Events

As you begin planning your Gender Odyssey weekend — especially if you are booking travel from out of town — keep in mind that in addition to workshops, the conference features many evening events you may want to attend. We strongly recommend that you plan to attend the entire weekend, from Friday evening through Monday night.

Schedule of 2008 Gender Odyssey Events

Friday:

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Provider's Seminar Pre-institute
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Conference Registration
Silvercloud Broadway Hotel

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Meet & Greet
Silvercloud Broadway Hotel

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
People of Color Reception
Garage Billiards & Bowl

Saturday:

7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Conference Registration
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Workshops and Facilitated Discussions
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
South African Activism: Beginning a Global Dialogue
Tebogo Calvin Nkoana and Liesl Theron of Gender DynamiX, Cape Town
(free and open to the public)
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

3:40 PM – 5:45 PM
Plenary Session, Keynote Address by Eli Clare
(free and open to the public)
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Youth Reception
Kaladi Brothers Coffee

9:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Madame Pierre's Other Tongue
Surrealist Cabaret Starring Lazlo Pearlman
(open to the public)
Broadway Performance Hall   (buy advance tickets)

Sunday:

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Conference Registration
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Workshops and Facilitated Discussions
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Barbeque
(open to the public, $10 suggested donation without conference badge)
Central Lutheran Church

9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Play Party
(open to conference attendees, Wet Spot members, and their guests)

Monday:

8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Conference Registration
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Workshops and Facilitated Discussions
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
She's A Boy I Knew
Film and Discussion with Gwen Haworth
Washington State Convention and Trade Center

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Wind Down Social
(open to the public)
Kaladi Brothers Coffee