* A more detailed agenda will be posted soon. Please note, some sessions may be subject to change as the schedule develops. The website will be continuously updated. Items in bold require additional registration.
Tuesday, February 20 (LEADS Workshop)
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- LEADS Fellowship Workshop (1:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
Wednesday, February 21 (Pre-Conferences)
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- ADFM Board Meeting (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
- ADFM LEADS Fellowship Workshop (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
- BRC Fellowship Meeting (8:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
- Administrator's Pre-Conference (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
- Leader Development Preconference (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
- Building Research Capacity Preconference (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
- New Attendee Orientation (5:30 PM - 6:00 PM)
- Dine Arounds + Board Dinner (6:30 PM - )
Thursday, February 22
6:00 AM - 5:30 PM
- Wellness Session (6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)
- Topical Breakfast Tables (7:00 AM - 8:30 AM)
- Welcome, President's Speech, and Business Meeting (8:30 AM - 10:00 AM)
- Keynote Presentation: Tim Hoff (10:15 AM - 11:45 AM)
- Networking Lunch & Strategic Committees Meet (11:45 AM - 1:00 PM)
- Keynote Reflection + Workshop (1:00 PM - 4:30 PM)
- Welcome Happy Hour Reception (4:30 PM - 5:30 PM)
Friday, February 23
6:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- Wellness Session (6:00 AM - 7:00 AM)
- Breakfast + State & Regional Networking Tables (7:00 AM - 8:00 AM)
- LEADS Ignite Talks (8:00 AM - 9:30 AM)
- Initiating Intersectional Inclusion Using The Wheel of Identities (9:45 AM - 11:15 AM)
- Innovations Showcase (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
- New Chairs 101 Lunch & Workshop (12:45 PM - 2:45 PM)
- Afternoon On Your Own (12:30 PM - )
- Celebrating the LEADS Fellowship: Fellows, Alumni, Mentors, & Supporters Reception (5:30 PM - 6:00 PM)
- Leadership & Management Dilemmas Dinner (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
Saturday, February 24
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM
- Breakfast + Focused Networking Tables (7:30 AM - 8:30 AM)
- Updates Session (8:30 AM - 9:15 AM)
- Policy Mapping Workshop (9:15 AM - 10:45 AM)
- COVID Lessons Learned Panel (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
- Conference Close (12:00 PM - 12:10 PM )
- 2024 Conference Planning Committee Meeting - All Welcome! (12:15 PM -1:00 PM)

Innovation Showcase
Please consider submitting a proposal on an innovation in your department/work you've done in your department, highlighting new or creative ideas that other departments can learn from and apply in their own institutions. We anticipate these presentations to be about 15-30 minutes and will take place between 3:30-4:30pm on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
To submit a proposal for an Innovation Showcase, please complete this form!
Breakfast Table Topics
The topics for these discussion tables can be specific (e.g. something you are doing in your department that you want to share), general (e.g. open discussion of a topic), or focused on networking. As a facilitator of the discussion topic, you would host two separate groups, 45 minutes allotted for each, during the breakfast hour on February 22, 2024.
If you are interested in hosting a Breakfast Table Discussion Topic, please complete this form!
Deadline for both of these submissions is November 16, 2023.

Registration
If you are registering as a senior leader (only for those who are nominated by their chair/admin to attend and are not already an ADFM associate member), please complete this form and send it to Kim Sevedge at adfm@adfm.org.
Register online here!
Please also note that IF YOU ARE REGISTERING ON BEHALF OF SOMEONE ELSE, you MUST BE LOGGED IN UNDER THEIR ACCOUNT in order for the system to process your registration correctly.
Registration Type
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Conference Registration
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Renew Dues with Registration
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Chair
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$650
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$2,158
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Senior Leader
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$650
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N/A
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Associate
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$650
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$1,268
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Associate (Retired/Not Employed)
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$650
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$958
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Administrator
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$600
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$934
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Associate Administrator
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$600
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$908
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Administrator Senior Leader
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$650
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N/A
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Additional Sessions
Session
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Cost
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Attendees
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2/21 Administrator’s Preconference
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$165
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Administrators only
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2/21 Leadership Development: Tools for Enhancing Your Leadership Skills
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$75
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Open to all attendees; ADFM LEADS Fellows, Senior Leaders, and New Chairs encouraged to attend
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2/21 Building Research Capacity Preconference
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$75
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Open to all attendees; BRC Fellows and those interested in growing their research capacity are encouraged to attend.
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2/23 New Chair 101 Lunch
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$85
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New Chairs are encouraged to attend, open to all attendees
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Leadership and Management Dilemmas Dinner (dinner included)
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$150
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Open to all attendees
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2024 ADFM Annual Conference Hotel Information
Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel
888 Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Conference Hotel Rate
The ADFM Annual Conference group rate is $259 for single/double occupancy plus taxes. The deadline to make your reservations at the discounted rate Saturday, January 20, 2024.
Reserve your room at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel today.
Airport & Transportation
The Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel is only 2 miles from the Palm Springs Airport. There are a variety of taxi and ride share options available from the airport, as well as public transit service.
Attractions
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