Event Schedule 2012

Following is a list of workshops and other activities planned for the Women’s Conference on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at the Kovalchick Complex.

Also see more detailed workshop descriptions and presenter biographies. Vendor and information tables will be open throughout the conference.

Opening Activities
Time	Event	Speakers	Location
8:00–8:45 a.m.	Registration and continental breakfast		Ed Fry Arena
8:45–9:00 a.m.	Welcome	Pauline Wells, Women’s Conference planning committee co-chair Nancy Smith, director of Community Services, Indiana Regional Medical Center	Ed Fry Arena

9:15–10:15 a.m.
Session	Speaker	Location
Mindfulness Meditation and Everyday Life	Caleb Finegan, IUP History faculty	Conference Room 5
Social Media	Patti McCarthy, Jessica Halchak, and Crystal Machado, IUP	Conference Room 6
Yoga	Jill Fiore and Adrienne Goss, Sunflower Yoga	Conference Room 7
Getting Organized: One Size Doesn’t Fit All	Jody Adams, certified professional organizer	Conference Room 8
Self-Defense	Tami Cramer, IUP Police, and Julene Pinto-Dyczewski, IUP Housing	Conference Room 9
Food Is Not the Enemy	Barbara Croce, personal trainer/nutritionist	Conference Room 10
Nutrition Nonsense	Diane Wagoner, IUP Food and Nutrition faculty	Conference Room 11
Happier Women: 25 Ways to Reduce Stress	Theresa McDevitt, IUP Libraries faculty	Conference Room 12

10:30–11:30 a.m.
Session	Speaker	Location
How Do I Look?	Malinda Cowles, IUP Center for Health and Well-Being	Conference Room 5
The Sandwich Generation	Alicia Pearce, Visiting Nurse Association	Conference Room 6
Who Needs a Will, Living Will, and Power of Attorney?	James D. Carmella, attorney	Conference Room 7
There's an App for That	Joanne Kuta, IUP Information Technology Support Center	Conference Room 8
Women in the Community	Panel: Ellen Ruddock, Michelle Fryling, Denise Clawson, Kay Werner	Conference Room 9
Women and the Benefits of Exercise	Roger Briscoe, YMCA	Conference Room 10
Nutrition Nonsense	Diane Wagoner, IUP Food and Nutrition faculty	Conference Room 11
Conflict Resolution	David Piper, IUP Employment and Labor Relations faculty	Conference Room 12

Noon–1:30 p.m.: Keynote Address and Lunch
Event	Speaker	Location
Welcome	Diane Traves, Women’s Conference planning committee cochair	Ed Fry Arena
Remarks	Maureen McHugh, IUP Psychology faculty and chair of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women at IUP	Ed Fry Arena
Remarks	Kay Werner	Ed Fry Arena
Keynote Address: In Sisterhood	Ruth Modzelewski, mission coordinator, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Pittsburgh Affiliate	Ed Fry Arena

1:45–2:45 p.m.
Session	Speaker	Location
Mindfulness Meditation and Everyday Life	Caleb Finegan, IUP History faculty	Conference Room 5
The Sandwich Generation	Alicia Pearce, Visiting Nurse Association	Conference Room 6
Who Needs a Will, Living Will, or Power of Attorney?	William J. Carmella, attorney	Conference Room 7
There's an App for That	Joanne Kuta, IUP Information Technology Support Center	Conference Room 8
Ergonomics	Wanda Minnick, IUP Safety Sciences faculty	Conference Room 9
Women and the Benefits of Exercise	Roger Briscoe, YMCA	Conference Room 10
Getting Organized: One Size Doesn’t Fit All	Jody Adams, certified professional organizer	Conference Room 11
Conflict Resolution	David Piper, IUP Employment and Labor Relations faculty	Conference Room 12

3:00–4:00 p.m.
Session	Speaker	Location
How Do I Look?	Malinda Cowles, IUP Center for Health and Well-Being	Conference Room 5
Social Media	Patti McCarthy, Jessica Halchak, Crystal Machado, IUP	Conference Room 6
Yoga	Jill Fiore and Adrienne Goss, Sunflower Yoga	Conference Room 7
Self-Defense	Tami Cramer, IUP Police, and Julene Pinto-Dyczewski, IUP Housing	Conference Room 8
Women in the Community	Panel: Ellen Ruddock, Michelle Fryling, Denise Clawson, Kay Werner	Conference Room 9
Food Is Not the Enemy	Barbara Croce, personal trainer/nutritionist	Conference Room 10
Ergonomics	Wanda Minnick, IUP Safety Sciences faculty	Conference Room 11
Happier Women: 25 Ways to Reduce Stress	Theresa McDevitt, IUP Libraries faculty	Conference Room 12