2023 National Convention in St. Louis, MO
September 22-23, 2023
Host Hotel Information
This year’s host hotel is the Holiday Inn St. Louis SW – Route 66. The address is 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis, MO 63127. The number to the front desk is 314-821-6600. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly. When calling, request in-house reservations by selecting “0” for the operator and then identify yourself as part of the Dream Factory. You will be required to provide a debit card or credit card to make the reservation. Or you can use this link to make a hotel reservation online rather than calling the number.
The deadline to receive the reduced rate is Sunday, August 20.
*Convention Schedule*
Friday
Registration 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Finance Committee meeting @ 10:00 AM
Lunch on your own @ 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
Core Values Activity @ 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM
Executive Committee meeting @ 02:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Welcome Reception/Registration @ 03:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Dinner on your own
Hospitality Room 08:00 PM – Midnight
Saturday
Hospitality Room 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM
Board of Directors meeting @ 09:00 AM
Panel Question and Answer @ 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Lunch on your own @ 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
Large Group Activity @ 01:00 PM – 01:15 PM
Breakout Sessions @ 01:15 PM – 03:30 PM
Breakout Session #1 @ 01:15 PM – 01:55 PM (*See below)
Breakout Session #2 @ 02:00 PM to 02:40 PM (*See below)
Breakout Session #3 @ 02:45 PM to 03:25 PM (*See below)
Large Group Activity @ 03:30 PM – 04:00 PM
Cocktail hour/Awards Dinner @ 05:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Hospitality Room 09:00 PM – Midnight
*Breakout Sessions
Note: Pick one to attend from each of the three sessions below. If you’re traveling with others from you chapter, please consider splitting up. Also note that some of the sessions are offered more than once.
#1 Community Engagement Toolkit / Qualifying Illness Update / Dream Reporting Best Practices
#2 Community Engagement Toolkit / Dreams Update / Ideas and Strategies to Support Core Values
#3 Cold Calling Potential Sponsors & Donors / Dreams Update / Ideas and Strategies to Support Core Values
