2018 KACRAO Annual Conference

September 26-28

hosted by Garden City Community College
Clarion Inn Convention Center

Garden City, KS

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Check out a list of sessions and our Conference program.

Session Evaluation

Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, September 26th
9:00 a.m. Registration and Information Booth Open
1:00 p.m. Opening Session
2:30 p.m. Corporate Partner Fair & Snack Break
2:45 p.m. Town Hall Meetings
3:45 p.m. Corporate Partner Fair & Break
4:15 p.m. Interest Sessions
5:00 p.m. Past President’s Reception
6:00 p.m. Evening Activity TBD
 
Thursday, September 27th
8:00 a.m. Registration and Information Booth Open
8:30 a.m. Interest Sessions
9:30 a.m. Corporate Partner Fair & Snack Break
10:00 a.m. Jam Session
10:30 a.m. Rockin’ Robin Sessions
11:30 a.m. Lunch, Awards, Business Meeting & AACRAO Update
1:00 p.m.  Break
1:30 p.m. Interest Sessions
2:15 p.m. Corporate Partner Fair & Break
2:30 p.m. Interest Sessions
3:15 p.m. Corporate Partner Fair & Snack Break
3:30 p.m. Jam Session
4:00 p.m. Interest Sessions
6:00 p.m. Evening Activity TBD

Friday, September 28th
8:30 a.m. Round Table Meetings
9:15 a.m. Snack Break
9:30 a.m. Interest Sessions
10:15 a.m. Check Out Break
10:30 a.m. Closing Session

A great evening is planned right here at the Clarion Inn.  There will be games on the rooftop, dancing with DJ Jam House Productions, great food and FRIENDS!!

Enjoy a Mexican dinner buffet served with enchilada casserole, fajitas, tacos, chimichangas, and sopapillas with all the toppings. Watch out for the Folkloric dance group Sol De Mexico located in the bar area.  This group was started four years ago by Estela Gutierrez with the purpose of bringing second- and third-generation Latino children closer to their roots. The group consists of small children to young, college-age adults who perform during celebrations such as Cinco de Mayo, in addition to the Community Mexican Fiesta commemorating Mexican Independence Day. Sol De Mexico performs traditional dances from various regions in Mexico such as Jalisco and Veracruz.  The entire group is organized on a volunteer basis. 

Followed by Cowboy poetry is a popular cultural phenomenon associated with the lifestyle of cattle ranching in western North America.  Leonard Hitz is a member of the GCCC Board of Trustees, and a former Garden City banker who grew up southeast of Dodge City on a cow, calf and wheat operation. He has performed throughout three states, and harkens back to the horseback days of working cattle.

Thursday, September 27th
BBQ Dinner & The Long Tooth and the Hound Dogs @ the Lee Richardson Zoo
 
"In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." 
Baba Dioum, African Ecologist
 
A BBQ dinner will be held at the Finnup Center for Conservation Education, located at 312 Finnup Drive.

Stay and party like an animal with live music from The Long Tooth and the Hound Dogs!

Hotel Accommodations with the KACRAO Conference group rate can be made directly 
through the hotels by calling:

Clarion Inn @ 620.275.7471                                                                                                                                                                                                            

1911 E Kansas Ave                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Garden City, KS 67846                                                                                                                                                                                                           

$89/night for king or double queen

Sleep Inn @ 620.805.6535

1931 E Kansas Plaza

Garden City, KS 67846                                                                                                                                                                                                        

$85/night for double queen

Group rates are effective beginning with check in on 9.25 and check out on 10.2 to enable 
Admissions Reps staying in Garden City through the weekend to maintain their room at the group rate!

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