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2012 National Convention
iCal Import- Start:
- March 12, 2012
- End:
- March 14, 2012
- Cost:
- TBA
- Venue:
- Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Hotel
- Phone:
- 407-827-4000
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Address:
Google Map - 1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vist, FL, United States, 32830
Registration PDF | Registration DOCX | Accommodations
Our 2012 National Convention will be held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. The hotel is in the Walt Disney World® Resort, conveniently located across the street from Downtown Disney. As an official resort hotel, UMA attendees and family members will be able to take advantage of complimentary shuttles to the Disney theme parks and exclusive Extra Magic Hours. It’s a great convention location that promises fun for the entire family.
UMA has secured an incredible discounted rate of only $130, and it’s good three days before and after our meeting. Hotel staff says this is the lowest price they’ve offered a group, so we are truly fortunate!
Details and UMA Registration will be available next week, but here’s the schedule of events: (download Registration PDF for copy of schedule)
Sunday, March 11 |
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| 2.00 PM – 5.00 PM | Registration Open |
Monday, March 12 |
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| 7.30 AM – 5.00 PM | Registration Open |
| 8.00 AM – 3.00 PM | EAGLE Peer Reviewer Training |
| 2.00 PM – 5.00 PM | Training Committee Meeting |
| 2.00 PM – 5.00 PM | UMA Board of Directors Meeting |
| 6.00 PM – 9.00 PM | Opening Dinner Featuring LeAnn Thieman |
Tuesday, March 13 |
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| 7.30 AM – 5.00 PM | Registration Open |
| 8.00 AM – 8.30 AM | Morning Prayers |
| 7.30 AM – 8.45 AM | First-Timer’s Orientation Breakfast |
| 9.00 AM – 10.15 AM | Plenary Featuring LeAnn Thieman |
| 10.30 AM – Noon | Small Group Meetings of Sections and Fellowships |
| Noon – 1.30 PM | Lunch and Meeting of the Membership Featuring Dan Burke, Esq. |
| 1.45 PM – 3.00 PM | Concurrent Education Sessions |
| 3.00 PM – 4.00 PM | Refreshments With Exhibitors |
| 4.00 PM – 5.15 PM | Concurrent Education Sessions |
| 5.15 PM until ? | Enjoy the Rest of Your Evening! |
Wednesday, March 14 |
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| 7.15 AM – 7.45 AM | Morning Prayers |
| 8.00 AM – 9.30 AM | Plenary Featuring Mary Tomlinson |
| 9.30 AM – 9.45 AM | Refreshments in the Exhibit Hall |
| 9.45 AM – 10.45 AM | Plenary Featuring Mary Tomlinson |
| 11.00 AM – Noon | Plenary Featuring Dave Lawrence |
| Noon – 2.00 PM | Celebration of Excellence Luncheon Featuring Susan Dreyfus |
| 2.00 PM – 3.30 PM | Closing Plenary and Worship |
Stay tuned to our website and Member News for more information.
Keynote Speaker
LeAnn Thieman is a nationally acclaimed speaker, author, and nurse who was “accidentally” caught up in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift in 1975. Her book, This Must Be My Brother, details her daring adventure of helping to rescue 300 babies as Saigon was falling to the Communists. An ordinary person, she struggled through extraordinary circumstances and found the courage to succeed.
Don’t miss her opening presentation, Light A Single Candle, at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 12! Recounting her dramatic experiences from the Airlift, LeAnn shares life-changing lessons for coping in our “war zones” today. This poignant, yet humorous, presentation inspires audiences to balance their lives, truly live their priorities, and make a difference in the world.
A sign above a pediatric burn unit in Vietnam read, “It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.” LeAnn inspires and honors audiences for lighting their candles of caring. She has been featured in Newsweek Magazine’s Voices of the Century issue, on FOX-TV, BBC, NPR, PBS, PAX-TV’s It’s A Miracle, and countless radio and TV programs.
After her story was featured in Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, LeAnn became one of Chicken Soup’s most prolific writers, having now coauthored twelve books in the series, including her just released, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Answered Prayers.
LeAnn is one of only ten-percent of speakers worldwide to have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation. In August, 2008 she was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame.
