Wednesday evening, Sept. 19:

Welcome/Hospitality at Mark Twain Hotel

Thursday, Sept. 20:

Breakfast at Mark Twain Hotel (hot breakfast included with lodging fee)

9:30 a.m.

Registration at Spalding Pastoral Center opens 

10 a.m. to noon

General Session: "Communicating Across Today's Generations,” Dominic Perri, principal consultant with Essential Conversations and consultant to the USCCB.

Noon to 1 p.m.

Lunch at Pastoral Center

1 to 2:30 p.m.

Editorial track: Dominic Perri reaction panel –What generational differences mean to how we report and deliver our message.

Advertising/Business Track: "Social Media Marketing Made Simple", Tammy Finch, Founder, Web Services Inc.

2:45 to 4 p.m.

Editorial track: "When Politics and Religion Intersect,” Bob Gilligan, executive director, Catholic Conference of Illinois

Advertising/Business track: Dominic Perri breakout panel – What generational differences mean to how we sell, promote, etc.

4:30 p.m.

Mass with Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, CSC, at St. Mary's Cathedral

5:30 p.m.

Board bus outside cathedral for brief city tour enroute to dinner

6 to 8 p.m.

Dinner at Basta's, Peoria Heights 

8 p.m.

Bus returns to Mark Twain Hotel 

Friday, Sept. 21:

Breakfast at Mark Twain Hotel (hot breakfast included with lodging fee)

8:30 to 9 a.m.

Morning Prayer at Spalding Pastoral Center

9:15 to 10:30 a.m.

General Session: "Lessons from a Great Catholic Communicator,” insights from the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and updates on the sainthood cause of the Diocese of Peoria native

by Msgr. Stanley Deptula, executive director, Sheen Foundation

10:30 to 10:45 a.m.

Cookie reception, Archbishop Sheen Museum 

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Editorial track: "Photography/Video Tips,” featuring Daryl Wilson, former photo editor, Tulsa World

Advertising/Business Track: "Looking Ahead: Strategic Planning in Changing Times,” featuring Jack Rooney, Capitol Strategies

12:30 p.m.

Lunch at Pastoral Center

1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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