9:00 am - 11:30 am By Invitation Only: Heads of House/ Board of Directors Meeting

International Room in Scarritt Hall

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Conference Registration Desk Open

Laskey 1st floor

11:30 am - 12:15 pm By Invitation Only: Lunch for Heads of House/ Board of Directors Meeting Sponsored by MetaComet
David Marlin, Co-Founder, MetaComet Systems

International room in Scarritt Hall

11:30 am - 12:15 pm Optional: Lunch at Scarritt Bennett Dining Hall: Prepaid reservations required before March 25, 2022

International room in Scarritt Hall

12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Opening Plenary

Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall

Welcome -Scott Gunn, President of PCPA and Executive Director, Forward Movement

Opening Prayer-Rev. Dr. Amy Steele, Dean of the Chapel, The Upper Room

12:50 pm - 1:45 pm Keynote #1: Tracking Congregational Trends Through and Beyond the Pandemic sponsored by PCPA Gold Sponsor Friesens
Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion and the Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford International University and Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Dr. Allison Norton, Faculty Associate in Migration Studies and Congregational Life, Hartford International University

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Keynote #2: Leading Through a Time of Change sponsored by PCPA Gold Sponsor Ingram Content
Mark Glesne, Senior Marketing Director, HarperCollins Christian Publishing

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee Break with time to visit Adjunct Members Displays

Laskey 2nd floor lobby

3:00 pm-4:00 pm Workshops (you will select one of four options)

Option 1: Take Advantage of the Search Volume on Amazon
Joseph Glorioso, Account Manager, PCPA Gold Sponsor Lakeside Book Company

Laskey 104

Option 2: Sales Tax in the Not-For-Profit World

Laskey B
Kelvin Ault, Principal, Blankenship CPA Group
Leigh Ann Vernich, Senior Manager, State and Local Tax, LBMC
Abigail Campbell, Tax Manager, Blankenship CPA Group

Option 3: Plans and Hopes for Faith Formation Amidst and Beyond the Pandemic

Laskey C
Hannah Evans, Doctoral Research Fellow, Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Dr. Patricia Tevington, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hartford Institute for Religion Research

Option 4: Adapting to the New Reality: Balancing the Supply Chain & Sustainability Imperatives  

Laskey A
David Hetherington, Vice President - Global Business Development, PCPA Platinum Sponsor, Books International

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Break

Laskey 2nd floor lobby

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Mid-Point Plenary

Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall

Q&A/Discussion with our keynote speakers
New PCPA officers election announcement
Celebration of Gary Mulder, former PCPA Executive Director

5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Appetizers and Soft Drinks in Adjunct Member Display Area

Laskey 2nd floor lobby
 

8:30 am-9:30 am Workshops (you will select one of four options)

Option 1: Measuring Your Website’s Effectiveness: Title Visibility, Website Search and Google Analytics

Laskey 104
Sarah Arbuthnot, Commercial & Partnerships Director, Supadü

Option 2: Understanding the 4 Phases of Royalty Management, and How Best to Optimize

Laskey B
David Marlin, Co-Founder, PCPA Sponsor MetaComet Systems

Option 3: How Christian Publishing Can Better Navigate in a Pandemic Climate
Laskey A

Brandie Herrell, Sales Representative for the Southeast US, PCPA Gold Sponsor Friesens Corporation

Option 4: Expand the Boundaries of Content with Digital Experiences
Laskey C

John Beall, East Region Sales Director, Book Group, Sheridan
Waseem Andrabi, VP Learning Solutions, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL)

9:30 am - 9:50 am Coffee Break with time to visit Adjunct Members Displays

Laskey 2nd floor lobby

9:50 am -10:50 am Workshops (you will select one of four options)

Option 1: Unlock Business Value from Data for Service-Oriented Firms
Laskey A

Kejia Hu, Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Dean's Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University's School of Management

Option 2: How are You Leveraging Marketing Automation?
Laskey C

Sebastian Mayeres, CEO and Maximilian Schneider, Head of Pre-Sales for PCPA Platinum Sponsor knkSoftware LP

Option 3: Lean Content Development sponsored by PCPA Silver Sponsor Core Publishing Solutions
Laskey 104

Ken Brooks, President, Treadwell Media Group

Option 4: Supporting Families in the Digital Age 
Laskey B

Dr. Georgene Troseth, Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University

10:50 am-11:00 am Move to Plenary

Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall

11:00 am - 11:15 am Plenary: Announcements & Introduction of Keynote

11:15 am-12:15 pm Keynote #3: The Container Problem: Moving from Trauma to Resilience sponsored by PCPA Gold Sponsor Lakeside Books
Rev. Dr. Ron Bell, Senior Pastor, Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church, St. Paul, MN

12:15 pm-1:00 pm

Thank You's - Scott Gunn

Closing Prayer -Rev. Dr. Amy Steele, Dean of the Chapel, The Upper Room

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