Program

The program for LOEX 2021 has not yet been developed. It will use last year's program as a building block (e.g., a plenary session for all attendees to kick-off the conference, followed by numerous 1-hour long breakout sessions) but will hopefully include some additional activities, such as a pre-conference workshop; roundtable discussions; grad student poster sessions and perhaps more.

More details will be forthcoming in January 2021 (e.g., once breakout session proposal acceptances go out).

Schedule

Thursday, May 5 (All times Eastern)
12:30 - 8:00 p.m.                 Registration & information
1:30 - 4:30 p.m.                   Optional: Pre-Conference Workshop (Servant Leadership - additional fee)

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.                   Optional: Group Visit to UMMA and William L. Clements Library in Ann Arbor

4:30 - 5:15 p.m.                   Optional: First-time attendee orientation   

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.                   Hors d'oeuvres Reception (at conference hotel; outside - weather permitting)

Friday, May 6

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.           Registration & information

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                    Breakfast  
8:30 - 10:00 a.m.                  Welcome & plenary speaker (Mike Caulfield)

10:15 - 11:05 a.m.                Breakout sessions 1    

11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.       Breakout sessions 2  

12:10 - 1:15 p.m.                  Lunch

12:50 - 1:30 p.m.                  Roundtable Discussions (Five topics)

1:15 - 1:45 p.m.                    Grad Student Poster Sessions  

1:45 - 2:35 p.m.                    Breakout sessions 3  

2:50 - 3:40 p.m.                    Breakout sessions 4   

3:40 - 4:10 p.m.                    Grad Student Poster Sessions / .Snack break

4:10 - 5:00 p.m.                    Breakout sessions 5  

Early evening                       .Dine-arounds at Ypsilanti restaurants (optional; access options via attendee wiki)

Saturday, May 7

7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.              Registration & information
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.                       Breakfast  
8:30 - 8:35 a.m.                       Announcements (brief)

8:50 - 9:40 a.m.                       Breakout sessions 6

9:55- 10:45 a.m.                      Breakout sessions 7  

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.                  .Morning Coffee/Tea/Water break

11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. _ _     Breakout sessions 8    
12:05 - 1:35 p.m.                    .Lunch; Lightning Talks (LTs occur at end of lunch)

1:50 - 2:40 p.m._                      Breakout sessions 9

2:55 - 3:45 p.m.                       Breakout sessions 10                         

3:45 p.m. _                                Conference Concludes (all times Eastern)

- The number of breakout sessions per time slot is typically six, but may be fewer than that at the beginning / end of each day.

- All meals & snack/drink breaks will have seating available inside and (weather permitting for a covered, open-air patio) also outside