Registration Information   Costs are:
~$35 for Friday, which includes all events, lunch and dinner,   

~$40 for Saturday, which includes all events, breakfast, lunch and dinner.    

~Plan-B Theatre performance of "Adam and Steve and the Empty Sea" alone is $8,    ~The Reach OUT for Talent Contest and Youth Dance alone is $5.     

There are discounts for early registration, and scholarships are available.  We want everyone to be able to attend, please email info@ogdenoutreach.org for scholarship information.  

Low cost lodging is also available, see the registration page for more details.  

Preliminary Schedule   (Speakers and times to be finalized)

Friday July 27

Registration 10:00-11:00 a.m. 

Lunch 11:00-11:30

11:30-12:50  Dr. Caitlin Ryan - Keynote Address

1:00- 2:00 Concurrent Sessions  

~Dr. Caitlin Ryan - Family Acceptance Project, Break Out Session  

~Health Concerns for LGBT Youth Panel:  HIV/AIDS, Tobacco Use, Substance Abuse, Mental Health  

~"Adam and Steve and the Empty Sea" - Plan-B Theatre Company - staged reading and talkback (continues into next session block)

2:10-3:10 Concurrent sessions

~John Dehlin, Mormon Stories - Research with LGBT/SSA LDS  

~Homeless Youth Ambassadors, Cai Noble, Operation Shine America  

~How Big Tobacco Targets LGBT Youth: Anna Guymon, Ed Napia 
~Creativity Workshop for Youth: Amir Jackson, Artist in Residence, Alan Bounville; Put This on the Map Youth 

3:15-4:15 Concurrent sessions

~Teen Health and Leadership - OUTreach Health Squad Youth; Weber-Morgan Health Department  

~Shelbi Day, LAMBDA Legal - Introducing / incorporating GSAs in Schools
~Creativity Workshop for Youth: Amir Jackson, Artist in Residence; Alan Bounville; Put This on the Map Youth, focus:  Theatre Activism with Alan Bounville

4:30-5:45  Plenary Safe Schools and Communities  

Dr. David Parker, Put This on the Map youth,  Panel

6:00 - 7:30 Dinner Reception for our Speakers       

7:30 - 10:00 "Reach OUT for Talent" Show and Youth Dance Party

Saturday, July 28

Breakfast 9:00-9:30

9:30-10:45  Plenary Panel:  Celebrating and supporting healthy families

Concurrent Sessions 11:00-12:00

~Growing and Supporting GSAs, Panel:  Equality Utah; LAMBDA Legal; Utah ACLU; Northern Utah Regional GSA   

~Understanding and Supporting Homeless Youth:  An Introduction for Professionals, Rachel Peterson  

~Creativity Workshop for Youth: Amir Jackson, Artist in Residence; Alan Bounville; Put This on the Map Youth

Lunch 12:00 - 12:45

Plenary Panel 12:45 - 2:00: College Age Youth Panel: BYU students, LGBT Initiatives (Weber State), Weber State GSA, Rachel Peterson

Concurrent Sessions  2:00 - 3:00

~Put This on the Map - Gender Identity and Orientation  

~Equality Utah - Community Advocacy Training
~Bullying in Schools:  Dr. David Parker and panel

Concurrent Sessions 3:00-4:00

~Working with school administrators, school boards
~Hope and Options for Homeless Youth Panel: Ashley Tolman; Rachel Peterson; Volunteers of America; Cai Noble
~Youth Creativity Wrap-up: Amir Jackson, Artist in Residence; Alan Bounville; Put This on the Map Youth 

5:00 Dinner and Final Plenary - Youth performances followed by Empathy First Initiative Dinner Hosted by Kendall Wilcox