FRA’s 45^th
Annual Conference

Thursday, September 6

11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Registration

12:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Pre-Conference Institutes Session I

3:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.

Pre-Conference Institutes Session II

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Let the Magic Begin! Opening Gala in Exhibit Hall, with our famous Mashed Potato Martini Bar

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

FRA Board of Directors Meeting

Friday, September 7

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Registration

7:15 a.m. – 7:50 a.m.

Meeting for First-Time Conferees

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

FRA Book Store Open

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

FIRST GENERAL SESSION: Dr. Linda Gambrell, IRA President

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Book and Author Luncheon: Marc Brown

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Exhibitor Sessions

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

SECOND GENERAL SESSION: Dr. Richard Gentry

8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

Magic of Fun! President’s Reception & Dance

Saturday, September 8

7:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Registration

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

FRA Delegates’ Breakfast (by invitation)

7:15 a.m. – 7:50 a.m.

Meeting for First-Time Conferees

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

FRA Book Store Open

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

THIRD GENERAL SESSION: Dr. Steven Layne

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Elementary Book and Author Luncheon: David Schwartz

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Secondary Book and Author Luncheon: Gordon Korman

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Exhibitor Sessions

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

FOURTH GENERAL SESSION: Dr. Tim Rasinski

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Magic of Stories, Songs, and Poems

Sunday, September 9

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Breakfast with the Authors

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

FRA Book Store Open

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions; Featured Speaker/Author Sessions

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

FIFTH GENERAL SESSION: Dr. David Pearson

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

FRA Board of Directors & Conference Committee Luncheon (by invitation)