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2024 Conference Schedule at a Glance

 

 


ADEC's 45th Annual Conference


PRE-CONFERENCE

     VIRTUAL ONLY - Professional Development Courses: Monday-Tuesday April 8-9, 2024
          Attend virtually from your home or office; travel to Houston, TX on Wednesday April 10 for our full conference, or attend virtually

     IN PERSON ONLY - Specialty Workshops: Wednesday April 10, 2024

 

MAIN CONFERENCE WITH CONCURRENT SESSIONS

     IN PERSON or VIRTUAL
     Thursday April 11 through Saturday April 13, 2024

Preliminary Schedule - Events are in Central Time Zone / Houston, Texas USA

For our global members, use this world clock tool to check your time: www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

Houston, TX USA  | The Westin Oaks Houston At The Galleria

 

PRE-CONFERENCE


Professional Development Courses - VIRTUAL ONLY 

Monday April 8, 2024 and Tuesday April 9, 2024
You must attend both days

Option 2: Intermediate - Dr. Louis Gamino
Option 3: Advanced - Dr. Darcy Harris and Dr. Evgenia (Jane) Milman

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM Central Time / Houston Time Zone
     9:00 AM - 10:15 Presentation
     10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Refreshment Break
     10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation
     12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch On Your Own
     1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Presentation
     2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Break
     2:45 PM - 4:45 PM Presentation



Specialty Workshop - Full Day, In-Person
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

9:00 AM - 4:45  Funeral Service History and Traditions
     Dr. Bill Hoy and Dr. Harold Ivan Smith - All Levels
     Includes a visit to the Museum of Funeral Service History

     9:00 AM - 10:15 Presentation CT / Houston Time Zone
     10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Refreshment Break
     10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation
     12:00 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch On Your Own
     1:15 PM - 2:30 PM Presentation
     2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Refreshment Break
     2:45 PM - 4:45 PM Presentation

Specialty Workshop - Half Day - AM -  In-Person
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM Central Time / Houston, TX

9:00 AM - 12:15 PM Imaginal Dialogues with the Deceased: Principles and Practice; presenters, Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, Carolyn Ng, PsyD

     9:00 AM - 10:15 Presentation Central Time / Houston Time Zone
     10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Refreshment Break
     10:30 AM - 12:15 PM Presentation
     12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch On Your Own




Specialty Workshop - Half Day - PM -  In-Person
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM Central Time Zone / Houston, TX

1:30 PM - 4:45 PM Bereavement Overload - Working with Multiple Losses; presenter J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP

     1:30 PM - 2:45 PM Presentation
     2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Refreshment Break
     3:00 PM - 4:45 PM Presentation




CONFERENCE


Register to Attend IN PERSON April 11-13, 2024

Register to Attend VIRTUALLY April 11-13, 2024


Wednesday, April 10, 2024
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 Exhibit and Authors Fair Setup
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM New Member Orientation
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM  New Member and First Time Attendee Welcome 
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM  Welcome Reception and Networking



Thursday, April 11, 2024

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibits and Authors Fair
9:00 AM - 10:50 AM  Welcome - Keynote Speaker, Jeff Temple, PhD - Awards
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM  Refreshment Break: Poster Presenters - Exhibits - Authors Fair
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM  Concurrent Session I 
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM  Lunch On Your Own
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM  Concurrent Session II
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM  Refreshment Break: Poster Presenters - Exhibits - Authors Fair
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM  Concurrent Session III

 

Friday, April 12, 2024

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
 Exhibits and Authors Fair
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Concurrent Session IV
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM  Refreshment Break: Poster Presenters - Exhibits - Authors Fair
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  Concurrent Session V
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM  Lunch On Your Own
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM  Keynote Speaker, Tanya Sharpe, PhD -  Awards 
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM  Refreshment Break: Poster Presentations - Exhibits - Authors Fair
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  Concurrent Session VI

   

Saturday, April 13, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Exhibits
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Concurrent Session VII
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM  Refreshment Break  
10:15 AM - 11:20 AM  Keynote Speaker, Ted Bowman, MDiv
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM Break
11:35 AM - 12:35 PM  Concurrent Session VIII
12:35 PM - 1:15 PM  Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM  Concurrent Session IX
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM  Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM   Looking Ahead

















 



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