Please note: Name badges are required to attend all BOOST Conference events including meals and workshops.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
WELCOME RECEPTION5:30pm-7:00pm
Join us for our early evening opening reception poolside. Connect with colleagues and make new friends while the sun sets against the San Jacinto mountains. A perfect way to start the conference!
ANNUAL OPENING RECEPTION & HAT CONTEST
BOOST is continuing our creative and fun tradition at our Annual Opening Reception so get ready to celebrate in style. Show up at the opening poolside reception on Wednesday evening and show off! Ornate, glamorous headpieces, outrageous-themed head wear, fancy floral arrangements, sports-theme, program orientated or boast your company or agency flair!
Be entered into one of 3 different Hat Contest categories: Most Glamorous, Best Theme, and Most Creative.
April 25th is truly a day to celebrate in Palm Springs with colleagues from all over the country.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
CONFERENCE OPENING
8:45am
Michelle Cummings
2012 BOOST Conference Keynote Speaker
Michelle is a dynamic keynote speaker and a highly-regarded consultant in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, and experiential learning. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Kansas State University and a Master's degree in Experiential Education from Minnesota State University at Mankato. Michelle is currently partnering with Stephen M.R. Covey and his partners at CoveyLink to develop experiential initiatives for Mr. Covey's most recent book, The Speed of Trust.
To read more on Michelle Cummings, click here
LUNCH & GENERAL SESSION
12:00pm-1:30pm
Sir Ken Robinson
2012 BOOST Conference Keynote Speaker
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.
To read more on Sir Ken Robinson, click here
BOOST BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS
1:30pm–2:30pm
Join your colleagues in the Exhibit Hall for snacks, networking and lots of awesome raffle prizes! Mingle with Exhibitors and have the opportunity to learn about the latest resources, curriculum, and services to enhance your program.
4:45pm-6:00pm
Whether you are relaxing after a long day or ready for a night out, take time to connect with your team and meet new colleagues at our poolside networking reception. Light snacks and cash bar available.
VILLAGEFEST STREET FAIR
6:00pm–10:00 pm
Locals and tourists happily mingle at the Palm Springs Villagefest held year round every Thursday evening on Palm Canyon Drive. An open-air street fair with more than 200 booths offering live music, fresh fruit stands, artists, craftsman, unique foods, and street entertainers to charm the crowd is a must for conference-goers. Admission is free and within walking distance from all of the BOOST conference hotels!
The Palm Springs Art Museum offers free public admission every Thursday evening from 4-8pm during downtown Villagefest! The Art Museum currently has 28 galleries, five art storage vaults, two sculpture gardens, four classrooms/resource centers, a 90-seat lecture hall, the 433-seat Annenberg Theater, a Museum Store and a Café in an architecturally significant building designed by architect E. Stewart Williams at the base of Mount San Jacinto. An adjacent Administration building contains offices and a 12,000-volume Library.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
MORNING RECESS
7:30am–8:30am
Morning Recess: Wake up! Climb Up!
What goes better with mornings and coffee than rockwalls?! COME join us for a fun morning workout and try your skills on our 24 foot portable rockwall... STAY to learn how the climbing experience is used to engage, energize and enable individuals, groups and teams to perform. You’ll walk away from this Recess refreshed and with adrenaline pumping for the day after having tackled the rockwall, but you’ll also have gained 3 simple backpocket teambuilders and energizers to ensure that your students and staff are ready to take on challenges together. Wake Up! Climb Up!
GENERAL SESSION
8:45am-9:45am
"Ode to Site Supervisors"
Diego Arancibia, Coordinator, ASAP Connect, San Jose, CA
Diego's BOOST Breakfast Club Blog submission has turned the hearts of many and has brought tears and smiles to everyone that has touched the life of a child. This poem relates to anyone that cares about making a difference.
Milton Chen
2012 BOOST Conference Keynote Speaker
Dr. Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit operating foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area that utilizes its multimedia website Edutopia.org and documentary films to communicate a new vision for 21st Century schools. He served as executive director of GLEF for 12 years. During his tenure, GLEF and its media brand, Edutopia, greatly expanded their editorial publishing efforts, including the award-winning Edutopia magazine. Edutopia.org is known as a destination Web site for educators and others interested in educational innovation and has won numerous honors, including the 2009 Webby People’s Voice Award for best education website.
To read more on Milton Chen click here
BOOST BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS
2:45pm–3:30pm
Join your colleagues in the Exhibit Hall for snacks, networking and lots of awesome raffle prizes! Mingle with Exhibitors and have the opportunity to learn about the latest resources, curriculum, and services to enhance your program.
LEI LOUNGE
7:30pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
MORNING RECESS
7:30am-8:30am
CLOSING
11:15am-12:00pm
