HOST COMMITTEE SERVICES Check the Grid Schedule for locations.
12 Step/Recovery
Keep your recovery going at Creating Change! The 12 Step/ Recovery Subcommittee of the Creating Change 2018 Host Committee organizes 12 Step meetings at the Creating Change Conference. We want everyone to have a comfortable space to retreat to during our amazing conference. We invite everyone from every fellowship to our meetings. During these meetings, you can network and connect with other LGBTQIA individuals who are in recovery throughout this wonderful conference. Thursday: 6:30 PM Friday: 7:30 PM Saturday: 7:30 PM
Hospitality Suites: Thursday, Friday and Saturday Elder Hospitality Suite
Thursday 8 AM – 8 PM; Friday and Saturday: 8 AM - 10 PM 60 and over? Come on by the Elder Hospitality Suite, a space for older adult attendees to relax and refresh in between the whirl of conference activities. We offer food, networking, and fun and entertaining programming. Swing by the Suite for a full schedule of our programming offerings. Sponsored by the Creating Change 2018 Host Committee.
Transgender Hospitality Suite
Thursday 8 AM – 8 PM; Friday and Saturday: 8 AM - 10 PM The DMV welcomes all our sibling transgender and gender non-conforming people to the 2018 Creating Change Conference Transgender Hospitality Suite. We invite you to three days of community relaxing. The Suite will provide light meals for lunch and dinner. Programming for the suite is organized by the Creating Change 2018 Transgender Hospitality Suite subcommittee. We hope you enjoy the conference! Sponsored by the Creating Change 2018 Host Committee.
Youth Hospitality Suite
Thursday 8 AM – 8 PM; Friday 8 AM - 10 PM; Saturday: 8 AM - 8 PM The DMV is ecstatic to welcome individuals 24 and
under to the 2018 Youth Hospitality Suite! Join us for casual conversations around self-care, healthy relationships, coming out and more throughout the conference. Our doors are always open for you to come and hang out, enjoy nutritious lunch and dinner, meet new friends and reconnect with old buddies. Sponsored by the Creating Change 2018 Host Committee.
Disabled Persons Hospitality Suite
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8 AM – 8 PM We want to invite our LGBTQ community members who self identify as disabled to come enjoy space to relax and regroup during the conference. This hospitality suite will give us an opportunity to be in a space where we can feel comfortable, enjoy lunch and dinner, make new friends, and relax. Sponsored by the Creating Change 2018 Host Committee.
The Bisexual+ Hospitality Suite
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8 AM – 10 PM The Bisexual+ Hospitality Suite warmly welcomes all bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, nonmonosexual, no label, biromantic, fluid, queer, and questioning individuals to join us for food, festivities, and respite. Our Suite will provide meals to bi+ folks who are looking for no-cost, delicious options. The Suite will host a series of hour-long intersectional gatherings, specifically intended to allow bi+ folks who share more than one marginalized identity to come and be about each other, including, bi+ace, bi+trans, bi+black (aka the lemon/lime/yuzu pepper kickback), bi+AAPI, bi+indigenous/two spirit, bi+latinx, bi+disabled, and bi+undocumented/ immigrant, etc. spaces; times will be provided on a separate flyer in your conference registration bag. Bi+ folks are encouraged to attend multiple intersectional groups that reflect their identities because we know so many of us are bi+ AND. General Suite programming will include a bi+ boo mix & mingle for bi+ individuals, as well as an ally hour which will be open to non-bi+ individuals looking to get valuable information on how to show up for the bi+ community. Arts and crafts opportunities will be available throughout each day. Please note, the Suite is intended to be an essential safe space for bi+ attendees to find community and support each other and, outside of the ally hour, will be open to bi+ attendees only. Sponsored by the Creating Change 2018 Host Committee NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE • CREATING CHANGE 2018
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