Saturday, September 15 – Welcome to your WLTI Experience
Note: Please attend opening dinner and session in SkillsUSA official attire.
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| Registration and check-in |
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. |
Turn in Preassignment Brochure or PowerPoint Slide. |
Opening Dinner and Session
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6 p.m. |
Students: Ice-beakers w/national officers and orientation |
8:30 p.m. |
Advisors: Orientation and organizational meeting
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8:30 p.m. |
| State Meetings |
10:30 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11 p.m. |
| Sunday, September 16 – Day of Touring Washington D.C.
Note: Day of touring is casual. Please wear your conference shirt for group photo.
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| Breakfast |
7 a.m. |
| Buses Depart for Washington D.C. |
8 a.m. |
| Group Picture in front of the Capitol |
8:45 a.m. |
| Guided monument tour |
9 a.m. – Noon |
Tour of Downtown D.C., Smithsonian, and Lunch – on your own
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
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4 p.m. |
National SkillsUSA Center
Picnic dinner, games and tour of SkillsUSA National Leadership Center |
5:30 p.m. |
| Buses return to hotel |
8 p.m. |
State meetings |
9 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11 p.m. |
Monday, September 17 – The Individual as an Advocate
Note: Day of training in business/casual attire (i.e. SkillsUSA logo polo and khaki’s)
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| Breakfast |
7:45 a.m. |
| Preparation for Congressional Visits |
8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. |
| Students: Advocates for CTE |
9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
| Advisors: Perkins |
9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
| Joint Session Student and Advisor |
11:15 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch and Guest Speaker |
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. |
| Break |
1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. |
Students: Advocates for CTE (college/postsecondary)
Students: Advocates for CTE (high school)
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2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Advisors: Session |
2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
| Advisors: Break |
2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
| Advisors: Session |
3 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. |
| Advisors: Break |
3:50 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| Advisors: Session |
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
| Joint Student Session |
4:30 p.m. – 5 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 |
9:30 p.m. |
| State Meetings |
9:30 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11 p.m. |
| Tuesday, September 18 – A Day at our Nation's Capitol
Note: Will be conducted in SkillsUSA official attire. (comfortable shoes!) |
| Breakfast and guest speaker (at hotel) |
7 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
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3 p.m |
| Wreath Ceremony: Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington National Cemetery |
4 p.m. |
| Ceremony: Pentagon |
5 p.m. |
| Buses depart for hotel |
6 p.m. |
| Dinner |
7 p.m. |
Statesman papers, pre-conference assignments and conference evaluations due |
8:30 p.m. |
| WLTI Social–food, dance |
8:30 p.m. |
| Curfew |
11:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, September 19 – Statesman Recognition Ceremony
Note: Interview and closing: SkillsUSA attire, logo shirt or business. No jeans, flip-flops or sweat suits! |
| Statesman Interviews |
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
| Closing Ceremony and Breakfast |
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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