Schedule at a Glance

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH

7:00 am – 10:00 pm Optional All Day Tours: Disneyland Splash Day

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration Open

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Optional Pre-conference Tours: San Diego Trolley Tours

THURSDAY, MARCH 1ST

7:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration Open

7:00 am – 5:30 pm Optional Pre-conference Tours 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome, Dudes and Dudettes!

Meet and mingle with other WRLF attendees at our Strolling Dinner. We'll have entertainment and Trinket Trading going on all at the same time!

8:00 pm – 9:15 pm  Film Screening: Earth Seasoned...#GapYear

WRLF participants have an opportunity to watch the full documentary of Earth Seasoned…#GapYear, the inspiring story of five young urban women spending a gap year between high school and college living semi-primitively in a remote mountainside wilderness in Oregon. Told mainly through the story of Tori Davis, a teenager with learning disabilities, the film chronicles the group’s four seasons in the woods as part of the Caretaker nature program, a program of Coyote Trails School of Nature. Of special note, Tori is also a 4-H alumni!

9:15 pm – 10:00 pm Trivia Bowl

FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND

8:00 am – 3:00 pm Registration Open

7:45 am – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:15 pm Plenary with Paul Wesselman, The Ripples Guy

Ripples into Waves: Creating Change to Improve Ourselves and Our World

We've invited one of the warmest and most engaging speakers we've ever encountered to help us kick off the forum with a massive infusion of energy and ideas. He's developed an opening session that is highly interactive and guaranteed to lift our spirits and maximize the potential of our time together.

This isn't a typical keynote where you sit and listen; you will be up and moving around with plenty of time for networking and quality conversations.

12:15 pm – 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Fun & Games with Lunch 

2:15 pm – 5:00 pm Workshops (A, B and AB)

• Session A 
• Session B

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Buses Depart for USS Midway

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Big Wave Event aboard the USS Midway

WRLF 2018 will have a special dinner aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier. Rising 50 feet over the water, the flight deck features unparalleled 360-degree views of San Diego, spanning the downtown skyline, San Diego-Coronado Bridge, and Point Loma. Just as inspiring are the more than 30 remarkably restored naval aircraft on the flight deck, spanning nearly 50 years of naval aviation.

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Buses Return to Hotel

SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD

7:00 am – 12:00 pm Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 10:00 am Plenary with Chris Nowicki

9:00 am – 1:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open

10:30 am – 12:00 pm Workshops - Session C

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (on your own)

1:30 pm – 4:15 pm Workshops (D, E and DE)

• Session D
• Session E

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm States' Night Out

Each state hosts their attendees at a special night out to connect with each other and share their conference experiences.

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Dance and Indoor Games

SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH

9:30 am – 11:30 am Brunch, Regional Volunteer Awards

See you later, Dude!