Our Winter Conference, All In to Win In 2020, is just around the corner! We’re excited to meet March 6-8 in Orlando! Following is our Program Update #1 and important registration information:

HOTEL: Our hotel reservation block has been extended to Friday, February 21. We negotiated a special rate of $149 per night, no resort fees, and reduced parking at the beautiful, newly-renovated Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside. Book directly with the hotel HERE.

REGISTRATION: Your registration fee of $40 covers the Welcome Reception on Friday night, and Continental Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday, as well as materials and refreshments throughout the day. Our Leadership Dinner on Saturday night is a separately-ticketed event for $90. Prices for both registration and dinner go up on March 6. Register on our website HERE.

PROGRAM: As always, we’re putting together an interactive program discussing key issues for the LGBTQ+ community. You’ll hear from LGBTQ+ activists and allies, elected officials and candidates, and subject matter experts. We’ll also host a Membership Meeting requiring your votes on two important bylaws updates, and we’ll conduct a survey of Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic activists. And on Sunday, we’ll make a group visit to the Pulse Memorial.

Our program is still in development, so watch your email and social media for updates!

FRIDAY, MARCH 6

ALL EVENTS ARE AT THE MARRIOTT ORLANDO LAKESIDE HOTEL UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Registration begins at 5pm

Welcome Reception
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Sponsored by the Rainbow Democrats

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

8:00am
Registration
Continental Breakfast

8:30am
Breakfast Speaker: Terrie Rizzo, Florida Democratic Party Chair

Morning Session

Welcome:

• Stephen Gaskill, President, Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus
• Brandon Nelson, President, Rainbow Democrats
• Wes Hodge, Orange County DEC Chair

Presentation: Forces Driving Discrimination in Florida Schools

• Carol Cleaver, science teacher; Escambia Education Association Teacher’s Union; Vice President of the Emerald Coast Equality LGBTA Democratic Caucus

Presentation: What Does That Mean? Non-Binary, Genderqueer and the New Language of the LGBTQ+ Movement

• Reign Hervey, Caucus Director of Diversity and Inclusion

Speakers:

• Adam Sabin, Caucus Treasurer, Budget Presentation
• Ben Johansen, Founder, Pulse Ribbon Project

Lunch

• Former actress and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon
• Orlando Commissioner Patty Sheehan
• Tickets are $10 if you’d like to just attend the lunch session to hear Cynthia and Patty speak, without eating lunch. If you’d like tp lunch included or wish to attend the full day’s events, please register for the conference. This session is include in the conference registration fee.

Afternoon Session

Speakers: Tallahassee Legislative Update

• State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith

Panel Discussion: Issues and Challenges for Florida’s Trans Community

• Nathan Bruemmer, former Executive Director, ALSO Youth
• Ricki Bauman, Assistant Secretary, Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus
• Gina Duncan, Director of Transgender Equality, Equality Florida

Panel Discussion: Convert to Love: Ban Conversion Therapy

• Eric Rollings, Organizer, Convert to Love: Ban Conversion Therapy
• Heather Wilkie, Zebra Coalition
• Jennifer Foster, CEO, One Orlando Alliance
• Stephanie Preston-Hughes, Orange Counseling

Speakers Session

• Ben Johansen, Founder, Pulse Ribbon Project

Membership Meeting

• Director Presentations
• Bylaws Change Discussion and Vote
• Survey of Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic activists

5pm
Adjourn

6:30pm to 7:30pm
Cocktail Reception

7:30pm
Leadership Dinner

Program:

• Stephen Gaskill, President
• Congressional Keynote: U.S. Rep. Val Demings
• More Speakers To Be Announced Shortly

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

10am to Noon
Farewell Brunch
Hammered Lamb
1235 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando

12:30pm
Group Tour of Pulse Memorial
1912 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando