Best Practices Summit 2021
May 10-11, 2021
Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center
12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Registration Trinity Ballroom Foyer (Health Screening in Pecos Room)
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Luncheon and Session 1 Appointments (Attendees choose between Session 1 and Session 2) Trinity 1
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Welcome and Keynote. Best Practices in Negotiating: “Ask Outrageously”—Linda Swindling (presented by SpeakInc) Trinity 2
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Site inspection (mandatory for planners)
5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Opening reception Pool Deck
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.  Breakfast in Trinity 2
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Welcome Trinity 2
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. Safety & Security Planning for the Best Practices Summit—Group Discussion featuring Desi Whitney and Barbara Scofidio Trinity 2
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Best Practices in Data Analysis —Melissa Van Dyke, Creative Group Trinity 2
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Break Trinity 2
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Ethics Best Practices “Roundtables”—Socially distanced small group discussions about the ethics topics you have chosen in advance Trinity 2
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Trinity 2 & short walk (1/4 mile) around Bishop Pond
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Best Practices in Contracting—Katie Muck, Meeting Sites Resource Trinity 2
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Session 2 Appointments in Trinity 1
