b'WEDNESDAY, MAY 27continued 9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. HUDCitygate Network Symposium $Were sitting down at the table again with key staff from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and members of Continuums of Care (CoC) in the SouthCentral States. If you are from the Rawhide District, plus Kansas and Louisiana, we invite you to arrive early and be at the table because a CoC representative from your city will likely be there. (Watch for your personal invitation.) Well talk about what on our streets is working and whats not, plus investigate some of the ways communities and service providers can better work together to reduce and ultimately prevent the seemingly overwhelming problems we are facing. Well also look at the State of Homelessness in America report from the Council of Economic Advisors and see where there might be common ground. OFFICIAL START OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION1:00 p.m.1:45 p.m. FirstTimers (and OldTimers) Orientation If this is your very first Citygate Network Annual Conference and Exposition, come find out from our hosts and their helpers what this major event is all about. There will be loads of laughter and a lot of prizes. And were also inviting people who have been to 10 or more of these events to join us in a speed datinglike setting to provide their helpful insights, answer your questions, and make themselves available as mentors and fortifiers throughout our four days togetherand maybe longer, if mutually desired.2:15 p.m.3:30 p.m.Track Seminars (Group 1)(See page 1415 for Tracks and Titles)3:45 p.m.4:30 p.m. Exhibitors Guacamole Huddle All of our business partners are invited to come together with the Citygate Network president and board members for some predinner dipping and an exciting update on the association and future opportunities. 4:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. Salsa Bar Networking We have 19 different professional networks in our association, from Executive Leadership to Addiction Recovery to Vocational Education to Information Technology toyou get it. Find the group you identify with and converse over chips and a variety of salsas (but save room for dinner). Bring business cards to keep the connections going.5:30 p.m.7:45 p.m. Wednesday Night General Session and Dinner General sessions are the most popular component of our conferences. Virtually everybody shows up. Thats because theres always something stimulating happening on one of the stages, on the screen, on the floor, or at the tables. Well start with dinner and move on to our alwayspopular networking. Crawford Lorrits will be our keynote speaker in this general session. The muchadmired Sara Groves will lead us in worship. 8'