)

12:15 – 1:15pm        Lunch & Networking

1:15 – 2:15pm         Policy Implications

2:15 – 3:00pm         Tackle the Topic: Synergizing “Hackathon” led by Dr. Rob Ackerman and table discussion leaders

3:00 – 3:15pm        Solutions – presented by table discussion leaders

3:15 – 3:30pm         Closing Remarks