Room Reservations

12:15 - 1:15 PM

• Community of ESAE Roundtable | Community/Committee Meeting

• Community for Diversity and Inclusion - "Diversity Matters" with Guest Speaker | Community/Committee Meeting

• Community of Lifelong Professionals Business Meeting | Community/Committee Meeting

• Alliance for FCS meeting | Partner Meeting

Break Out | Block #2

1:30 - 2:15 PM

• Using Extended Reality to Support Student Learning in Fashion and Other FCS Content Areas | Technology and Trends  

• Navigating Student Engagement in AAFCS | Support and Resources for Emerging Professionals

• Webs of Worry: Women and Financial Anxiety | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

• A Trauma Informed Approach with Children: Implementing Trauma Sensitive Strategies in Family and Consumer Sciences Programming | Research and Scholarship

• Family and Consumer Sciences is The Future of Career Clusters | Advocacy, Leadership and Collaboration

• Assembly of Higher Education Business Meeting and Program | Community/Committee Meeting

2:30 - 3:30 PM

General Session | Launch of the "Re-Tooled" FCS Body of Knowledge

Imperial Ballroom

Break Out | Block #3

3:45 - 4:30 PM

• A.I. as an Educational Ally | Technology and Trends  

• Thriving with PMS (Peer Mentor Society); How Building Your Own Faculty Support Group Can Provide Community and Collaboration | Support and Resources for Emerging Professionals

• Unveiling Resistance: Fashion as a Medium of Protest in the Iranian Women's Movement | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

• Cultivating Critical Thinking: Integrating Practical Reasoning in Family & Consumer Sciences | Advocacy, Leadership and Collaboration

• Cybersecurity: Protecting Information with Strong and Reliable Passwords / Ciberseguridad: Protegiendo Información con Contraseñas Fuertes y Confiables | General

Break Out | Block #4

4:45 - 5:30 PM

• "Such a Smarty Pants!" - Weaving Hope into the Future with Smart Clothing | Technology and Trends  

• Emerging Leaders in Family & Consumer Sciences: Cultivating Professional Growth Among Students | Support and Resources for Emerging Professionals

• Climate-Proofing Finances: Tools for Teaching Climate-Resilient Financial Education | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

• Make it Work: Bringing a Project Runway Star to a University Campus through the Humanities and FCS Fields | Advocacy, Leadership and Collaboration

• Sensory Science: Awareness for Eating Experiences | General 

12:15 - 2:15 PM

Salute to Excellence Awards Luncheon (Ticket provided with Registration)  

Imperial Ballroom

2:15 - 4:15 PM

Research Poster Presentations
Apparel, Textiles, and Design Showcase
Teacher of the Year Showcase

Colonial Ballroom

2:30 - 6:00 PM

FAST Talks 

Royal Hall (Expo)

Break Out | Block #7

4:00 - 5:30 PM

• Mock Interviews for Students and Pre-Professionals | Support and Resources for Emerging Professionals

• Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal Best Papers 2024 | Research and Scholarship

• Bridging the Specialization Gap to Address Life’s Complex Problems: FCS a Preventive Force | Advocacy, Leadership and Collaboration

• Community of History and Archives Business Meeting | Community/Committee Meeting

Break Out | Block #11

12:00 - 12:45 PM

• Creating AI Magic with Canva in FCS | Technology and Trends  

• Not Your Average Housewives: From Home Economist to Human Ecologists | Support and Resources for Emerging Professionals

• Family Story Walk | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

• The National Partnership: Strategies for Recruiting, Preparing, and Supporting FCS Educators | General

• Pathways to Success: The Professional Journey of Immigrant FCS Professionals in the US | General 

• Be a Part of Developing BOK Resources | Advocacy, Leadership and Collaboration

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Closing Keynote

Imperial Ballroom

Break Out | Block #12

2:15 - 3:00 PM

• Create Financial Capability with Budget Challenge! | Technology and Trends  

• The Impact of Play on Brain Development | Support and Resources for Emerging Professionals

• Our Leaders, Who Were They? Celebrating Hidden Figures in Home Economics | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access

• Collegiate Assembly Business Meeting | Community/Committee Meeting

• Leadership Academy Participant Outreach Project Planning Session | Community/Committee Meeting

• Reigniting Purpose: Making Honor Societies Meaningful for Today’s Students | Research and Scholarship

• FCSEA:  National Partnership State Action Teams Networking Event | Partner Meeting

2:00 - 3:30 PM

ATD/ Poster Dismantle

Colonial Ballroom