Lutheran AIDS Network

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Tentative Program

Monday, April 11, 2011

12:00-1:00 pm - Conference Registration

1:00-2:00 pm - Open Session: Welcome, Devotion, and the State of HIV and AIDS in the United States
Tom Salber, RN, President of Lutheran AIDS Network

2:00-3:15 pm - Plenary: Faith In Action - Participants from the 2010 LANET immersion experience share stories of HIV advocacy, ministry and outreach
Speakers: Rev. Brenda Crossfield, Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Prairie Village, Kansas
Becky Sorensen, MA, MSW, Recent Graduate of Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago & University of Chicago School of Social Administration
Rev. Dr. Maxine Washington, Retired ELCA Pastor from Chicago
Fred Wolfe, Parish Administrator, University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, Philadelphia

3:15-3:30 pm - Break with refreshments

3:30-5:00 pm - Skills Building Workshop

6:00-7:30 pm - Banquet
Launch of 'Brokenness to Wholeness The Silver Edition: HIV and AIDS Curriculum for Older Adults
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Andrena Ingram, Pastor, St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Philadelphia

About our Keynote Speaker:

Raised in South Jamaica, New York, Reverend Ingram graduated from Francis Lewis High School and went on to serve 7 years of active duty in the Army. She would later move to the South Bronx, where she attended Transfiguration Lutheran Church with Pastor Heidi Neumark as her pastor, and mentor; empowering her to rise up out of herself and her life challenges, which seemed to her, at the time, as insurmountable.

Reverend Ingram is a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, with a Master of Divinity. She has been the pastor of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church on Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia Pa, for the past four years.

Reverend Ingram has become a strong advocate for those living in the margins, as she once was. She is an activist in the HIV/AIDS arena: herself living openly and unabashedly with the HIV virus for over 22 years. Reverend Ingram can frequently be found speaking about HIV/AIDS, empowering others to live abundantly through the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ: life without shame, confronting the stigma, and breaking through the silence; encouraging everyone: "to know your status, get tested, and be informed". Silence = death.

Tuesday April 12, 2011

9:00 - 9:15 am - Opening Devotions

9:15 - 10:15 am - The ELCA's HIV and AIDS Strategy & How to Get Involved
Speaker: Rev. Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl, Coordinator of ELCA Malaria Initiative & HIV and AIDS Strategy

10:15 - 11:15 am - Skills Building Workshop: Adapting the 'Brokenness to Wholeness Silver Edition' Curriculum to your Local Context

11:15 - 11:30 am - Break with refreshments

11:30 - 12:30 pm - Worship/Healing Service

12:30 - 1:30 pm - Lunch on your own

1:30 - 2:30 pm - Business Meeting for LANET Members; Election of Board Members

2:30 - 3:30 pm - LANET Board Meeting

Breaking News: 'Brokenness to Wholeness The Silver Edition' HIV and AIDS Curriculum for Older Adults to be launched at Conference! All conference participants will receive a complimentary copy of the curriculum.

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Location:
Central Lutheran Church, 333 S. 12th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Conference Registration is Now Open!
In 2011, we have 3 types of registration:

Standard Conference Registration ($125) - Includes attendance at 2-day conference, conference materials, copy of 'Brokenness to Wholeness: The Silver Edition' HIV and AIDS Curriculum for Older Adults, Banquet Dinner with Keynote Speaker, Coffee/Tea & light refreshments both days of the Conference

Student Conference Registration ($50) - Includes attendance at 2-day conference, conference materials, copy of 'Brokenness to Wholeness: The Silver Edition' HIV and AIDS Curriculum for Older Adults, Banquet Dinner with Keynote Speaker, Coffee/Tea & light refreshments both days of the Conference. Student registrants must show proof of full-time student status when checking in at the conference.

Banquet Only Registration ($40) - Includes buffet dinner with keynote speaker & copy of 'Brokenness to Wholeness: The Silver Edition'. The banquet will be held on Monday, April 11th, 2011 at 6 pm at Central Lutheran Church.

Accommodation reservations:
Special hotel rates from $84.95 - $94.95 + tax per night are available at the Holiday Inn Express at 225 S. 11th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403. The Holiday Inn Express is conveniently located within walking distance of Central Lutheran Church. Amenities include free full breakfast and WiFi access.

To reserve your room:
Reservations can be made on an individual basis by calling the reservations department directly at (612) 341-3300 or toll free at 1-800-870-0114 prior to the contracted cut-off date of March 10, 2011. Reservations can also be made online by visiting www.hiexmpls.com and entering the group booking code LAN. Reservations received after March 10, 2011 will be accepted based on availability.

Help promote this conference! The success and quality of this conference depends on the ability of the network to get the word out. Please share this website and conference flyers with your friends, colleagues, congregation, and mailing lists. A flyer to promote the conference is attached below.

Apply to exhibit materials from your organization! Application deadline is March 10, 2011. There is no cost to non-profits who wish to display materials, as long as your organization registers a minimum of one person for the conference. The exhibition cost for for-profit organizations and non-profits with no conference registrants is $100 per organization. For an application to display materials, please send an e-mail to info@lutheranaids.net.

For more information or questions, please contact: info@lutheranaids.net.

The mission of the Lutheran AIDS Network is to keep the issue of HIV and AIDS in front of the Lutheran Church with an emphasis on HIV and AIDS in the United States.