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Wednesday
, September 18
The International Bar // Westgate
7:00pm •
Late Night Networking: RNA Social Hour
Thursday
, September 19
Ballroom A
9:30am •
Continental breakfast begins, sponsored by American Jewish Committee
9:45am •
Welcome & Announcements
10:00am •
Sponsored panel & continental breakfast from the American Jewish Committee: Anti-Semitism in Politics, Pews and Overseas
11:05am •
PANEL: Welcoming the Stranger: How Sacred Texts Inform Emerging Immigration Views
2:00pm •
PANEL: Religion, Socialism & Economic Justice
3:05pm •
PANEL: Saving Souls in Sin City: The Secret Life of Ministry in the Party City
4:15pm •
Sponsored panel from Freedom From Religion Foundation: Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump
Ballroom B
12:00pm •
Exhibits open 12-6:30
12:05pm •
Networking with exhibitors
12:45pm •
Lunch
1:45pm •
Networking with exhibitors
5:15pm •
Welcome Reception, sponsored by "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Ballroom Hallway // Westgate Covention Area
8:30am •
Registration 8:30 am–6:30 pm
Convention area // Westgate Resort
4:05pm •
Break
Executive Boardroom // Convention Area 2nd Floor
8:30am •
Hospitality Room 8:30 am–6 pm
On your own // Westgate
6:30pm •
Late Night Networking: Exploring the Westgate
Friday
, September 20
Ballroom A
9:45am •
Announcements
10:00am •
PROGRAM: Millennials & Spirituality — Measuring Millennial Spirituality
11:05am •
PROGRAM: Millennials & Spirituality — Four Millennials Who Are Redefining Faith
2:00pm •
PANEL: Sanctuaries or Soft Targets? How Houses of Worship Are Grappling with the Threat of Attacks
3:05pm •
PANEL: High church? Marijuana, Mushrooms and Drug-Related Religious Activism
4:30pm •
Sponsored panel by the Ansari Institute: Extreme Coverage: Reporting on Religion, Peace, and Conflict
Ballroom B
8:00am •
Breakfast: Exhibitor presentations followed by Opinion Journalism Panel
8:00am •
Exhibits open 8 am–5:30 pm
8:30am •
PANEL: Opinion Journalism On the God Beat
12:05pm •
Networking break with exhibitors
12:45pm •
LUNCH & PROGRAM: Millennials & Spirituality — Covering Millennial Spirituality
4:05pm •
Networking break with exhibitors
5:30pm •
Dinner, sponsored by World Vision: Shifting Our Approach to Poverty
Ballroom Hallway // Westgate Covention Area
8:00am •
Registration 8 am–6:30 pm
Convention area // Westgate Resort
1:45pm •
Break
Executive Boardroom // Convention Area 2nd Floor
11:00am •
Hospitality Room 11 am–5:30 pm
On your own // Las Vegas Strip
7:00pm •
Late Night Networking: Hit the Strip
Saturday
, September 21
Ballroom A
10:00am •
PANEL: The Whistleblowers
11:05am •
BREAKOUT PANEL: Finding the Right Images for the Faith Beat
1:50pm •
PANEL: Abortion, Religion & the Courts
3:00pm •
BREAKOUT PANEL: How to Cover Horrific Events
6:30pm •
2019 RNA Annual Awards Banquet (Doors open at 6 pm)
Ballroom B
8:00am •
Exhibits 8 am–12:30 pm
8:30am •
Breakfast, sponsored by the University of Notre Dame: Sexual Harassment and Catholic Seminary Culture: The First Sociological Survey of Current Seminarians
9:30am •
Networking with exhibitors
12:05pm •
Last-chance exhibitor networking
12:40pm •
Lunch, sponsored by TBN: The Future of Faith in Media, presented by TBN’s “State of Faith”
Ballroom C
11:05am •
BREAKOUT PANEL: Challenging Secularism: Hindu Fundamentalism in India and the Diaspora
3:00pm •
BREAKOUT PANEL: Faith in the Age of Social Media: How Religion Journalists Can Best Use Social Media in Reporting
4:10pm •
Member Meeting
Ballroom Hallway // Westgate Covention Area
8:00am •
Registration 8 am–5 pm
Convention area // Westgate Resort
1:40pm •
Break
2:50pm •
Break
Executive Boardroom // Convention Area 2nd Floor
8:00am •
Hospitality Room 8 am–4 pm
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