2007 North Carolina Summit on Youth & Families
“Building a Bright Future for All North Carolinians”
Economic Opportunity • Educational Excellence • Health and Well-being
December 4-5, 2007
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center RTP, Durham, NC
Summit Program
Tuesday, December 4
11:00 a.m. Registration
1:00 p.m. Opening Luncheon
Keynote Speaker
Donald Weaver, M.D., Assistant Surgeon General and Deputy Associate Administrator for Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration
Learn from Dr. Donald Weaver about our nation’s health crises. He will discuss critical issues bridging youth, families, and communities.
2:30 p.m. Break; Move to Concurrent Sessions
3:00 p.m. Invited Concurrent Sessions I: The Current State of North Carolina’s Youth and Families
4:30 p.m. Free Time; Exhibits Open
5:00 p.m. Family & Consumer Sciences Foundation Reception (Crystal Cove Ballroom)
(NOTE: By invitation only)
6:00 p.m. Awards Banquet: Highlighting Excellence in Community Programming for North
Carolina’s Youth and Families
8:00 p.m. Awards Banquet adjourns: Live Auction to Benefit the North Carolina 4-H Development Fund and Family & Consumer Sciences Foundation
Wednesday, December 5
7:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet
8:30 a.m. Invited Concurrent Sessions II: Strengthening Our State's Youth and Families
10:00 a.m. Morning Break (with morning beverage refreshments)
10:30 Invited Concurrent Sessions III: Strengthening Our State's Youth and Families
12:00 noon Luncheon
1:30 p.m. Peer-reviewed Concurrent Sessions IV: Ideas and Programs that Work
(NOTE: no pre-registration available; specific session participation is on a first-come basis until room capacity is reached)
3:00 p.m. Closing Plenary: The Road Ahead
Moderator: Marshall Stewart, Ph.D., Head, Department of 4-H Youth
Development and Family & Consumer Sciences; Associate Director for Youth
and Families and State Program Leader, North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Service, North Carolina State University
Economic opportunity, educational excellence and health and well-being are central themes for the future viability and sustainability of North Carolina. Panelists will share their forecast and insights regarding the future of the state using these three focus areas as guiding lights for North Carolina's future. The expertise and experiences of these panelists will provide conference participants with a memorable and inspiing capstone presentation for the first annual NC Summit on Youth and Families.
4:30 p.m. Summit adjourns; Exhibitor Fair Closes
Have a Safe Trip Home!
