| Tuesday - July 30, 2013 |
| TBA |
13th District Meeting |
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- IHQ Staff, Omega Security and other personnel arrive |
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- Initial walk through and logistics check of rooms, equipment, rosters, food and miscellaneous items in preparation for membership arrival. |
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- Grand Officers, Supreme Council and other dignitaries arrive. |
| 6 to 9 p.m. |
Omega Life Membership Foundation
Board of Directors Meeting |
| Wednesday - July 31, 2013 |
| TBA |
13th District Meeting |
| 8 to 5 p.m. |
Omega Life Membership Foundation
Board of Directors Meeting |
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- Final walk through and logistics check of rooms, equipment, rosters, food and miscellaneous items in preparation for membership arrival. |
| Thursday - Aug. 1, 2013 |
| 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. |
Omega Exercise Boot Camp
(signed participant wavier required) - TBA |
| 8 a.m. |
Omega Bragging Rights Golf Outing - Drumm Farm Golf Club |
| 9 to 11:45 a.m. |
Omega Life Membership Foundation -Annual Corporate meeting |
| Noon to 2:45 p.m. |
Omega Life Membership Foundation Luncheon |
| 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
Registration and Vending Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Hospitality Suite opens - Spades and Bid whist tournaments |
| Friday - Aug. 2, 2013 |
| 6 to 7 a.m. |
Omega Exercise Boot Camp (signed participant wavier required) |
| 7 to 7:45 a.m. |
Morning Manna Worship Service |
| 7 to 8 a.m. |
Breakfast |
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- Registration and Vending Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. |
General Opening Session - |
| First Vice Grand Basileus Antonio F. Knox Sr., presiding |
| 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. |
Concurrent Training Sessions I |
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Leadership Training Workshop Breakouts |
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- Chapter Basileus/ Vice Basileus: Best practices, enhanced chapter operations and Parliamentary Procedures |
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- Chapter Keeper of Records and Seal |
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- Chapter Keeper of Finance |
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- Grand Counselor |
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- District Counselor |
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- Chapter Chaplain |
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- Chapter Editor/Publicists |
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- Chapter Reclamation and Retention |
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- Undergraduate Chapter Advisor |
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- Chapter Achievement Week and Social Action |
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- Undergraduate Chapter Operations and Chapter Risk Management |
| 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. |
Membership Selection Process and Ritualistic training |
| 3 to 5 p.m. |
Stop the Violence - Brotherly relations |
| 4:15 to 6 p.m. |
Omega History Book Project/ District and Chapter Memorabilia and Artifacts |
| 6:15 to 11 p.m. |
Hospitality Suite opens - Spades and Bid whist bragging rights tournaments |
| TBA |
Various Receptions |
| Saturday - Aug. 3, 2013 |
| 6 to 7 a.m. |
Omega Exercise Boot Camp (signed participant wavier required) |
| 7 to 9 a.m. |
Worship Service and Service Awards Breakfast - |
| Curtis A. Baylor - Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, presiding |
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- Registration and Exhibit Hall Opens |
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- Youth Leadership Conference - J & D Wagner Unit Boys and Girls Club |
| 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. |
Second Plenary Session - |
| First Vice Grand Basileus, Antonio F. Knox Sr., presiding |
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- Concurrent Training Sessions II |
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- Membership Selection - (repeated session) |
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- Stop the Violence Initiative - (repeated session) |
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- Professional career development, resume writing and other skills development (view flyer) |
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- Small business franchising opportunities |
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- Health Initiatives: prostate health, diabetes management, cardiovascular, mental health, dyslipidemia and other related topics |
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- Undergraduate Chapter Development |
11:15 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. |
Protocol training |
| 12:30 to 2 p.m. |
Ronald E. McNair Undergraduate Luncheon - |
| Second Vice Grand Basileus- Tony Q. Cobb, presiding |
| 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. |
Final Plenary Session - |
| First Vice Grand Basileus, Antonio F. Knox Sr., presiding |
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- Social Action Initiatives - mentoring, civic and political engagement |
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- Grant writing skills and understanding non-profits |
| 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. |
Understanding Voting Procedures and Delegate Credentialing |
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