Saturday, September 20 – Welcome to your WLTI Experience
Note: Please attend opening dinner and session in SkillsUSA official attire.
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| Registration and check-in: |
Noon – 5 p.m. |
Turn in Pre-assignment Brochure or PowerPoint Slide. |
| Opening Dinner & Session (Potomac Ballroom I, II, III): |
6 p.m. |
Students: Ice-beakers w/ National Officers & Orientation. Potomac Ballroom |
8:30 p.m. |
Advisors: Orientation and Organizational Meeting (Colvin I & II) |
8:30 p.m. |
| State Meeting (Dulles A, Colvin I, Colvin II, International, Fairfax) |
10 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11 p.m. |
| Sunday, September 21 – Day of Touring Washington D.C.
Note: Day of touring is casual. Please wear your conference shirt please for group photo.
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| Breakfast (Potomac Ballroom I, II & III) |
7 a.m. |
| Buses Depart for Downtown D.C. |
8 a.m. |
| Group Picture in front of the Capitol |
8:45 a.m. |
| Guided tour of monuments |
9 a.m. – Noon |
Tour of Downtown D.C., Smithsonian, and Lunch – on your own
(Drop-off in front of Air and Space Museum)
NOTE: States are "on their own" for touring and lunch. Information and maps will be provided during orientation on Saturday night. |
Noon – 4 p.m. |
Buses depart for National SkillsUSA Center
(Load in front of Air and Space Museum)
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4 p.m. |
National SkillsUSA Center
Picnic Dinner, Games and Tour at National SkillsUSA Center. |
5:30 p.m. |
| Buses return to hotel |
7:30 p.m. |
State meetings (Dulles A, Colvin I, Colvin II, International, Fairfax)
Room set-up: all rooms, rounds to capacity. |
8:30 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11 p.m. |
| Monday, September 22 – The Individual as an Advocate |
| Breakfast (Potomac Ballroom I, II & III) |
8 a.m. |
| Preparation for Congressional Visits |
8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
| Break for teachers |
9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m. |
| Students: Advocates for CTE (Potomac I, II & III) |
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Advisors: Perkins 2007 (Colvin I & II) |
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Break |
10:45 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. |
Lunch (Potomac I, II & III Ballroom) Joint Session Students and Advisors
Featured speaker: |
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. |
| Break |
1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. |
Students: Advocates for CTE
Potomac I for college /postsecondary
Potomac II & III for high school |
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
| Advisors (Colvin I & II) |
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Buses depart for Dulles Town Center – Dinner and shopping on your own |
5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
| Last Bus returns from Dulles Town Center to the Hilton |
9:30 p.m. |
| State Meetings (Dulles A, Colvin I, Colvin II, International, Fairfax) |
9:30 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11 p.m. |
| Tuesday, September 23 – A Day at our Nation's Capitol |
Breakfast
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7:30 a.m. |
Buses depart for Washington D.C.
REMINDER: Bring photo ID for admittance into Federal Buildings
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8:30 a.m. |
| Congressional visits (lunch on your own) |
10:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Buses depart for Arlington National Cemetery
Pickup point - Northwest side of First St. |
3 p.m |
| Wreath Ceremony: Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery |
4:15 p.m. |
| Buses depart for hotel |
5:30 p.m. |
Dinner at the Hilton (Potomac Ballroom I, II & III)
Room set-up: Rounds to capacity |
6:30 p.m. |
| WLTI Social–food, dance and karaoke! (Potomac Ballroom I, II & III) |
8:30 p.m. |
Statesman papers, pre-conference assignments and conference evaluations due.
(Bring to Executive Boardroom I)
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9 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, September 24 – Statesman Recognition Ceremony |
| Statesman Interviews (Dulles A, Colvin I, Colvin II, International, Fairfax) |
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
| Closing Ceremony and Breakfast (Potomac ballroom I, II & III) |
9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
| Note: flight arrangements can be made after 1 p.m. if flying out of Dulles
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