7:30 - 9am
   Registration & Coffee
9 - 9:30am
   Welcome & Introduction, Lin Oliver & Stephen Mooser
9:30 - 10:30am
   KEYNOTE: Walter Dean Myers, A Passion for Detail
10:30 - 11:30am
   KEYNOTE: Peter Brown, Realities of Being an Author/Illustrator
 11:45 - 12:45pm
  
 12:45 - 2pm
  

Lunch Break
    Increasing Your Book Sales & Revenue Workshop Luncheon
Pros and Cons of Publishing with Multiple Houses: A Conversation with Editors and Agents
    Poetry Masterclass Lunch
2 - 3pm
   KEYNOTE: Emma Dryden, Sailing Away from the Safe Harbor:
Connecting Young Readers with Books in a Media-Driven Society
 3:15 - 4:15pm
  
 4:30 - 5:30pm
   EDITOR'S PANEL: Professional Criticism: How to Receive It & What to do With It
Elizabeth Parisi, Arthur Levine, Mark McVeigh, Krista Marino
 6:30 - 7:30pm
   Wine & Cheese Reception Honoring SCBWI Global Voices
 7:30 - 9:30pm
   OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: Peer Group Critiques OR Yoga for Conference Attendees

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7:30 - 8:30am
   Morning Coffee
8:30 - 9:30am
   KEYNOTE: Kate Schafer & Tracey Adams, Two Agents, Two Views
9:30 - 10:30am
   KEYNOTE: Kadir Nelson, Words & Paintings
 10:45 - 11:45am
  
 11:45am - 1pm
   Lunch Break
1 - 2pm
   KEYNOTE: Tamora Pierce, Fantasy: It Works Best When It's Real
2 - 3pm
   KEYNOTE: Rubin Pfeffer, A Publisher Examines the State of the Industry
 3:15 - 4:15pm
  
 4:30 - 5:30pm
   KEYNOTE: Ellen Wittlinger, How Can a 58-Year-Old Write Books for Teenagers (And Why Does She Want To?)
 5:30 - 7:30pm
   Portfolio Display & Reception
 7:30 - 10:30pm
   By the Light of the Silvery Moon, The 2007 Poolside Gala

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7:30 - 8:30am
   Morning Coffee
8:30 - 9:30am
   KEYNOTE: Mark McVeigh & Laurent Linn,
Balancing Act: An Inside Peak at how an Art Director & Editor Work Together
9:30 - 10:30am
   KEYNOTE: John Green, All Writing is Rewriting
 10:45 - 11:45am
  
 12 - 2:30pm
  

Golden Kite Luncheon & Awards Presentation
 3 - 4pm
  
 4:15 - 5:15pm
   KEYNOTE: Linda Sue Park & Dinah Stevenson, Beyond the Slushpile
 7:30 - 9:30pm
   OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: Peer Group Critiques OR Yoga for Conference Attendees

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7:30 - 8:30am
   Morning Coffee
8:30 - 9:30am
   KEYNOTE: Connie C. Epstein, The Current Market for Children's Books: A Complete Survey
9:45 - 10:45am
   KEYNOTE: Allyn Johnston & Marla Frazee,
Baby Steps, Boxer Shorts, Birthday Cake & a Roller Coaster:
 An Illustrator & an Editor Get Serious about Making Picture Books
 10:45 - 11:15am
   KEYNOTE: Kirby Larson, Wild Horses Dragged Me: One Writer's Story
11:30am - 12:30pm
  
 12:30 - 1:30pm
  

Lunch Break

1:30 - 2pm
   KEYNOTE: Lisa Yee, Ethnic Diversity in Literature:
Should Who You Are Determine What You Write?
2 - 3pm
   EDITOR'S PANEL: What Makes My Perfect Book: Five Editors Break it Down
Emma Dryden, Julie Strauss-Gabel, Rachel Griffiths, Allyn Johnston, Dinah Stevenson
3 - 3:30pm
   KEYNOTE: Lee Bennett Hopkins, Poetry: Fear No More
3:30 - 5:30pm
   Farewell, Door Prizes, Autograph Party & Dessert Buffet

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