Schedule

CONVERGENCE EXPERIENCE 2023 Friday—Monday, Civic Center Independence, OR

Friday October 6, 2023

Noon Lunch at restaurants of your choosing; got room for DESSERT?!

2:15 Talk, Walk, & Roll on the River Path & Park

3:30 [Speaker/Sponsor meeting with Host in Hotel Lobby til 4pm]

4:30 Relaxing & Dinner at restaurants of your choosing

6:30 Trolleys to Monmouth historical event—starts 7pm; got room for DESSERT?!

8:30 Take the trolley back to Independence and have a great night!

Saturday, October 7, 2023

"Heritage Room" #168 on the 1st floor of Civic Center at 555 S. Main Street

entering from the river side into the ground floor lobby of Civic parking lot.

6:30 Breakfast at restaurants of your choosing

8:30 Attendees arrive at the Civic Center

9am Christine A. Smith, your Host & Caregiver-turned-LIVEstreamer Session ONE

9:30 Casual Q&A interaction

10am Vicki Schmall Session TWO

10:30 Casual Q&A interaction

11am Alex Johnson II Session THREE

11:30 Casual Q&A interaction

Noon Lunch at restaurants of your choosing; got room for DESSERT?!

2:15 Talk, Walk, & Roll on the River Path & Park

3:30 [Speaker/Sponsor meeting with Host at Hotel Lobby til 4pm]

4:15 1st GROUP PHOTO: Independence Hotel Lobby

4:30 Relaxing & Dinner at restaurants of your choosing

7pm City of Independence community historical event—self-guided tour of Main Street performers

8:30 got room for DESSERT?!

Sunday, October 8, 2023

"Heritage Room" #168 on the 1st floor of Civic Center at 555 S. Main Street

entering from the river side into the ground floor lobby of Civic parking lot.

6:30 Breakfast at restaurants of your choosing

8:30 Attendees arrive at the Civic Center

9am Janice Shokrian Session FOUR

9:30 Casual Q&A interaction

10am Roger Anunsen Session FIVE

10:30 Casual Q&A interaction

11am Bill Cohen Session SIX

11:30 Casual Q&A interaction

Noon Lunch at restaurants of your choosing; got room for DESSERT?!

2:15 Talk, Walk, & Roll on the River Path & Park

3:30 [Speaker/Sponsor meeting with Host at Hotel Lobby til 4pm]

4:15 2nd GROUP PHOTO: Park Amphitheatre

4:30 Relaxing & Dinner at restaurants of your choosing

MOVIE NIGHT Sunday October 8, 2023

(just two blocks west of Civic Center)

"Independence Cinema" A Prestige Theatre at 450 S. 2nd Street

entering at the front into the lobby from the parking lot between D & E Streets.

6pm Arrive at Independence Cinema, purchase ticket & concessions

6:30 MOVIE NIGHT: “Wine, Women, & Dementia” followed by IN-PERSON Q&A with filmmaker

8:30 Exit theatre; and have a marvelous evening

Monday, October 9, 2023

(just one block north of Civic Center)

"Gilgamesh Brewing: the River" Restaurant ATRIUM at 370 S Main Street
entering thru the west side GATE of the atrium from the library parking lot.

6:30 Breakfast at restaurants of your choosing

8:30 Attendees arrive at the Gilgamesh Atrium

9am Patty Sherin Session SEVEN (three hands-on topics)

10:30 Casual Q&A interaction

11am Angie Gray Session EIGHT

11:30 Casual Q&A interaction

12:15 3rd GROUP PHOTO: Gilgamesh Atrium on Main Street near Umpqua Bank

12:30 [Speaker/Sponsor meeting & lunch with Host at Gilgamesh Atrium]

12:30 Lunch at restaurants of your choosing

2:15 Talk, Walk, & Roll on the River Path & Park

SAFE TRAVELS!! See YOU at CONVERGENCE 2024, October 4, 5, 6, & 7!