27th Annual Convention
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Day 0 – Wednesday July 17
6:00 PM
Memorial Dinner Honoring Lee Caggiano
Please join us on the evening before the convention begins for an in-person memorial dinner honoring our dearly missed co-founder Lee Caggiano. Everyone in our stuttering community and beyond (all ages and all levels of familiarity with Lee and Friends) is welcome to join.
Since this is a separate event from our Annual Convention, we ask that you RSVP even if you have already registered for the convention. This memorial dinner is free to attend (with donations always welcome), but we ask that you please RSVP so we can make sure that we order enough food. RSVP to the memorial dinner here.
Day 1 – Thursday July 18
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Registration
For all attendees | Registration Desk
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Session 1
Welcome & Ice Breakers
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom | Facilitator: Barry
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session 2
Getting to Know Our Friends
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Aidan & Mandy
Speed Meeting
For tweens ages 10-13 & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Allison & Josette
Our Place at Friends
For adults | Atrium | Facilitators: Róisín & Sara
Parent Workshops
New Parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Adannaya, Arin, Cheryl, Ryan
Returning Parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Anthony, Catey, Rick, Leor
How to Get the Most of the Convention
For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitators: Tricia & Julie
4:10 PM - 5:10 PM
Session 3
Meeting New Friends
For kids, tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Jenny, Gianna, Lewis, Mackenzie
Roundtables: Your Child's Legacy
For parents & SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Tricia, Ben, Cheryl, Heather, Julie, Kristel, Mark, Róisín, Sara
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
2024 Opening Ceremony
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner with Friends
For all attendees
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tween Hospitality Room
For tweens ages 10-13 | Room 901
Teen Hospitality Room
For high schoolers | Room 907
Adult Hospitality Room
For adults, parents, SLPs | Room 922
*Siblings join workshops based on their age (i.e., join kids, tween, or high schooler workshops) unless otherwise specified.
Day 2 – Friday July 19
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Morning Welcome, Open Mic
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Ava, Lauren, Mackenzie
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Session 1
What I Know (and Wish Others Knew) about Stuttering
For kids ages 6-9 | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Meghan & Emily
Keynote: Eric Jackson
For tweens, high schoolers, adults, parents, SLPs | Grand Ballroom
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2
Friends Funhouse
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Allegra & Shelby
Stuttering Tree
For tweens ages 10-13 | Upper Deck | Facilitators: David & Jeff
Fishbowl: How do we define stuttering?
For high schoolers, adults, parents, SLPs | Grand Ballroom & Colorado Room | Facilitators: Róisín, Nicole, Allison, Ben, Cole, Chris, Gianna, Jia, Joel, Josette, Kristel, Mike, Naomi, Ryan, Sara, Stavros, Nic, Mark
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch with Friends
For all attendees | Atrium
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Group Picture!
For all attendees
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Session 3
I Stutter and...
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Kristel & Nic
Stuttering Jeopardy
For siblings | Upper Deck | Facilitators: Maddie & Julia
Outing (1:15 - 3:00 pm)
For tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Mark, Róisín, Allison, Ben, Chris, David, Eric, George, Grace, Joel, JoseJe, Naomi, Stavros
Roundtable Reflections
For parents & SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Nicole, Tricia, Cheryl, Heather, Julie, Katie, Loryn, Patty
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
For all attendees
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Session 4
Connecting through Improv and Movement
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Amanda & Ben
Creative Writing (3:00 - 3:45 pm)
For tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitator: Adam
Creating Space for Stuttering
For parents & SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitator: Aidan & Ezra
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 5
Stuttering as a Superpower
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: George, Josette, Bennie
Impact of Stuttering
For tweens & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitator: Nic & Naomi
Responding in the Moment of Stuttering
For adults | Atrium | Facilitator: Elizabeth
What We Wish Our Parents Knew
For parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Ben, Joel, Mike
Trauma-Informed Therapy
For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Mandy
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner in Denver! Enjoy exploring Denver and hang out with your new friends!
Take me out to the ballgame!
You are welcome to explore Denver on your own, but if you’d like to continue hanging out with your Friends, we will be going to Coors Field at 6:40PM for a Colorado Rockies vs. San Francisco Giants game. Learn more here.
Calling all rock climbers and aspiring climbers!
From 7-9pm, join folks from the convention at Movement for an evening of indoor climbing and bonding with other people who stutter and their families. Learn more here.
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tween Hospitality Room
For tweens ages 10-13 | Room 901
Teen Hospitality Room
For high schoolers | Room 907
Adult Hospitality Room, Music/Poetry Open Mic
For adults, parents, SLPs | Room 922
Day 3 – Saturday July 20
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Morning Welcome, Open Mic
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Bennie, Dougie, Lewis
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Session 1
Drawing Your Stuttering
For all kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Grace & Mackenzie
Claiming Our Space
For tweens ages 10-13 & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitator: Barry
Panel: Stuttering Research Updates
For adults, parents, SLPs | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Chris, Eric, Jia, Naomi, Rick
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 2
Our Stuttering Legacy Collage
For kids & tweens | Room 901 | Facilitators: Hallie & Dougie
Disclosing and Advocating in the Workplace
For high schoolers & adults | Colorado Room | Facilitator: George
Roundtable: Supporting Your Child's Legacy
For parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Sara, Ben, Cheryl, Heather,
Julie, Kristel, Mark, Nic, Patty, Tricia
Social Model of Disability
For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Ryan
Supporting Your Sibling
For siblings | Atrium | Facilitator: Jason
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch with Friends
For all attendees | Atrium
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Auction with George!
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 3
Playing Games with Stuttering
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitator: Allison
Teen Panel
For tweens & high schoolers | Colorado Room | Facilitators and Panelists: Jenny, Ava, Bennie, Dougie, Lauren
What Would You Like to Hear
For adults & parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitators: Tricia & Julie
Counseling for SLPs
For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Jason
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Session 4
Living Your Legacy
For kids ages 6-9 | Room 901 | Facilitators: Ava, Lauren, Lewis
Living Your Legacy
For tweens, high schoolers, adults | Colorado Room | Facilitators: Naomi & Mike
Living Your Legacy
For parents | Grand Ballroom | Facilitator: Heather
Living Your Legacy
For SLPs | Upper Deck | Facilitator: Mark
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Dinner, Dance, Karaoke
For all attendees | Grand Ballroom