Schedule for the Fourth Annual Bastard Nation Conference
"Bastards on the Brick Road"
Sept. 8-10, 2000
Aljoya Conference Center, Seattle, Washington

Conference fees include continental breakfast and buffet lunch on Friday and Saturday

Thursday, Sept. 7

Evening: Sign-making party and get-together in the hospitality suite

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Friday, Sept. 8

8:00- 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast (coffee service all day - 10 pm)

9:00-12:00
Opening Session: "The Fight for Open Records: Putting it All in Perspective"
1) The History of Sealed Records in the U.S. -- Cynthia Bertrand Holub, BN ExecCom.
2) The History of the Adoption Reform Movement (Including discussion of conditional vs. unconditional legislation) -- Damsel Plum, Co-Founder and Pub. Arts Chair of BN ; Maryanne Cohen, BN PubCom.
3) The Industry and Other Enemies -- Marley Greiner, Co-Founder and BN Exec. Chair ; Al Wei, Special Advisor to the BN ExecCom.

11:30-1:30
Luncheon (included with conference fee) and travel to the protest.

1:30-2:30
Sealed Records Protest at the King County Administration Building in Seattle.

3:30-5:00
Session Two: "Mining the Scarecrow's Brains: Surveying Your Political Representatives" -- Ron Morgan, BN ExecCom ; Natalie Proctor Servant, BN E. Canadian Regional Dir.

Friday evening:
Dinner on your own

Saturday, Sept. 9

8:00- 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast (coffee service all day - 10 pm)

9:00-10:30
Keynote: "Opening Records, Opening Eyes: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America" -- Adam Pertman, Staff reporter for the Boston Globe, adoptive father and author of "Adoption Nation."

10:30-11:00
Awards and Q&A with the ExecCom.

11:30-1:30
Luncheon (included with conference fee)

11:15-12:45
Session Three "Taking Open Records to Your State" -- Panel discussion with Julie Dennis, BN Leg. Chair, and Bastard Nationals Helen Hill (Oregon) ; David Ansardi and Sandra Pears-Wilson (Alabama) ; and Lindsay Woodside (Missouri).

12:45-1:45
Lunch (included)

1:45-3:15
Session Four "Getting the Word Out: Media Relations Basics for Adoption Rights Activists" -- Deb McAlister, Public Relations professional, Bastard National and former TxCARE Board Member.

3:30-5:00
Session Five "Legislatively Speaking; A Public Speaking Interactive Workshop" -- Mary Hunt and John Peret, BN NJ State Co-Dirs.

5:15-6:45
Session Six "Film as an Outreach and Educational Tool" -- A Showing and Discussion of "Unlocking the Heart of Adoption" -- Sheila Ganz, Bastard National.

Saturday Evening:
Benefit Cruise for the Who's Next? Fund: Dinner and Dancing Cruise on Lake Washington ($15 min. donation)

Sunday, Sept. 10

9:30-11:00: Regional meetings in the hospitality suites