Log on and test your technology. Participate in welcoming and emergent play. Structured program will begin promptly at 10:30 am ET.

Participants will be welcomed by meeting co-chairs, organizers and conference host. Founder, Dr. Raquell Holmes will lead attendees in collaborative explorations to facilitate getting to know each other in thoughtful, playful and inviting ways.

Attendees are invited to collaboratively share what they heard or learned in the previous session.

Attendees are invited to collaboratively share what they heard or learned in the previous session.

Day 1 Share Fair: An opportunity to discuss new projects and hear from old ones as well, with lots of opportunities for informal conversations.

Share Fair A: Abstracts

Following My Passions at the Intersection of Education, Policy, and Practice

Trained as an electrical engineer and computer scientist, Quincy's career has spanned the industry, academia, non-profit, and federal government sectors. Through the years she has cultivated her own unique ensembles by following her passions, supporting leadership by Black women and exploring play in learning. In this session, Quincy will highlight aspects of her journey that promoted her professional development as a scientist and leader and inspired and motivated her to build community. Join us to discover more about her past experiences connecting and learning, as well as her future aspirations!

"The Great Understanding" by Jennifer Joy Pawlitschek

This will be a reading of the first act of a new play about climate change, The Great Understanding. It will begin with a reading of the script. Conference attendees will be cast before the reading and play all four roles, if possible. Following the reading, there will be a hosted discussion about the role of the arts in changing public policy and opinion. 

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Log on and test your technology. Participate in welcoming and emergent play.  Structured program will begin promptly at 10:30 am ET.

Attendees are invited to collaboratively share what they heard or learned in the previous session.

Take a break for food and spend time chatting informally.

Performance and Play in Academia: Building Culture and Community One Interaction at a Time

Even before he was born, Omar was playing in the amniotic fluid of his mother's belly. Upon his birth he reportedly said "Ta-Dah!" Ok, maybe not. But that would have been totally cool, right? Somehow becoming Dean of Lloyd International Honors College at UNC Greensboro, Carnegie Professor of the Year, and Knight of the Order of the Academic Palms by the French government (one wonders if some of these were made up), he has infused play, performance, and improvisation into the culture and structures of this little corner of academia. With over 1,000 students in the Honors College, how has this experiment in play gone? He'll share the challenges, opportunities, and downright failures of this journey he's been on over the past eight years with very dear colleagues at the university.

Attendees are invited to collaboratively share what they heard or learned in the previous session.

Day 2 Share Fair: An opportunity to discuss new projects and hear from old ones as well.

Share Fair B: Abstracts

Review what we learned as an esemble and an opportunity to commit to collaboratoin and collective action.